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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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Hello hello, we are still under the freezer dome, but surviving. 
Once I got home last night I was NOT going out to the gym, no thanks. So we ran around and had fun at home. Had a quick supper, tossed both kids through baths, danced a little bit more, then got the kids to bed.
Sadly, while the kids have been doing wonderfully for sleep recently, teething eases off for no child, and poor Biggie was up at 4:30 and Daddy would not suffice, so I have been up since 4:30. Munchie slept in to 6:30, and then we got through morning routine relatively easily, if a bit rushed.
We had the scale out last night for Munchie, because we're going to start a weekly weigh in for her to make sure she's increasing. The amount her spine and pelvic bones stick out is still concerning. Hubby doesn't often do Munchie's bath so he hasn't seen how bad it is recently, but last night Biggie was not letting me go, so he saw the full picture. She's still eating well, but we're only maybe 2 weeks into that, which doesn't immediately resolve 4 months of not much eating. Hubby's mom was telling him the other day that he should "watch how many snacks you're giving Munchie, you don't want to give her too much..." with implications of Munchie becoming fat. After Hubby saw Munchie's state last night, our current house rule is: if she's hungry, she eats.
I decided this morning to step on the scale. Looking in the mirror I can tell I've lost inches, but wanted to see what the scale said. Still at 178.2 but, as is standard for me, I tone up before I drop pounds. The big thing is how I feel and how my clothes fit, and both are heading in the direction I want, so that's what's most important.
Tonight is going to be frigid again, and Biggie will most likely still have teething pains, so I don't see myself heading to the gym. I will make sure that I endeavour to do some extra exercizes at home with the kids though. Maybe I'll do a plank and have them crawl under me as many times as possible before I have to drop.
I also recently started Fitness RPG which uses the step tracker that's connected to your phone to give your character XP to level up and continue his quest. So far it's kind of fun, a little tedious with all the different things to level up and the number of ads that come up, but I can over look that for a cute little game. I'm all about fitness games, though sadly a number of apps I used to use seem to have disappeared. If anyone knows of any decent ones for iOS (except Zombies, Run! or The Walk as I already have them) please do let me know.
I'm thinking of taking a page from @princess_sarena and having a little RP journal where my character continues through whatever story I'm doing (especially with me enjoying a variety of solo/journal rpgs). I think it would be fun and creative, and I want to get back to sketching a bit too, so could include that with my extended story.
Once I got home last night I was NOT going out to the gym, no thanks. So we ran around and had fun at home. Had a quick supper, tossed both kids through baths, danced a little bit more, then got the kids to bed.
Sadly, while the kids have been doing wonderfully for sleep recently, teething eases off for no child, and poor Biggie was up at 4:30 and Daddy would not suffice, so I have been up since 4:30. Munchie slept in to 6:30, and then we got through morning routine relatively easily, if a bit rushed.
We had the scale out last night for Munchie, because we're going to start a weekly weigh in for her to make sure she's increasing. The amount her spine and pelvic bones stick out is still concerning. Hubby doesn't often do Munchie's bath so he hasn't seen how bad it is recently, but last night Biggie was not letting me go, so he saw the full picture. She's still eating well, but we're only maybe 2 weeks into that, which doesn't immediately resolve 4 months of not much eating. Hubby's mom was telling him the other day that he should "watch how many snacks you're giving Munchie, you don't want to give her too much..." with implications of Munchie becoming fat. After Hubby saw Munchie's state last night, our current house rule is: if she's hungry, she eats.
I decided this morning to step on the scale. Looking in the mirror I can tell I've lost inches, but wanted to see what the scale said. Still at 178.2 but, as is standard for me, I tone up before I drop pounds. The big thing is how I feel and how my clothes fit, and both are heading in the direction I want, so that's what's most important.
Tonight is going to be frigid again, and Biggie will most likely still have teething pains, so I don't see myself heading to the gym. I will make sure that I endeavour to do some extra exercizes at home with the kids though. Maybe I'll do a plank and have them crawl under me as many times as possible before I have to drop.
I also recently started Fitness RPG which uses the step tracker that's connected to your phone to give your character XP to level up and continue his quest. So far it's kind of fun, a little tedious with all the different things to level up and the number of ads that come up, but I can over look that for a cute little game. I'm all about fitness games, though sadly a number of apps I used to use seem to have disappeared. If anyone knows of any decent ones for iOS (except Zombies, Run! or The Walk as I already have them) please do let me know.
I'm thinking of taking a page from @princess_sarena and having a little RP journal where my character continues through whatever story I'm doing (especially with me enjoying a variety of solo/journal rpgs). I think it would be fun and creative, and I want to get back to sketching a bit too, so could include that with my extended story.
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DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!I'm thinking of taking a page from @princess_sarena and having a little RP journal where my character continues through whatever story I'm doing (especially with me enjoying a variety of solo/journal rpgs). I think it would be fun and creative, and I want to get back to sketching a bit too, so could include that with my extended story.
Saffity
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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Hoo ahh, ok, so the frozen tundra is slowly moving itself back north and we are getting a small reprieve (it's only going to be -12C tonight.. whoot)
Looks like the next real chance I have to get back to the gym is Friday as it's still going to feel too cold tonight and Hubby's game night is tomorrow. (I say this with uncertainty, because if it's not too bad I may still go.. it really comes down to how Bedtime With Biggie (BWB) goes).
Speaking of which, the Biggie teething is continuing. For the most part he's doing ok, playing like normal, being his normal crazy self, he's just more cuddly and more stubborn. He does NOT like his high chair now, it is becoming a struggle to get him into it. If he's decided it's not happening, he just keeps his hips straight and no amount of pushing is getting it done. (This is the kid who at 6 months would not let the doctor bend his hips to do his checkup and she was literally lifting his whole body by his heels.) We are now starting to eat at the dining room table, so that necessitates the higher chair, but this chair converts to work for 2 kids, and we can remove the 'high chair' portion with the tray, and just have him sit in it like a booster seat (hopefully, if he decides that acceptable.) Otherwise, we'll just be eating in two pairs, Munchie and one adult at the dining room table, Biggie and the other adult at the kiddie table in the kitchen.
In the mental health part of things, stress goes up and down as always. I'm actually really getting into reading books again. Having a commute is allowing me to listen to audiobooks, and I'm working through ebooks on my phone, slowly but surely. The fun thing right now is that I've joined a few reading challenges on Goodreads, one competitive but with a reasonable expectation of 3 books that count, I have many more but they're books for the kids so they only count for page points. It's a balance between having the challenge be enjoyable, and the stress of getting things finished. I'm part of an advanced reader site, and I'm focusing on kids books to stay on top of release dates, while also enjoying a few adult books. I originally stressed a bit about posting the reviews, especially with branching out on my blog and social media, but then realized I don't need to post the reviews until the week of release, and once I charted that in my calendar I realized it wasn't nearly so much as I thought.
Between the gym giving me a physical outlet, and reading giving me a mental one (input by reading, output by reviewing), I'm starting to feel a bit more of a balance than I have in a while. I'm able to be Mom at home and also be Me. I may not be crafting so much right now with knitting and sewing, but that can come back when the kids don't need me so much.
Looks like the next real chance I have to get back to the gym is Friday as it's still going to feel too cold tonight and Hubby's game night is tomorrow. (I say this with uncertainty, because if it's not too bad I may still go.. it really comes down to how Bedtime With Biggie (BWB) goes).
Speaking of which, the Biggie teething is continuing. For the most part he's doing ok, playing like normal, being his normal crazy self, he's just more cuddly and more stubborn. He does NOT like his high chair now, it is becoming a struggle to get him into it. If he's decided it's not happening, he just keeps his hips straight and no amount of pushing is getting it done. (This is the kid who at 6 months would not let the doctor bend his hips to do his checkup and she was literally lifting his whole body by his heels.) We are now starting to eat at the dining room table, so that necessitates the higher chair, but this chair converts to work for 2 kids, and we can remove the 'high chair' portion with the tray, and just have him sit in it like a booster seat (hopefully, if he decides that acceptable.) Otherwise, we'll just be eating in two pairs, Munchie and one adult at the dining room table, Biggie and the other adult at the kiddie table in the kitchen.
In the mental health part of things, stress goes up and down as always. I'm actually really getting into reading books again. Having a commute is allowing me to listen to audiobooks, and I'm working through ebooks on my phone, slowly but surely. The fun thing right now is that I've joined a few reading challenges on Goodreads, one competitive but with a reasonable expectation of 3 books that count, I have many more but they're books for the kids so they only count for page points. It's a balance between having the challenge be enjoyable, and the stress of getting things finished. I'm part of an advanced reader site, and I'm focusing on kids books to stay on top of release dates, while also enjoying a few adult books. I originally stressed a bit about posting the reviews, especially with branching out on my blog and social media, but then realized I don't need to post the reviews until the week of release, and once I charted that in my calendar I realized it wasn't nearly so much as I thought.
Between the gym giving me a physical outlet, and reading giving me a mental one (input by reading, output by reviewing), I'm starting to feel a bit more of a balance than I have in a while. I'm able to be Mom at home and also be Me. I may not be crafting so much right now with knitting and sewing, but that can come back when the kids don't need me so much.
Saffity
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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It has been a bit of a crazy day. 
Munchie got sent home early from school yesterday. According to the teacher, she removed her shoes and chucked one at another child, then later she stabbed a different child in the eye with a straw.
To hear Munchie tell it, she removed her shoes and hid them from the teacher, and the straw was an accident because she pulled it out too hard and hit the other child in the neck with it and the child exaggerated and lied. She's very adamant that the straw child lied about what happened.
Of course, with her prior behaviour, and the teacher not having witnessed it herself, the stabbed child had to be believed, and since Munchie was making the classroom an unsafe place she needed to be removed from it. We had a long chat with Munchie about the fact that we could believe her, and we did to a point, but that her previous behaviour made it so when the teacher heard what happened, she had to make a judgement call.
Today apparently was better (she stayed in school all day at least), however she was using the word "Bum" and "Potty" inappropriately. This is something that has been difficult to express to her, the right and wrong ways to say words. She understands 'bad words' and will chastise me if I say 'stupid' or something similar, and she knows the REALLY bad words and not to say them and why. The difficulty is explaining what situations are ok to use certain words without laying out EVERY example for her.
Especially since she's as semantic as her father, the man who, when HIS father called him out for eating two bowls of ice cream, and his mother asked him "how many bowls of ice cream have you eaten?" he answered truthfully that he had only eaten one bowl, never mind that he was holding the second bowl in his hands, because he hadn't yet eaten it.
She pulled something recently, where in, she was given her bedtime snack, but then we watched and danced to one more video. After we had done bedtime routine and I was turning off the light, she demanded a bedtime snack, because the previous one didn't count because we watched a video between her eating it and bedtime routine. Now, the TV goes off when bedtime snack is given and I give Hubby very pointed looks about it.
I did not make it out to the gym last night as parenthood and discussing the situation with Munchie, while also dealing with Biggie, took priority. Hubby had to run out to deal with some car stuff and I played with the kids. I was their bridge as they crawled around under me, then pushed them across the room on their stomachs over and over again, then was a wiggle worm for them to climb on. Then they ran back and forth across the room and when they got to me I did a press up with their 33-35 lb selves and got some good upper body work done.
Munchie is spending the night at Gramma's because tomorrow is a PD day, and Hubby is at games night, so I'll probably do a more structured workout tonight, though whether that's Darebee designed or a video on YouTube I'm still undecided at the moment. Hubby thought he was going to be nice, Munchie was at Gramma's, if he got someone to drive him to games night, I could totally go to the gym!! Then he remembered "I have 2 kids"....
very sweet of him, but I will just enjoy my time tomorrow and go during the day on the weekend.
Otherwise it's been a pretty busy day at work, but I got everything I needed to done, and listened to over a quarter of my audiobook, so that's fun!!
Munchie got sent home early from school yesterday. According to the teacher, she removed her shoes and chucked one at another child, then later she stabbed a different child in the eye with a straw.
To hear Munchie tell it, she removed her shoes and hid them from the teacher, and the straw was an accident because she pulled it out too hard and hit the other child in the neck with it and the child exaggerated and lied. She's very adamant that the straw child lied about what happened.
Of course, with her prior behaviour, and the teacher not having witnessed it herself, the stabbed child had to be believed, and since Munchie was making the classroom an unsafe place she needed to be removed from it. We had a long chat with Munchie about the fact that we could believe her, and we did to a point, but that her previous behaviour made it so when the teacher heard what happened, she had to make a judgement call.
Today apparently was better (she stayed in school all day at least), however she was using the word "Bum" and "Potty" inappropriately. This is something that has been difficult to express to her, the right and wrong ways to say words. She understands 'bad words' and will chastise me if I say 'stupid' or something similar, and she knows the REALLY bad words and not to say them and why. The difficulty is explaining what situations are ok to use certain words without laying out EVERY example for her.
Especially since she's as semantic as her father, the man who, when HIS father called him out for eating two bowls of ice cream, and his mother asked him "how many bowls of ice cream have you eaten?" he answered truthfully that he had only eaten one bowl, never mind that he was holding the second bowl in his hands, because he hadn't yet eaten it.
She pulled something recently, where in, she was given her bedtime snack, but then we watched and danced to one more video. After we had done bedtime routine and I was turning off the light, she demanded a bedtime snack, because the previous one didn't count because we watched a video between her eating it and bedtime routine. Now, the TV goes off when bedtime snack is given and I give Hubby very pointed looks about it.
I did not make it out to the gym last night as parenthood and discussing the situation with Munchie, while also dealing with Biggie, took priority. Hubby had to run out to deal with some car stuff and I played with the kids. I was their bridge as they crawled around under me, then pushed them across the room on their stomachs over and over again, then was a wiggle worm for them to climb on. Then they ran back and forth across the room and when they got to me I did a press up with their 33-35 lb selves and got some good upper body work done.
Munchie is spending the night at Gramma's because tomorrow is a PD day, and Hubby is at games night, so I'll probably do a more structured workout tonight, though whether that's Darebee designed or a video on YouTube I'm still undecided at the moment. Hubby thought he was going to be nice, Munchie was at Gramma's, if he got someone to drive him to games night, I could totally go to the gym!! Then he remembered "I have 2 kids"....
very sweet of him, but I will just enjoy my time tomorrow and go during the day on the weekend.Otherwise it's been a pretty busy day at work, but I got everything I needed to done, and listened to over a quarter of my audiobook, so that's fun!!
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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So, in the end, I did not do an organized work out. What I did do, was walk Biggie to sleep for about 30 minutes. Then enjoyed my book and my drink. 
Last night we all slept through. I heard Biggie fuss for 2 seconds and then he settled himself back down. Hubby and I are in shock!
Today was a PD day, so Munchie is with Gramma. We've got the usual Gramma complaints that Munchie is a child with her own mind and opinions and not an automaton who follows every direction, but for the most part, things have been good.
Quiet day today, but I WILL be going to the gym tonight, I will have about half an hour left in my book by the time I get home and I want to finish it tonight.
Last night we all slept through. I heard Biggie fuss for 2 seconds and then he settled himself back down. Hubby and I are in shock!
Today was a PD day, so Munchie is with Gramma. We've got the usual Gramma complaints that Munchie is a child with her own mind and opinions and not an automaton who follows every direction, but for the most part, things have been good.
Quiet day today, but I WILL be going to the gym tonight, I will have about half an hour left in my book by the time I get home and I want to finish it tonight.
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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Single mothering it today as Hubby heads an hour east with his mom to help his great aunt sort more stuff out. 
Luckily, as I said, we're reaching the point where the kids can kind of entertain themselves. This morning was filled with puzzle making and colouring. Neither kid ate particularly well, and Biggie was having quite the little fit, but I eventually got him down for his nap. Now Munchie is having a little bit of phone time, and I'm catching up on my computer stuff like here and my book reviews.
Last night I did go to the gym, I walked on the treadmill for 15 minutes then did the machine circuit they have setup, then stretched for a bit. By that point I had 40 minutes left in my book, so I took advantage of the massage chair and the massage bed. Then I grabbed a snack before heading home and sat for the last minutes in the driveway.
I've done something to my left wrist, it feels locked up, I'm doing some light stretching of it today, but Biggie took extra long to get down for nap. Him sitting on my forearm probably didn't help, but my biceps look awesome.
Just chilling with Munchie for a bit, I was thinking of taking the kids out for a walk since it's only -3C, but the windchill is still down around -16C so... nevermind...
Tonight, after the kids are in bed, I'll be heading out to the gym again. We're heading back into the -20s around Thursday, so I want to get in as many trips as I can before it's too cold for me to want to go out.
Luckily, as I said, we're reaching the point where the kids can kind of entertain themselves. This morning was filled with puzzle making and colouring. Neither kid ate particularly well, and Biggie was having quite the little fit, but I eventually got him down for his nap. Now Munchie is having a little bit of phone time, and I'm catching up on my computer stuff like here and my book reviews.
Last night I did go to the gym, I walked on the treadmill for 15 minutes then did the machine circuit they have setup, then stretched for a bit. By that point I had 40 minutes left in my book, so I took advantage of the massage chair and the massage bed. Then I grabbed a snack before heading home and sat for the last minutes in the driveway.
I've done something to my left wrist, it feels locked up, I'm doing some light stretching of it today, but Biggie took extra long to get down for nap. Him sitting on my forearm probably didn't help, but my biceps look awesome.
Just chilling with Munchie for a bit, I was thinking of taking the kids out for a walk since it's only -3C, but the windchill is still down around -16C so... nevermind...
Tonight, after the kids are in bed, I'll be heading out to the gym again. We're heading back into the -20s around Thursday, so I want to get in as many trips as I can before it's too cold for me to want to go out.
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for your wrist.
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Hope your wrist feels better soon! 
I have a question- please if this is too personal let me know- what’s a PD day? (Hope you don’t mind my asking)
I have a question- please if this is too personal let me know- what’s a PD day? (Hope you don’t mind my asking)
Saffity
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It’s “Professional Development” for the teachers, I’ve heard it be a PA day too. The kids take the day off and the teachers do seminars.
for your wrist.
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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I'm writing today's updated from home as Biggie is snoozing on the couch. Poor bubba popped a fever yesterday evening and it raged all night. Hubby took the night shift, hoping it would break, but no such luck, and there was no way he could watch Biggie in his exhausted state. So I stayed home from work while Munchie is at school and both my boys are sleeping. 
We're pretty sure it's just another episode of The Cold. I've been looking into nasal saline rinses in hopes that clearing out their sinuses we may be able to help push past this.
We've noticed that Munchie's diction has taken a slide and sometimes it's hard to understand her. She already had issues with L's, saying them as W's, but she's working really hard on it. She was so proud today to show Gramma that she could say "co-ca-co-LA". She has started having issues with N's and G's coming out as D's. If she really works on it, she can say them correctly, but it seems her endless plugged nose has caused her to start to say them incorrectly. She noted herself that N's and G's were hard because her nose was plugged.
That's where my thoughts of Neti Pots (which I wouldn't get, there are better options out there) and nasal rinses came from. I'm still doing research but I think after trying this Super Special Honey Drink (TM) that MIL brought back from Spain didn't help, she can't be upset with me trying this.
Didn't get back to the gym, hubby was wiped after helping his mom and great aunt, and Biggie wasn't well last night, however, I'm definitely feeling the weekend. All Munchie wanted to do yesterday was PE Bowman workout videos.
Seriously, if you guys have kids and want to get a good workout while having fun with them: PE Bowman and Miss Linky will hand your butt to you with the cutest child friendly voices.
My wrist is still stiff, but getting better. I mostly notice it when I'm trying to get off the couch with Biggie and push behind me with it, I have to remember to use a fist.
Other than that, once Hubby wakes up, if it's not time to go get Munchie from school, I may run over to do a quick circuit or something. Until then, I'm going to take it as a sign from the universe that I should enjoy my book.
We're pretty sure it's just another episode of The Cold. I've been looking into nasal saline rinses in hopes that clearing out their sinuses we may be able to help push past this.
We've noticed that Munchie's diction has taken a slide and sometimes it's hard to understand her. She already had issues with L's, saying them as W's, but she's working really hard on it. She was so proud today to show Gramma that she could say "co-ca-co-LA". She has started having issues with N's and G's coming out as D's. If she really works on it, she can say them correctly, but it seems her endless plugged nose has caused her to start to say them incorrectly. She noted herself that N's and G's were hard because her nose was plugged.
That's where my thoughts of Neti Pots (which I wouldn't get, there are better options out there) and nasal rinses came from. I'm still doing research but I think after trying this Super Special Honey Drink (TM) that MIL brought back from Spain didn't help, she can't be upset with me trying this.
Didn't get back to the gym, hubby was wiped after helping his mom and great aunt, and Biggie wasn't well last night, however, I'm definitely feeling the weekend. All Munchie wanted to do yesterday was PE Bowman workout videos.
Seriously, if you guys have kids and want to get a good workout while having fun with them: PE Bowman and Miss Linky will hand your butt to you with the cutest child friendly voices.
My wrist is still stiff, but getting better. I mostly notice it when I'm trying to get off the couch with Biggie and push behind me with it, I have to remember to use a fist.
Other than that, once Hubby wakes up, if it's not time to go get Munchie from school, I may run over to do a quick circuit or something. Until then, I'm going to take it as a sign from the universe that I should enjoy my book.
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Do they sell YumEarth brand lollipops in your area? They have vitamin C ones that may be able to help with their immunity. Hope your little one feels better soon! 
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Well, Biggie is ok enough to go to daycare, so I'm back at work. During the day he's fine, so long as you keep his fever down with meds. Trying to get him to sleep last night was insane. He threw the biggest fit he's ever thrown. He'd ask for something and before you even moved to get it, scream that he didn't want it, then ask for it again. Round and round. His little brain was short circuiting. Eventually I found a kids show that calmed him down and he crashed, but he was up and down with hubby again. Luckily, it wasn't as bad as Sunday night. 
This morning I got up and, being a Canadian, saw that Mother Nature wanted to start my day off with a workout. 2" of snow to shovel off my driveway. It's pretty! But very cold.
Munchie actually slept in till 7 today so that was good. Hopefully it's not because she's sick too. It would be nice for her to have a decent day at school. One of the school issues is that she's had 4 teachers this year. The full time teacher she started off with had to go on medical leave for her husband, so then for the end of November, beginning of December they had a sub. Starting in January they have two part time teachers. Each teacher has different rules, levels of expectation, and the ones who came in January don't know Munchie and don't know how much she's progressed. They've just kind of labelled her the aggressive class clown child. I just hope she gets some stability over the next few months and we can help direct her to the best path through school. Yesterday she still got a note in her file for 'bad language' (she was using 'bum' and 'poop' to try and make the other kids laugh), but the teacher said it's the best day she's had with her.... out of the.... 6 she's been here. It's just frustrating.
As far as things go, I'm feeling fine thank goodness. Knocking on all the wood for that. Even shoveling today wasn't terrible, which is amazing because of how bad my knee was hurt October 2023. I really want to get back to the gym, but it really depends on Biggie. At least with Munchie enjoying doing the kiddo workout videos I'm getting some extra time in.
This morning I got up and, being a Canadian, saw that Mother Nature wanted to start my day off with a workout. 2" of snow to shovel off my driveway. It's pretty! But very cold.
Munchie actually slept in till 7 today so that was good. Hopefully it's not because she's sick too. It would be nice for her to have a decent day at school. One of the school issues is that she's had 4 teachers this year. The full time teacher she started off with had to go on medical leave for her husband, so then for the end of November, beginning of December they had a sub. Starting in January they have two part time teachers. Each teacher has different rules, levels of expectation, and the ones who came in January don't know Munchie and don't know how much she's progressed. They've just kind of labelled her the aggressive class clown child. I just hope she gets some stability over the next few months and we can help direct her to the best path through school. Yesterday she still got a note in her file for 'bad language' (she was using 'bum' and 'poop' to try and make the other kids laugh), but the teacher said it's the best day she's had with her.... out of the.... 6 she's been here. It's just frustrating.
As far as things go, I'm feeling fine thank goodness. Knocking on all the wood for that. Even shoveling today wasn't terrible, which is amazing because of how bad my knee was hurt October 2023. I really want to get back to the gym, but it really depends on Biggie. At least with Munchie enjoying doing the kiddo workout videos I'm getting some extra time in.
Oh, good grief! She is playing nicely with the other children and trying to entertain them. And for this she is reprimanded?
I hope you and Munchie continue to stay well, and that Biggie recovers quickly.
Hey, and cheers for your knee giving you no issues with the shoveling!
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I totally agree! These comments about "potty language" are from this one specific teacher who seems to be the strictest. She's only there Monday and Thursdays, which is why I'm personally so frustrated with the situation. Munchie didn't have any sort of school experience before this year. Due to having Biggie at home, and Munchie being THE youngest in her class, we kept her home for JK (which in Ontario is optional). MIL was a good teacher, and Munchie is plenty smart, but MIL is a super neat freak and germaphobe (and an anti-vaxxer to a point, we've had many 'discussions' about that, and she's upset at Hubby and Me for getting the family their flu and Covid shots every year) so she didn't take Munchie to any toddler classes at the library, or really let her play with kids at the park. It's why Munchie is going out of her way to make everyone like her, but also gets super frustrated when things don't go her way because other than Biggie, she's never had to compromise, everything has been dictated to her by MIL and was completely black or white.
Quite frankly... with MIL's potty mouth and the way she gets into it with Hubby sometimes, I'm just lucky that Munchie hasn't dropped an F-bomb, or hollered "THAT'S BS" like she did one time at her Dad.
Boy did I struggle to maintain a straight face that day.
Yeah. That does not seem like an optimal situation for kindergarten kids. Couldn't they find a dedicated teacher for the kindergarten class and have the job-sharing, if necessary, for older kids?
Good for you for standing up to ill-informed family pressure and doing what is necessary to protect your family. (And to protect your MIL too. The anti-vaxxers would be much worse off if the rest of us weren't doing our part to protect them through herd immunity!)
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Good morning, the Biggie screaming saga continues but we think we've nailed it down to a couple of culprits. 
1. Last night he was rubbing his ear before bedtime, now... that being said, he's getting his two year molars, and he was tired, but it could be the sign of fluid in his tubes again that could be heading towards ear infection so we're keeping an eye on it.
2.Secondly, we've noticed a pattern with some of his wakeups, he'll scream, demand cuddles, fight, meltdown, then wet his diaper, absolutely RIP some gas (which if he's awake enough he finds absolutely hysterical), then settles down and goes back to sleep. So, he's gassy, but where's it coming from? Well I noticed while he was having his bedtime bottle, he was sucking some air in, then forcing himself to have little burps in his throat, so I think he's not tilting his bottle enough, causing the air to get in his stomach and while he burps some of it out he doesn't get all of it, causing the middle of the night gas. Not sure how to fix this one as he's still pretty reliant on his night time bottle other than trying to ensure he's drinking it properly to get less air.
Last night the drive home was a mess so I knew I wasn't making it to the gym. We were supposed to go to Munchie's school for a webinar they put on every month, but due to the weather the babysitter for child care couldn't make it. So Hubby went and took copious notes, while I played with the kids. It's amazing the workout you can do when you're creative with little ones. The two big games were for the kids to lay on their stomachs and I push their feet to slide them across the floor (our living/play room is 30' long, the whole back of the house so there's lots of room), then I was a bridge for them to crawl under, then I was a horse for them to climb on, then Biggie found a bit of painters tape, very carefully placed it on the floor and it became a game of us having to jump over it in order. Munchie's aunt (my cousin) is a dancer, so Munchie has been starting to do some ballet videos and learning about plies and tendus and I did them with her. All told, I got a pretty decent workout just keeping the kids entertained.
This morning Mother Nature decided I needed another workout so I got to shovel. She made it extra hard by raining in the night making the snow very heavy. Then, after I shoveled, went and got Biggie and Munchie ready for the morning, and headed back out, she'd dumped another lot of snow on everything and I had to clear the car off again.
The drive in was nerve wracking again but I survived. We'll see if the weather holds off and I can hit the gym tonight. It's all dependent on safe driving and how well Biggie goes to sleep. I'm missing that extra book listening/reading time though.
1. Last night he was rubbing his ear before bedtime, now... that being said, he's getting his two year molars, and he was tired, but it could be the sign of fluid in his tubes again that could be heading towards ear infection so we're keeping an eye on it.
2.Secondly, we've noticed a pattern with some of his wakeups, he'll scream, demand cuddles, fight, meltdown, then wet his diaper, absolutely RIP some gas (which if he's awake enough he finds absolutely hysterical), then settles down and goes back to sleep. So, he's gassy, but where's it coming from? Well I noticed while he was having his bedtime bottle, he was sucking some air in, then forcing himself to have little burps in his throat, so I think he's not tilting his bottle enough, causing the air to get in his stomach and while he burps some of it out he doesn't get all of it, causing the middle of the night gas. Not sure how to fix this one as he's still pretty reliant on his night time bottle other than trying to ensure he's drinking it properly to get less air.
Last night the drive home was a mess so I knew I wasn't making it to the gym. We were supposed to go to Munchie's school for a webinar they put on every month, but due to the weather the babysitter for child care couldn't make it. So Hubby went and took copious notes, while I played with the kids. It's amazing the workout you can do when you're creative with little ones. The two big games were for the kids to lay on their stomachs and I push their feet to slide them across the floor (our living/play room is 30' long, the whole back of the house so there's lots of room), then I was a bridge for them to crawl under, then I was a horse for them to climb on, then Biggie found a bit of painters tape, very carefully placed it on the floor and it became a game of us having to jump over it in order. Munchie's aunt (my cousin) is a dancer, so Munchie has been starting to do some ballet videos and learning about plies and tendus and I did them with her. All told, I got a pretty decent workout just keeping the kids entertained.
This morning Mother Nature decided I needed another workout so I got to shovel. She made it extra hard by raining in the night making the snow very heavy. Then, after I shoveled, went and got Biggie and Munchie ready for the morning, and headed back out, she'd dumped another lot of snow on everything and I had to clear the car off again.
The drive in was nerve wracking again but I survived. We'll see if the weather holds off and I can hit the gym tonight. It's all dependent on safe driving and how well Biggie goes to sleep. I'm missing that extra book listening/reading time though.
I love how your kids' idea of play is so active! You are setting them up for good habits and good health later in life! Well done!
Why did you have travel to Munchie's school for a webinar? The whole point of webinars is that people can participate in them remotely!
Why did you have travel to Munchie's school for a webinar? The whole point of webinars is that people can participate in them remotely!
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(((((Do we have three Ontarians in one Darebee conversation?????)))))
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We try very hard to keep the kids active, especially when we're stuck inside due to the weather. Having the big room allows for us to run around a bunch, and they have a slide indoors for climbing, and is one of the reasons we do so many toddler exercize videos.
As for the webinar, it's put through the school district (Munchie attends a private school) and the cost for each parent to have access is crazy. So we go and sit in the gym while the kids play in one of the classrooms, and we get a chance to meet some of the other parents, have some coffee or tea, and chat about what we just watched or learned in person. Munchie's school is also just around the corner, if it weren't for the high school between us and her school we'd be able to walk there in less than 2 minutes in a straight line, so it's not a big deal for us to go in.
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Why yes! I believe we do
Are you in Northern or Southern Ontario? And if Southern, in or out of Toronto?
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Southern (I think, I'm relatively new hereWhy yes! I believe we do
started in Manitoba, grew up in Quebec, switched to Ontario for grad school and haven't left yet)Outside of Toronto. Commutable distance from where I'd go if I wanted to take over Canada
...or just watch boring politicians at work, I suppose
Ottawa is Southern Ontario, yes. If we're talking north/south divide. Normally it's called Eastern Ontario as you all are pretty far away from the true South and The Centre of the Universe (Toronto). I think the True North is north of Superior. But then there's also the Near North, which extends down as far as Sudbury.
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Yeah, I think the lines of what's Northern/Central/Eastern/Southern depend on who you're talking to. I've noticed when bumping into Ontarians in like, live stream chats, you're either "about an hour away" from Toronto, IN Toronto, or you're Northern.
The good news: The kids slept for the most part! Biggie woke with need of a snuggle a couple of times, but no screaming like he's demon possessed. Munchie called out in her sleep, but settled pretty quickly.
The bad news: Biggie shared his cold, but I'm surviving.
I felt this coming on yesterday but tried to ignore it. Woke up pretty wiped today. Mostly it's a runny nose and scratchy throat, so hopefully it's a quick one. Hubby and I crashed super early last night, basically, the kids went to bed and so did we. After the last few nights with Biggie we were both just done.
Last night Hubby had to run out and talk to a guy he's going to help out this weekend, which will leave me solo parenting, but also bring in some money. I realized after he left that both kids needed baths and I didn't have the time or ability to do them separately, so I plunked them both in the big soaker tub (that's usually grown ups only), added some bubble bath, and got them both sorted. By the end of that I felt like a superstar.
They were both very cuddly last night, and when the cat got involved, my lap was very full.
This morning I got to work and our network was down all morning, so I got to shred a lot of paper. Now that I'm connected again I get to catch up on everything I missed. I had my review yesterday, and it went well. I've only been here 6 months but they do a quarterly review so it was good to touch base and know where I stood and where I could improve. All told it went well.
Tonight Hubby's decided to play his D&D over discord and stay home, so I might get a bit of time to run to the gym. I'm not banking on it though, I'll see how everyone's feeling and probably just do some workout stuff with Munchie. She's getting better at some of the yoga poses that come up on her videos, seeing younglings trying to figure out how to hold their bodies is super cute.
For now I will continue to drink copious amounts of tea, and go get some Pho for lunch, it's not chicken noodle, but it's close enough.
The good news: The kids slept for the most part! Biggie woke with need of a snuggle a couple of times, but no screaming like he's demon possessed. Munchie called out in her sleep, but settled pretty quickly.
The bad news: Biggie shared his cold, but I'm surviving.
I felt this coming on yesterday but tried to ignore it. Woke up pretty wiped today. Mostly it's a runny nose and scratchy throat, so hopefully it's a quick one. Hubby and I crashed super early last night, basically, the kids went to bed and so did we. After the last few nights with Biggie we were both just done.
Last night Hubby had to run out and talk to a guy he's going to help out this weekend, which will leave me solo parenting, but also bring in some money. I realized after he left that both kids needed baths and I didn't have the time or ability to do them separately, so I plunked them both in the big soaker tub (that's usually grown ups only), added some bubble bath, and got them both sorted. By the end of that I felt like a superstar.
They were both very cuddly last night, and when the cat got involved, my lap was very full.
This morning I got to work and our network was down all morning, so I got to shred a lot of paper. Now that I'm connected again I get to catch up on everything I missed. I had my review yesterday, and it went well. I've only been here 6 months but they do a quarterly review so it was good to touch base and know where I stood and where I could improve. All told it went well.
Tonight Hubby's decided to play his D&D over discord and stay home, so I might get a bit of time to run to the gym. I'm not banking on it though, I'll see how everyone's feeling and probably just do some workout stuff with Munchie. She's getting better at some of the yoga poses that come up on her videos, seeing younglings trying to figure out how to hold their bodies is super cute.
For now I will continue to drink copious amounts of tea, and go get some Pho for lunch, it's not chicken noodle, but it's close enough.
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Barrie is Northern Ontario now? LOL
I said "about an hour away" in all directions
Nah I'd say it was central, I was more meaning that whenever I've been on a livestream chat on Twitch or something, that's how Ontarian's describe their location.I remember back in the early 00's a joke going around about how "the 2010 Vancouver Olympics are so thrilled to host this athlete from the small Toronto suburb of Winnipeg" due to the spread. I remember how shocked I was to find there was no break between Milton and 'Toronto' anymore.
I grew up in Milton!
One year, (many years after I'd left Milton), I was at a music festival in Guelph, and there was a band there from Milton, which they described in their own bio as "a suburb of Toronto." My immediate reaction was: What? It's not a suburb of Toronto! That's ridicu--Oh. Ugh. I guess it sort of is now.
(I mean: it's not. Legally it's still not Toronto, even after all the municipal amalgamations. Though it was certainly a part of the Toronto commuter shed, even before it got the Go Train. But yeah: I remember there being farmland between Milton and Mississauga that just isn't there anymore.)
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Hello you lovely Bees, just popping in quickly here to say yes I'm still alive. 
It has been a week. My direct coworker is off to a lovely warm destination this week meaning I'm covering her tasks including a hum-dinger of a project that keeps getting sent back with the smallest of modifications that then takes a good half an hour to get back to the state it can go to be checked over and released... only to come back again because "your figure that we sent you doesn't quite look like the one we have on file now"... ARGH!
Add to that Biggie having midnight meltdowns again and reporting to the Hive got put a bit on the back burner.
I do have some good-ish news, Munchie is doing much better at school, most reports at the end of the day have been minor. She is also getting very upset when she gets in more trouble than she thinks she should. For example: Hubby gave her a consequence for hitting her brother. She was very upset, took her punishment, and then proceeded to tell me that "Daddy lied! I didn't hit Biggie, I was going down the slide on my knees and he didn't move!" Well kiddo, past behaviour and Daddy not 100% seeing what happened means you might get a bigger consequence than you think you should.
With how aggressive she was being at school, hubby had a big heart to heart with her a bit ago. He was severely bullied in school, to the point that a doctor thought he might have been being abused by his parents. He didn't go into full details about it, but he spoke about one particular boy who would hit him every day and hurt him. At first I thought it might be something that went over her head and that she didn't really pay attention to, but a couple of times now she has randomly turned to me and said "Mommy, I want to be like Daddy, not the boy who hit Daddy," and lately she's had a real improvement in behaviour.
She is also still doing a great job at eating, though the amount her bones are sticking out still has me concerned a bit, so I called the doctor's office to talk to the nurse and get an opinion and maybe some advice. The consensus, after running it by the doctor, is to have her come in to get a quick check up and make sure there isn't an underlying issue. Now, while I have Celiac Disease, and it is genetic, she's not showing any other symptoms than low body weight, plus she's been off and on sick since September and that's had an effect on her appetite.
Biggie is a big combination of teething, illness, and general 2 year old frustration because he's not being understood. He also seems to have bigger fits when there's a big storm just about to hit, or happening, so I'm wondering if he feels the weather when he's sick because of ear pressure. Last night he screamed basically from midnight till 2, but tonight he seems to be doing better. He's partially waking up with the wind, but is settling himself back down which is good.
The last time I put him back to bed, Munchie was having a full conversation in her sleep about climbing up on something high and then jumping off of it. She was very concerned about doing it safely. So funny to hear how her dream brain works.
As for me, I got hit last weekend by Biggie's cold, and with the week's insanity I haven't made it out to the gym which has me a little sad, but life and family is more important, especially when I have a soaker tub to use for self-care when I need it. Playing with the kids, Biggie snuggling, and shoveling have been my workouts of late.
Hope everyone's weeks have been calmer than mine!
It has been a week. My direct coworker is off to a lovely warm destination this week meaning I'm covering her tasks including a hum-dinger of a project that keeps getting sent back with the smallest of modifications that then takes a good half an hour to get back to the state it can go to be checked over and released... only to come back again because "your figure that we sent you doesn't quite look like the one we have on file now"... ARGH!
Add to that Biggie having midnight meltdowns again and reporting to the Hive got put a bit on the back burner.
I do have some good-ish news, Munchie is doing much better at school, most reports at the end of the day have been minor. She is also getting very upset when she gets in more trouble than she thinks she should. For example: Hubby gave her a consequence for hitting her brother. She was very upset, took her punishment, and then proceeded to tell me that "Daddy lied! I didn't hit Biggie, I was going down the slide on my knees and he didn't move!" Well kiddo, past behaviour and Daddy not 100% seeing what happened means you might get a bigger consequence than you think you should.
With how aggressive she was being at school, hubby had a big heart to heart with her a bit ago. He was severely bullied in school, to the point that a doctor thought he might have been being abused by his parents. He didn't go into full details about it, but he spoke about one particular boy who would hit him every day and hurt him. At first I thought it might be something that went over her head and that she didn't really pay attention to, but a couple of times now she has randomly turned to me and said "Mommy, I want to be like Daddy, not the boy who hit Daddy," and lately she's had a real improvement in behaviour.
She is also still doing a great job at eating, though the amount her bones are sticking out still has me concerned a bit, so I called the doctor's office to talk to the nurse and get an opinion and maybe some advice. The consensus, after running it by the doctor, is to have her come in to get a quick check up and make sure there isn't an underlying issue. Now, while I have Celiac Disease, and it is genetic, she's not showing any other symptoms than low body weight, plus she's been off and on sick since September and that's had an effect on her appetite.
Biggie is a big combination of teething, illness, and general 2 year old frustration because he's not being understood. He also seems to have bigger fits when there's a big storm just about to hit, or happening, so I'm wondering if he feels the weather when he's sick because of ear pressure. Last night he screamed basically from midnight till 2, but tonight he seems to be doing better. He's partially waking up with the wind, but is settling himself back down which is good.
The last time I put him back to bed, Munchie was having a full conversation in her sleep about climbing up on something high and then jumping off of it. She was very concerned about doing it safely. So funny to hear how her dream brain works.
As for me, I got hit last weekend by Biggie's cold, and with the week's insanity I haven't made it out to the gym which has me a little sad, but life and family is more important, especially when I have a soaker tub to use for self-care when I need it. Playing with the kids, Biggie snuggling, and shoveling have been my workouts of late.
Hope everyone's weeks have been calmer than mine!
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And yes, taking care of your family is the biggest priority
For what it's worth, the colds seem to be not as bad, so we might be getting where we need to be to have just minor illnesses till the end of the school year.
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At this point it seems not impossible that you've all got some prior-exposure immunity to every respiratory virus in circulation this winter!
Best wishes for better sleep and health for everyone, and a chance for you to get back to the gym soon!
for Munchie's progress.
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I survived the weekend!! Due to a variety of situations, I was solo parenting for most of it.
I don't know if anyone recalls but a number of years ago (well before children) my husband worked at a hobby store. TTRPGs, Trading Card Games like Magic: the Gathering and Pokemon, Warhammer in its various iterations, models, boardgames, all the fun geeky stuff. Unfortunately, when minimum wage went up, about 6 years ago, the boss couldn't afford him anymore, I should clarify, the boss couldn't afford him 'legally'. He was offering to pay Hubby under the table, but we have a mortgage and he has to show income or we could lose our house. Doubly unfortunate (for the store), the loss of Hubby meant that the store kind of took a dip. It still exists, but is not nearly what it was when Hubby last worked there. Hubby is still on good terms with the owner, plays at the store every week for his RPG sessions, and goes out to drinks with the owner every so often.
It looks like he may have a part time gig there for now, which, if he's as amazing as I know he is, he may be able to go back to work for the store once he shows how much business he brings in. Now, he's looking into options to see if he can be a contractor or something, but for now it's on a day to day basis. This weekend was a big pre-release weekend for one of the card games, so he went in and helped run the events. Which meant both Friday and Saturday he didn't get home till almost midnight.
Friday I got home and he walked out the door. Munchie was napping, and would. not. wake. up. Ultimately she slept from 6 pm to 6 am, skipping supper and everything. I tried to get her up to eat and she sat up, mumbled at me, then laid down and crashed again. I fed Biggie, he fussed and whined because apparently Chicken is now poison to him (the kid who couldn't get enough a week or so ago), and threw a complete tantrum right beside Munchie on the couch, and she didn't even twitch. Eventually I got jammies on Biggie, started to get them on Munchie, she woke up, put her arms in her sleeves and immediately back to sleep. Decided to get Biggie settled on the couch, cue adorable toddler stomping and declarations of "NO. MOM. MY!! NO. BED!!" and Munchie muttered at me about him being too loud. I asked her if she wanted to go upstairs, she said yes, I picked her up and made it to the bottom of the stairs before she whined she was cold and needed to go back on the couch under her blanket. Got Biggie to bed, let Munchie get a little more asleep and then carried her to bed, at which point she declared she needed her book and song. I read her favourite book that I can recite from memory, so as not to turn the lights on, sang a quick song and she was gone again. All told it was a fairly easy, but entertaining, evening.
Saturday, Munchie ate her full breakfast (no surprise, she was probably starving), then we got Biggie up and plunked in the car because Hubby and I had Osteopath appointments. Munchie really wanted to go to the library to play and that was initially the plan, we'd do our appointments, drop Hubby at the hobby store, then back to the library. Hubby realized he'd forgotten the diaper bag and I'd have to swing by home. As we were about 5 minutes away, I realized that Biggie was sleeping and we'd really only get an hour at the library max before having to go get lunch, which would likely be McDonalds. So I asked Munchie if she wanted me to call Grandma and Grandpa (my mom and her hubby) and see if we could visit the house in the woods, or did she still want to go to the library. She hemmed and hawed and then decided G&G's. Luckily, they were available. So I grabbed the diaper bag, some food for me, and at the last minute, the kids' snowpants, hats and mitts (thank goodness), and off we went on our adventure.
I called Hubby to tell him about the change of plans, and he reminded me that we were supposed to be dumped on with a winter storm that afternoon. I promised him I'd keep an eye on the storm and leave before it got to us. Got to G&G's and the kids had a great time. Last weekend Munchie had a Gramma sleepover and Biggie and I had gone to the house in the woods where Grandma had measured Biggie on her special wall and found that he'd grown 2" since October. Well, first thing he did was lead Munchie to the back room to show her, so SHE needed to be measured to, she's gone up 1" herself! They both wanted to see where my cousin' line was (who's 6'5"). Biggie may just catch up to him.
Both kids did fantastic for lunch, it's something special when Grandpa cooks your grilled cheese, and then we went outside to play in the snow. Grandpa pulled Munchie around on the sled, we tried to get Biggie on there, but he'd only sit until he had a chance to roll off. Munchie loved it! Biggie just wanted to follow her path because it looked like train tracks "Choo choo Mommy!" The snow was easily knee deep on him, so it was quite the workout for both of us as I had to help him stay upright.
Then it was inside for play time, hot chocolate, and rice krispie square making. I kept a close eye on the weather, and we headed out with a decent amount of time. Both kids crashed in the car within 5 minutes. They were still out when I swung by the hobby store to drop of a tea to Hubby, then went home. Munchie woke up enough to get her coat and boots off and toddle over to the couch, where she crashed again. Then I brought Biggie in and he took a bit of time to wake up.
Dinner was a fiasco. Neither kid really wanted to eat, Munchie tried to sleep through it again, but I wouldn't let her this time. Biggie refused anything but snacks, and I barely managed to get Munchie to eat an Eggo waffle.
After that insanity, I decided it was bath time, and since both kids needed a bath, I plunked some toys in the big soaker tub and got both of them in there to just get it done. Then I left Munchie downstairs to watch some TV on the guest bed, while Biggie and I played a bit. Munchie woke up enough to come play upstairs until bed time, then she went down fine, and Biggie and I had some disagreements. He finally ate his waffles, and then crashed, but this child is seriously going through a stubborn streak.
Sunday I was supposed to have the car, but plans changed. Hubby had to go move his Great Aunt's car from Toronto to Brantford and that required a tow. He and his mom drove out and what was supposed to be done by noon didn't get done till 7 pm. To say he was frustrated would be an understatement. The kids and I had an indoor day, we mad obstacle courses in the play room, baked some cookies, had a bit of screen time, and generally chilled. Biggie was weird about his food again, didn't want Mac and Cheese, which again, last week could not get enough of?? Munchie did pretty good though, which is relieving.
I'm now finishing off the crazy project from last week, but thankfully my coworker is back and will take everything else on from here. Now that the insanity is settling, I'm hoping to get back to the gym. My physiotherapist has told me to do the bike rather than the treadmill in order to strengthen my knee with no impact. I'm totally fine with this, because I can read my book while I'm at it.
It was a busy weekend, but a good one. I knew I had to get the kids out of the house or they would have mutinied. Both of them are mostly ok health wise, minor stuffiness and coughing, but nothing serious at this point. (Of course I'm knocking on ALL of the wood). Neither kid has had any medication since Friday, so I think that's a good sign in and of itself. Now that the insanity has died down, hopefully we can get back to even keel and move forward.
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
Battle Master
Good morning from the house of sleep!! 
All weekend both kids slept through the night (just a couple of chatters in the sleep from Munchie, but no wakeups).
Last night was a calm one, Munchie once again had no issues with dinner. Biggie decided he hated it, until he actually took a bite, then he had seconds. Munchie's weigh in shows now change really, her doctor's appointment is tomorrow so we'll see what's said for that.
I think with all the Mommy time over the weekend, they missed me when we were at work/school. After supper there was a good chunk of time that I had both kids snuggled with me, just getting that connection again.
The project of eternal stress may finally be done, I sent out the final final today and I'm hoping it doesn't bounce back again.
My goal for tonight is to make it back to the gym and hop on the bike for a bit. It's probably my only chance to get there this week.
We're supposed to get absolutely slammed with snow tomorrow, to the point that Munchie might get her first snowday. (We've had buses cancelled but since we're right around the corner from the school, Munchie's gone in). She's doing a Gramma Sleepover Wednesday night and we'll see how things are on Thursday morning.
Now that life is a little bit calmer, I'm catching up on my over 30 recordings I need to proof listen to on LibriVox. I got the monthly podcast out on Friday so that was an accomplishment, and also have March's podcast post up for people to submit to. I'm trying to get through a few books this month, last week I barely had a chance to read at all, so I'm hoping to carve out that time this week. I'm still really enjoying the Advance Book site, especially for new free kids books to read with Munchie. Lots of good stuff happening in the reading world.
Hubby's birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, so I'm starting to ponder and plan some small stuff to do for that.
All weekend both kids slept through the night (just a couple of chatters in the sleep from Munchie, but no wakeups).Last night was a calm one, Munchie once again had no issues with dinner. Biggie decided he hated it, until he actually took a bite, then he had seconds. Munchie's weigh in shows now change really, her doctor's appointment is tomorrow so we'll see what's said for that.
I think with all the Mommy time over the weekend, they missed me when we were at work/school. After supper there was a good chunk of time that I had both kids snuggled with me, just getting that connection again.
The project of eternal stress may finally be done, I sent out the final final today and I'm hoping it doesn't bounce back again.
My goal for tonight is to make it back to the gym and hop on the bike for a bit. It's probably my only chance to get there this week.
We're supposed to get absolutely slammed with snow tomorrow, to the point that Munchie might get her first snowday. (We've had buses cancelled but since we're right around the corner from the school, Munchie's gone in). She's doing a Gramma Sleepover Wednesday night and we'll see how things are on Thursday morning.
Now that life is a little bit calmer, I'm catching up on my over 30 recordings I need to proof listen to on LibriVox. I got the monthly podcast out on Friday so that was an accomplishment, and also have March's podcast post up for people to submit to. I'm trying to get through a few books this month, last week I barely had a chance to read at all, so I'm hoping to carve out that time this week. I'm still really enjoying the Advance Book site, especially for new free kids books to read with Munchie. Lots of good stuff happening in the reading world.
Hubby's birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, so I'm starting to ponder and plan some small stuff to do for that.
Congratulations on surviving your weekend! Phew!
Saffity
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Southern Ontario, Canada
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Posts: 452
"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
Battle Master
I made it to the gym last night!!!! 
Unlikely to have a repeat tonight as we're supposed to get slammed with 20-25 cm (8-10 inches) of snow and possibly freezing rain, so I'll just enjoy the fact that I made it.
Spent 20 minutes on the recumbent bike and read my book. I didn't have much energy (it's a bad week for that) so I did some to work my knee a bit, and then relaxed a bit on the various massage and recovery chairs and beds.
I've printed off the 100 Dumbbell workouts and I'm hoping to figure out a plan to do some of them, especially since I can do them at home too on days where the weather isn't great.
Also just got the ARC of Damer's new book so I'm putting that on my TBR list to maybe get me organized in my fitness journey.
Relatively light day today, Munchie had her doctor's appt and the decision is to keep weighing and watching, follow up in 3 months, and a prescription of Ice Cream! Best doctor's appt ever I think. Due to the weather, she's having a Gramma sleepover and a snow day tomorrow which means we just have to worry about Biggie (who will miss her terribly, but things will also be a bit quieter).
I'm bringing my work laptop home just in case we get snowed in so that I have the option to work from home, best to prepare for the worst. I think for the most part I'm going to have a chill night, and keep working on Hubby's birthday plans. So far the kids are going to the house in the woods (G&G) for a sleep over, we're going to a hotel for the evening so we don't have to stare at the chores and stuff that need doing, and I've printed off a D&D Date Night I found from Urban Realms (not sponsored but I like their stuff). Now I'm pondering how I want to set up the game area, like... do I make a special D&D drink for us... do I bring some of our models and props to set up a map... just regular nerd stuff.
I'm also looking at getting a small gluten cake for him and the kids to enjoy on Sunday after we pick the kids up. I've looked up and found info to go do a public skate locally because one thing Hubby has stated he wants to do is get the kids out skating. We can go as a family of 4 for $32, skate and helmet rental included! We won't be going on his birthday weekend because the kids will be riled up after the sleepover, but we're looking at the possibility of going a few Sundays until they end on April 6.
It's been years since I've skated, so I'll probably look like a baby bird learning to fly for a bit, but not too long.
Otherwise, Hubby's been running around today to figure out insurance for our new second car and it's a lot of number and a lot of hassle, but now neither of us will have to take the bus or be stuck somewhere until we get picked up. Extra cost, but additional flexibility.
Unlikely to have a repeat tonight as we're supposed to get slammed with 20-25 cm (8-10 inches) of snow and possibly freezing rain, so I'll just enjoy the fact that I made it.
Spent 20 minutes on the recumbent bike and read my book. I didn't have much energy (it's a bad week for that) so I did some to work my knee a bit, and then relaxed a bit on the various massage and recovery chairs and beds.
I've printed off the 100 Dumbbell workouts and I'm hoping to figure out a plan to do some of them, especially since I can do them at home too on days where the weather isn't great.
Also just got the ARC of Damer's new book so I'm putting that on my TBR list to maybe get me organized in my fitness journey.
Relatively light day today, Munchie had her doctor's appt and the decision is to keep weighing and watching, follow up in 3 months, and a prescription of Ice Cream! Best doctor's appt ever I think. Due to the weather, she's having a Gramma sleepover and a snow day tomorrow which means we just have to worry about Biggie (who will miss her terribly, but things will also be a bit quieter).
I'm bringing my work laptop home just in case we get snowed in so that I have the option to work from home, best to prepare for the worst. I think for the most part I'm going to have a chill night, and keep working on Hubby's birthday plans. So far the kids are going to the house in the woods (G&G) for a sleep over, we're going to a hotel for the evening so we don't have to stare at the chores and stuff that need doing, and I've printed off a D&D Date Night I found from Urban Realms (not sponsored but I like their stuff). Now I'm pondering how I want to set up the game area, like... do I make a special D&D drink for us... do I bring some of our models and props to set up a map... just regular nerd stuff.
I'm also looking at getting a small gluten cake for him and the kids to enjoy on Sunday after we pick the kids up. I've looked up and found info to go do a public skate locally because one thing Hubby has stated he wants to do is get the kids out skating. We can go as a family of 4 for $32, skate and helmet rental included! We won't be going on his birthday weekend because the kids will be riled up after the sleepover, but we're looking at the possibility of going a few Sundays until they end on April 6.
It's been years since I've skated, so I'll probably look like a baby bird learning to fly for a bit, but not too long.
Otherwise, Hubby's been running around today to figure out insurance for our new second car and it's a lot of number and a lot of hassle, but now neither of us will have to take the bus or be stuck somewhere until we get picked up. Extra cost, but additional flexibility.
Now there's some sweet medicine!
You are getting walloped with the snow tonight! London is supposedly in a snow belt. But we're only expecting about half of that. (Plus some ice pellets. Fun.) Stay safe out there!
Saffity
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
Battle Master
Busy day today so no real update, but whee new avatar.
Yes that is me, carrying 64 lbs of children!
Yes that is me, carrying 64 lbs of children!
Saffity
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Mother of Dragons
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Battle Master
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Southern Ontario, Canada
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Posts: 452
"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
Battle Master
OK, so, as can be seen in my new avatar, which is hopefully showing all the Battleground people that I'm a Mommy Bee who is not to be trifled with, I am ready for action with my two sidekicks. 
Looking forward to March!
Editing to point out that there is a 3 year difference between these two, Munchie on the left is 5 and Biggie on the right is 2... hence why he is called "Biggie"...
Not a lot's gone on, I did not go to the gym on Wednesday due to the weather, and I also did not drive into work on Thursday. We did in fact get nearly a foot of snow over the course of 24 hours, and working in my dining room was no fun.
Last night I met up with my friend for tea and a chat after the kids were in bed, and today has been a basic normal work day.
Hubby is working so I have to dash home and grab a preordered pizza, grab the kids from Grandma's before she loses it that I'm taking too long. Then have a fun Valentine's dinner and chill with the kiddos.
Maybe I'll do my workout with them this evening before they go to bed.
Looking forward to March!
Editing to point out that there is a 3 year difference between these two, Munchie on the left is 5 and Biggie on the right is 2... hence why he is called "Biggie"...
Not a lot's gone on, I did not go to the gym on Wednesday due to the weather, and I also did not drive into work on Thursday. We did in fact get nearly a foot of snow over the course of 24 hours, and working in my dining room was no fun.
Last night I met up with my friend for tea and a chat after the kids were in bed, and today has been a basic normal work day.
Hubby is working so I have to dash home and grab a preordered pizza, grab the kids from Grandma's before she loses it that I'm taking too long. Then have a fun Valentine's dinner and chill with the kiddos.
Maybe I'll do my workout with them this evening before they go to bed.
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Saffity
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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So, after work, I tried to get to MILs asap, however there was an accident in one of the roundabouts I have to go through and I was delayed. Got to the pizza shop 20 minutes late for when I said I'd pick up dinner, and then dashed to MILs (luckily she was on her best behaviour because the babysitter was there).
Got the kids in the car, got home, pulled Munchie out and sent her up to the door to unlock it and followed her up with the pizza and a couple of bags and... we could. not. open. the door. It was frozen shut at the bottom and I was worried I was going to break it if I kept trying to brute force it.
I get Munchie situated in the trunk of the SUV and call MIL, she's just taken her contacts out and was about to jump into the shower, she says she'll call her not-boyfriend and see if he can help. Then I spot my neighbour and his buddy and I decide to try them. I call out to my neighbour as I run across the street and he pauses "You're calling me by my first name, this is serious!" His buddy came over to check out the door, and just as we pass the car "Mommy, I really need to go to the potty".
PANIC
I tried to get her over to the neighbour's to use his, no dice, she wouldn't even let me get to the end of the driveway, "No Mommy! I can wait!". I offered her the back yard, the recycling bins, a bag... nope to all. Just as things were getting dire, the door was opened, and relief was had in the proper spot.
After that fiasco, the kids had their pizza and some snacks, then I got them into jammies and we just chilled and crashed till bedtime. Munchie went down no problem, she's doing so well and so long as she gets her story and song, she's good. Biggie kept chattering to me, himself, the cats, the tv, anything to keep himself awake. Then he had a reset because Daddy got a drive home from work and showed up over an hour early!
He took over bedtime and sent me for a bath, which was lovely.
This morning the kids and I got up, had breakfast, put together some puzzles, and Munchie chose her outfit and got herself dressed. She has leggings, a skirt and a heart t-shirt, very coordinated, very fashion! It's apparently what she had wanted to wear to school yesterday for Valentine's, but Gramma had her wear a different dress.
Then Munchie discovered the fun that is Just Dance videos. We did a good half hour to 45 minutes of that, and then both kids got into superhero costumes (at least that's what they were calling them).
Storm #2 just started, and we're slated for 20-30 cm again by tomorrow afternoon. I'd take the kids out for a walk if it wasn't for the windchill keeping it at -12C.
I'm having to keep an eye on the front door and take the hair dryer to it every couple hours, just so that we can continue to use it. The door is over 15 years old (it's the same one we had when we bought it in 2008 and it wasn't new then). The base has a tendency to absorb water from the snow and ice and then swell and freeze to the door jam, making it very difficult to open. It doesn't help that MIL blocked the front vent in the summer to try and get the cool air upstairs, so there's been no heat blowing right there to try an help the door dry out.
Having a break right now during Biggie's nap, then we'll see what we want to do. I think Munchie might crash for a bit too. Then we'll probably throw on some Movement Break PE videos or make another obstacle course for the kids to run through.
Just trying to keep the blood pumping while we're stuck inside.
Tomorrow Munchie goes for a Gramma sleepover and all day play date while Hubby goes to work, so Biggie and I will chill. Depending on the weather we may get outside for a bit. Monday is Family Day, but we don't really have plans. Probably just hang out and have a bit of quiet family fun, maybe do some arts and crafts and some baking. The weather is supposed to turn frigid again next week, so we'll see if with the two of us home we can get out in the back yard a bit at least.
Hope you guys have a fantastic weekend!
Got the kids in the car, got home, pulled Munchie out and sent her up to the door to unlock it and followed her up with the pizza and a couple of bags and... we could. not. open. the door. It was frozen shut at the bottom and I was worried I was going to break it if I kept trying to brute force it.
I get Munchie situated in the trunk of the SUV and call MIL, she's just taken her contacts out and was about to jump into the shower, she says she'll call her not-boyfriend and see if he can help. Then I spot my neighbour and his buddy and I decide to try them. I call out to my neighbour as I run across the street and he pauses "You're calling me by my first name, this is serious!" His buddy came over to check out the door, and just as we pass the car "Mommy, I really need to go to the potty".
PANIC
I tried to get her over to the neighbour's to use his, no dice, she wouldn't even let me get to the end of the driveway, "No Mommy! I can wait!". I offered her the back yard, the recycling bins, a bag... nope to all. Just as things were getting dire, the door was opened, and relief was had in the proper spot.
After that fiasco, the kids had their pizza and some snacks, then I got them into jammies and we just chilled and crashed till bedtime. Munchie went down no problem, she's doing so well and so long as she gets her story and song, she's good. Biggie kept chattering to me, himself, the cats, the tv, anything to keep himself awake. Then he had a reset because Daddy got a drive home from work and showed up over an hour early!
He took over bedtime and sent me for a bath, which was lovely.
This morning the kids and I got up, had breakfast, put together some puzzles, and Munchie chose her outfit and got herself dressed. She has leggings, a skirt and a heart t-shirt, very coordinated, very fashion! It's apparently what she had wanted to wear to school yesterday for Valentine's, but Gramma had her wear a different dress.
Then Munchie discovered the fun that is Just Dance videos. We did a good half hour to 45 minutes of that, and then both kids got into superhero costumes (at least that's what they were calling them).
Storm #2 just started, and we're slated for 20-30 cm again by tomorrow afternoon. I'd take the kids out for a walk if it wasn't for the windchill keeping it at -12C.
I'm having to keep an eye on the front door and take the hair dryer to it every couple hours, just so that we can continue to use it. The door is over 15 years old (it's the same one we had when we bought it in 2008 and it wasn't new then). The base has a tendency to absorb water from the snow and ice and then swell and freeze to the door jam, making it very difficult to open. It doesn't help that MIL blocked the front vent in the summer to try and get the cool air upstairs, so there's been no heat blowing right there to try an help the door dry out.
Having a break right now during Biggie's nap, then we'll see what we want to do. I think Munchie might crash for a bit too. Then we'll probably throw on some Movement Break PE videos or make another obstacle course for the kids to run through.
Just trying to keep the blood pumping while we're stuck inside.
Tomorrow Munchie goes for a Gramma sleepover and all day play date while Hubby goes to work, so Biggie and I will chill. Depending on the weather we may get outside for a bit. Monday is Family Day, but we don't really have plans. Probably just hang out and have a bit of quiet family fun, maybe do some arts and crafts and some baking. The weather is supposed to turn frigid again next week, so we'll see if with the two of us home we can get out in the back yard a bit at least.
Hope you guys have a fantastic weekend!
Yikes re: your door! Glad you got in without needing to break anything.
Can whatever your MIL did to the vent not be undone?
Can whatever your MIL did to the vent not be undone?
Saffity
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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Oh yes! and already has been. She shoved a receiving blanket down the vent and then taped a rectangle of cardboard over top before putting the cover back down. It wasn't permanent, but she did it one of the random days she came over to 'help' so we didn't know/remember she'd done it.
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"Getting strong enough to keep two tiny humans from unaliving themselves."
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The good news: The hair dryer trick appears to be working on the door so far. We think we found the issue, the water is getting in the guard on the bottom of the door and between it and the bottom of the door, which causes the guard to get pushed down, locking the door, due to the ice growing as it freezes. We may ultimately need to get a new door this summer, but we might be able to fix some of it by getting a new guard for the bottom of the door.
We did, in fact, get another 15 cm ish since yesterday, and the snow is still falling. The back yard is waist deep on Biggie.
Picture on the left was Thursday morning, picture on the right was this morning...
Been doing some general running around, crawling, obstacle coursing, Just Dancing, moving with the kids. Biggie is napping right now, he almost went down way too early because Munchie headed to Gramma's and he was enjoying some Mommy snuggles. So Mommy put on some DannyGo and got him moving!
I'm enjoying a couple hours of quiet, and just doing some 'admin' stuff for home and hobbies. I really want to get back to knitting and sewing, but right now there is judgement from certain areas along the lines of "if she has time to craft, why is the house still a mess?" So I'm biding my time on that, sorting through my supplies and seeing what I really want to keep for now. It's one of the main reasons I got my gym membership. Going to knit night used to be my one time a week I'd get out of the house sans kiddos, but again, it was seen as a waste of my time. Said judger also feels that unless I'm stick thin, I am grossly overweight, so going to the gym cannot be completely grumbled about (she still manages as gym time should really be cleaning time... etc...) It's also why I'm working with LibriVox, because there's creativity there I can do without any visible product at the end that she can point to.
But I can plan and make lists for when she doesn't have as much input into our lives as she thinks she currently does. (I wouldn't care, except she takes it out on Hubby, and often in front of Munchie, and I am trying to keep her ire at me to a minimum because currently my very existence is enough to send her on a tirade at times.)
To end this on a happy note (because I promise, as frustrated as I get with her, I do my best to not let her ruin my day), I'm looking at dressing Biggie up and taking him out for a walk, because while wrangling both kids in the snow is WORSE than herding cats, I can manage just him, he's pretty easy to pick up.
We did, in fact, get another 15 cm ish since yesterday, and the snow is still falling. The back yard is waist deep on Biggie.
Picture on the left was Thursday morning, picture on the right was this morning...
Been doing some general running around, crawling, obstacle coursing, Just Dancing, moving with the kids. Biggie is napping right now, he almost went down way too early because Munchie headed to Gramma's and he was enjoying some Mommy snuggles. So Mommy put on some DannyGo and got him moving!
I'm enjoying a couple hours of quiet, and just doing some 'admin' stuff for home and hobbies. I really want to get back to knitting and sewing, but right now there is judgement from certain areas along the lines of "if she has time to craft, why is the house still a mess?" So I'm biding my time on that, sorting through my supplies and seeing what I really want to keep for now. It's one of the main reasons I got my gym membership. Going to knit night used to be my one time a week I'd get out of the house sans kiddos, but again, it was seen as a waste of my time. Said judger also feels that unless I'm stick thin, I am grossly overweight, so going to the gym cannot be completely grumbled about (she still manages as gym time should really be cleaning time... etc...) It's also why I'm working with LibriVox, because there's creativity there I can do without any visible product at the end that she can point to.
But I can plan and make lists for when she doesn't have as much input into our lives as she thinks she currently does. (I wouldn't care, except she takes it out on Hubby, and often in front of Munchie, and I am trying to keep her ire at me to a minimum because currently my very existence is enough to send her on a tirade at times.)
To end this on a happy note (because I promise, as frustrated as I get with her, I do my best to not let her ruin my day), I'm looking at dressing Biggie up and taking him out for a walk, because while wrangling both kids in the snow is WORSE than herding cats, I can manage just him, he's pretty easy to pick up.
Are you tolerating 100% inappropriate behaviour from your MIL because you need her to provide babysitting services?
What would happen, realistically, if your husband told his mother her behaviour towards you is 100% unacceptable and needs to stop?
Are you able to source alternative babysitting that doesn't expose you and your family to abuse?
What would happen, realistically, if your husband told his mother her behaviour towards you is 100% unacceptable and needs to stop?
Are you able to source alternative babysitting that doesn't expose you and your family to abuse?
(You, of course, do not owe me answers to any of these questions. But I think perhaps you do owe them to yourself. You deserve better than the situation you describe.)