What. A. Day.
As anyone in the entire universe could have predicted after hearing dgd's sleep schedule last night. OH. MY. GOODNESS.
She fell asleep in our bed, (this was after 2:00 a.m.; we were reading) but when I put her in her bed she woke up and I had to lie in bed with her for over an hour till she fell asleep. In hindsight, I told dmom, I should have left her in OUR bed and gone to HER bed myself, alone!
In spite of getting less than 5 hours at that point, which did equal more than 8 for her (counting the evening nap) -- she was up before 8:00 a.m. and ready to roll....
UNTIL she had a complete and utter breakdown over the fact that I would not put mascara on her.
She fell asleep coming home from the post office, but again, woke up when I brought her in the house (no way I could stay out in the car and let her nap, (although, in hindsight
running the motor and ac would have been best!) and there was no way she was taking a nap indoors... although she claimed to be "seepy..." but wouldn't lie down or let me hold her... and claimed to be "hungry..." but wouldn't eat anything she was offered.
After we picked up dgs, who mercifully, had science club till 4:00, the situation escalated... total chaos between the two of them, and when ddil called to say she could come pick them up BEFORE she met the lady she was buying a sweatshirt from at 5:30 -- I almost said, "YES. DRIVE FAST AND DO NOT SLOW DOWN UNLESS YOU SEE FLASHING LIGHTS IN YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR." What I actually said was: "That might be a good thing."
DDIL kept me on the phone all the way on her drive home, adding to the confusion and chaos, and I could see dh was just about on his last nerve.
And tomorrow, good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we shall take a 10-hr drive with the
twothree of them.
Fortunately, they are all good travelers.
DH has packed, we've been to the bank, and I have ordered & printed tickets to the attraction -- S ilver D ollar C ity. If he wakes up and it's a no-go, boy are we out a bunch of money. (Hotel reservations have already been made.) But if dh can move in the morning, there is no way he will back out.
He said he was going to leave off his meds tomorrow, and see how long he could go without them. He is feeling very "woozy" from something he is taking. Have no way of knowing if it is the pain med, the muscle relaxers, OR the CDB (hemp) oil... so...
I told him if he could, to wait till he needed something, then take one or the other and wait an hour or so to see if it helps, then add the second rx if it doesn't. Of course, both say "may cause drowsiness" and the CDB oil is supposed to help with sleep problems as well, so, it could be any one of the three.
On the list for today, I have done NOTHING except order tickets and send a text to my beautician, asking for an appt. next week. She has not replied... and I realized *EEEEK* my 40th class reunion will be the 18th and that IS the Saturday of next week. MUST do something about this hair!!!
Oh... I am sooo glad dgd7 is excited about her room now,
LadyM! What a relief! I wish dgrands here had beds like that, with storage underneath. Their rooms are so small, with small closets. House was built in 1965/66, I think, so you know, people weren't thinking about all the big closets and things that homes today usually feature. Dmil didn't even think kids should use their rooms for PLAY anyway; they should keep toys in another area and bedrooms should be for SLEEP.
BTW -- happy birthING day to you! Hope your ds had a wonderful day!
Congrats to dd on her "new" truck,
Harriet!
Waving to EVERYONE!!! I've got to try to do the bathroom s/s and EXERCISE tonight b/c I skipped last night exercising and I am sooo determined not to let this month be a waste. Plus tomorrow, there will be no time for it -- we expect to get there around midnight, I guess, adding in stops that will be needed for all concerned. Potty-training dgd (who is doing very well, actually)... two women... man on bp meds and diuretics... and a six year old who never needs to go when everyone else does (although that IS our rule -- if ANYONE goes to the bathroom, HE goes to the bathroom! LOL).
Hope to check in with y'all during the next few days. Y'all say a prayer for us!