eandesmom
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Just finished reading the whole shebang, but want to digest it some...
I'll comment in a while.....
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OK, here we go:
First off, I'm really sick over your ticket mess up! I can totally see myself doing that- totally! It's easy to do- way too easy in my opinion, in fact- to mess up a flight. Don't blame yourself too much.
Now, I just can't believe how fast this start date has come up! Only 4 more days until you go from WAHM to "in the force" again. What a change of routine and mindset that has to be. You'll do great, but am really praying you make the adjustment quickly and stay "in a good place" whilst doing so.
Just took a peek at your ticker too... 17 days!! WOW! So, basically, you'll just get started then, you're off for a fun time in SoCal. Nice!!!
To me it just seems like this sports monster has now taken control, rather than it BEING controlled. Can she (Kelli) not see that?? Just weird to me.
I wish Sandy had come sooner! Surely she knew about Kendall's schedule and how the sports monster is the one in control now. ?? Right?? or did she not realize that things are so tight?
Ah well. Kelli has NO desire to control the sports thing and every desire to let it control us. Or her. Or K. In her own way I do truly believe she thinks she is giving Kendall her "best" by doing it this way. She is not a planner, not a decision maker. I can see where this makes life (albeit in a very weird way!) easier for her to parent.
I'm more mad about the tickets because I have done it before. Never on personal tickets but for work, more than once. It just didn't hit my pocket before (that I recall, could be a selective memory issue!
).I'm in a really good place, I don't see that changing with the new job...it helps that I'll be surrounded by really good people! I am really excited for it. It's not like I haven't been working and it's only been since last July that I haven't been in an office. Frankly I can't wait to get out of my home office! The 7 minute commute helps a lot
As for Sandie, well, it is what it is. The latest news (just this morning) is that Paul may not want to go! Too hot in August.
Gee, would have been nice to know before we bought non-refundable tickets to get a good airfare. And yes, I played that card.
Yay pillow! It's amazing that a pillow or sleeping posture can make that much difference...
Maybe it's telling even he can be both funny and likable AND a good student. It's about finding balance. You don't want to squelch his natural gifting of being a people person, but also want to continue to stress the importance of learning.....oh that crazy balance....continued luck in this area.
OY with the plane fares...at least you caught it now and not right before you were leaving.
No, we don't want to squelch him. People are, I believe, who they are. I just WISH we could channel all that energy into some positive areas. He's not doing anything bad or sneaky but there is a lot of misplaced effort. If I had a nickel for every time I've been told....he'll be hard now (aka throughout school) but will be a CEO or a politician....I'd be rich!
I am glad he has those qualities though and I am really glad that as he's gotten older no one is suggesting it is anything more than him seeing attention (versus being ADHD etc).
Thank heavens for catching the plane tix issue now, wouldn't have if I hadn't been working on that binder page!
Wow, what a lot of things going on!! Sounds really stressful, I hope you can use the California trip to recover a bit!
I can understand how you feel about the flight! But at least you realized it now! My father once was suppose to book a flight for him and my mother, but managed to book to book himself two tickets and none for my mother. They realized that at check-in at the airport!
The only stressful part...well besides Evan's report card, was the neck. That was a nightmare!
The rest is just life.
I've realized mess ups like that before either mid trip, at check in or otherwise. Once when I went to check in, realized the tickets were for a month before (and obviously I'd not taken the trip), another time I landed in Detroit and realized my hotel had been booked for the previous night so I didn't have a place to stay) etc. I think the frustrating part is almost without exception you are forced into booking these non-refundable fares so that you can't make changes.
Like it really costs the airline if you change to a different flight. Oh I can see a $25 or even a $50 change fee, I think you even have those on a refundable fare but more than that? A racket to make up for their other financial shortfalls.
Your poor Dad! I am really grateful I caught it now and honestly wouldn't have if I hadn't have been updating the binder page with that info on it. So YAY for binder pages!
I can't believe it is almost time to start your new job! Are you excited? Nervous? Both?
Oh no! How frustrating! I am glad the one from Brookstone seems to be working.
Right there with ya about the sighing. Chelsea's "lifestyle changes" are not working out quite as well as I had hoped. Partly because she feels (with the backing of her 12-year-old friends) that I am being completely unfair.
Yep. I know exactly what you are going through! Chelsea has one teacher, in particular, her social studies teacher, who keeps telling me (and her) that she is super smart, a good kid, and doing just fine. The kicker was last week when he told Chelsea that he thought I was being unreasonable with my expectations. Sorry, I am the mom so I get to decide what our expectations are in our house. I was furious.
Just think, it will soon be summer, and we can take a break from this aspect of parenting.
The good news is he actually doesn't think I'm being unfair. Bad news it is isn't affecting him at all yet. His teacher is incredibly supportive, we met yesterday. Bad news is she has an Evan of her own who is 20 so part of her is like....there is only so much you can do and thank goodness he's charming.
She's going to email me mid week with how he's doing so we do have a new check system in place. We've been there each year (about this time of year) and it does help. She was actually really great talking about how we are doing all the right things with our Evan smackdown program (though none of it may help).
Yes, you get to decide what the expectations are for sure! I would be SO frustrated with that teacher, even worse that they are a peer for you! That is really out of line. I am really sorry Chelsea's lifestyle changes aren't having the desired impact, I feel your pain.
I am excited about the job, a little overwhelmed on the technical side already but once I can fully focus on it, it should be better.
Those do look like some great summer line ups for the boys.
Actually, we have applied for Sully to go to a week long overnight camp in North Carolina (it's held at a 4H camp) that is part of Operation Purple. They are summer camps for kids of a deployed parent. And it's FREE! We just have to wait to hear if he made it in.
My boys had to be happy with that the last 2 years as well. Sadly they let me know how unhappy they were with it so it's a big of a relief to be able to give this to them. I am just not great at the planning weeks long of fun kid things to do over the summer while trying to work at home at the same time and it was rather boring for them at times even though we did do some fun little trips in there.
I hope Sully gets in, that sounds wonderful!
Sorry to read about your ticket mishap. I could see myself doing that too, (and I'd hate it that the blame had to rest with me). You've got a LOT going on, take it one day at a time.
Sigh. A lot or not, I move too fast sometimes and this was a classic example of it. If I'd have caught it that day (which I should have, swore I looked at the confirmations) they might have changed it for free but I have my doubts about it.
Just glad we caught it now and not on check in day, thank heavens for binder pages.
But they make a big difference I agree...
