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May. 23rd, 2007 05:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckGrrr. I hate Scott's job.
Today, I'm mad about the mandatory overtime. He's going to be working 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday.
My birthday.
I had hoped that we'd have some time that day for us as a family (or even as a couple). Not going to happen.
When I combine that with the fact that there's a family gathering on Sunday (Scott's family is gathering to celebrate my birthday, Delia's birthday, Scott's brother's birthday, Scott's mother's birthday and Scott's father's birthday) and the fact that Scott's brother and his family will likely be spending either Saturday or Sunday night with us-- Well. I think we'll be running like crazy or utterly exhausted for most of the time.
I do like Scott's family. They're wonderful people. It will be good to see my brother-in-law, sister-in-law and niece, and Delia will have blast playing with her cousin, Sydney. They only about eight months apart in age, and they enjoy each other's company. I just... I want something else.
I'm not even sure what I want instead. That makes trying to find solutions hard and encourages generic crankiness on my part. I think that part of my current crankiness (which I'm writing out here rather than venting to-- or at-- Scott) is stress over things I can't control about this summer. Part of it is the recurring headaches I've been having for the last couple of months. Part of it is that we've had a family event every weekend for three weeks, first Mother's Day then Delia's birthday party and now this.
(Mother's Day was moderately awful all around. Scott was sick and getting worse. There wasn't much food at the family gathering that I could safely eat because I've been having to be a lot more cautious than usual in selecting my food for the last few weeks. It also started one of the worst, most exhausting weeks I've had in quite a while.)
Anyway, anybody in our area free on Saturday and interested in visiting me and Delia in the morning or afternoon? I'm not looking to have a party. I'd just like to do something that day besides watch kids' DVDs and chase Delia around.
Today, I'm mad about the mandatory overtime. He's going to be working 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday.
My birthday.
I had hoped that we'd have some time that day for us as a family (or even as a couple). Not going to happen.
When I combine that with the fact that there's a family gathering on Sunday (Scott's family is gathering to celebrate my birthday, Delia's birthday, Scott's brother's birthday, Scott's mother's birthday and Scott's father's birthday) and the fact that Scott's brother and his family will likely be spending either Saturday or Sunday night with us-- Well. I think we'll be running like crazy or utterly exhausted for most of the time.
I do like Scott's family. They're wonderful people. It will be good to see my brother-in-law, sister-in-law and niece, and Delia will have blast playing with her cousin, Sydney. They only about eight months apart in age, and they enjoy each other's company. I just... I want something else.
I'm not even sure what I want instead. That makes trying to find solutions hard and encourages generic crankiness on my part. I think that part of my current crankiness (which I'm writing out here rather than venting to-- or at-- Scott) is stress over things I can't control about this summer. Part of it is the recurring headaches I've been having for the last couple of months. Part of it is that we've had a family event every weekend for three weeks, first Mother's Day then Delia's birthday party and now this.
(Mother's Day was moderately awful all around. Scott was sick and getting worse. There wasn't much food at the family gathering that I could safely eat because I've been having to be a lot more cautious than usual in selecting my food for the last few weeks. It also started one of the worst, most exhausting weeks I've had in quite a while.)
Anyway, anybody in our area free on Saturday and interested in visiting me and Delia in the morning or afternoon? I'm not looking to have a party. I'd just like to do something that day besides watch kids' DVDs and chase Delia around.
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Date: 2007-05-23 09:43 pm (UTC)That overtime sounds terrible. I don't blame you for feeling unhappy and/or cranky, especially given that a lot of chaos is going to descend upon you, even if it is in a nice form. (I felt much the same way by the end of the wedding--so many nice people! So well meaning! So exhausting!) Perhaps you and Scott could set some time apart for later this week, just the two of you, to look forward to?
*hugs*
...and happy early birthday!
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Date: 2007-05-24 02:26 am (UTC)Trying to plan time for the two of us is going to be a challenge. We're getting into the time of year when Scott can expect overtime on very short notice. That is, we're lucky to know today about the overtime on Saturday. Most weekends, they'd have waited until Friday afternoon before telling him.
I'm sure we'll manage something. We might even squeeze it in before our anniversary next month...
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Date: 2007-05-23 09:51 pm (UTC)*think* this weekend is one without kids, which would make me showing up a bit easier for me.)
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Date: 2007-05-24 02:28 am (UTC)If the kids are around, you'd be welcome to bring them. Delia'd enjoy playing with them. I'd just recommend bringing an umbrella to use as parasol because there's very little shade in our backyard.
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