Hurray for April! April 3 - 10

[Lollipop]

I finally caught up on folding my giant pile of laundry dry that's been sitting, clean, in front of the dryer since just after Christmas. We've been digging through and adding to it and folding some here and there, but I just folded the very last basket of it. Now if I could just catch up on washing and putting stuff away, maybe I could finally get my bedroom set up so that it looks like actual adults live in it, instead of a couple of teenagers lol

[tinydancer]

Work is what's on tap for me this weekend. and I'm planning a target run - that might be the highlight.

We somehow have 5 weddings this summer, so mostly we're travelling for those. We're planning to spend a week at H's dad's cabin in WI too - they built it probably 5 years ago now and we've never been. I need to get the little guy swimming lessons before we go.

I saw that picture of the Syrian dad with his twins too and broke down crying at my desk. I just don't understand that level of depravity. I have all sorts of conflicted feelings about the situation - I feel like we can't just stand by and let this happen but I don't love the idea of engaging troops in another armed conflict either.

[Lollipop]

Folding laundry is much more tolerable when I can watch stuff I like. Rather than H's video game, or Dave Chappelle's stand up. You'd think H would be in a good mood since we're getting a $2200 TV for free, but he's been grouchy all evening. I even made his favorite supper.

[pinktartan9]

So.tired.
That is all.

[dizzycooks]

Dd3 has had a fever for two days. Last night did not sleep.we are going in this afternoon bc I need to know if this is more than teething. @pinktarten9 I agree. So tired.
Thankfully all the girls are playing quietly upstairs while I "sleep". We are approaching a sweet spot of them helping themselves in the morning I think. It's adorable.

[Lollipop]

M slept like crap. And I was having a bad insomnia night. Every time I tried to sleep it took at least 45 minutes to actually fall asleep. So when H and I went to bed I was still awake 90 minutes later when she woke up, and then when she got up at 4 ish it took me about 45 minutes to get back to sleep. I'm also tired.

I'm going to continue catching up on my laundry while S is at school, and possibly clean up the living room.

[crimsonandclover]

DD3 is sick with a nasty cough. I hope she's feeling better on Monday - we want to send her to DC while with go with DDs 1+2 to an indoor amusement park on my mom's last day. It's hard to do with DD3 because there's not much for her to do and she just hangs out on my arm the whole time, plus it would be over lunch/nap which would be a ton of fun with her...

[thebanich]

I should really check in more often. I just read about all of the goings on here. I'm so happy that rslh got her take home baby.

[dizzycooks]

thebanich yes, yes you should! How are you!?

[thebanich]

I'm good! Nothing too crazy going on here. Still looking for a different job. Just treading water these days.

W still only has 2 teeth and gives 0 shits about walking.

[kcrkcs]

Hey!! thebanich
Lillie and I made it back from our work trip. She worked the crowd and I worked the horses. I think she was the star. Despite not napping all day she did wake up one hour into our 3.5 trip home and cried most of the rest of the way 😞 she was hungry but too tired to really eat what I gave her. It was a little rough. But she had an awesome day so there's that. I am looking forward to a quietish day tomorrow though.

[Lollipop]

Tomorrow is attempt number 2 of starting my new job. Hopefully it goes better than Tuesday did. At some point I need to sit down and play with stuff in my van when we don't have anywhere to go. I have a hard drive in it that I can load music and pictures onto, but I need to figure out how to delete what's already on there. I don't feel like dropping $180 for a new ipod, and the one I have doesn't have enough memory for all of my music, so I'm hoping I can just load it into the van and be done with it.

[NellieOleson]

I've been up since 3 am (thanks molars!) but dd1 and I managed to bake my H a birthday cake today.... and my H and I managed to get out for a date night to celebrate his birthday!

We stopped at a local brewpub for a beer, went to a fancy schmancy restaurant for steak and sushi dinner, and then stopped by a friend's new bar before getting home at 8. It's so funny to think a few years ago I would just be getting ready to go out at that time. Ha

We saw some old friends, had delicious food, and ate a meal without picking one thing up off the floor, or cajoling someone to "just try a bite." I needed that.

[scorpioscuba]

So glad you got a nice date night NellieOleson!!

[kcrkcs]

NellieOleson date night sounds fun!

[crimsonandclover]

DD1 got pink eye 1.5 weeks ago. DD2 got it today. My eye is feeling kind of sticky right now. DD3 is getting molars (total surprise to me since she only has her bottom 2 incisors otherwise, but one corner of her molar is sticking through). And at preschool there is an outbreak of lice.

I'm done.

[dizzycooks]

crimsonandclover that really sucks. I hope you don't get pink eye!
We have had some terrible nights here too and I'm just waiting for teeth to come through. She currently has a double ear infection so that's fun.
Dh told me today he doesn't like the pressure of being the sole income and resents me for it. Needless to say we are having a great day.

[dizzycooks]

Lollipop I hope you're having a much better day at work!!

[Lollipop]

dizzycooks I was having a pretty good day, and then they sent me home because it was slow.

I'm annoyed at H for being annoyed with me. He told me a few minutes ago that we end to leave soon, and I was confused, because he had told me the other day that his parents wanted us at their house for 5 and it was only 3. So I asked him about it and he got pissy telling me that they originally wanted us there at 4, but since I was supposed to work til 4, we were going to get there at 5. So since I got home early, it's back to 4. I have no problem with any of that. But since I wasn't told about the original time I was confused. My problem is with the fact that H got mad at me because I asked.

[kcrkcs]

dizzycooks umm well I guess at least he is talking about his feelings but... that's kind of a shitty thing to hear. Did he have anything productive to say about how you guys might change his feelings?
crimsonandclover nooooooooo liceeeee those little fuckers are my nightmare. Everyone will be shaving their heads immediately. The thought makes me so twitchy. Also not thank you to pink eye. Good luck. 😳
Also out of curiosity what are head lice auf Deutsch?

[dizzycooks]

kcrkcs we haven't had a lot of time to chat. Idk, three kids need a lot of our time. Deep conversations are rare. Basically I was something like "get a job. I thought we agreed to one year off". I'm kinda wtf dude, we discussed in the fall and you were cool.
Honestly, I think he's having a moment of "look at all the people with the nice stuff! " and finally realizing we can't move AND buy a car. And yeah, that feeling sucks.

[kcrkcs]

Apr 9, 2017 18:01:48 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

kcrkcs we haven't had a lot of time to chat. Idk, three kids need a lot of our time. Deep conversations are rare. Basically I was something like "get a job. I thought we agreed to one year off". I'm kinda wtf dude, we discussed in the fall and you were cool.
Honestly, I think he's having a moment of "look at all the people with the nice stuff! " and finally realizing we can't move AND buy a car. And yeah, that feeling sucks.

I mean I will say as the major income earner sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed and if I don't put that in the right direction it can turn into a little resenty feeling, but it passes pretty quickly, because I remember it's our family unit success that matters. The stress of whether we succeed or not can be a lot though. Anyway not defending your hubs just typing through my thoughts.

[sjames2015]

For all concerned with Lice, melaleuca (tea tree) oil and clove oil keep them away. I have a spray bottle with 5 drops of each oil and 8oz of water. I spray DD1's scalp before school or play dates.

[scorpioscuba]

Hugs dizzycooks. I'm the sole income earner as well since H is in school. His program is all encompassing so I also do pretty much everything else with a few exceptions. It's hard. And I do get resentful at times. But I don't resent him. I think there is a distinct difference. I hope that your H didn't mean it the way it came out. I try to tell myself that this is just a season, it is not our forever. Also, remind him how much daycare would be if you didn't SAH. He still likely wouldn't be able to get "all the things!" cuz daycare is $$$$.

[crimsonandclover]

Apr 9, 2017 17:22:13 GMT -5 kcrkcs said:

dizzycooks umm well I guess at least he is talking about his feelings but... that's kind of a shitty thing to hear. Did he have anything productive to say about how you guys might change his feelings?
crimsonandclover nooooooooo liceeeee those little fuckers are my nightmare. Everyone will be shaving their heads immediately. The thought makes me so twitchy. Also not thank you to pink eye. Good luck. 😳
Also out of curiosity what are head lice auf Deutsch?

Läuse (one is a Laus)

My head starts itching every time I walk in the door right now. At least they didn't have any new cases reported over the weekend. Still, the kids who already had one treatment need another one after 8-10 days, and that's what parents usually forget and then they come back. ::shudder:: I'm off to look into the oils scorpioscuba suggested.

[Lollipop]

Apr 9, 2017 22:57:58 GMT -5 sjames2015 said:

For all concerned with Lice, melaleuca (tea tree) oil and clove oil keep them away. I have a spray bottle with 5 drops of each oil and 8oz of water. I spray DD1's scalp before school or play dates.

That helps. But trust me, it is not 100%. We couldn't permanently get rid of lice when we were kids until my sister started junior high, because it was constantly going around our elementary school.

[Lollipop]

And now my scalp is crawling. Ew. I'm so paranoid about lice. I hope we move before M starts school so she won't be going to the same school that we went to. I'm less concerned with S because we can just buzz his hair and be done with it.