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Post by slenle on May 7, 2018 8:53:23 GMT -6
Morning! At the office. My boss is here for the first time in a couple weeks again so the mood is... blah.
We had a rough day with N yesterday and she woke up saying today would be a better day. I had one of those moments carrying my kicking and screaming 4 year old out of a store with a crying 2 year old behind me. Super fun.
Dh has softball tonight so I plan to bike there with the kids since it’s supposed to be a beautiful day. The rest of the week looks cold and rainy.
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Post by slenle on May 7, 2018 8:57:37 GMT -6
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Post by flamingo on May 7, 2018 9:02:13 GMT -6
Morning!
I'm also feeling out-of-sorts today. Can't put my finger on what is wrong, though. C is in a foul mood, which isn't helping mine. I think the gray, rainy weather has got me down, as well. Ugh, Flamingos. Need. Sun.
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Post by klong11 on May 7, 2018 9:03:00 GMT -6
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Post by jewels on May 7, 2018 9:03:13 GMT -6
Morning all. I've read everything and probably remember about 2% of what I wanted to comment on joelies - congrats on the race, and sorry about C. I find the mental/emotional worries are the toughest thing. Have you talked to him about what brought it on? Is he able to verbalize his worries? I don't know if I shared it here but my S if a silly goofball, but in a lot of ways, very serious for a 4 year old and sometimes I worry about how he seems to internalize stuff. Most of you will think this is stupid but last year I went to a psychic who kept telling me she saw a lot of sadness around him, and that he was always going to struggle with that. She was so spot on about a bunch of other stuff (relationship issues w/ MH, job stuff, etc) that it really sent me spiraling. And now I constantly worry if his feelings are typical 4 y/o or if he is struggling. Sorry to hijack your concerns. I guess I am just saying I can relate to your worries. We talk. A lot. About feelings and how it's ok to have them but he has to talk to us.
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vino
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May 7, 2018 9:04:28 GMT -6
Post by vino on May 7, 2018 9:04:28 GMT -6
ok, I'm off the grumpy bench. I just realized/remembered it's only a 2 day work week for me! YAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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jewels
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May 7, 2018 9:05:27 GMT -6
Post by jewels on May 7, 2018 9:05:27 GMT -6
I'm sorry peachsmama. That's so sad. You said you were on your way to the sitters. Were the boys with you, or were you on your way back? Also add me tot he "funk" club. I was in such a foul mood yesterday and I just couldn't shake it. I made a stiff drink with dinner which I drank in 2.0 seconds, and that helped a bit. But man everyone and everything (esp MH and my 4 y/o) were grating on my nerves! At least now I am at work where things can get on my nerves but I can always close the door if I have to.
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jewels
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Post by jewels on May 7, 2018 9:06:01 GMT -6
woo hoo vino! Are you going on vacation? Or is it a Canadian holiday this week?
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Post by guster on May 7, 2018 9:06:43 GMT -6
joelies and jewels, we have a lot of the same concerns here. Josie is very much in her head. She's actually having such a hard time right now and I'm awful with anxiety issues so I feel like I'm contributing to them bc I constantly say the wrong thing in an effort to help.
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joelies
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Post by joelies on May 7, 2018 9:09:40 GMT -6
Morning all. I've read everything and probably remember about 2% of what I wanted to comment on joelies - congrats on the race, and sorry about C. I find the mental/emotional worries are the toughest thing. Have you talked to him about what brought it on? Is he able to verbalize his worries? I don't know if I shared it here but my S if a silly goofball, but in a lot of ways, very serious for a 4 year old and sometimes I worry about how he seems to internalize stuff. Most of you will think this is stupid but last year I went to a psychic who kept telling me she saw a lot of sadness around him, and that he was always going to struggle with that. She was so spot on about a bunch of other stuff (relationship issues w/ MH, job stuff, etc) that it really sent me spiraling. And now I constantly worry if his feelings are typical 4 y/o or if he is struggling. Sorry to hijack your concerns. I guess I am just saying I can relate to your worries. We talk. A lot. About feelings and how it's ok to have them but he has to talk to us. I've tried to talk about it with him but he shuts down. I'm not sure if it's intentional on his part or if he just doesn't know how to talk about it. I am big on reminding him that it's okay to feel mad, sad, etc., as long as we don't hurt others because of it. I grew up always feeling so ashamed of what are natural emotions, and I don't want that for him. I also don't want him turning into a ragey kid/man because he never get attuned to dealing with his own feelings. So this will definitely continue to be a talking point. I'm sorry you're worrying about that with S. They way you describe him actually matches up well with how I'd describe Colin so I get the worry.
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vino
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May 7, 2018 9:14:52 GMT -6
Post by vino on May 7, 2018 9:14:52 GMT -6
woo hoo vino ! Are you going on vacation? Or is it a Canadian holiday this week? A few years ago I realized that I dont like to work on my birthday, so i take it off every year now. Then J has her 18 month (WHATTTT?!) Dr's appointments on Friday, so I took the Thursday off also. I have laser, botox and hair appointment booked; then I might nap, go to a movie, binge watch something, sit on my deck with a cold Corona, eat ice cream, who knows! The world is my oyster, well for those two days anyways
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Post by peachsmama on May 7, 2018 9:20:37 GMT -6
Oh @peach I'm so sorry. Was he hit by a car? Were your boys still with you at the time? Yes. And the bastards left and didn't tell anyone! My boys were with me but didn't see anything. I told them we had to give uncle S something and they were fine.
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jewels
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May 7, 2018 9:21:09 GMT -6
Post by jewels on May 7, 2018 9:21:09 GMT -6
Morning all. I've read everything and probably remember about 2% of what I wanted to comment on joelies - congrats on the race, and sorry about C. I find the mental/emotional worries are the toughest thing. Have you talked to him about what brought it on? Is he able to verbalize his worries? I don't know if I shared it here but my S if a silly goofball, but in a lot of ways, very serious for a 4 year old and sometimes I worry about how he seems to internalize stuff. Most of you will think this is stupid but last year I went to a psychic who kept telling me she saw a lot of sadness around him, and that he was always going to struggle with that. She was so spot on about a bunch of other stuff (relationship issues w/ MH, job stuff, etc) that it really sent me spiraling. And now I constantly worry if his feelings are typical 4 y/o or if he is struggling. Sorry to hijack your concerns. I guess I am just saying I can relate to your worries. We talk. A lot. About feelings and how it's ok to have them but he has to talk to us. I've tried to talk about it with him but he shuts down. I'm not sure if it's intentional on his part or if he just doesn't know how to talk about it. I am big on reminding him that it's okay to feel mad, sad, etc., as long as we don't hurt others because of it. I grew up always feeling so ashamed of what are natural emotions, and I don't want that for him. I also don't want him turning into a ragey kid/man because he never get attuned to dealing with his own feelings. So this will definitely continue to be a talking point. I'm sorry you're worrying about that with S. They way you describe him actually matches up well with how I'd describe Colin so I get the worry. I usually can only get him to talk in those last bit of time before bed. Most days if I ever ask him what's wrong, he'll just say he's sleepy or something (even when he's clearly not). But sometimes at night he'll start talking. He recently had an incident where a little boy in his class was picking on him. He kept it in for days until he had a tantrum about something else and then when he was over it and we were all hugging/ talking about behavior etc, he finally told us. It broke my heart that he was keeping it in so long. And broke my heart more that this is an issue the kids are already dealing with
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May 7, 2018 9:23:04 GMT -6
Post by jewels on May 7, 2018 9:23:04 GMT -6
woo hoo vino ! Are you going on vacation? Or is it a Canadian holiday this week? A few years ago I realized that I dont like to work on my birthday, so i take it off every year now. Then J has her 18 month (WHATTTT?!) Dr's appointments on Friday, so I took the Thursday off also. I have laser, botox and hair appointment booked; then I might nap, go to a movie, binge watch something, sit on my deck with a cold Corona, eat ice cream, who knows! The world is my oyster, well for those two days anyways Can I be you?!?!? JEALOUS!!! I actually have 3 days off at the end of the month and I'm going OOT with a girlfriend for 2 nights. I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!! The last night "away" I had was in the hospital when I had B
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May 7, 2018 9:23:40 GMT -6
Post by jewels on May 7, 2018 9:23:40 GMT -6
peachsmama I'm so glad the boys did not see the dog.
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Post by peachsmama on May 7, 2018 9:23:46 GMT -6
My brother was not good.. his kids don't know. His poor mil was trying to hold it together but I went in to get something to wrap the dog in and she was just barely holding it together. His wife is at work. I'm hoping they wait until she gets home to tell her. Oh no peachsmama, I'm so sorry. How is your brother and his family doing?
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May 7, 2018 9:26:51 GMT -6
Post by vino on May 7, 2018 9:26:51 GMT -6
A few years ago I realized that I dont like to work on my birthday, so i take it off every year now. Then J has her 18 month (WHATTTT?!) Dr's appointments on Friday, so I took the Thursday off also. I have laser, botox and hair appointment booked; then I might nap, go to a movie, binge watch something, sit on my deck with a cold Corona, eat ice cream, who knows! The world is my oyster, well for those two days anyways Can I be you?!?!? JEALOUS!!! I actually have 3 days off at the end of the month and I'm going OOT with a girlfriend for 2 nights. I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!! The last night "away" I had was in the hospital when I had B Ooooohh that sounds amazing. I cannot remember last time I've had a night away. Of course when I had Julia and was in the hospital for a night, but before that I went to visit my girlfriend in Vancouver when B was 11 months old.....lol. It's cool, I'll take what I can get.
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Post by peachsmama on May 7, 2018 9:30:22 GMT -6
They were with me but didn't see anything. I told them we were just waiting on uncle S so we could give him something. I dried my face off before I got back in the car. Matthew could tell something was off but didn't ask. And my sitter had her rabbits out when we got there to distract them. I'm sorry peachsmama. That's so sad. You said you were on your way to the sitters. Were the boys with you, or were you on your way back? Also add me tot he "funk" club. I was in such a foul mood yesterday and I just couldn't shake it. I made a stiff drink with dinner which I drank in 2.0 seconds, and that helped a bit. But man everyone and everything (esp MH and my 4 y/o) were grating on my nerves! At least now I am at work where things can get on my nerves but I can always close the door if I have to.
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May 7, 2018 9:38:36 GMT -6
Post by jewels on May 7, 2018 9:38:36 GMT -6
Can I be you?!?!? JEALOUS!!! I actually have 3 days off at the end of the month and I'm going OOT with a girlfriend for 2 nights. I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!! The last night "away" I had was in the hospital when I had B Ooooohh that sounds amazing. I cannot remember last time I've had a night away. Of course when I had Julia and was in the hospital for a night, but before that I went to visit my girlfriend in Vancouver when B was 11 months old.....lol. It's cool, I'll take what I can get. Every bit helps! Those days you have off this week sound fabulous!! I always feel like I hit the lottery when I have multiple uninterrupted hours while the kids are at DC!
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Post by yummeecookee on May 7, 2018 9:39:40 GMT -6
I’m sorry about the dog peachsmama, especially having to discover him like that. How terrible. vino- that sounds amazing and my ideal day! Jealous.
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Post by yummeecookee on May 7, 2018 9:43:21 GMT -6
Mh is OTT for a couple days but I don’t mind. It’s nice enough the kiddos can play outside, we can eat easy dinners and B has been very serious that she is “helping” me and “I’m a good listener, right mommy?”
When my MIL was here she had asked me if I was feeling ok bc the circles under my eyes looked so dark. I honestly don’t think she meant it in a mean way but out of true concern. But I’m sure you all can guess how that made me feel!! 😞 I Sephora flashed 2 eye masks to myself and also just amazon primed some K Beauty stuff.
Edit- I mean to say OOT but my phone autocorrected
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Post by sands42 on May 7, 2018 10:03:31 GMT -6
I’m so sorry about the dog peachsmama!! ❤️ Have fun on your trip nam2013 😊 Enjoy your days off vino... I’m jealous of all your plans!!! Do you have some under eye go to’s yummeecookee? I tried some beauty counter stuff 👎🏼 now I’m trying something from Amazon that I can’t tell if it’s working. I got the dysport injections- which I love but they don’t really help the under eye. I feel like I have wrinkley bags all the time 😩
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Post by jewels on May 7, 2018 10:04:09 GMT -6
yummeecookee, I know I've said this before, but sometimes I prefer when MH is OOT. It's terrible to say, and I hate the fact that when he's out, I have no options (like I can't ever go to the store by myself or with just 1 kid), but more often than not, S behaves so much better when it's just me!
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Post by yummeecookee on May 7, 2018 10:11:19 GMT -6
I’m so sorry about the dog peachsmama!! ❤️ Have fun on your trip nam2013 Enjoy your days off vino... I’m jealous of all your plans!!! Do you have some under eye go to’s @ yummeecookee? I tried some beauty counter stuff 👎🏼 now I’m trying something from Amazon that I can’t tell if it’s working. I got the dysport injections- which I love but they don’t really help the under eye. I feel like I have wrinkley bags all the time 😩 I don’t really. I didn’t think dark eye circles were my issue. So maybe I was just looking extra tired this wknd? And I read this morning that allergies can affect the look as it causes fluid to build up. I’ve used Origins A Perfect World For Eyes for about 2 yrs now. And I have found it to be fine as an eye cream but I was using it for firming purposes - not darkness. So maybe I need something new.
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Post by sands42 on May 7, 2018 10:42:59 GMT -6
yummeecookee I’m going to try that... I need under eye firming.
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Post by peachsmama on May 7, 2018 10:44:08 GMT -6
Took my grandma to the doctor and now we're out to lunch. I'm starving. I have work to do when I get home but I'm still such a mess. I doubt I'll get anything done.
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May 7, 2018 11:00:40 GMT -6
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Post by kim22 on May 7, 2018 11:00:40 GMT -6
peachsmama I'm so sorry. What a terrible way to start your day. I'm so sad for them.
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May 7, 2018 11:11:09 GMT -6
Post by mwhip on May 7, 2018 11:11:09 GMT -6
peachsmama I'm so sorry about the dog, that is sad. I hope your day gets better. Add me to the grump bench. This weekend was busy, so I wasn't around. H left yesterday afternoon for work in north central Nebraska, so I was stressed about all the installs going on this week and slept like crap. I feel like shit. The tile install guy was supposed to arrive between 8 and 10, but call me 30 minutes prior to arrival. At 9:45 he called me to say he was having trouble with his van and didn't know when he'd be out, he would call the install company and see if they could still do it this week. I WAS LIVID. I called the install contractor to see what was going on, the guy told them he thinks it's his starter, so they are hoping he will be out today still. I'm glad I'm WFH so I'm not wasting vacation time to sit here. And super glad we didn't pull all 3 toilets because I would be picking that mofo up out of his broken down van, to get shit done.
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Post by yummeecookee on May 7, 2018 11:20:02 GMT -6
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