Happy Weekend

jjbmstinco · February 2015

jtmh2012 · February 2015

Yay weekend!

Penguin129 · February 2015

Woo Hoo! It is Swamp Cabbage weekend here. Tomorrow morning our little town has a huge parade complete with Swamp Buggy floats. Then later we'll watch armadillo races. We're taking Abby in the wagon and are planning on sitting in fil's truck bed for the parade. I can't wait. Hopefully we'll have a game night tomorrow. Dh and I are supposed to watch a movie, but he fell asleep on the living room floor, so who knows.

lovealwaysfindsaway8202011 · February 2015

yeah! I need it. I only worked two days this week but I am exhausted in all ways possible.

shellyamf · February 2015

Yay weekend. We are enjoying the snow. By we, I mean Lily and I. P's glued to his computer.

jtmh2012 · February 2015

It's snowing here again. Joy is at work.....

shellyamf · February 2015

It's snowing again over here too. And P is driving me crazy. First he seemed to be pushing me finding something work from home to help build up savings. Then I find something and tell him when I apply that it's something I will only be able to do when he is home to watch Lily. Now he's all about how I can do it while watching Lily. Umm, not effectively. I need to be able to concentrate and watching a two year old does not lend well to full concentration. I pointed out that if he keeps staying at work late, I will only be able to take shifts on the weekends. His answer was that I could still pick up shifts during the week even if during half of it he isn't here. And he's pushing for me to do them during the week and not the weekends. I'm about ready to unplug his damn computer and hide the power cable. And just to point out, he only stays late because 1) he likes to sleep in and go in late and 2) he says he has less traffic. It still takes him 45 min to get home when he stays late so I know it isn't saving him drive time. But excuse me for asking him to go in and come home on time so I can work a second job, because yes it is a second job. Just having a day. Really regretting not buying some wine before all this snow. I might have to raid my chocolate stash.

Penguin129 · February 2015

@shellyamf Sorry you are having problems getting on the same page with P about the new job. Do you think he is nervous about having to take on more time taking care of Lily?

one2andnow3 · February 2015

We came home yesterday. Relaxing today.

jjbmstinco · February 2015

Aleigha I am glad you are home with your LO!

Michelle- I would be frustrated as well. (hugs)

I am done nothing too much today. I should be working on the spare room and laundry but I am having a hard time finding the motivation.

ImperiumWife · February 2015

It was a productive weekend, but turned out a lot different than I expected. We ended up with over 6 inches of snow...

I was supposed to have a competition, but it was canceled, which means I got to go to the open bar work dinner, that I wasn't originally supposed to be able to go to, and it was lovely! Then J's brother came home from grad school for the weekend, and brought his new gf with him that we have had yet to met. So we ventured out onto basically snow covered roads, so we could meet here. I really like her too.

Then yesterday I just spent my time cleaning and working on lesson planning.

Michelle- that almost sounds like something that J would have done a few years ago. PM me if you want and we can talk about what I did.

shellyamf · February 2015

I think he might be nervous about more time taking care of Lily. But more so I think it's that he gets frustrated so easily. He does not have a lot of patience. So he gets super frustrated with her at times. I spent a little over two hours doing the second training and certification. At one point, I could hear her wondering around downstairs crying Momma, Momma. But I didn't answer because I knew it would just make it worse. He worked it out and she was fine by the time I was done. I foresee a lot iPad time or computer time for her when Daddy is taking care of her.

Penguin129 · February 2015

I understand that. DH has tons of patience with DD, more than me at times. Even so he has brought Abby to see me when I am trying to soak in the bathtub or take a shower to relax and once she cries Momma enough, he doesn't know what to do. I think it is probably tough for dad's to switch modes.

ImperiumWife · February 2015

shellyamf said:

I think he might be nervous about more time taking care of Lily. But more so I think it's that he gets frustrated so easily. He does not have a lot of patience. So he gets super frustrated with her at times. I spent a little over two hours doing the second training and certification. At one point, I could hear her wondering around downstairs crying Momma, Momma. But I didn't answer because I knew it would just make it worse. He worked it out and she was fine by the time I was done. I foresee a lot iPad time or computer time for her when Daddy is taking care of her.

P reminds me a lot of J, from what you say, and he probably is nervous, because he knows he gets frustrated easily, and as such, wants to avoid the trigger altogether. And odds are, he doesn't want to get frustrated, and the computer is an escape for feelings he doesn't quite know what to do with. It took us a while to get used to the idea of communicating those feelings.

shellyamf · February 2015

ImperiumWife said:

P reminds me a lot of J, from what you say, and he probably is nervous, because he knows he gets frustrated easily, and as such, wants to avoid the trigger altogether. And odds are, he doesn't want to get frustrated, and the computer is an escape for feelings he doesn't quite know what to do with. It took us a while to get used to the idea of communicating those feelings.

P admits he has little patience. And I can see he is working on it. He is very much an introvert. And sometimes it's hard for me to remember just how differently we both handle things.

ImperiumWife · February 2015

shellyamf said:

P reminds me a lot of J, from what you say, and he probably is nervous, because he knows he gets frustrated easily, and as such, wants to avoid the trigger altogether. And odds are, he doesn't want to get frustrated, and the computer is an escape for feelings he doesn't quite know what to do with. It took us a while to get used to the idea of communicating those feelings.
P admits he has little patience. And I can see he is working on it. He is very much an introvert. And sometimes it's hard for me to remember just how differently we both handle things.

I'm glad to hear that he can admit it. That was a big step for J. Just acknowledge that he feels that way, and it will help.

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