We had a thing this morning.
Some parental stress that could have been, and should have been, alleviated.
Welcome to the nuthouse! Is this why you read here? To witness family drama in all its glory?
Well you’ve come to the right place. Plenty of drama and neurosis available free of charge, right here on WoW. 😛
Anyway. The menfolk left. The boy may or may not be cold at his week-long camp thing for school. All I/we can do is suggest he pack this and that, we can’t make him bring, or wear it.
He’ll figure it out. I’m not that worried. 😳
My partner dropped him off on the way to work. I just texted him a lengthy “we should have x” and “we shouldn’t have y”. You know, to remediate the situation.
Having me for a wife is nothing but joy and sunshine let me tell you… 🙄
Needless to say he’s ignoring my texts (or maybe he’s, you know, working…) but that’s ok. I don’t really need a response. (Yes I do. A brief “you were right” is always nice…But I’m not holding my breath.) 😉
A week of single-child parenting will do us good, I think. The 12yo is still here but she’s a little less high maintenance. And hopefully the teen will have a fantastic time. I think he will, the place he’s going to looks like a luxury resort in the woods. All kinds of wintery outdoor fun will be had, I’m sure. 😊
In the meantime, I’m all coffeed-up, I had my shower and my oatmeal and finally feel a little more decompressed, so I should get off my butt and get the grocery list started.
We have half a pepper and four oranges left. And a liter of milk. I don’t think that’s going to take us far…
Hello Monday! What’s new in your corner?
Sounds like a bit of a break . Your son will have fun. And you can relax with your daughter.🙂
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well, we still ready for more storms..
thanks for visit mine.. warm regard from Indonesia
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Your shopping list sounds similar to mine – and the lack of food in the cupboards…
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I’m sure your son will have a great time. My eldest went on a week long trip to Ypres last year and had such a good time he wants to go again.
Enjoy your peaceful(ish) week 😉
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Have a good week! It will pass. This too shall pass.
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I’m intrigued by this camp your son is attending. Where is it?
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That sounded creepy. Let me try again. What kind of camp is it? Are the teens out of school for the week?
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Yes, it’s a school trip. All grade 9s at this high school go there. It’s supposedly a blast.
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How fun!
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Look up Muskoka Woods. It’s about 1.5ish hours north of Toronto. Muskoka is a region where many people have summer cottages. There is winter activity up there as well.
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I’ll look that up! I’m envious.
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I’m all about stretching random pantry items into meals, but there isn’t much you can do with four oranges and half a pepper. Good luck!
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Which is why we now have 6 new peppers of various colours, some Swiss Chard, marinated chicken, and mac and cheese. 🙂
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Now, that’s a proper meal!
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What? You can’t feed your family with that?! Ummm…it’s chilly in nyc, but I can’t say that to you cause you’re probably colder
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It is cold. When is spring coming?
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Right? It’s windy too down here. Yuck….
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Reading your stuff makes me appreciate the climate here even more. Except today. 30 degrees and about 95% humidity. You think I am joking but I’m not. Thank goodness for airconditioning
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I love air conditioning. Just not in January in Canada. By June…bring it. 😉
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12 year old girls are LESS maintenance? Since when?
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She’s setting new trends. 😂
Anyway don’t jinx it. 😛
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I’m sure your son will have a brilliant week away. When I was teaching I loved taking classes on residential trips. The children got so much out of them and the whole class became closer as a result. Enjoy your slightly quieter week 😊.
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Thank you. I know you’re right. 🙂
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