It's Friday and Updates!

[waverly]

What's on tap for the weekend?

Updates?

We have a soccer game, and I scheduled a playdate, but DD isn't feeling great (we've been sick all fall), so I might take her to Urgent Care for a check.  She's had this bad cold for 3 weeks.  I have a UTI and now the antibiotics are making me sick, so that's fun.  

Update: the retirement party went awesome.  My staff did a great job bringing in dishes.  Everyone liked the cake that I brought.  The flowers and decorations were beautiful.  While, I know she would prefer to go out drinking instead, I wasn't going to plan something outside of work hours in December.  And it was our first post pandemic (are we post?) retirement party.  We had one retirement party during the pandemic for the director but we were all masked unless we were eating and it was Dec 2020.  So this one was far more light hearted.  So it was another first for us since we haven't had a real retirement party since 2019, and that one had uninvited guests.  So for this one, I said only current staff only.    

[mae0111]

I'm hoping for a good weekend, but it was a rough week with the kids and I'm feeling a little discouraged.

I promised the kids we would decorate the tree this afternoon after school. Then DH and I are taking them out to dinner as long as the tree decorating is peaceful. DD2 got her report card yesterday and she did really well - lots of good comments about her focus, and she worked really hard for her grades.

Saturday DD2 is playing basketball in the morning, then we'll come home and watch the World Cup game that I'm going to record. Then DD1 is supposed to play early afternoon, but since there's been no communication about the schedule, I can't imagine that anyone will show up.

Sunday afternoon I'm heading to the kids' school to start setting up for the Christmas bazaar. I love it, but it's going to be a crazy busy week next week.

Update: I started therapy again recently. Today was my 3rd session. My therapist showed up 15 minutes late to the telehealth session due to a tech and kind of tried to blame me, saying I should have logged off and logged back in when she didn't show up. And then she cried when telling me about something in her own life. I don't think she's a good fit. My kids' therapist is hinting that she kind of knows of this therapist and suggested that perhaps I may want to try someone else. Honest to God, I have to micromanage so much in my life, I cannot micromanage or take on emotional outburst from my therapist.

[librarychica]

My dog is asleep on my bed. SHE IS WAGGING HER TAIL IN HER SLEEP. This is important.

It’s been a very busy week at work. Not bad, just a lot coming to a head at once. I’ve passed more 40 hours and am planning to leave today at 3 and hopefully have a quiet evening with the family. I even made sure to cook some bean and hambone soup ahead of time so all we have to do for supper is make some cornbread.

Our plans for the weekend have changed 10 times. A family friend was originally holding a party for her daughter on Sunday. So H said he’d take them and I could go do the in-person Christmas shopping. Cool. I made plans to go with my mom. She loves shopping with company. Then the party was moved to Saturday but there is also a sleepover Saturday night (H is a hard no on the kids sleeping at non-family) and some other thing on Sunday? DD2 has music lessons and she cannot skip because the performance is in 2 weeks but they can go to the party before or after those. Cool. My mom says she’s just as happy to shop on Saturday. Now the music teacher says he might have to change practice time? Omgwtfbbq this time of year is so stressful.

Sunday I’m taking DD2 to get a performance dress and have some one on one time and then we are all going to decorate the yard. Hopefully. As of now.

[librarychica]

I put it out into the universe in the above post and the scheduling conflicts resolved themselves!

mae0111 Yes, drop that therapist immediately.

[mae0111]

librarychica, ok so here's the next annoying thing... she arrived 15 mins late, ended the session on time, and charged me for the full session. Insurance covers most, but why am I paying a $30 copay for basically 2/3 of a session?

[k3am]

DD got sent home from school sick yesterday. Thankfully not covid, but lots of puking. She (obviously) missed sync practice yesterday and is resting today.. She's got practice tomorrow morning from 7:30-12:30, so we are crossing our fingers that she's feeling better by then.

Also, DH is at a volleyball tournament this weekend, so DS is going to love hanging out at the rink starting at 7:30am. =\

[supertrooper1]

I received the first check from my state bar association for reimbursement of my half of the stolen house funds. I should receive my second check in about a month for the full amount. Such good news. Ex-H's attorney keeps saying she will file the final paperwork, but then something comes up, or she has more questions about what is required before she files. But it's signed, so that's good.

We don't have anything planned this weekend since I'm not quite over this terrible flu. I can't wait to stop coughing.

[mustardseed2007]

Dec 2, 2022 12:45:47 GMT -5 supertrooper1 said:

I received the first check from my state bar association for reimbursement of my half of the stolen house funds. I should receive my second check in about a month for the full amount. Such good news. Ex-H's attorney keeps saying she will file the final paperwork, but then something comes up, or she has more questions about what is required before she files. But it's signed, so that's good.

We don't have anything planned this weekend since I'm not quite over this terrible flu. I can't wait to stop coughing.

That is such great news about the money and the agreement! Congratulations!! 

[186momx]

Nothing planned this weekend. We have a winter weather advisory for most of the weekend so I'm hoping to decorate the tree this weekend.

[cjcouple]

I'm so nervous for my oldest. It's his 2nd day of basketball tryouts and IDK what I will do if he is cut. Basketball is his passion and he will be crushed if he doesn't make it after being on the team last year. He's a Junior so only a couple years left to play.

No big plans for the weekend. My youngest has a Karate class tomorrow at 10:30. My oldest has drivers ed Sunday at 10:30. Other than that, we plan to be low key and catch up on some housework, clean the garage before any snow hits the forecast.
We went to a Celtics game Wednesday and we are all looking forward to just chilling and catching up on some sleep. lol

[k3am]

Apparently brain tumor mom syndrome doesn't go away. DD is miserable. She's complaining of a headache that is the "almost worst pain she's had in her life." She's never complained of a headache before. And a large part of me wants to call and see if she needs a CT scan or MRI. I know it's irrational and I'm trying to reign myself in.

[rere]

Well now I have a second snowboard coming. Such a shitshow. My 9 am meeting canceled today at 945. And my tire has a leak. Awesome.

Not a lot planned this weekend. We have a parade Sunday. We were invited to my extended family after. But we are not close and Dh and Dd want to come home and make candy, so we are doing that.

[twinmomma]

It's been a crazy busy week coming off our vacation and playing catch up. This is also my absolute craziest time of year at work.
This weekend we're heading to visit my parents for our annual Christmas cookie weekend. I'd love to just stay home, but the kids love this tradition so much and beau and I can at least relax somewhat while the grandparents occupy the kids, so we're going for it.

[mustardseed2007]

Ds has the middle school holiday party/dance tonight. Tomorrow is 2 kids parties, Sunday is the girl scout holiday party/pottery outing. We're very busy.

Also I'm trying to make dinner reservations at various places in NY for our trip and it's either booked or closed or a place I'd like DH to opine on if he wants to go there or not and he's been radio silnce. So I think we're going to eat snacks and nothing else on this trip because i'm over it.

[mommyatty]

DH and I are going out to a fancy dinner and to see My Fair Lady tomorrow night. The kids are sleeping over at MIL’s and are particularly excited because their grown up cousin is visiting from Washington, and they all adore each other. Sunday DS has a birthday party for his buddy from his old school. It’s at a trampoline place he likes, so he is all over that idea.

[mae0111]

Decorating the tree lasted 15 minutes before a fight broke out. I’m hiding in my room. Just told DH that I quit Christmas, and I would see him in January ✌🏻

[sandandsea]

We have a soccer tournament this weekend for ds1 and ds2 has a normal game. Then we have to watch the World Cup games too!

Tonight we are decorating for Christmas! I’m excited. We usually do it Thanksgiving weekend but were out of town for several back to back weekends and this is the first opportunity we have.

I’ve not been in the mood to decorate lately and it’s my favorite thing to do so I’m glad I’m feeling more festive now. I think I’ve just been busy and overwhelmed with life and haven’t had a second to pause lately. Work has been nonstop and huge surprise after huge surprise lately and it’s exhausting.

We also have to order Dss bday cake tonight because I’m not making it this year because I have no time. I did manage to get his birthday party organized and planned for the class holiday party at school so at least most of my non work responsibilities are covered.

[erbear]

Today was incredibly rough.








TW child loss







We found out this morning that two 9th graders who I taught in middle school were killed in a car crash along with their mom on Wednesday. Today was brutal - my 8th graders knew them, and lots of 9th graders came down to be with us too. It was awful.

So this weekend, we have nothing and I can’t wait. We are going to watch soccer and chill and be together.

[sdlaura]

erbear, I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine.

[waverly]

I’m so sorry. Heartbreaking.

[cjcouple]

erbear I'm so sorry

[erbear]

Thanks, you guys. I didn’t mean to derail the thread.

[rere]

erbear I hate to hear that. It's terrible to lose anyone especially kids just starting their life.

[mustardseed2007]

ugh that's so so tough. Damn.