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ccouch
07-02-2007, 06:57 PM
hope you chicas can indulge me....i've got to vent :( please don't feel like you have to read all of this little tirade. i just have got to get this out before i explode!!

today is my 31st birthday. over the weekend DH took me out to dinner & we had cake w/ the in-laws last night at my MIL's house. so, i wasn't really expecting any kind of fanfare today, but....

i woke up this morning to the dog getting sick. dh takes him downstairs to go outside, but he gets sick on the carpet along the way. DH greets me ever so cheerfully upon returning with (and I quote), "you're gonna help clean this up, right?" i grab the paper towels and start cleaning. camille wakes up and is screaming her head off cause the carpet is a mess. vomit, crying, and general grumpiness, yay!

so, downstairs we go. i get breakfast going and camille gets into her markers. all over her outfit, face, hands, etc. thank god they're washable. she makes a mess and spills her cereal and milk. i have a much needed cup of coffee and chill for a bit. DH comes downstairs, doesn't speak a word, gets himself a bowl of cereal and goes back upstairs. even though i shouldn't, i ask, "did you forget something." "no," he says, "not yet." returns with a card. sets it down in front of me and goes back upstairs to get busy with work. i bathe the yucky dog - ech!

fast forward to swim lessons. i've been begging DH to go w/ us one day so that he can see camille do her thing. flooding & rain around here have made that impossible, so finally today he says he'll go. i'm so excited about the kids *finally* being able to get in the water and camille getting to show her daddy what she's learned. but, over 20 minutes of the 30 minute class today is spent teaching 3 year olds how to distinguish what the lifeguard means when he blows his whistle "x" number of times - what the heck?? oh, and how to save your drowning friend. that's rich. so, the kids don't do any swimming today except take turns jumping off the edge of the pool two times. camille has been terrified to do this lately, and finally gets up the nerve to do it. during which time, of course, DH gets a business call and walks away to speak w/ a client. for her second jump, she needs to go potty. so, that was fairly uneventful.

we head back home. gonna drop DH off so he can work & i'm SO looking forward to taking camille out for lunch and then going shopping. got some gift certificates that I can't wait to shop with! we get into this huge argument cause DH realizes that he's not taken camille to go shopping to pick out something for me. he wants me to sit at home while he goes and shops. um, no. it's my birthday and i'm going to go out and have a little fun. perhaps he should've thought about going shopping on sunday instead of sitting in front of the x-box. oh, did i just say that??

fast forward to my "peaceful" and "fun" excursion with camille. typical toddler fair. we made 4 trips to the target potty during the 45 minutes we were in the store. :) hey, atleast i got some cool stuff :)

we head home for a nap, which of course doesn't happen. she fidgets and plays and isn't tired. i'm so exhausted i can't see straight, and my little monkey is bouncing off the walls. oh, and remember the freshly-washed dog? yeah, DH left him outside in 90 degree weather without any water and now he stinks to high heaven.

no call from my mom :( i got two CT rejection emails :( this birthday sucks. i am seriously so depressed that i don't even want to answer the stupid phone if it does ring. it just bums me out that i do so much for everyone else's special days, but for mine i get the short end of the stick.

thanks for letting me vent.

ajoyfulheart
07-02-2007, 07:09 PM
Oh Christine...First off, Happy Birthday!!!!! :D Yeah, 31 isn't the most fun year of a person's life :p

I'm sorry about all the crap you have gone through today...I hope things will maybe get better this evening!!

Heck, if ya wanna join a CT, join mine! LOL I"ve had a few girls leave recently :p

Oh, and yeah, my mom isn't the greatest at calling people for important dates...it sucks :( I won't embellish...grrrrr!

Angela
07-02-2007, 07:43 PM
Happy Birthday!!!!!!

I feel ya...my birthday seems to come and go like that as well. I just turned 31 on the 26th of June!

~ashleigh
07-02-2007, 07:46 PM
((((hugs))))

I am so sorry about the sucky birthday. I hope your evening is a better one.

Happy Birthday!!

Darcy Baldwin
07-02-2007, 08:17 PM
HEY - you got a CT offer out of the blue yesterday - and you didn't even have to apply!!!! ROFLOLOL

I'm sorry you had such a yucky day today - perhaps it'll get a little better this evening?

(((((HUGS)))))

ccouch
07-02-2007, 08:52 PM
you guys are so sweet :) :) (((Hugs!!)))

actually it's starting to look up a bit. DH semi-apologized for his grumpiness earlier and helped Camille make a little birthday card for me. so sweet.

i had some paper-scrapping to finish up for camille's baby book and was working on that and praying a little bit. i have been gently reminded by the Lord that my husband is working 90+ hours a week right now and did get me a new computer last week. he's beyond exhausted and there's not much in his reservoir of extra thoughtfulness. he's trying, bless him. he's just over-worked and super-stressed. i really need to appreciate what he does for me instead of complaining about what he hasn't.

and, yes!! the wonderful Darcy did invite me to join her CT yesterday :) woo hoo!!

guess a grumpy day + pms doesn't = a happy birthday girl. oh well.... we're gonna have some frozen pizza and chill out here. thanks so much again for your well-wishes!! i love you gals!

YvetteSanders
07-02-2007, 08:59 PM
Happy Birthday! I'm glad to hear everything is getting a little better!

rh_scrapbooker
07-02-2007, 11:13 PM
Happy Birthday Christine! :)

Sorry to hear about your day.

This year, we did a surprise for my mom's birthday, and DH said to me, "So, would you ever want a surprise party?" and my response was, "Any party I *don't* have to plan is FINE with me"....for my 30th birthday party (um, several years ago) I had to arrange it myself and invite everyone. Um, hello?

Rachel

sinead
07-02-2007, 11:16 PM
I'm sorry your birthday day wasn't a happy one. :( that stinks. And even though you know you're supposed to be remembering that your DH is working his tail off and all that, it's still your birthday and we all want a little attention on our birthday, right? I remember one year when i was in college and my parents were in Europe when I didn't talk to a single person on my birthday until 10pm, never mind being wished happy birthday. Bummer, dude.

Anyway, I hope that the rest of your day (night!) is terrific. Love ya, chickie!

Nathalie
07-02-2007, 11:36 PM
Big {{{hug}}} and a happy belated birthday!!! I don't know what it is but is seems all of us mommies get those kind of birthdays sometimes. Hope your day had a happy end.

~ashleigh
07-03-2007, 12:54 AM
glad your birthday is looking up!

~Shawna~
07-03-2007, 01:18 AM
Happy birthday Christine! Sorry it started out so crummy though, I've had my share of crappy birthdays too! I'm sure we all have LOL! But at least your day got a little better & hey sounds like you got some cool new stuff at Target & that's always a good thing :)

dawnb
07-03-2007, 01:32 AM
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday DEAR CHICKIE
Happy Birthday to YOU
:cake:

KimberlyGiarrusso
07-03-2007, 02:09 AM
Hugs and happy bday sweetie!

jpysgrl
07-03-2007, 10:38 AM
Happy (belated) Birthday Christine!

ccouch
07-03-2007, 10:51 AM
okay, i just can't make this stuff up..... the dog got sick again tonight at like 11:59.

so, my birthday started and ended with doggy yuckiness! but, DH steam cleaned the carpet :) , and atleast I was able to laugh about it.

thanks ladies for cheering me up!!

Rynonut Mom
07-03-2007, 11:20 AM
Yuck - LOL!!!

Glad that your Birthday had good parts thrown into it! :)
Happy Belated Birthday, Christine!!!
Hugs and patience, honey!!!

meems
07-03-2007, 01:37 PM
Happy belated birthday! Sorry about the dog sickies and other bummer stuff, glad you were able to get cheered up a bit.

chloe
07-03-2007, 04:33 PM
Happy belated birthday, girl! Sorry for the bad parts of it, hope the rest of the year will be good to balance! ;-)

scrapsandsass
07-03-2007, 07:52 PM
Happy Belated b-day. Sorry to see that it was so suck-y. :( Big hugs to you. I've missed ya!

tamra
07-03-2007, 08:38 PM
Awww Christine, that stinks! Sorry you had a cruddy birthday. I wish I had known and maybe we could have done something! I'm sure hanging out with a pregnant, ready-to-burst-any-day crazy mom and her 3 crazy kids would have made the day much better for you!!!:laught30: Seriously though, we are going to get together sometime. I will be there Friday for my appointment but will have the kids with me of course and my grandmother is also here with me til the baby comes. :4:

Anyway, glad your day got better for you... even though it ended up gross again!

tamra
07-03-2007, 08:40 PM
Well darn it, I forgot one important thing...

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!

JenBinAZ
07-04-2007, 03:46 PM
I am sorry your day was crummy!! I'm like you, I do so much for others (friends, family, co workers) and it'd be nice to have that one special day for me. My father in law died the day before my 30th bday so understandably my day was all but neglected - dh gave me a bag of Hershey Kisses and a card though, and that meant a lot to me. I tried to shed some light on the situation and tell people he bought me real estate for my 30th - of course it was 3 burial plots! Though there is a bittersweetness with my bday now, dh tries to pay extra special attention. I am glad he made you a card with dd, that was very sweet! AND YAYYYYYYYYY Target!!

busyizzie
07-04-2007, 07:14 PM
Christine I'm so sorry your birthday wasn't as wonderful as you'd hoped. Happy Belated birthday though!

I think you've had your share of yucky stuff so you're up for a good year! Go out and celebrate again next week!

pbumbaca
07-05-2007, 04:08 PM
Happy Belated Birthday Christine! Sorry your day started out badly!

Congrats on your new CT gig!

MizAmyLou
07-05-2007, 07:00 PM
oh you poor thing! Seems like the more birthdays I have the more they stink..I think my expectations are always too high. I am sorry the day wasn't more special for ya! Maybe you should make some special plans to pamper yourself and do something good for YOU!