Monday after the holiday

[mommyatty]

I know it’s still Sunday, but I have to leave before dawn to catch a flight to do the fourth round of interviews for a job I’m pretty sure isn’t going to pay me enough and that I’m not sure I would enjoy at all. Friday, I emailed the recruiter to tell her that although HR had called me Wednesday to firm up logistics, they’d never gotten back to me with details, so I was assuming it was off. And that I really thought considering this was them on their “first date” behavior, I didn’t think they were a good fit anyway. She called them, the HR person sent me the info at 4:20 Friday afternoon, and so I’m still going. But not with the best of attitudes for an interview with a Fortune 500 general counsel. I’m feeling very much like I’m interviewing them at this point. And so far I’m not impressed. I mean, their third interview was the deputy GC just wanting to make sure I was okay with this not being a leadership position. Well, I applied for it, didn’t I? So right now I’m very much “We all know I am absurdly overqualified for this job, so decide if you want to hire me and quit dithering already.” 

So I’m starting the week in a MOOD after what was really a good break.

[campermom]

I checked my calendar for Monday and I’m speaking to hundreds of AP students during 3 sessions as a guest speaker for my career. I have no handouts prepped and can’t find the video I created I used to use for this presentation 4 years ago.

First presentation begins at 8am, combining two classes together.

My laptop is at work.

Awesome

[campermom]

mommyatty….good luck! Hopefully it smooths out.

[mae0111]

mommyatty, good luck - I hope it's more promising than you thought...

I'm exhausted after our break. We went to visit the ILs and it went about as smoothly as I was anticipating. DH was... the same as he always is on these trips, so I spent the weekend herding and breaking up arguments. Literally the only time I had alone was when I was in the bathroom. I shared a room with the kids for a lot of reasons, and there were a lot of arguments.

We got home on Saturday and DD2 immediately went to a friend's house, which was nice. I ran a bunch of errands (ALONE) and did laundry. DD1 had a total meltdown on Saturday night at like 10pm because DD2 had plans the next day and she didn't (which was, according to her, my fault). So I didn't get to sleep until after 2am.

Sunday DD2 went to a parade with some friends. I was in a funk and just tried to keep to myself and do laundry. I asked DD1 to take the dog out to play, she stomped her feet and said no, and I didn't have it in me to argue so I took him to the park.

Today will be long... DH and I are meeting with a marriage counselor recommended by our kids' therapist. Their behavior is having a negative effect on our marriage, and we need to figure it out. Then we immediately go into our annual financial planning meeting, which is also a lot because we're working on some depressing stuff.

The kids are in a 3-day special program at school so no homework, which is nice. DD2's play is this week and I'm dying to see her onstage for the first time.

[rere]

It was so nice having both kids home. We got the tree up, made cookies. We had a bonfire Saturday night with some of DS's friends.

Dh and I went Black Friday shopping and he bought a ridiculously big TV. It will be our Christmas gift. I don't really care, because there is not really anything I want this year. It was $600 of, but this thing is 86 inches. It takes up almost an entire wall of the basement. Whatever. If he's happy, I'm happy for him.

Dh has been having some stomach, heartburn issues and the prescription stuff they gave him doesn't seem to be working. He was not in the best mood yesterday which resulted in him being an ass when asked to do the one thing this season which is really important to me, a family picture in front of the tree. I had to take a break for a minute, because we only have a small time together as a family and one of us had to hold it together, but if it wasn't for that, I would have gladly taken his head off.

[sdlaura]

Good luck with the travel and interview mommyatty - I hope they get their act together. campermom I hope you figured things out on the fly! mae0111 wow, marriage counselor and financial planner in one day - that's some adulting! And rere just glad you had a good break with the kids!

We had my sister and her family's whirlwind visit last week. Last night my 3-year-old fell asleep in his chair at the dinner table at 5:53 pm, which is indicative of how much fun we had but also how tired we all were after all that fun. They came with us to all the kids sports last Saturday, Sunday we all went to Sea World, Monday - Wednesday there were surf lessons, humane society critter camp, movies, and dinners out (plus DH and me trying to work as well). Thursday we did the town turkey trot, hung at the beach, and then hosted 18 people for Thanksgiving dinner, Friday was sky zone and lunch and a college basketball game, Saturday was the zoo and Christmas decorating, and yesterday was the Taylor Swift movie - I took DD and several of her friends and actually loved it. Phew.

I'm very ready to be back in our routine this week. I do have many work trips in the next few weeks, while trying to get ready for Christmas for four little kids, so the whirlwind isn't over.

Oh! And our puppy was born. DH grew up with a Scottish terrier and then we had a Scottie of our own until a few years ago. We wanted another Scottie puppy and I wasn't able to find one through the rescue/adoption route, so I found a small AKC breeder about an hour and a half from us and put a deposit down last year for whenever they ended up having another litter. They had a littler of one male and four females the week before last. We're going to be able to go visit the puppies on Christmas and then our puppy can come home in mid-January. The kids don't know yet, so it should be a fun surprise.

[polecat8]

To cap off my craptastic holiday, I found out that my debit card had a fraudulent charge, so it was cancelled. I found out when I was picking up DH's antibiotics and my card was declined. The new one won't be here for a week.
DD woke up with a fever and really sore throat. Took her to the dr and she tested positive for influenza type B. I'm trying to quarantine her from the rest of the family but she fell asleep on the living room couch.
Work isn't happening today because our servers crashed and there is no estimated fix time. It's so bad that we may be down all week, which is ok, but we were supposed to finish testing to release some software by mid December.

[186momx]

I'm so happy to be back at work. It was a really long weekend. We had no real plans which I was looking forward to a long lazy weekend as the next month is super busy and DD and I are out of town each weekend. DH was so stinking annoyed that we were being lazy and not doing anything. Friday was horrible and he didn't speak to DD or me all day. Luckily, he decided to go play in the woods on Saturday and was gone all day. DD and I took him being gone to clean house and we ran a few errands. Sunday, we had a surprise visit from our friends on the other side of the mountain. They went to the coast for the long weekend and stopped for about 30 minutes to say hi on their way home.

[supertrooper1]

sdlaura , I think I'd fall asleep at dinner too after reading all of your fun activities!

I was OOO all last week so today is catch up at work. It was on the slower side and my coworkers did a great job covering for me, but I still have some follow up emails. It was a nice break from work.

Thanksgiving dinner went well with my family and Beau's. The only mishap was we caught the smoker on fire about the time we were ready to pull the turkey off. It went out quickly and didn't cause any damage, just a little excitement. Friday, Beau had to work and DS and I cleaned up a little and played board games. Saturday, Beau went riding on trails that I didn't want to go on, so I bought last minute tickets to Trans-Siberian Orchestra and took my mom. It was my 5th time seeing them and her first and she was impressed with their show despite not knowing anything about them. I got home late Saturday and immediately started feeling sick.  I spend most of the night throwing up and spent Sunday in bed.  DS came home Sunday evening just after I finally started feeling better.  

I still have a bunch of stuff to clean up from Thanksgiving and work is probably going to be busy.  

[sdlaura]

supertrooper1, my like was for the nice Thanksgiving but I'm sorry you got sick!

[librarychica]

I did nearly all of my shopping online over the weekend. I was very proud of myself because we will have a pleasant but not extravagant Christmas, but then Friday night I ran up to drop off some library books and my tire blew. Saturday morning bought 4 new tires.

Last night the plumbing had a meltdown. We now own an auger.

My poor credit card is in shock.

Otherwise the holiday was nice, my family has stroked my ego by confirming that I am an excellent cook. I’m exhausted and counting down to Christmas week when I did take extra time off.

[186momx]

supertrooper1, sorry you got sick. DD vomited and had diarrhea on Friday night but was fine Saturday weirdest bug ever.

Work is really quiet this morning which is good because I've spent most of it on the phone with tech support. I can't get into my tax software/secure portals because the multistep verification isn't sending me a code. Tax software says it is a comcast problem so I had to set up my personal email so we could get in. UGH

[sandandsea]

We flew home Saturday after a lovely thanksgiving with DHs family. It was hectic and busy and tiring but fun and heartwarming. The loss of FIL was definitely felt.

We dropped ds1 off at a friends for his first sleepover on the way home from the airport and he loved it and said it was great! Sunday we set up Christmas decorations and DS2 had a 7+ hour playdate with his BFF that he loved and thought was the best thing ever.

Getting up for work today was hard. I’m tired and feel like I have a ton to do but am just so tired. Dh leaves this afternoon for a 3day work trip so im solo parenting this week and will probably phone it in on most things home related.

[dglvrk2]

campermom, How was your marathon a couple of weeks ago??

mae0111, I'm so sorry about the meltdowns and arguments. DD1 can get like this too sometimes. Sending you good vibes for a productive couples counseling session.

We had a fantastic time with H's best friend and his wife over the holiday. They live about 8 hours from us (by car) and everyone in my family agreed it was great to get away from home.

This week will be full to say the least. DD1 is recovering from some severely pulled muscles. This has made gymnastics difficult and sometimes impossible for the last few weeks. Fingers crossed she does okay this week. If her conditions don't improve, I'm worried about her ability to compete this season. She has some time as competitions do not start until mid January. Still....She also has volleyball tryouts next week. If she makes the team, she may have to chose between volleyball and gymnastics. If she doesn't, I'm worried about her confidence being squashed. She really likes volleyball and I'm hoping she'll continue with clinics and club regardless of whether she makes her schools team. We shall see.

My sister has surgery to remove her cancer - brain tumor - this week. I won't be at the hospital the day of the surgery, but will be helping with my parents and nephews most of the week. My parents and nephews are going to DD1's band concert Friday night. I hope this is a fun, easy night for everyone. It's Christmas themed and should be really festive.

I'm also facilitating some big work meetings in the upcoming weeks. I'm excited, but nervous!!

Here we go, life!

[k3am]

We got my mom moved in. The *ONE* person from her church who has consistently been there for her took her for a mani/pedi and lunch while we managed to pack, move everything, and unpack. Church friend stayed while we brought her in, kept telling her how beautiful the place is, what a wonderful gift we were giving her, and that she should be proud of herself for being such a amazing mother to have girls who loved their mom this much. That woman is a saint, it really set the tone for her. We stayed for a couple hours and the director suggested that they take her to dinner and everyone head out. She was fine with us leaving, but had a rough night. The center called, said mom wanted to talk to my sister, and it just agitated her. I had her put the director back on, director said sometimes talking to family helps, but now they know it doesn't.

We went back on Sunday and tested the waters, she was in pretty good spirits, and after a while the director came back with a caregiver to give her the lay of the land - they all need to be trained on how to assist with her ostomy... shitty job, pun intended, and I'm glad I don't have to do it! - and we used that as an opportunity to head out.

This really is the best move and while I'm bitter that I couldn't convince anyone to do it sooner, I'm so glad it has happened. I am thoroughly exhausted and could use a day off to recoup.

[supertrooper1]

dglvrk2, Good luck to your sister this week

k3am, I'm glad you got your mom moved and that everyone needs a friend like her church friend!

[campermom]

dglvrk2 the marathon was what I expected…more walking than I’ve ever done in the past, and I added 90 mins onto my time. But I finished! It was lots of emotions.

I hope your sisters surgery goes well!

[twinmomma]

I'm back and catching up!

k3am, So glad your mom's move went well! That friend sounds like an angel!

dglvrk2, I hope the surgery goes well for your sister.

mae0111, Good luck with the counseling. I hope they can help you and your DH put together some strategies and get back to a better place.

mommyatty, I'm not sure if you want good luck for the job, but at least you know you're wanted and kick ass!

[twinmomma]

We got back from our honeymoon trip on Monday night. It was an amazing few days away! DH was so sweet and grateful the entire time. He just kept thanking me for giving him the opportunity to go on a trip of that level. I tried to keep reminding him that I didn't personally buy it, my company paid for us to go as a bonus. But he insists it's all my doing because of my hard work. We're thinking we may try and make this our no kid year Thanksgiving tradition (as long as my work will foot the bill!)

I took yesterday off too as a recovery day to get myself back together after being away. Joke's on me - I spent the whole day in bed with a fever and a stomach ache. My stomach is still killing me today but the fever broke. DH says it's because I drank more in the four days than I have in my entire life and my body is in shock. LOL (I'm like a one glass of wine with dinner person usually, but drank a couple drinks a day at the swim up bars. Never got drunk, but definitely more alcohol than normal for me) I may end up swinging by urgent care later, we'll see how I feel as the day goes on.

[erbear]

One of the teachers at my school gave a week's notice on Monday and is leaving us pretty high and dry. She's my kid's science teacher, so that's one level of fun. She isn't a great teacher and I'm not sorry to see her go necessarily (I like her, but she's caused some unnecessary drama over the last couple of years) but this is shitty...we have to redo the whole schedule to accommodate some staffing changes or hope like hell to find a qualified middle school science teacher in a couple of days. It's such a shitshow -- I left admin mostly because dealing with stuff like this isn't my jam, but I feel bad leaving my boss / work boyfriend high and dry so I'm trying to help problem solve.