We're Halfway thru October

Tuesday I ended up making the sheet cake and I ate some of it and was mad at myself, but I moved on.

This week was parent teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday. I signed up to help with meals on Wednesday for the elementary and middle school. I brought some rolls to the middle school and I signed up to bring chili for the elementary school. I got home from work on Wednesday and made the meal.

The sign up had said to bring either a soup or chili and let them know what you were bringing. I was the only one who said I was bringing a chili, and the rest were going to bring soup. So I showed up and there were three other chili’s there. I was sorta annoyed because I could have made a different meal. When I went back at the end to pick up my crockpot, it was still super full. I thought my family would eat some and they didn’t, so I not only wasted the food but it was also a waste of money an time, but o well.

We also had a book fair going on at the elementary school and our librarian, who is normally in charge of it and there, had a family emergency and was not able to make it the whole time. So, the PTO sent a sign-up sheet to fill in. I signed up for Wednesday and Thursday. It was interesting, and I had to leave early Wednesday to pick up Teddy from wrestling and then I had to go back to the school for a parent meeting for our JR Hope Squad. Macy and two of her friends are on the hope squad for the second year in a row.

Two years ago, our middle school had a shooting. Three people were injured but they were able to apprehend the student. Its crazy to think about what could have happened. After the incident at the school, our district formed the Hope Squad for the high school and the JR Hope Squad for the middle and elementary schools. This is really a suicide prevention program but also helps in other ways.

Macy is a good kid; she had a hard time at home with her siblings, but she is a good friend at school. The members of the hope squad are voted in by their peers and other students. I was proud of her and her friends for being selected. Anyway, the meeting went good, I had already been to it twice because Teddy had also been in the hope squad his 4^th grade year.

After the meeting I got talking to the school counselor about Sally and my concerns. She seems to be doing okay in school but is still having such a hard time at home. The counselor is going to try and do a little friendship group with her and then there is another counseling service that is meeting at the school and I am going to try and get her into that as well.

Fingers crossed we can get something going on in helping her. I haven’t heard back about the additional testing with the place we went to. I will have to give them a call and see what is going on with the insurance.

Wednesday night Teddy had his first football playoff game. Since we were the first place in the in our division, we played the first-place team of the lower division. It was rainy and cold but we came out with the win. Our second round playoff game is next week; its going to be a hard game but hopefully we can come out on top.

Thursday I was able to meet with one of Sally’s teachers for the conference; her other teacher ended up leaving early because he was not feeling well. So it was interesting, her teacher said she is doing good at school. I am glad that she is doing good but at the same time, I just don’t know how to help her at home. I hope that I can get some tools to figure out why she acts horrible around me.

Friday we did not have school but I had to still get up early and get Teddy to the middle school for wrestling practice; after dropping him off I went to the elementary school and helped clean up from the bookfair. It was more work than I thought. We had to put all the books and stuff in big boxes; I was in charge of taping up the boxes after they were full and stack them up. They were super heavy but we did it.

After that I grabbed Teddy from practice and then we went to the church to play pickleball. I was glad to get a chance to play, we normally play on Wednesdays, but I was not able to. I hope to be able to play three times a week, I am having a hard time getting to the gym in the mornings and pickleball makes up a little difference. I still need to get my butt out of bed in the mornings to go but right now I just want to go back to sleep after the kids leave for school. I really need to go and I hope this upcoming week I can do it.

Friday the kids had dentist appointments; the office was running super behind but we made it. Macy had to little cavities and its so annoying, she is my best teeth brusher and she always seems to have the cavities. I think we need to do a better job of keeping the sugar out of our house and ill keep pushing the brushing.

Friday night Macy went with a friend to a haunted house. Her friends little sister did not want to go but they couldn’t find a baby sitter, so Macy volunteered me . I wasn’t too keen on watching a little four year old but I was just going to be home all night, so I said yes. It went okay, and Sally was kind and played well with her. I was glad that Macy was able to get out and do something.

Saturday was the first time in two months that we did not have football games in the morning. I was able to sleep in a little and that was nice. I still got up early and got Sally some breakfast, but I was able to lay down after and rest a little more.

Macy went to a pumpkin patch with a friend and Sally and I went to Sam’s Club; we were down to our last roll of toilet paper and I was glad we made it to get more.

For the last two months, I have been gathering clothes that would work for our family pictures; I really wanted some pictures taken but I didn’t want to until I lost weight. Well, I didn’t lose the weight but we still decided to do pictures, well I decided and every one followed me; some not so pleased. My husband doesn’t understand why we need pictures but I am grateful he doesn’t say no.

Well we stopped at the DI and found a jean jacket for Macy; Sally was a little sad, so I let her pick a few things. She found two dresses and pants and a shirt.

So Saturday night we met my brother in law and he took some pictures, I was glad it didn’t take too long. It was a different experience that when my sister did it two years ago and I hope they turn out okay.

Sally’s outfit matched really well with everyone else, it linked all of our colors together but she was sad because it wasn’t new; she had worn it before. I told her I would take her on a mother daughter date if she was okay wearing it and didn’t cry. Well she did good and so she chose to go to Artic Circle for dinner and a treat.

Sunday we all went to church, and nobody complained. I am writing this earlier than I normally do because I am putting off the inevitable, that my kitchen and well, the rest of my house is a mess and needs to be cleaned. I am going to see if Sally will help me do her job of unloading the dishwasher. And then I will dig down and just do it. I don’t know why I have such a hard time keeping up. Well actually I do know why, but its hard to admit. I am struggling with some depression, and I would rather sleep and veg than clean. I am so tired all the time, but I am trying so hard to overcome and do all that is required of me.