Coffee Break 11/11/06
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Coffee Break 11/11/06
| Sat, 11-11-2006 - 10:32am |
Hope everyone is having a fantastic Veteran's Day!!!
We have busy weekend planned: we need to get caught up on things around the house, clean the car out, and do some yard work. I also need to run to the craft store so I can get started painting ornaments for my family. Tomorrow we start our tradition of "taco and board game night", and it's an open invitation for any of our family that wants to join us. I think it will be a lot of fun :o)
Lots of hugs to everyone, and I hope you have a blessed day!






















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Good morning everyone! Not much going on this a.m. Tonight we are going out to dinner and maybe some shopping. My mom is coming over tomorrow night. Thats about it for us. Have a great weekend ladies!!!
Chrissy
Howdy, y'all. Been trying to straighten things out here. Not much progress made, but I really need to get away from the real world for awhile. Board-world will do nicely. :) Things are crazy here, and I'll have (probably) big updates within a few days regarding our residence, but we're still thinking about what we can do. Anyway... Some p&pts would be appreciated for my dh, Alex. He's suicidally depressed right now, and it's making it really hard to help him make ends meet when he doesn't have enough will to live, let alone
Anyway, enjoy the snow, we never get real snow, it melts real quick if we evr get it.
arie
It has already been a rough morning around here. I thought I was going to seriously hurt DH this morning. But I didn't - I just went to Pilate and cooled off. But I came home to a poop-extravaganza. Apparently Bella has a massive poop and it was everywhere. It got on her shoes, in her socks, on the dinning room table, on the changing table, on DH and on our sheets. I am not sure how it happened, but the thought of DH having to take care of that by himself made me LOL.
Now I am getting ready to go out and drive around and look at neighborhoods.
Have a good afternoon everyone.
We were having a nice relaxing weekend until Michael got called in to work (see my vent under DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)! Grrr. . .
So our Date Night at Home is off. I'm alone with the kids for the rest of the afternoon/evening. It's a gorgeous day today! I can't even believe it, and wish it would stay this way forever and ever and never get colder. It's been sunny and about 75 degrees! Amazing for November!
Michael was sweet and let me sleep in this morning. He left me a fresh pot of coffee and took all 4 kids to Matthew's karate lesson. A nice, silent house to sleep in! Unheard of! And I needed it!! I woke up right before they got home, and was drinking my coffee in the eating area off the kitchen when they walked in. I was suddenly filled with deep shame and embarrassment. OMG WTF did my husband dress the kids in??!! Why don't I learn my lesson and lay their clothes out the night before? I thought I'd be up to dress them, that's why, but I need to stop assuming. He put Matthew's size 7 jeans on 5 year-old Justin, first of all. How he mixed those up I have NO IDEA, because they don't even share a room, so their clothes are not mixed! He must have gotten them off the pile of clean clothes in the laundry room. And why didn't Justin tell his dad that they were his brother's jeans?? They were falling off him and way too long. Can Michael NOTICE??!! It astounds me! But what was even WORSE was that he let Tessa wear a dress. She begs every day and he gave in. No big deal, right? WRONG!! He actually DRESSED HER IN HER EASTER DRESS FROM LAST SPRING WITH TIGHTS THAT DIDN'T MATCH! He said that's what she wanted to wear! Umm. . . Hello? You don't let a 3 year-old pick out their own outfit!! She'd wear my wedding dress if we let her and it fit! Jenna was dressed in mismatched pants and a top, too. And to top it all off, the girls' hair was messy. I asked him if he brushed their hair and he said that he did, but they were wiggling and he was running late. Life is rough, buddy. Brush your daughters' hair!! I was soooooo mortified! We know a lot of the parents at karate. He took the kids out of the house looking like little raggamuffins! Our friends must have thought I was gravely ill or comatose to allow my children out of the house dressed that way! You know, you'd think if he can suture people with the utmost precision, and perform risky and delicate medical procedures like spinal taps and chest tubes, practically in his sleep, he could FREAKING MATCH HIS CHILDREN'S CLOTHES!! . . . There, I feel much better :)
All of us but the girls got haircuts today. Michael took the boys after Matthew's karate class, and he and the boys both got haircuts. And then I went and got mine trimmed (about 1" off the length and the layers. I have long layers. My hair has gotten reallly long!! It's down to my bra strap at it's longest point. I didn't have the guts to chop it off yet, LOL!).
So here I am, alone again with the kids. They're all in the backyard playing except Tessa, who's here whining by me for absolutely no reason.
Sofia
Kat, I'm really sorry about your DH! That is just horrible, and must be sooooo hard. Has he seen anyone? He needs to get some antidepressants! I'm really worried about you guys. That is just not good.
I know what it's like to have a depressed husband, because mine went through that after his mom died for about a year. It had a lot to do with the sad situations he deals with at work, and not dealing effectively with his own grief. It was very hard. He was never suicidal though. That must be so scary! Please get your DH to see someone, and get him on antidepressants fast!
I'm praying for you guys. You're very strong! Please keep us posted.
Hugs,
Sofia
I'm in northeast WI (right by the Green Bay Packers) - no, I don't follow football, so I'm not a fan. :P The pumpkin pie muffins were great! I ran out of muffin cups but I'll make the oatmeal raisin muffins (with honey)
Hi, Sofia! It's been awhile. Mwah! It's scary, to a point. He's used his suicidal tendencies as a manipulation tactic many times, so I take him cautiously seriously. Basically, it's gotten to the point that I've thought (NEVER said to him, though) "Either do it or shut up!" He knows he can't be driving if he's medicated, and he can't be driving if he's depressed to that level, so he uses it to get out of being on the road. Staying at home, playing video games. (He did it last week, actually.) That was part of our conversation. He admitted he realized his behavior, he apologized for it, and he took my comments into serious consideration. We'll continue talking about it after he's had some time to process what's been said and brought to light. :) It'll work out. He's doing much better now, and he's continuing to get better.
I wanted him to see someone and get medicated, as he has been in the past, but he's the sole breadwinner (who would then be out of work indefinitely, or possibly get fired), and we have no insurance of any kind and no savings to tide us over. It's a very tough balancing act. (I hear ya, Tami!) We've had some great leads this week, though, so things will be improving soon. :) Just gotta ride this out with our sense of humor - and irony! - intact. :)
this morning I ra and got the kids doughnuts. We do this on Saturdays, kinda a tradition.
Then after breakfast, we got started on doing the floor in the bedroom. It took all day to get 90% done. I cannot wait till it is over.
My sister came up to visit. She really needed to have someone to talk to and we were able to say goodbye to my nephew. Sure am going to miss being able to see him when we wanted to. He is a great kid and derserves the best. Thats ok, this is only for now, soon she will get him back :)
Have my parents over right now. We had a cookout to celebrate both my parents and Chris being in the Military. My dad retired and my mom and Chris both served.
Have a great Sunday everyone.
Hi, Kat...your gonna think I'm nuts....but How old is your DH?......AND has he ever has his testosterone levels checked????
I ask because I read an artical (sp) about depression in men sometimes being caused by a drop in there testosterone levels......
I cannot remember where I read it.....but if you are interested I will do my best to find it again!!!
I will keep you and yours in my prayer too......
Rhonda!
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