Friendly Friday and weeekend

[aggiebug]

Hello hello lovely friends how are you? What's up this weekend?

[aggiebug]

I've been busy painting my living room. I am really loving the color. One more wall during nap time today and it will be done. There is a lot of molding so its not quick. Thankfully I don't mind detail work


Meanwhile I sent S to her room to snuggle bunny until she could collect herself. Except she fell asleep 😲. She also complained about her throat so I'm guessing she isn't 100%. C is also extra snuggly so I think he isn't 100% either. Neither are bad but I am guessing it will be a chill day or two


Hopefully more work around the house this weekend.

[aggiebug]

kartish I love goats! 😊

dmorgendorffer I can imagine that hearing that news is a relief but not complete relief. Hopefully at next check it will be resolved and leave no questions.

[kartish]

aggiebug yay for painting and liking the color. Hope the kiddos stay healthy though.

Here at work working a late shift due to daycare snafu. But maybe I'll actually get some work down, if I can buckle down.

I really need to do some work in the front yard soon. It's been so hot I've been ignoring the yard work, but last night I realized that our curb appeal is zilch right now. I need to trim the bushes and weed, but it'd be nice to maybe see if some mums or marigolds would freshen up the place.

[lilyelayne]

kartish our front flower beds need lots of work but I’m waiting til it’s cooler. Thankfully we’ve got a half acre of yard between the house and the road which DH keeps well manicured, so the flower beds aren’t that big of an eye sore for passers by.

[lilyelayne]

Car was packed by 11pm! Dreamfeeding J and then I’ll go to bed. If he has a decent night & his usual 5-530 wake up, we’ll hopefully be on the road by 7-730.

Apparently DH’s family are already having vacation squabbles and we’re not even there yet.

[dreemkin]

aggiebug yay for painting! I love to see pics!
kartish sorry about work but getting stuff done is always nice. And I'm sure your house looks great!
lilyelayne I'm sending no-drama vibes your way! Have a good trip!

Today is my sister's birthday and I have to finish up her birthday cake today. We are going out to lunch and back to my house for dessert and presents.

[kartish]

dreemkin happy birthday to your sister! What kind of cake are you baking her?

lilyelayne good luck getting on the road this morning! Also maybe the squabbles will die out by the time you get there?

Had a good start to the morning today, even with A waking up an hour early. He was in a good mood so it worked out fine. Tonight is another late night though, deadline tomorrow for budgets, eek!

I need to order DH's anniversary present also today and call my dad for his birthday.

[aggiebug]

dreemkin I hate posting pictures here, just a pita. But just for you.



And the other wall



Not many living rooms can handle such a dark paint but as you can see there actually isn't much wall to paint!

[dreemkin]

kartish happy bday to your dad! I made her a peanut butter two layer cake because she requested "something peanut butter".

aggiebug thanks! I looove it! Really makes the white trim pop too.

[lilyelayne]

Happy belated birthday sister dreemkin and dad kartish!

aggiebug I love it!

As for me
Helloooooo from the beach. J had a rough evening, couldn’t break the overtired —> sleep for 10 minutes —> overstimulated by all the family —> overtired cycle. But once we got him down for the night he did well.
G is still asleep. He’s on an air mattress in the walk in closet. He’s so excited about “his room.”

This is our 6th annual beach vacation with all the ILs, and if there’s not fighting every day that’ll be a first. DH’s family are super dedicated to each other, but they are also in each other’s space too much. They work together, MIL picks up the nephews from school & is their after care, DH’s older sister (single, no kids) spends a lot of her free time hanging out with her parents because they like the same things (movies, casinos) and she hates doing anything alone. Vacation just amplifies the usual squabbling because they don’t even get the usual overnight break from each other.

We’ll have lots of good times too. And it’s not huge fights, just lots of little spats and rolled eyes and such. I’m just not as good at ignoring that vibe so it can get a little wearisome for me. This is also the first year G isn’t nursing which was how I extracted him when he started getting anxious from the emotional tenor of the group. So we’ll see how I can help him cope this year.

Anyway. Not to be all doom and gloom. We’ll have an excellent vacation. I am so glad DH prioritizes family beyond our immediate selves. I am so glad G has a big close extended family on both sides. I am so glad I have involved inclusive ILs.

[dreemkin]

lilyelayne that sounds a lot like my mom's side of the family. Sometimes too close for their own good! But it's really nice too. I hope you can keep on the positive side of things. Maybe there's another way you can get G some break time when needed - a short walk?

[kartish]

aggiebug I love the color! Also your living room is so pretty!

lilyelayne maybe frequent potty breaks can help you escape then just go for a walk or chill in your room for a bit to reset?

My brain is fried. I'm so done working I this project, I can't even think what my next steps are. However, there is still work to be done as I brought work home with me and I'm working on my day off tomorrow. I've got dinner to clean up and then I'm going to go read for a bit outside or take a quick walk before I dive back into it. Hopefully that will help me get back on track.

DH's anniversary present went off sale while I procrastinated, so now I need to figure out another iron gift.

[lilyelayne]

kartish for iron I got DH a horseshoe engraved with our wedding date & the closing date on the new house to hang over the door for luck. He got me a cast iron wok.

[kartish]

Thanks for the idea lilyelayne, that's a cute gift.

[seamonster]

aggiebug I love the color.