Diaper Swappers

z2akids · 07-22-2012, 09:47 PM

I just update our famil calendar with what I know for the next couple of months.

Here's a sample:

Wednesday, August 8

8-4:30 - me, new job training
6-8 - DS#2 football practice
6-7:30 - me School Board meeting (I'm VP)
6:30-8:30 - DS#1 football practice
6:30-9 - DS#1 Scouts (DH is driving carpool)
6:30-8 - me Festival meeting (I'm Chairperson of our silent auction)
7-9 - DD gymnastics

Yikes. This is a particularly busy day, but we have conflicts every Wednesday starting in August until football ends at the end of October. We don't even have Abby's fall gymnastics of dance schedule. Nor do we know when DS#1 will have band and school hasn't even been factored in.

After my first couple of weeks of training, I will be working three 12s a week, ultimately going to overnights. Not sure how DH will manage this when I have to be at work by 7 pm each night. LOL - gonna be a wild late summer/fall.

Hungry Caterpillar · 07-23-2012, 12:26 AM

I think you need to hire a HS senior with a spotless driving record to assist you

I had that job in HS. My dad filled them in on demand on my driving situation. I made college money, they made it to their obligations and all was well. And, you need a meeting reschedule.

Psychomom · 07-23-2012, 05:35 AM

I have a crazy schedule, running myself and 4 children to various activities most nights of the week. Do you know anyone who can help carpool? I'd find carpool to gymnastics, DS #1 will obviously have to pick football or scouts; I'd go w scouts since dh is already committed to driving. Is DS 2 old enough to stay at practice himself? Do that and ask another parent to keep an eye on him. You need to pick between your 2 mtgs, I am treasurer of the PTO and it's honestly not a big deal to skip meetings as long as I give my report to another officer. Then swing by gymnastics and pick dd up.

Pyrodjm · 07-23-2012, 06:11 AM

I see lots of overlap. For instance, how are you going to be at the school board meeting and festival meeting at the same time? Also, it looks like Scouts and football start at the same time for DS1.

z2akids · 07-23-2012, 07:23 AM

Wild isn't it?

Ultimately I think this is what our schedule will look like for that day:

8-430 - me new job training
5:45 - drop DS#1 at football practice
6-7 - me at school board meeting
630 - DS#1 to scouts (DH will drop the boys off)
7 - DH will drop DD at gymnsastics
7-8 - me at Festival meeting (fortunately, they are both on our Church campus)
8:30 - me pick DS#2 up from football
9 - DH drive DS#1 and friends home from scouts
9 - me pick up DD

Much of the fall, DS#1 will have to skip scouts. We only drive once every 5 weeks which is nice, so on those weeks he will skip football, and maybe a few other meetings if there is anything important going on from August - October. I am starting a new job in early August and by September, I will be working three 12s, so it will really get crazy in the evenings. We'll probably switch DD to Saturday morning gymnastics in September for fall session.

The kids are 11 (DS#1) 9 (DS#2) and 7 (DD) so at least they are old enough to stay at their various practices without mom and dad there. So on that day everything will get done (except for DS#1's football).

Mom2Connor · 07-23-2012, 07:34 AM

I don't get it, why sign up for scouts if he's only going to be there every 5 weeks when your DH is driving? I would let one meeting know you can't make it, and personally I'd step down from one of them since you are overcommitted as it is...someone else may be interested in taking over so they can really devote the time needed to each cause.

It sounds like this is just a Wednesday night issue. Is there no other night of the week your DD can do gymnastics?

z2akids · 07-23-2012, 07:53 AM

Scouts is year round. He will miss a handful of meetings this fall, but at the Boy Scout level (rather than Cub Scouts), the boys are all working on their individual projects and activities. Missing a few weeks slows down his progress, but doesn't hold anyone else back or otherwise interfere with the meetings. The boys all work at their own pace. Some of the boys take off the summer months, some for football or basketball season. We could drop out of carpool for the fall football season, but we committed to that and will honor that commitment to his group of friends. He will also miss one football game during the season due to his camping schedule with scouts. Given that football is a timelimited activity and his presence or absence affects the entire team, we try not to miss those practices and games unless unavoidable.

DD will switch her gymnastics in the fall. But, this is her summer session and is the only one that fit for her when summer began.

As far as my meetings, fortunately they don't generally overlap. I won't be the only one who has a conflict between those two meetings. Hopefully the president will wrap up the school board meeting quickly since that night is the last meeting before the festival. In fact, our Priest will be juggling between the two meetings as well.

I wasn't really venting or looking for solutions. We had been out of town for a week and I had just spent time updating our calendars and it struck me that we are going to be busy this fall. I remember when the kids were very little and I felt like things would ease up once they got a little older. It definitely does in a lot of ways - heck, they can get themselves dinner if I need them to. But, in other ways, it only gets crazier.

Mom2Connor · 07-23-2012, 07:56 AM

Oh I see, yes that makes sense about the scouts and DD. Well have fun on that day, maybe pre pack lots of snacks and water in the car for in between activities.

MamaNae · 07-23-2012, 11:27 AM

Sounds like us, except I don't work.

This fall we'll have Soccer (hopefully, if the other parents stop being lazy and sign up to coach), scouts, Homeschool choir, dance, AWANA, art 2 mornings a week, swim lessons 2 mornings and 2 evenings a week. Gonna be busy...but a happy busy

z2akids · 07-23-2012, 03:20 PM

Hopefully your soccer stuff will work out.

07-23-2012, 05:35 AM	#3
Psychomom Formerly: Boomer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8,478 Ratings: 188 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	I have a crazy schedule, running myself and 4 children to various activities most nights of the week. Do you know anyone who can help carpool? I'd find carpool to gymnastics, DS #1 will obviously have to pick football or scouts; I'd go w scouts since dh is already committed to driving. Is DS 2 old enough to stay at practice himself? Do that and ask another parent to keep an eye on him. You need to pick between your 2 mtgs, I am treasurer of the PTO and it's honestly not a big deal to skip meetings as long as I give my report to another officer. Then swing by gymnastics and pick dd up. __________________ A real woman always has a clean house, an empty laundry basket, smells good, is well made-up, slim, healthy, eloquent, and perfectly well behaved...I suspect I am a man. Last edited by Psychomom; 07-23-2012 at 05:39 AM.

07-23-2012, 06:11 AM	#4
Pyrodjm Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 2,051 Ratings: 20 Feedback: 100%	Re: Far Too Busy I see lots of overlap. For instance, how are you going to be at the school board meeting and festival meeting at the same time? Also, it looks like Scouts and football start at the same time for DS1. __________________ D, wife to B , momma to N 7/08 and A 8/10 Special Ed teacher Come SWAG with me!

07-23-2012, 07:23 AM	#5
z2akids Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,509 Ratings: 10 Feedback: 100%	Re: Far Too Busy Wild isn't it? Ultimately I think this is what our schedule will look like for that day: 8-430 - me new job training 5:45 - drop DS#1 at football practice 6-7 - me at school board meeting 630 - DS#1 to scouts (DH will drop the boys off) 7 - DH will drop DD at gymnsastics 7-8 - me at Festival meeting (fortunately, they are both on our Church campus) 8:30 - me pick DS#2 up from football 9 - DH drive DS#1 and friends home from scouts 9 - me pick up DD Much of the fall, DS#1 will have to skip scouts. We only drive once every 5 weeks which is nice, so on those weeks he will skip football, and maybe a few other meetings if there is anything important going on from August - October. I am starting a new job in early August and by September, I will be working three 12s, so it will really get crazy in the evenings. We'll probably switch DD to Saturday morning gymnastics in September for fall session. The kids are 11 (DS#1) 9 (DS#2) and 7 (DD) so at least they are old enough to stay at their various practices without mom and dad there. So on that day everything will get done (except for DS#1's football). __________________ Jennifer Last edited by z2akids; 07-23-2012 at 07:29 AM.

07-23-2012, 07:34 AM	#6
Mom2Connor Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,774	Re: Far Too Busy I don't get it, why sign up for scouts if he's only going to be there every 5 weeks when your DH is driving? I would let one meeting know you can't make it, and personally I'd step down from one of them since you are overcommitted as it is...someone else may be interested in taking over so they can really devote the time needed to each cause. It sounds like this is just a Wednesday night issue. Is there no other night of the week your DD can do gymnastics?

07-23-2012, 07:53 AM	#7
z2akids Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,509 Ratings: 10 Feedback: 100%	Re: Far Too Busy Scouts is year round. He will miss a handful of meetings this fall, but at the Boy Scout level (rather than Cub Scouts), the boys are all working on their individual projects and activities. Missing a few weeks slows down his progress, but doesn't hold anyone else back or otherwise interfere with the meetings. The boys all work at their own pace. Some of the boys take off the summer months, some for football or basketball season. We could drop out of carpool for the fall football season, but we committed to that and will honor that commitment to his group of friends. He will also miss one football game during the season due to his camping schedule with scouts. Given that football is a timelimited activity and his presence or absence affects the entire team, we try not to miss those practices and games unless unavoidable. DD will switch her gymnastics in the fall. But, this is her summer session and is the only one that fit for her when summer began. As far as my meetings, fortunately they don't generally overlap. I won't be the only one who has a conflict between those two meetings. Hopefully the president will wrap up the school board meeting quickly since that night is the last meeting before the festival. In fact, our Priest will be juggling between the two meetings as well. I wasn't really venting or looking for solutions. We had been out of town for a week and I had just spent time updating our calendars and it struck me that we are going to be busy this fall. I remember when the kids were very little and I felt like things would ease up once they got a little older. It definitely does in a lot of ways - heck, they can get themselves dinner if I need them to. But, in other ways, it only gets crazier. __________________ Jennifer Last edited by z2akids; 07-23-2012 at 07:55 AM.