Windy weekend

[trtlcrzy]

Morning. I got a wild hair mid afternoon to start painting the front porch ceiling…in the 90 degree heat. Bad idea, the paint was drying almost instantly. I only did part of it before I called it quits. I finished the first coat an hour ago and will get the second coat done this afternoon pending weather since it’s supposed to storm. I’m painting it light blue and pretending that I’m in the south. H and I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood already too, it’s been a productive morning. Speaking of H, she seems to be feeling a lot better, but man is she bratty to her sister. They have been bickering non-stop this morning.

[tgrimes]

May 2, 2021 9:28:44 GMT -6 klong11 said:

tgrimes how did Ms appointment go last week? Did she have an ear infection?

Nope. She’s been doing this weird thing with her jaw lately. I told her to stop doing it but she apparently needed to hear it from a medical professional.

[guster]

May 2, 2021 10:02:06 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

Morning. I got a wild hair mid afternoon to start painting the front porch ceiling…in the 90 degree heat. Bad idea, the paint was drying almost instantly. I only did part of it before I called it quits. I finished the first coat an hour ago and will get the second coat done this afternoon pending weather since it’s supposed to storm. I’m painting it light blue and pretending that I’m in the south. H and I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood already too, it’s been a productive morning. Speaking of H, she seems to be feeling a lot better, but man is she bratty to her sister. They have been bickering non-stop this morning.

I love haint blue on a porch. Josie’s dance studio has a giant porch with it and I think it looks great!

[peachsmama]

May 2, 2021 10:02:06 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

Morning. I got a wild hair mid afternoon to start painting the front porch ceiling…in the 90 degree heat. Bad idea, the paint was drying almost instantly. I only did part of it before I called it quits. I finished the first coat an hour ago and will get the second coat done this afternoon pending weather since it’s supposed to storm. I’m painting it light blue and pretending that I’m in the south. H and I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood already too, it’s been a productive morning. Speaking of H, she seems to be feeling a lot better, but man is she bratty to her sister. They have been bickering non-stop this morning.

I think its supposed to help with bugs and cob webs too.

[snoopmommymom]

Those of you that are seasonal allergy sufferers, can you tell me what i should be doing for O? He is allergic to tree pollen and it’s really bad right now. He is constantly congested, runny nose. He is coughing at night, mostly when he first lays down then early morning. But we were up at 5:30 this morning because his coughing woke him up.

I’m giving him liquid Zyrtec in the morning and he does the Flonase nasal spray at night (although I’m not sure how good he is at doing it). I also make him change clothes once he gets in the house.

What else should i be doing? This morning i ended up giving him the nebulizer although I’m not sure if that would help at all. It seemed like it did but maybe it just calmed him down. Who knows. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[peachsmama]

J had a game at 10 am so I went and then we went to lunch. I'm now completely exhausted and on the couch. Hoping to take a nap.

[kim22]

snoopmommymom congratulations on finishing school. Will this change your type of job?

trtlcrzy glad everyone feels better.

nam2013 I have simply had to lower my standards for what my house looks like for now. Been easier since no one really comes over anymore since Covid.

[kim22]

inthekitty hope C is feeling better today.

[kim22]

I talked to my principal about my transfer on Friday. She had heard the day before and was very supportive and now I feel like I can be excited and tell other people. I also told my 2 oldest. They were confused as to why I wanted to do this. Funny how you forget your kids didn’t know you before they were born. This makes total sense to all my “old” friends and is a total surprise to all the ones I know through work.

[snoopmommymom]

May 2, 2021 11:26:52 GMT -6 kim22 said:

snoopmommymom congratulations on finishing school. Will this change your type of job?

trtlcrzy glad everyone feels better.

nam2013 I have simply had to lower my standards for what my house looks like for now. Been easier since no one really comes over anymore since Covid.

It will make me more marketable if i go back to teaching. And make me a M45 on the salary scale. But it doesn’t do anything with my current job. It was the last year of a grant so once I’m certified, I’ll get reimbursed 75% of the tuition.

[snoopmommymom]

May 2, 2021 10:57:56 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

J had a game at 10 am so I went and then we went to lunch. I'm now completely exhausted and on the couch. Hoping to take a nap.

That’s positive that you are up and moving around.

[peachsmama]

I'm in a pinterest rabbit hole planning MJ's 2nd birthday.

[mwhip]

snoopmommymom congrats on finishing! How exciting! Evie just seems to have occasional issues with allergies, so I give her the disolvable Zyrtec when she needs it.

inthekitty I hope Cass feels better quick!

I finally got all my laundry done, house clean and food prep done for the week, so I'm relaxing. I got an email from indeed that had a position at my company in the subject. I took a screenshot and sent it to the lady training me and was like...how are you going to have time to train both of us? She didn't know anything about this other position. So I think I started something.

[nam2013]

@peachs made me think. What are you all doing for Mother’s Day?

[wedding]

Congratulations snoopmommymom!

[wedding]

May 2, 2021 10:57:24 GMT -6 snoopmommymom said:

Those of you that are seasonal allergy sufferers, can you tell me what i should be doing for O? He is allergic to tree pollen and it’s really bad right now. He is constantly congested, runny nose. He is coughing at night, mostly when he first lays down then early morning. But we were up at 5:30 this morning because his coughing woke him up.

I’m giving him liquid Zyrtec in the morning and he does the Flonase nasal spray at night (although I’m not sure how good he is at doing it). I also make him change clothes once he gets in the house.

What else should i be doing? This morning i ended up giving him the nebulizer although I’m not sure if that would help at all. It seemed like it did but maybe it just calmed him down. Who knows. 🤷🏻‍♀️

C has had bad allergies this year and spent about a month coughing and sneezing. We tried all of the meds and Flonase daily. We ended up on Xyzal and that has shown the most improvement. We stopped the Flonase entirely now but was using it for a couple of weeks still after seeing improvement with the Xyzal.

[wedding]

May 2, 2021 13:36:15 GMT -6 nam2013 said:

@peachs made me think. What are you all doing for Mother’s Day?

Nothing that I know of. I’ll insist on dinner of my choice and I decided I’m going tgrimes’ route and buying something for myself. I really want a Strathberry handbag but the color and style I wanted are no longer available so I’m keeping an eye out for what I want instead.

[wineallthetime]

May 2, 2021 12:47:40 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

I'm in a pinterest rabbit hole planning MJ's 2nd birthday.

Theme? I love this stuff.

[wineallthetime]

May 2, 2021 13:36:15 GMT -6 nam2013 said:

@peachs made me think. What are you all doing for Mother’s Day?

We keep things pretty low key. I'm guessing the kids and MH will make me breakfast and maybe order dinner. MH said he's taking the kids in the morning to deliver flowers to the grandma's to give me alone time. A gift came that looks like a canvas or printed picture or something.

[wineallthetime]

My in-laws surprisingly was fine. C's soccer game was hot. We are all tired and home now!

[wedding]

Update since I haven’t posted in a bit

We are officially going back to the office June 1st. 3 days a week to start. The vaccine is being mandated and people were told to talk to HR if they wanted to request a reasonable accommodation. Guess who is HR? A heads up would have been nice before the policy circulated at 8am Thursday. Anyway, only one has come through but it’s not really covered under ADA so it’s produced meetings, lawyers, etc. I had already scheduled Friday off for a wellness day and I slept all day. It was so needed.

After my initial freak out about returning to work, I realized I have no professional Spring/Summer clothes because we were home last year and my size changed from 2019. So I need to get on that. Also need to get a pedicure, hair color, etc. the things I’ve been neglecting while wearing leggings at home. I should probably do the Pilates I said I was going to do when we thought we were going to be away from work for six weeks in March 2020. I’ve done it once😬. Its funny that we all assume everyone is coming back fit and trim.

My mom had colorectal surgery on Thursday. They took out almost half of her large intestine due to repeated diverticulitis and the perforation she got during a colonoscopy two years ago. It was supposed to be laparoscopic but due to the extent of the damage they had to do a linear incision from her breast bone to her pubic bone. Recovery has been rough and with COVID protocols visitation is restricted. So far I’m going 5-7 every night but I can’t tomorrow and I feel bad about that. She’s had surgery or been in the hospital a number of times in my life but this is the first one where I can feel her age (65) and it’s a bit heartbreaking.


C is doing good. Since we separated him from his buddy at aftercare he’s only gotten in trouble once and has actually been being so helpful he’s gotten prize bin picks. His first baseball game was supposed to be Thursday but got rained out so it’s tomorrow. He had football today and has 3 baseball games and a practice this week. Hopefully that all goes ok.

[peachsmama]

May 2, 2021 14:27:20 GMT -6 wineallthetime said:

May 2, 2021 12:47:40 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

I'm in a pinterest rabbit hole planning MJ's 2nd birthday.

Theme? I love this stuff.

Moana pool party.

I'm think carnitas tacos with pineapple salsa. I'll have beef option to for picky people and kids. Chips, guacamole, fruit, I need another app like thing. I'm ordering the cake. A forbid me from making it since I always over due it. So I'm just trying to decide which one I want and need to talk to the bakery.

I want to make a small boat with her sail for pictures. And I'm going to order flower leis for everyone. But idk what to do for party favors.

[lahdeedah]

Wow. wedding June 1st is so close. And sorry about your mom’s tough recovery. Hope she continues to get better and can go home soon.

nam2013 I don’t think we have plans. It’s actually my weekend to work, so I’ll be at work that morning. MH will be home this weekend, but we have so much to do while he is here that we probably won’t make special plans. I sent him a link to bracelets that I saw on IG. So that’s what I’m expecting gift-wise.

[mwhip]

wineallthetime you are a much better person than I am. Are your in laws fully aware of the divorce?

When I made up my mind to leave,there were no family events with his side. I could barely handle my own family at that point.

[wineallthetime]

May 2, 2021 15:35:53 GMT -6 mwhip said:

wineallthetime you are a much better person than I am. Are your in laws fully aware of the divorce?

When I made up my mind to leave,there were no family events with his side. I could barely handle my own family at that point.

Honestly I'd be the same but kids just add so much more to the mix. His parents are fully aware but in denial. And blame me, because who gets a divorce and ruins their kids lives!?!?

[jewels]

May 2, 2021 14:57:04 GMT -6 peachsmama said:

May 2, 2021 14:27:20 GMT -6 wineallthetime said:

Theme? I love this stuff.

Moana pool party.

I'm think carnitas tacos with pineapple salsa. I'll have beef option to for picky people and kids. Chips, guacamole, fruit, I need another app like thing. I'm ordering the cake. A forbid me from making it since I always over due it. So I'm just trying to decide which one I want and need to talk to the bakery.

I want to make a small boat with her sail for pictures. And I'm going to order flower leis for everyone. But idk what to do for party favors.

We did a Moana theme for one of Bs birthdays and I filled a sand bucket with beach toys and sunglasses and stuff

[mwhip]

May 2, 2021 16:25:10 GMT -6 wineallthetime said:

May 2, 2021 15:35:53 GMT -6 mwhip said:

wineallthetime you are a much better person than I am. Are your in laws fully aware of the divorce?

When I made up my mind to leave,there were no family events with his side. I could barely handle my own family at that point.

Honestly I'd be the same but kids just add so much more to the mix. His parents are fully aware but in denial. And blame me, because who gets a divorce and ruins their kids lives!?!?

Your in laws are such assholes. My parents divorced, I guess my life was ruined too!

[chrisy01]

My mom left this morning. L was in tears until C and him watched a Star Wars movie.
E didn’t care until bedtime and the. She demanded her walk with grandma. Right now L is doing his Raz Kids so I’m watching him.

[peachsmama]

My mom is out of town and her simese cat won't stop crying..

[klong11]

Dance recital was a success. There were only a few tears while putting her hair up. They had to do their tap dance twice. Their teacher was in the bathroom and they got shuffled on stage, put in the wrong placement, and it was a bit of a cluster. Tap teacher came running and second time went much better.