MareRI

I work nights, so most times I get to sleep from 4AM to 7AM (up with the kids) and then after I get the boys to school I can nap with the baby (usually from 9AM to noonish). Thats it, thats all the sleep I get, and if I have an appt or something comes up, forget the nap. So, as you can see, sleep is a precious commodity. Also, I am a mean bit*h if I dont get enough sleep...

So, with dh's 25% paycut, he has Fridays off. So, I was kind of happy, thinking he would get the boys up and ready and I could sleep uninterrupted every now and then. WRONG...today was the perfect day...boys were buying lunch, so last night I packed their $ and their snacks, laid out their clothes...the only thing he would have had to have done is get them up, which he does anyway, get their breakfast, whcih he does anyway, and get them dressed, which usually falls to me....we had a lot of errands today, so I figured if I got to sleep in the AM, we would have all afternoon....

I have had a nasty cold the last few days, so I had a hard time falling asleep last night, the last time I saw the clock it was 445AM...so at 7, I expected to be still sleeping...no....he woke me up to get them ready etc bec we had to get our errands done early so he could go help his dad cut a tree...

Now, my dh has had elbow surgery twice, carpal tunnel surgery twice and had both knees operated on...he has a hard time grasping a fork and holding the infant seat, he shouldnt be cutting trees, and his father knows this, but he is no better (shoulder/knee surgeries). AND there is no time frame on cutting this tree, it could be done anytime this weekend.

So, I get up, get everyone dressed, ready and fed and ask to go back to sleep...he could do at least two of the errands on his own...nope, has to have me there...So. we drop the truck off for repair, get the rental (all of which he didnt need me) ...then go drop off a check for a deposit for the restaurant for Andrew's 1st communion (again, I wasnt needed) ...and then we come home....I figure he could feed the baby while I get a little nap and then he could bring her to me and he could go...he gets all pissy about that...but does it...

Then, since I wasnt getting to nap til about 1, I asked him what he planned to do about getting the boys...on Fridays he usually picks them up at school rather than the bus. He said he wasnt sure how long he would be at his parents so he wasnt getting them, I had to get them off the bus...I got a little pissy bec now my nap will only be 2 hours, and I am tired and miserable....

then, he says he will call our neighbor and ask her to get the boys (which she does from time to time wihtout issue) and ask her to keep them for a while, so i can stay sleeping...great...so he does that...I hear her come in with them and think maybe they are just dropping their stuff off before going to her house...about 10 mins later she comes in and tells me she is leaving, that DH had only asked her to get them and she made plans (but next time, just let her know and she will keep all of them...she is awesome)...

So dh finally calls from his moms, at 430, that he should be home by 5ish so i can get ready for work. I was more than pissed when he said he "forgot" to ask my neighbor to keep the kids...

so, I know I am sleep deprived so that may be why I am pissy right now, but would it bother you at all? I mean, really, he could have done every errand on his own while I slept, he could have let me sleep in the AM and we could have run errands later, but no bec of the tree thing....