A nice weekend

THIS SATURDAY…

My daughter and I met my friend and her daughter at the mall. It was so nice to hang out with a friend. It’s been WAY too long. I really miss my friends actually, and while I’ve hosted a couple things with them this fall, no one else has been able to do the same, so we haven’t seen each other as much.

My son had a friend over. I know he really appreciated it too, so that was nice.

I watched some of the Black Belt test on zoom while scoring the final set of assessments. It was cool to watch people reach such an impressive goal.

I did a bunch of laundry and picked up around the house. We’ve been really good at keeping most surfaces clutter free since the 9yo’s birthday party, but the mess was starting to encroach in the shared spaces.

I worked out. It was just a short strength training video, but it was just what I needed.

THIS SUNDAY…

I made pancakes, both for breakfast and for my son’s lunches. I always kind of dread making a ton of pancakes, but this morning it was done fast.

My son went to a friend’s house for the first time. They had me come up and chat for a while when I dropped him off, which pushed by whole morning back, but I was happy my son finally got to hang out with this new friend.

I dropped four giant IKEA bags of clothing and (lightly worn) shoes off at the Salvation Army. It feels SO GOOD to have all of that out of the house.

We went to Alameda – the the pinball museum, the crazy toy store, the crazy soda/candy store and to eat. We’ve been meaning to go there again since our last trip (many, many months ago) and it was great to finally do it.

The kids made their lunches and did their chores.

It was a good weekend. I still feel like I’m kinda getting something, but that something never actually becomes a real cold. Maybe it is just allergies… which would suck because I’m years into my allergy shot regimen and if my allergies still make me feel low grade unwell all the time, it would be a huge bummer. My kids definitely seem to be sick a TON this year, especially my son, so maybe I’m doing that too? But I swear it’s like the first year of preschool! Worse even. My son ALWAYS is getting a cold, or in the middle of a cold, or recovering from a cold. The minute he starts to feel better the cycle starts again. Pandemic isolation really is the gift that keeps on giving.

This week at work will be a little crazy, especially since I’m taking Wednesday off to chaperone my son’s field trip to the Exploratorium. No one has picked up my sub request, which sucks, but what can I do? If I only take days off when my one friend will cover for me, I’ll never be able to take days (she travels A LOT). I hate knowing that my colleagues have to cover for me, but it’s not my fault the system is broken.

And of course Friday is a holiday! I’m so stoked Veterans Day falls on a weekend adjacent day this year. I remember being really annoyed when it was on a Thursday last year.

How was your weekend?