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Post by copperboom on Aug 12, 2017 8:40:52 GMT -6
I am back at work now. Kids start on 8/22. K is back to full time at daycare. Our family is just trying to adjust to our new normal schedule. We have a lazy weekend planned. I love/hate the back to school business. I am always soooo excited for the new year. This year I'm a little apprehensive because I am going to be taking some online classes as well, and I'm nervous about overextending myself. But, I've been getting rid of extra things I did last year to give myself more time. In addition to teaching I led two committees and my grade level, and I coached an extracurricular as well. I'm letting go of all of that this year and being more selfish with my time.
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Post by copperboom on Aug 12, 2017 9:25:41 GMT -6
Also add me to the can't wait for fall list. Summer is so stinking hot here. You have to go outside before 10 or after 6. We spent a lot of time in our playroom this summer. Also H dressed her this morning. π
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Post by scorpioscuba on Aug 12, 2017 9:36:50 GMT -6
Looks like you H is trying out some pattern mixing copperboom! It's all the rage these days. π crimsonandclover yay! So excited for you to be in the US!
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Post by scorpioscuba on Aug 12, 2017 9:37:16 GMT -6
Ladies, overnight date night is flipping amazing! I don't want it to end. π
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Post by nellieoleson on Aug 12, 2017 11:14:10 GMT -6
Ladies, overnight date night is flipping amazing! I don't want it to end. π Was your H super excited? What was his reaction? Sounds like so much fun.
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Post by nellieoleson on Aug 12, 2017 11:15:44 GMT -6
We had fun at Willie last night, but today I am definitely hungover. Oof.
Not completely debilitating or anything, but there may be movie watching in my kid's near future. Ha.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Aug 12, 2017 14:12:46 GMT -6
Ladies, overnight date night is flipping amazing! I don't want it to end. π Was your H super excited? What was his reaction? Sounds like so much fun. He was so shocked! My mom showed up at 3 and I had hid our bags in the back of the car. I told him to put his shoes on cause we are leaving. He hadn't showered or shaved so he was totally confused. Even when we pulled into the resort he didn't get it till I told him to get our bags out of the back of the car. He really enjoyed it and was surprised I'd plan something like that. We've never really left the two of them at all. And only once when DS was little he stayed at my moms and we did a date night at home. The kids did great with nana even if DD woke up at 4:45am π³. Oops!
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Post by dizzycooks on Aug 12, 2017 20:06:47 GMT -6
scorpioscuba your night away sounds fabulous! When did you have to get home? nellieoleson I'm glad you had fun! It sounds like many of us are getting some much earned "fun" time. kcrkcs that sounds like a good habit for your dh and dd to start I bet it was very refreshing for you too.
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Post by dizzycooks on Aug 12, 2017 20:10:13 GMT -6
Dh took the big girls this morning so dd3 and I visited my dad, went to a bday party and ended at a pool party. She really wanted to swim, but I did not bring anything to do that. I feel kinda bad about that, she often gets left out just bc she's little and I could have had that time with her today and I chose not to After she went to bed I ordered Chinese food and sat here eating egg rolls making a very small attempt at working on a few projects. I seriously need a few more days like this.
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Post by dizzycooks on Aug 13, 2017 6:27:52 GMT -6
My mil helped my daughter call me at 7am because dh was sleeping and she wanted to try using the phone. Wth? I was sleeping too. Anyway, fun plans today? I guess I'm up.
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Post by crimsonandclover on Aug 13, 2017 6:47:27 GMT -6
dizzycooks, totally side-eyeing your MIL here. Guess who gets a call tomorrow at 7am so your DD can get some more practice? I'm having a bit of a rough time right now and I can't figure out why. I'm just generally irritable and unhappy. Little things really annoy me, but I can tell they're not the underlying problem. Part of it is that I really need introvert-time to recharge and relax, and when the DDs are on break, I don't have it at all. Even if I'm working or grocery shopping, as long as no one is demanding anything from me, I can relax. But being around the house with the DDs all day as they ask me constantly for things to eat, to watch them hop on one foot, to get out these markers or that paper, to do this project, to go to this playground, to look for things for their xmas lists, etc. etc. etc. It just really wears me down. And that makes me feel like a horrible mother, which makes me refrain from taking the time away from them that I need, and then I get more irritable, and it's just a vicious cycle.
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Post by dizzycooks on Aug 13, 2017 7:05:00 GMT -6
crimsonandclover I'm sorry you're having a rough patch. When do you leave for the US? Try to get a break before you go, that's a long flight. Perhaps you need to run errands?? Then you don't feel bad about leaving them. As for my mil, she's up at all hours and they don't answer the phone anyway. They can't hear it. I'm pissed honestly. I never get to sleep in and dd3 slept past 8.
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Post by crimsonandclover on Aug 13, 2017 7:25:22 GMT -6
We leave on Thursday evening (overnight layover in London then on to the US Fri morning). I have the dds on mon and Tues and work on Wed while Dh has them. I'll try for a break, but we're pushing back their bedtime to start getting them adjusted to the time change, which means I'm currently only getting about 30 min between their bedtime and mine. That's not helping matters.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Aug 13, 2017 8:26:27 GMT -6
I can so relate to how you are feeling crimsonandclover. I've been feeling that way for months actually and not sure what to do about it. So, no advice, just commiseration. dizzycooks I'd be pissed too! Sometimes it feels like the whole world is conspiring against us and any hope of getting a decent night sleep.
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Post by scorpioscuba on Aug 13, 2017 8:28:41 GMT -6
DD's canines struck again at 4am. I gave her Tylenol and ended up sleeping on the floor in her room until she woke up for the day @6:45. So that was fun.
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Post by copperboom on Aug 13, 2017 13:07:50 GMT -6
crimsonandclover, I'm sorry you're having a hard time. The constant demands of two are overwhelming, and you're getting it from three. I hope you get a break soon. Can your husband give you a time out for even part of a day?
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Post by copperboom on Aug 13, 2017 13:08:52 GMT -6
dizzycooks, major WTF to your MIL. So shitty that your needs weren't considered.
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Post by copperboom on Aug 13, 2017 13:10:57 GMT -6
I had a decent to do list today: laundry, grocery, meal prep, cleaning, and library. I'm on library not, and H is coming with us. I like running errands all together on the weekends (that is, if I can't go alone! π)
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Post by dizzycooks on Aug 13, 2017 17:28:49 GMT -6
copperboom good job on the to do list! I always feel so accomplished after days like that!
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Post by dizzycooks on Aug 13, 2017 17:30:37 GMT -6
So, uh, remember my question on Friday? The answer was a very fast, bright "yes". I guess we will be joining an April 2018 board!! I'm freaking out...this is for sure our last and obviously will bring some big changes we avoided with #3. π³ππ I guess my bottle of wine on the counter will have to wait until next summer. π
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Post by scorpioscuba on Aug 13, 2017 17:34:19 GMT -6
OMG! Congratulations! Mexico baby! π
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Post by copperboom on Aug 13, 2017 18:15:27 GMT -6
Congratulations!!!!! πΆπ
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Post by tinydancer on Aug 13, 2017 18:36:24 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 19:39:19 GMT -6
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Post by nellieoleson on Aug 13, 2017 21:04:18 GMT -6
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Post by tinydancer on Aug 13, 2017 21:20:56 GMT -6
We got back from Myrtle Beach this evening - it was an amazing weekend. The town really is set up perfectly for families. We went to the beach, played in the pool, walked the boardwalk - it was so much fun. And so good to see H. Busy week ahead - I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon for a quick work trip, I should get back around midnight. Hopefully the LO won't be too sad that I'm gone, and the nanny will do ok with the dog. I'm home on Wednesday but then leaving for another overnight trip on Thursday, getting back late Friday. H should get home on Thursday night. And then we have a whole weekend and week to settle in. Phew!
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Post by lollipop on Aug 13, 2017 21:24:09 GMT -6
Congrats dizzycooks!! crimsonandclover I feel the same way a lot of the time. I think it's partly because I'm a SAHM, and I don't have many friends or opportunities to get out with my kids or husband. We got home from camp this afternoon. We went to all 4 of the services that we were there for (usually we do one per day max), the kids were pretty good, they both loved their respective groups. SIL came down for the day on Saturday. M got cold Friday night, and ended up in the sleeping bag with me, so I slept like crap, but she slept well on Saturday night because it was slightly warmer and we added an extra blanket for her. S always sleeps well. He's decided he wants to go to Sunday school, so it looks like I'll be going to church. I'm not sure which one though.
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Post by crimsonandclover on Aug 14, 2017 1:39:24 GMT -6
dizzycooks, congratulations!!! Let the vicarious living begin!
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