We made it to Friday again!

[mae0111]

How was your week?  What's up this weekend?

[mae0111]

For the first time since I can remember, I have NO PLANS for the weekend. I'm at our beach house ALL ALONE for an undetermined amount of time (but likely until Sunday). DH and kids have all the sportsball plans this weekend, but I shall not be participating. It feels weird, I have a lot of guilt, but I desperately needed to remove myself from my house after the past couple of weeks.

SO... what would you do? The weather is not great. It's currently 48 degrees and partly cloudy. I was getting some work done, and I'm planning on another long walk to/at the beach. That beach has a beautiful lighthouse that I've never actually walked up to, so I will do that today.

Tomorrow is going to rain most of the day, so I think that will be my project day. Cleaning, perhaps some painting if I get super motivated. I also had my favorite nonprofit reach out today and ask if I could build them a website, so I think I will spend some time on that as well.

Otherwise, relaxation, good food, maybe binge a show or two.

[mommyatty]

Whoohoo! Made it!

DD has been breaking out in hives all week. It started Monday afternoon, when she came home absolutely covered in them. She still has some on the back of her neck. So we might be taking her in to see her dermatologist or an allergist. Anyone else ever dealt with this? Dr Google tells me the majority of full body rashes are caused by a virus and less than 10% are an allergy. But I’m kind of at a loss.

DS’s school is having a carnival tonight. We are excited. It should be fun. Tomorrow he has ninja class. Sunday is field hockey, and DD is bringing home her school goalie pads tonight so she finally gets to try being a goalie! So excited for her!

[mommyatty]

mae0111, you stop with the guilt RIGHT NOW, MISSY! You deserve some down time. Like Deserve. With a capital D.

I would watch romcoms, read books, and take baths. And eat food I want without regard to what anyone else wants or likes or tolerates.

[twinmomma]

We are headed off on our spring break trip to DC today! Grabbing the kids from school and heading to the airport. DH and I are both so ready for this trip because we know my parents will deal with the kids and we'll get a breather and it's a much more fluid trip than the jam packed California wedding one we just did. Can't wait to settle into the rental house and relax tonight!

I officially only have to write one final paper and then I'm done grad school. I can't believe it! I ordered my cap and gown, grabbed tickets for the ceremony, and DH and the kids will come watch me walk. Phew. What a ride! I'm not going to know what to do with myself with all my spare time. I can't wait to read books for fun again.

[twinmomma]

Apr 19, 2024 10:09:33 GMT -5 mommyatty said:

mae0111 , you stop with the guilt RIGHT NOW, MISSY! You deserve some down time. Like Deserve. With a capital D.

I would watch romcoms, read books, and take baths. And eat food I want without regard to what anyone else wants or likes or tolerates.

Seconded! No projects! Pure relaxation. If the project doesn't spark joy, skip it!

[librarychica]

I have had a really weird day so far. I woke up very very early, which is unusual for me. And work has just been kind of …. bizarre. I have been at this company and in this role for 2+ years now and it has evolved significantly from what I was expecting. Some good ways, some less so. I think when I wrap up my current biggest project toward the end of the year I am going to do some serious evaluation. Starting to plant seeds now.

For the weekend, DD2 has piano. H is taking the girls out tomorrow to the science museum and I’m having some friends over to cook and generally hang out. The tromp over to a food truck rally for my best friend’s birthday. Sunday, no plans. Just general life stuff.

[supertrooper1]

mommyatty, I've been dealing with urticaria (chronic hives) since October. Cortisone has been my best friend. I tried a bunch of different things at home first, like an elimination diet before I saw my doctor. I've been working with my allergist for a couple of months. First, she told me to take double the dose of Zyrtec in the morning and evening, which didn't touch it. Allegra was the same. I even tried them with Zantac. Pretty much all the same recommendations that I received from my post on Married Life pandce.proboards.com/thread/641237/chronic-hives-urticaria. I just finished a round of prednisone which was a wonderful break from the hives but terrible side effects. I'm now waiting to be approved for Xolair injections.

My doctor said that most of the time you will never figure out what causes the hives. It can be an allergic reaction, but it doesn't seem to be that in my case. It's something internal and can be a sign of an autoimmune disorder, but bloodwork did not reveal anything abnormal. I hope a doctor can find a treatment for your DD soon!

[erbear]

The week was fine, except that DD1 is getting so behind in school. I'm really trying to just let her fail and figure it out, but it's so hard.

This week is crazy. We have my kids' besties for the week bc their parents are on a work trip. They aren't hard kids to have and my kids are psyched but OMG the logistics of food and activities is insane. I told their parents I could not get them to climbing practice this week but I have no idea if they are going or if someone is picking them up or what. I do not live in a non-planned world and it floors me that people do, lol.

[k3am]

mommyatty, DS had full body and face hives for months on end. We did blood work, we did Zyrtec, we did Zyrtec & Pepcid, we did allergy testing, we did a skin biopsy, we cut out gluten, we tried all of the things. Along the way we found out he's allergic to just about everything (except dust), several sensitivities to food (gluten, barley, buckwheat, wheat grain, and rye), he has at least one autoimmune disorder, and an eye placement discrepancy... all things that were incidental findings and/or related to follow up from things they found in his bloodwork but don't actually cause any issues. We got a fake leukemia diagnosis along the way. And then one day, they just went away.

We were told that Xolair wasn't an option for kids, but your provider may feel differently.

[k3am]

It's currently Friday. DD's rink has a huge show tomorrow. TOMORROW. We don't have a schedule for solos yet. FOR THE SHOW THAT IS TOMORROW. I saw a draft one and... DD wasn't on it. Her coach "thinks" she's going around 7pm tomorrow. So we have to be there for a private lesson tomorrow at 6am, again at 12pm for prep and for sync to skate at 2, and then back again around 6 to skate at 7. We think. ETA: The rink is a 20 min drive away, plus a 5-10 minute walk after you park, so it's always a tough decision to either head home or stay.  Her sync performance will be a 3+ hour commitment for 3 minutes of skating. Her solo will be 2+ hour commitment for a 1.5 minute performance. 


Also they want us to volunteer, but the only windows open are at 3:30-5:30 and I refuse because I WANT TO GO HOME AND HAVE A BREAK. (Side note, there are plenty of parents who don't assist with the getting ready portion - hair braiding, sewing, and sewing in bows, all of which I do for our team and ALL of the other teams. There is plenty of volunteering happening, but not the volunteering they want us to sign up for.)

Oh and also, costumes aren't in yet - which they told us a MONTH ago - and they told us what they want the girls to wear last night. LAST NIGHT. It sounds simple - black round neck shirt and practice skirt. But DD does not have a black round neck shirt, Amazon can't get me one on time, and between my full time job and two kids, I'm not running around looking for one. She does have a black shirt, but it's not a round neck and it will be good enough or they can take it up with me.

I am secretly waiting for the day she quits this team. But it doesn't sound like it will happen soon. She knows that we won't allow her to progress to team 1 (she's currently team 3) because they have nationwide travel and it's out of our budget... but that's still another 5-7 years. WAH.

[mae0111]

mommyatty, DD1 has been experiencing this off and on since just before Christmas. She can go weeks with nothing and then have a breakout, and they're in all different spots - sometimes legs, sometimes arms, sometimes face, sometimes trunk.

Her pediatrician said likely virus reaction or stress. She is supposed to take zyrtec daily (it makes her tired, so she takes it before bed and it lasts 24 hours). She refuses a lot, and then complains about the hives, round and round... but the zyrtec seemed to help when she took it.

[waverly]

Apr 19, 2024 10:06:19 GMT -5 mae0111 said:

For the first time since I can remember, I have NO PLANS for the weekend. I'm at our beach house ALL ALONE for an undetermined amount of time (but likely until Sunday). DH and kids have all the sportsball plans this weekend, but I shall not be participating. It feels weird, I have a lot of guilt, but I desperately needed to remove myself from my house after the past couple of weeks.

SO... what would you do? The weather is not great. It's currently 48 degrees and partly cloudy. I was getting some work done, and I'm planning on another long walk to/at the beach. That beach has a beautiful lighthouse that I've never actually walked up to, so I will do that today.

Tomorrow is going to rain most of the day, so I think that will be my project day. Cleaning, perhaps some painting if I get super motivated. I also had my favorite nonprofit reach out today and ask if I could build them a website, so I think I will spend some time on that as well.

Otherwise, relaxation, good food, maybe binge a show or two.

We have a great beach bar and grill nearby, so I would definitely be hitting up a place like that.  Maybe see if you can book a massage or pedicure, read a book, binge watch something.  I want to make sure you aren't working too much on your time off. 

[supertrooper1]

Beau now has what I've been fighting this week. I'm still a little stuffy but feel 100% better than I did when I took a sick day on Wednesday. Between our colds and now rain in the forecast for the weekend, I think it's going to be a low-key weekend. We had to cancel dinner plans with Beau's mom for tonight. My mom was trying to decide if she wanted to celebrate her birthday on Sunday or on the actual day next Tuesday, but it's looking like we'll do it Tuesday since we'll probably still be sick on Sunday.

[waverly]

We have 2 soccer games in the morning that overlap so we will divide and conquer, then a professional game in the evening. And a soccer game on Sunday. Such is my life.

[rere]

The kids made it in!! Through storms and delayed flights! Today we all went to lunch and we are having about 30 people out for burgers and a fire tonight. The rest of the weekend will be on standby to see what they get into.

[campermom]

PDQ Not a great update but my child is going to IOP. It will be in the evenings and it’s an hour away so after school/work we will go there for 3 hours and then drive back home. It will be 3 days a week. My other kids will be logistically supported by family.

The mental health/aggressive behavior crisis began in March, and I had communications from ExH indicating that the stimulant stopped being administered on visiting weekends two weeks prior.

But I created a data graph showing this is a very likely contributing factor to the Dr and ExH, and he is now, after several weeks, claiming that he actually has not given it since July. I asked how many pills he’s kept, especially since we experienced another shortage in between, and he won’t answer. I think he’s lying.

He has done this wishy washy claim in the last and then retracted his statements when he got caught looking bad. I don’t know what to think but the Dr isn’t landing on saying he HAS to give it on the weekends so I cant really do anything about this.

[traveltheworld]

Apr 19, 2024 10:06:39 GMT -5 mommyatty said:

Whoohoo! Made it!

DD has been breaking out in hives all week. It started Monday afternoon, when she came home absolutely covered in them. She still has some on the back of her neck. So we might be taking her in to see her dermatologist or an allergist. Anyone else ever dealt with this? Dr Google tells me the majority of full body rashes are caused by a virus and less than 10% are an allergy. But I’m kind of at a loss.

DS’s school is having a carnival tonight. We are excited. It should be fun. Tomorrow he has ninja class. Sunday is field hockey, and DD is bringing home her school goalie pads tonight so she finally gets to try being a goalie! So excited for her!

DS had a weird breakout of hives few years out. It got pretty bad. Both our family doctor and the allergist said it was most likely a virus. We started with over the counter, then moved into prescription antihistamine to bring the hives down. They went away in about 10 days.

[sdlaura]

What a week! Monday was work travel, Tuesday was lice treatment and cleaning my house, and today I’m heading to winery number 3 in Napa, and then on to dinner. DH and the kids seem to be doing well at home, and then I head home tomorrow.

Tomorrow the kids have two baseball games and a softball game, and then we go to the Padres game with DD’s softball league. Sunday there’s the baseball league home run derby for the two older kids, a play date for DS2, and then DD is going to a birthday party at the beach - a classmate invited every 6th grader at her school (2 classes).

[mommyatty]

I am so annoyed with my MIL. Every Friday she takes DD to her house after school. They are very close, so this is kind of their special time. Fine. It gets in the way of our getting to start our family weekend, but whatever. She’s 81 and I’m cognizant she’s not going to live forever. But on occasion, like tonight, we have something to do. And I WORK. I do not have time or energy to micromanage her after a long week. So tonight DS’s school had his fair. We have talked about it all fucking week. I even lied to her and told her it started 30 minutes earlier than it did because she can’t be in time for anything. I texted to tell them (MIL and DD) that we were picking up fast food. What did they want? DD texted back. MIL did not. I texted DD to ask her to go find out what MIL wanted. Nothing, because they’ve been snacking all afternoon like they do every fucking Friday.

I order the food. DH goes to pick it up. He gets back. We unpack it. Still no MIL and DD. So I call them. By now, it’s 5:45. FYI, I told MIL this thing started at 5:30. They are still at her house, because HOW WERE THEY SUPPOSED TO KNOW IT WAS TIME TO COME HOME SINCE I DID NOT SAY TO COME HOME. What the actual fuck. I told you I was ordering food. What the fuck else did you think to do? What I actually said to DD when she asked why they needed to come home was “Because the food is here and we need to be at your brother’s school in 13 minutes!”

So to be bitchy and put out, she didn’t go with us “since you’re in such a hurry.” Joke’s on her because I didn’t want her there anyway. She would have been an extra toddler for me to corral.

[mae0111]

Ok... so Nana over here is trying to post a couple of nice photos from my beach walk yesterday, and I just can't figure out how to do it. It just shows up as a little broken photo icon. Any ideas???

[sdlaura]

mae0111 I have to do it in the Tapatalk app