My TW today is the weather. It started snowing around 4:30-5 am. Not early enough to call a late start or anything. So my drive to school was on an unplowed road and it is still snowing. All of the kids are lethargic and complaining as well. Can't a girl get a snow day to catch up on the 60 papers I need to grade.
Between DH and the dog, there's a lot of twatwaffle to go around. And with DH, it's not entirely his fault. His truck broke down and with his insistence on fixing it himself instead of taking it somewhere, he made it worse and I've had to get up an hour earlier and take him to work and pick him up later, and today he set an alarm a half hour earlier than mine even though I asked him not to, and didn't even get up, and let go off several times. I laid there for four hours before falling asleep last night and got up to pee five times, so losing that precious half hour made me want to sit up in bed and smack him.
Then the dog has been on an eating spree. She's not been a bad chewer since a puppy, so I don't know what her problem is. She ate one eos lip balm a month ago, and last week I found her eating my last one. (Cue hormonal crying). Then she chewed a pair of work gloves, keeps digging in the trash, and then yesterday, while I was at work, she completely destroyed our expensive air mattress. She's never wanted to chew on it before. And it's our only guest bed, which we need in April for my mother to sleep on when she comes and stays a few days to help with baby. I just can't believe that one. I don't know where it's coming from suddenly. Lots of crying over that stupid mattress because now we have to buy another and we've also had to pay for truck repairs and ER bills and now we're about to buy nursery furniture. Like, really, dog? You're cute, but you're a monster lately.
My TW is my coworker. He was out for 2 weeks and came back this morning complaining that no one did his work. We all have completely different caseloads and I don't expect someone to come in and do my filing when I'm off. If something is urgent, I have no problem helping out but your caseload is yours and mine is mine. BYE Felicia
My TW is my co-worker as well. She just moved into a new position at her new desk and when she saw there wasn't a wireless mouse and keyboard, she said she couldn't work like that. So now the company is ordering her new crap. Its like really??? I've had the same crusty stapler for 2 years and my boss keeps saying "oh it still works, its fine".
DH is not a TW, but I am irrationally mad at him anyway. He's been traveling for work since New Year's Day, so I've been on my own since then. He doesn't get back until Thursday night. I'm just very, very tired (but the pharmacy finally filled my prescription iron pills yesterday, so I hope that helps get my energy level back up) and DS has been a hot mess due to teething, a sleep regression, and transitioning to his big boy bed. I think I'm just extra worn out because DH usually makes it home for the weekend when he has back to back travel weeks. My parents were out of town this weekend, too, so it has just been me and DS for 10 days and I am just a pregnant, tired mess, haha. It seriously has me questioning my ability to do this with TWO kiddos...but I'm sure I'll manage. Single moms get all my respect.
Anthem is my TW today. I spent forever on the phone trying to get my breast pump ordered. I hit the 3rd tri today so I started my calls. Insurance company says to call edgepark. Edgeparks says they can't provide my coverage info I must call ins company. Ok call Anthem again and am told Edgepark is no longer in network and to cal Byram But they can't provide me my coverage info other than they only cover a manual pump. Gah!! Call Byram and they also tell me I must call Anthem. I just threw up my hands and gave up for the day.
Distant family and marrying a man from another state when I am also from another state is a TW. We met and married in AZ, but I'm from ID and he's from WI. We both don't like AZ for job prospects for DH, school for DS, or just general contentedness. We are also miserable being isolated from everyone here.
DH is about to finish his masters degree and we were planning to do most of our searching in WI, until my dad started pleading with me not to move so far away because he won't ever be able to visit us. We can't move to ID because we'd still lack family able to help us there and family would still be at a distance because it's a small town and we need a city. My mom is also a problem and we need to keep our distance to maintain civility. Wisconsin is so out of my element but at least we'd have DHs family to help with our kids and we'd have one less epic journey to make to visit family.
@lovelongdog06 I can't believe you'd go back to the midwest after AZ! I could never do those winters again...but the family we have up north is crazy so that doesn't help
My TW is my daily headaches. Same time, same feeling, every single day. Doesn't seem to matter what I eat, how much I hydrate, etc etc. 5:30 every night - bam! Happy hour hits.
Me: 31 DH: 36 Married 5 years DD born 8/30/13 #2 expected 4/25/17
Two twatwaffles in my life this week. 1 is my co-worker who stole from me Sunday. Don't think I need to explain any further why she's a twatwaffle..
And 2 myself. I have been so tired and cranky the last couple days for no reason. Mainly towards my husband who is amazing and deserves an award for putting up with me. He lets me sleep in, takes care of the animals and has taken on more than his fair share of housework. also toward my daughter, who is already preparing to make huge changes in her life. I've been somewhat of a yeller the last few days, which is not the kind of mom I am or want to be. She's been more sensitive than ever (she's normally super tough skinned) and instead of realizing she is having a tough time I have gotten annoyed and yelled when she does anything "wrong" or gets whiney/ clingy (also not normally like her)
Eh I grew up in winter in Idaho. I don't love it, but I also hate not being able to enjoy being outside on account of the heat 6 months out of the year. I'm tired of the dust and traffic and air traffic and city junk too. Also the schools are dismal here. I really don't want to send DS, and teachers have it bad. DH misses a better music culture. He's teaching high school kids who only play at an upper middle school level and it kills him. It is ridiculously lonely with zero family out here. I could look past things I hate here if we just had someone closer than 1000 miles away. I won't even describe the financial and logistical nightmare of planning visits to two different distant states.
@cafedisco aside from the pile of stuff listed above, we're living further on the West side than I prefer, and the police helicopter circling all.the.time because we're near the 17 and ghettocenter is grating on me, and I'm not happy with our actual house. We've outgrown it, there's no garage, no storage, and we can't really afford to be where I want to be. If we could be in Tempe or Scottsdale or even all the way out to Gilbert, I'd be more comfortable. However hubby works in Avondale so that would be an impossible commute even if our budget allowed an East side move.
Eh I grew up in winter in Idaho. I don't love it, but I also hate not being able to enjoy being outside on account of the heat 6 months out of the year. I'm tired of the dust and traffic and air traffic and city junk too. Also the schools are dismal here. I really don't want to send DS, and teachers have it bad. DH misses a better music culture. He's teaching high school kids who only play at an upper middle school level and it kills him. It is ridiculously lonely with zero family out here. I could look past things I hate here if we just had someone closer than 1000 miles away. I won't even describe the financial and logistical nightmare of planning visits to two different distant states.
This is why we're moving back to TX after DH finishes his grad degree in LA this summer... plus all of our family is far away here (albeit they live very close to each other)... I feel you girl. Band director wife love!
@schef070911 how awesome you're another band director wife. There aren't that many of us! What's he getting his degree in? I can't wait for mine to finish this spring. Just one class and an internship to go. I call it his mistress...as if a band teacher doesn't have enough out of school time obligations.
@lovelongdog06 Master of music in wind conducting. It's been really great for him and so exciting personally for me to see him develop as a musician/director/person (and I've learned a lot from moving away from friends/family, new job as well), but I think we're both ready to go home. He does not have many classes this semester either which is nice. Am I remembering correctly that your DH is working while attending school? Mine is a full-time student currently.
My official TW of the week is my coworker. Typically at the school I teach at, everyone has two planning period (one per day). I took on an extra class this year, so I only have one every other day. So, coworker has a doctor's appointment on Friday morning, but she doesn't want to take a full day off of work to "save her leave." The issue is that our principal doesn't approve half-day substitutes on Friday, so the department has to cover for her. So, now I have to burn my whole planning period (which means three days with no planning) to cover her class all because she doesn't want to use a day of leave. The kicker? She'll be gone for ALL of the classes that she teaches that day and will only be in the building for her planning period. So she gets a free day while the rest of us have to cover her classes. UGH. I'm trying to see if someone will go halfsies with me, because otherwise that really screws me for the next week.
@schef070911 yes he's a full time high school director, part time grad student. It's been rough, especially when DS has an especially trying day and marching season was hell. He decided to open some future doors up with a masters in educational leadership.
@lovelongdog06 I hear all of the things you listed. We're city people, for sure so we don't mind most of them. I will say that if you end up here for a while, we're in South Mountain and pretty happy here. We really wanted to be downtown but of course can't afford it. I've had to commute to Avondale randomly a few times over the past 2 years and it's a fast commute (15-20 minutes) because you go against traffic.
Me: 31 DH: 36 Married 5 years DD born 8/30/13 #2 expected 4/25/17
Adding a twatwaffle. Our plow guy. He has destroyed all the way around our yard.. if it was a little misjudgment or a small area I wouldn't be upset, but now that it's warmed up and the snows melted some you can really see how bad it is.. this is one area on the side of my house.. it's like this all the way around the front too..
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Re: TW Tuesday 1/10
Then the dog has been on an eating spree. She's not been a bad chewer since a puppy, so I don't know what her problem is. She ate one eos lip balm a month ago, and last week I found her eating my last one. (Cue hormonal crying). Then she chewed a pair of work gloves, keeps digging in the trash, and then yesterday, while I was at work, she completely destroyed our expensive air mattress. She's never wanted to chew on it before. And it's our only guest bed, which we need in April for my mother to sleep on when she comes and stays a few days to help with baby. I just can't believe that one. I don't know where it's coming from suddenly. Lots of crying over that stupid mattress because now we have to buy another and we've also had to pay for truck repairs and ER bills and now we're about to buy nursery furniture. Like, really, dog? You're cute, but you're a monster lately.
So cranky this morning.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
DH is about to finish his masters degree and we were planning to do most of our searching in WI, until my dad started pleading with me not to move so far away because he won't ever be able to visit us. We can't move to ID because we'd still lack family able to help us there and family would still be at a distance because it's a small town and we need a city. My mom is also a problem and we need to keep our distance to maintain civility. Wisconsin is so out of my element but at least we'd have DHs family to help with our kids and we'd have one less epic journey to make to visit family.
Everything feels very lose lose.
My TW is my daily headaches. Same time, same feeling, every single day. Doesn't seem to matter what I eat, how much I hydrate, etc etc. 5:30 every night - bam! Happy hour hits.
DH: 36
Married 5 years
DD born 8/30/13
#2 expected 4/25/17
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
And 2 myself. I have been so tired and cranky the last couple days for no reason. Mainly towards my husband who is amazing and deserves an award for putting up with me. He lets me sleep in, takes care of the animals and has taken on more than his fair share of housework. also toward my daughter, who is already preparing to make huge changes in her life. I've been somewhat of a yeller the last few days, which is not the kind of mom I am or want to be. She's been more sensitive than ever (she's normally super tough skinned) and instead of realizing she is having a tough time I have gotten annoyed and yelled when she does anything "wrong" or gets whiney/ clingy (also not normally like her)
Baby Boy due 04/07/17
eta: words
Me: Thank you!
TW: You're welcome! You were stuck in that "is she chunky or pregnant?" stage for a while!
Me:
Baby #2 due April 2017
DH: 36
Married 5 years
DD born 8/30/13
#2 expected 4/25/17
Baby Boy due 04/07/17