SoCS — Why?

Posted on April 28, 2018 by joey

Why am I up so early? Am mom. Was up before the sun. Have already been out. Have coffee, will travel. It’s chilly and the wind is whippin! Why haven’t I been able to get in bed at a decent hour for the last five nights? Am mom. Have been up to collect child, 10:30-11:45pm all week. Am proud mom, quite pleased, but as all parents, AM TIRED. Kid is tired, too. Kid is runnin on fumes. Took the kid to the first thing, then we’ll drive to the second thing, then we’ll come home, then we’ll pick the kid up from another thing. THEN WE WILL ALL EAT LINNER AND HAVE A REST. Cause guess what? There’s another thing this evening! I hope you have a day of happy things, too, but maybe don’t run yourself ragged. And if you do, smooth out on Sunday like me, okay?

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50 Responses to SoCS — Why?

  1. Judy @ NewEnglandGardenAndThread says:
    April 28, 2018 at 7:30 AM

    Yes – rest tomorrow but today stay on track. 🙂

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  2. Dan Antion says:
    April 28, 2018 at 7:43 AM

    “Am mom”

    That answers a lot of hard questions. I hope you get a day of rest. I think you’re entitled.

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  3. Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt says:
    April 28, 2018 at 7:47 AM

    I remember those days! Not really that long ago, but definitely even more exhausting than normal toward the end of school. Somehow or other, the childless people who dream these things up cooperate with each other, and claim their time slots early, so that when the play goes to its final performance, and the Boy Scouts run out of Eagles, the dance competitions pick up the slack, and the Mock Trial practice sessions compete with Science Fair for Saturday.

    Sneak in rest instead of TV – and you MIGHT survive.

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  4. bikerchick57 says:
    April 28, 2018 at 7:49 AM

    Today might be hectic for you, but make sure there’s some fun rolled around all of your many things. 🙂

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  5. Benson says:
    April 28, 2018 at 8:04 AM

    Parenting ain’t for sissies. I hope you get a time out soon. Happy Saturday and Restful Sunday.

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  6. AmyRose🌹 says:
    April 28, 2018 at 8:15 AM

    You pick up a kid at 11:45PM? Holy sh*t! I’ve been asleep for hours at that time! Oh, Joey! I honestly don’t know how you do what you do! It’s the weekend!! CHILL!!!! 😘😘😘

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    • joey says:
      April 28, 2018 at 10:36 AM

      I don’t know how THE TEACHERS do it! In at 6, home at midnight? Oy!
      I will chill tomorrow. Tomorrow’s gonna be swell! 🙂

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      • AmyRose🌹 says:
        April 28, 2018 at 10:45 AM

        That is insane! If these men and women did not love their job their lives must be absolutely miserable! Everyone is being pushed so hard today, Joey. Those hours that you just mentioned are nuts! And yes please do have a good chill day tomorrow! I’ve begun today… 😘

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        • joey says:
          April 28, 2018 at 10:47 AM

          Good for you! Yes, the staff is dedicated. It’s not all the time, not all year, but in spurts. Several of them have years on me, too. They’re amazing!

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  7. markbialczak says:
    April 28, 2018 at 9:36 AM

    May the fumes last until linner, Joey. Yikes!

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  8. ghostmmnc says:
    April 28, 2018 at 10:36 AM

    I remember those days. Frustrating and fun at the same time. Try to enjoy them now, because when the empty nest days arrive, you’ll look back and wonder ‘why’ and how the years passed so fast. .. Happy hectic Saturday, and here’s to a relaxing Sunday. 🙂

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    • joey says:
      April 28, 2018 at 10:43 AM

      Haha! They pass by so fast because it’s one thing after another! It’s that time fleeting thing! Whoosh! We had a great time this morning and we’ll have another great time tonight — but ooh the rests in between will be heavenly. I imagine an empty nest truly feels too still at times. Sometimes it’s like that for mere hours and it feels weird.

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  9. cordeliasmom2012 says:
    April 28, 2018 at 10:57 AM

    Ha. I remember from when my kids were home. I once told one of my co-workers, “You know, you really don’t need as much sleep as the studies say you do.” At least saying it made me feel better as I ran around on fumes. Try to get some rest when you can, Joey.

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    • joey says:
      April 30, 2018 at 11:12 AM

      Haha! Yes, when I get 7-8 hours of sleep I feel like I’m doing great. Those nights we hit the hay early and I get 9? I could stop a speeding train, yeah? Anything beats the early years. Phew! How do we all do that, generation after generation?!?

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  10. Laura says:
    April 28, 2018 at 11:31 AM

    “smooth out on Sunday”
    Best description I’ve seen yet for recovering from kid weekends!

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  11. Prajakta says:
    April 28, 2018 at 11:33 AM

    There there … catch a breath! 🙂 Just a few more years of this.

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  12. coldhandboyack says:
    April 28, 2018 at 12:19 PM

    That’s why people my age are crotchety. Too many things.

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  13. Deborah Drucker says:
    April 28, 2018 at 12:33 PM

    Glad those days are past for me. Hope you have a nice relaxing Sunday.

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  14. scr4pl80 says:
    April 28, 2018 at 12:39 PM

    So glad to be done with “the things.” Miss the kids though so it is a treat when we do some “things” together again. Littlest one (21) and her boyfriend are coming over today and we’re going to the Giants game so we have a thing. 🙂

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  15. sustainabilitea says:
    April 28, 2018 at 12:54 PM

    As we’ve discussed before, I’m a morning person (awake with no reason at 5:45 am this morning…sigh), so staying out late like that is hard on me. Fortunately, I rarely have to do that anymore unless I’m watching a late hockey game or something fun. I have to work (filling in for someone) tonight from 5-10 pm, which is better than getting off at 11 when we close. Sundays, though, are full for me: church in the morning and then almost always working from 2-8/8:30 pm. Monday is my Saturday/Sunday. 🙂

    Enjoy and then relax!

    janet

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  16. Kathryn Grace says:
    April 28, 2018 at 2:01 PM

    Here’s hoping you and your kid get some rest soon.

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  17. Bill says:
    April 28, 2018 at 3:08 PM

    Gotsta do Z, then 3 mo’ po’s. Slack off day is 1 May. Have wunnerful weekender, you and all kid’s moms up and at ’em.

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  19. Amy says:
    April 28, 2018 at 7:33 PM

    Sunday so close…

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  20. Ally Bean says:
    April 29, 2018 at 7:20 AM

    I’m sensing a theme to your Stream of Consciousness! Hoping your Sunday is more snoozy.

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  21. laurelbledsoe says:
    April 29, 2018 at 8:50 AM

    It will all be great stories as the years go by. Good Mom!

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  22. circadianreflections says:
    April 30, 2018 at 8:55 AM

    Hoping your Sunday was a rejuvenating one!

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  23. puppy1952 says:
    April 30, 2018 at 12:40 PM

    Been there done that – raised three helped raise another two – loved every minute, Empty nest will come but it never stays empty – becomes a haven for those you loved and raised.

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  24. Joanne Sisco says:
    April 30, 2018 at 1:04 PM

    I hope you got to spend your Sunday in bliss mode and are recharged this gorgeous Monday. At least it’s gorgeous here so I’m assuming you are sharing – and enjoying – this springtime wonder.

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  25. Anxious Mom says:
    May 1, 2018 at 12:49 AM

    Oh wow. Sounds like a lot of R&R is needed for you guys.

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