Monday

Heffalump

How was the weekend?

We had a good time.  Weather was gorgeous Saturday.  First soccer game of the season, and DD scored 3 goals.  She was so excited, it was great to see.  This was the kid who would burst into tears randomly last season, and/or lose track of the ball because she was looking for four leaf clovers.  We took her out for ice cream to celebrate.

Dinner al fresco Saturday night, though we had to wait awhile for a table because everyone had the same thought we did.  The restaurant backs up to a big park, though, so we grabbed a pager and let the kids run wild while we waited.

Yesterday, we finally got DS his fish.  He was so excited he wouldn't nap, he kept popping up and pointing and saying "Ish!  Ish!"  He nodded off for half an hour, and then woke up crying and pointing at the aquarium because it was all the way across his room.  Ish survived the night, so that's good.

And now it's Monday. 

mrsconn23

Weekend was pretty good. 

Friday, I took the kids to my IL's.  DH and I went out to dinner. 

Saturday, DH worked until 1 or so.  I cleaned, and cleaned, and cleaned.  My kitchen looks amazing right now. Once DH got home, we went to the shooting range and then shopping.  We got in contact with some friends and went to their house for dinner.  He works for a liquor distributor and sent us home with a 50lb box of liquor (so.much.vodka, whiskey, and tequila). He also made me some really great drinks. 

Sunday, went to get the kids from the IL's and had lunch with them.  We went shopping after that for wedding outfits.  I found a dress, yay!  

DefConn was up at 3am or so last night.  He got up and ate around 4am with DH.  And then he fell back asleep and was a bear to get out of bed this morning.  I never really went back to bed after 3am, so I need a vat of coffee.  

6fsn

Eh-I had Bunco Friday night and had a blast until my new "friend" burst into tears in my car saying she just wants a "fucking friend."  After 30 minutes I kicked her out of my car. 

Saturday DH worked and we played.  Sunday was more of the same.  We did get 6let a new bike.  Since he's off the training wheels he looked ridiculous on a 12" bike.

I'm still reeling from the news of my cousin's daughter.  For anyone not on facbeook.  She had an ear ache and they found a lump behind her ear.  Shortly after she started to show signs of Bell's Palsy so they did a biopsy.  That showed cancer so they scheduled her for surgery Friday morning.  She went in at 8 am and didn't get out until 3:30 am Saturday.  They severed the optical nerve removing the tumor and she will have some level of hearing loss.  As of yesterday afternoon she was still heavily sedated and in ICU.  They still haven't told her she has cancer and will also need to go through radiation. 

mrsconn23

What the what at the 'friend', 6?  

And yeesh, I saw that regarding your cousin's daughter.  How awful.  

MNNEBride

Friday, DH and I ran some errands.  I set off the security alarm going into Walmart.  It's not the first time this has happened recently so we finally figured out it was the new garage door remote in my purse.  Guess I'll leave that in the car from now on.

Saturday, DH worked and I did some shopping for bargains but came home early with a stomach bug.  Good thing it only lasted a couple of hours.

Sunday, winter decided to make a come back.  While we were in church it was snowing so hard - big clumps coming down.  We drove out to my brother's for lunch and a birthday celebration.  The snow had slowed, but it was really slushy and slippery.  DH had to work late afternoon so we didn't stay too long.   I dropped him off at work and headed to Kohls.  I wasn't even in there an hour and had 1-2" of snow on the car again.  We got about 6" inches of heavy wet snow.  School is closed today.  DH worked overnight and had to wait for the plow to make a path in the work lot so he could get out.  Fortunately, the buses were running on time and I got to work.  I'm sure we'll have lots of patients rescheduling today.  

I got some great shopping bargains over the weekend too.  A couple of casual tops for .90 each and a pair of work pants for $4.50!  Then some winter pajama sets for 90% off (came to $4.99) for me and my sister-in-law.  I also got 50% off a summer maxi that I can wear for my class reunion in July.  Win all around!

tawillers

Saturday was pretty nice so we took all the kids to the park.  DH pitched to Son while the girls and I played at the playground.  Then the girls decided they wanted to hit so I got their stuff out of the van and pitched to them.

Yesterday was a bit chillier but we still grilled out.  Everything is so much better on the grill.

DH is off this week.  I have one project for him but I need to think of others because he'll be bugging me about being bored tomorrow and driving me up the wall.  The man can't just relax and be off work.

VarunaTT

Oh 6, I'm so sorry.  How frightening.  

The show was amazeballs.  It was 3 HOURS LONG.  I'm not complaining; however there was a moment where I was like...are we having an intermission?!  Also, I discovered the limits of my stiletto powers and those shoes were it.  I took a pretty bad fall and while nothing is broken/sprained, I have some pretty gorgeous bruises forming.  The dress was beautiful and I received a ton of compliments.  Also, I"m too old to stay up late like that.  I stopped drinking and I was drunk, but being drunk and my body being like, "Um, usually I'm hour 3 of sleeping, get your drunk butt to bed!" was causing issues.  

Sunday I sat on the couch and watched Empire all day.

MNNEBride

6, I'm so sorry.

AuntFlo

That's awful 6.  I wonder what they told her and if she knew the seriousness of the surgery she was about to have?  I just can't imagine any of it - being the girl, being the parents.  Ugh.  That's rough.

My weekend was too short.  I squandered it, for sure.

DD came into my room this morning after her alarm went off and asked if today was Sunday or Monday.  When I gently told her it was Monday, she went storming off and slammed the door.  That's my kid!  

A sure sign that it's Monday morning and you haven't had enough coffee?  When you go to refill your coffee cup with the lid still on.  Luckily I realized it quickly and didn't make too large of a mess.

0Face

6---I just don't understand any of that, from not telling the child to all of a sudden, child will be impaired.  Very sad.

Weekend was mostly good, just lost sleep because of H's schedule.  I sacrifice a bit on weekends.  WORTH IT. 

Friday I was off around noon, went home, met H and a HS friend and sat around and talked for a few hours.  Then didn't do much after H left. 

Saturday, got up, went running (LOVE--finding new routes is fun! #runnerd) came home, then did more sitting.  H had a rough Saturday, but went to work, and came home in a good mood.  I was ALSO in a good mood because a friend came over and we drank some beers and just caught up.  It was so nice.

Sunday was more quiet, grocery store run, lunch for H and BIL and then grilling pizza (smoked pizza?) it was good, weird but good.  Then late bedtime, but I enjoy spending downtime with H so I don't care. 

I woke up today and apparently it had flurried and some areas just south---like where I work, south (10 miles) had freezing rain.    Gross.

NOLABridesmaid

6, I'm so sorry to hear this. Prayers to you and your family.

6fsn

I really don't understand not telling her.  The mom is weird.  The girl is 15 and had no idea the gravity of the situation and I have no idea how or what they have told her now.  The GOOD news: she's awake and in a room and eating.  She's still heavily medicated, but seems to be doing well physically.  This family has been through so much. 

AuntFlo

15 is almost an adult.  I would feel so incredibly betrayed by my parents if they sent me into surgery without telling me what was wrong with me. Wow.

PMeg819

I'm sorry 6.

This weekend was exhausting. DS was pretty good, but DD just hogs all attention because if you don't keep an eye on her she'll try to climb the counters and play with knives. We didn't do much on Saturday or Sunday, save for some chores/errands. Today for work I finally have my performance review (eek). I'm hoping that today's good workout with help soften the blow of any failings they point out. I did have a momentary freakout on Friday though. My director rescheduled the meeting to today, and not 2 minutes later I got locked out of our systems. So naturally, I thought I was fired and was getting a little panicky because I'm neurotic.

AuntFlo

PMeg819 said:

I'm sorry 6.

This weekend was exhausting. DS was pretty good, but DD just hogs all attention because if you don't keep an eye on her she'll try to climb the counters and play with knives. We didn't do much on Saturday or Sunday, save for some chores/errands. Today for work I finally have my performance review (eek). I'm hoping that today's good workout with help soften the blow of any failings they point out. I did have a momentary freakout on Friday though. My director rescheduled the meeting to today, and not 2 minutes later I got locked out of our systems. So naturally, I thought I was fired and was getting a little panicky because I'm neurotic.

I don't blame you.  That would be my natural thought, too.  And then I'd have to tell myself I was being ridiculous and cross my fingers.

MesmrEwe

6fsn said:

I really don't understand not telling her.  The mom is weird.  The girl is 15 and had no idea the gravity of the situation and I have no idea how or what they have told her now.  The GOOD news: she's awake and in a room and eating.  She's still heavily medicated, but seems to be doing well physically.  This family has been through so much. 

Hold the phone WTF?!?!?!  That's beyond weird and I'm with AuntFlo here about at that age if it as me I'd be beyond pissed with my parents for keeping that level of detail from me.  Were they in denial or what!  They didn't need to use the "C" word, but they should have let her in on what was really going to take place. 

Our weekend safely wasn't that dramatic.  DD had her school semester class "Mom Project" due Friday with the parent visit part of things.  Gosh kids can be cruel!!!  DD has issues of her own (we're in the midst of starting the diagnostic process) but I just found it a bit frustrating how her teacher assured us that DD was doing great socially with lots of friends this year, only to observe her for about 5 minutes and realize that "some kids are just AH's no wonders why we're having issues with her not wanting to go to school"...  Then this morning we had tantrums about how she didn't want to go to school and wanted us to wave a magic fairy wand to solve all of her life's problems before she was wiling to go <face palm>  Yea - she went to school, and was 20 bleeping minutes late..

Yesterday we had a pretty lazy day that ended with DD going out skiing with DH for the last day of the season (sure - last day of the season and we finally get snow - but not until after the hill had closed up).. How I could use another week of spring break...