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Three things
1. I bought one Christmas present and now I can't stop. I feel like I have to get it all done now. Will I EVER not be all or nothing?! LOL
2. Ugh, moms! Seriously. My mom's birthday is tomorrow. I called her last night to see how her interviews have been going (she is in the process of changing jobs potentially) and she said "What are you and Joe doing tomorrow night?" I said "Nothing." She said "Oh, ok. Well I'm going to come over for dinner for my birthday then." Um, nothing like inviting yourself (which she does ALL.THE.TIME ....to EVERYTHING! It's so freaking annoying). But we were going to have leftover night tonight. And I KNOW we still could. But I won't. So Joe is going to go get some fish/sides at the grocery and we will make her a dinner she loves. And I'm stopping to get an ice cream cake on the way home. And a bottle of her fave booze. Nothing like dropping $100 on a random Thursday that I wasn't planning on doing. At all.
3. Related to #2, she has always been the martyr/lay the guilt trip on type. And I, b/c of MY personality, have always fed in to that (like mother, like daughter). What I mean is that I feel guilty for feeling mad/frustrated that she would 1. invite herself and 2. cause me to run around and get dinner items/birthday cake/gift. She does do a lot for us in the respect that she watches our kids on average of once a month so that we can go out. And she watched them 1-2 times a week for us for the first 4 years of their lives. So I feel horrible that I wouldn't have even called her myself and invited her over -- so she invited herself. Which annoyed me. Then made me feel guilty for being annoyed.
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Re: Three things
My 3 Things:
1. I'm tired, and hate dogs. Not hate them enough that I'd kick one if I saw it, but we will NEVER own a dog...ever.
2. I don't love my DH's job. He likes it though, and it brings home the bacon, so I'll deal. I just think his boss is stupid. She has a trust fund (MILLIONS of dollars), doesn't NEED to work, so she doesn't care, never has answers when he has questions and it frustrates me (him too, but his co-workers all get together and work out their problems without her, so he is fine with it). She just went on maternity leave and she is NOT a SAHM type person, but I really hope she decides to hire nannies and just stay home and not come back.
3. I want to freeze my kids. They are easy and independent but still love me, love school, and aren't in that tween/puberty scary stage that I'm super afraid of. I want them to stop growing RIGHT now.
1. I've been going to bed too late the last few nights and so I am tired and grouchy. I hate that feeling in the morning.
2. Trying to book a flight to NO for a long weekend....I hate red tape, automated receptionists and vague seat assignments
3. It's my birthday and my kids are too young to know, my husband is out of town so I have to buy my own cake. At least the kids will get a kick out of that tonight!
1. I'm annoyed that the school I sub for is allowing Halloween, but DD's school isn't. She has to make a stupid vocabulary hat instead. One of the word choices is "gyrate" and I'm seriously thinking about making her hat a stripper pole just to be a beyotch...kidding.
2. I'm meeting with an attorney today to talk about getting a CPO (restraining order) for my ex in-laws.
3. I plan on indulging in both a Peppermint Hot Chocolate from McDonald's, and a big bag of Halloween candy.
1. I'm frustrated and trying to remember why I agreed to be a girl scout leader. This paperwork and financial stuff and room rental agreements is hard, yo.
2. I have 5 pumpkins rolling around in the back of my car because I've been too lazy to put them on the porch.
3. The H is finally coming home today!
1. My mother has her next brain scan today. Please -- let the tumors be completely gone or no visible growth. I'll take either.
2. I'm pretty glad I joined the gym. I've always worked out outdoors, but -- it's pretty good being indoors!!
3. It's weird, but I've finally reached a point in my life where my best friend is DH -- and that I don't really have a female best friend. I do have amazing, close friends but I realized that it's different somehow. When I asked DH about it, he said he considered me his best friend, which choked me up a bit.