Why so stressed?
Apr. 24th, 2013 09:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xylieNot sure what is up today. Feel down, stressed and tired. There are any number of reasons to feel tired. I've pushing myself like crazy in all directions, hoping take advantage of ever last minute of free time. House repairs, attempts at refinancing, Jakob's science fair project, Sean's Tiger requirements, and then there's work. Stress, stress, stress, but sadly all stress of my own making.
Did manage to wander over last night and invade on Cathy. We brought over a ticket to Scout-0-Rama and the boys stayed to play xBox a bit with Rory and Clara. Cathy had filmed a bear in her backyard up at Tahoe. The kids were extremely impressed. Also got to see Cathy's new car, which was a Benz GL class SUV. Absolutely gorgeous and enormous compared to her old Subaru. Apparently my advice on compromising on something slightly practical worked out for her. (Her ex wanted to buy her a sports car that matched his own so the kids could be in something "respectable." Also, he could get a discount from the Merc dealer.)
Took time to make a bird feeder with Sean. At the Tiger cub level, this means cutting some holes in a milk jug and adding straws. Sean liked the idea of hanging it up where it would be hard for James to mess it up. I was more shocked by the price of birdseed at Target. $11.50? Don't they carry a "stingy-man" size for $5? We'll be feeding finches long after the milk jug feeder is destroyed by squirrels.
Jake decided on a Science Fair project. M&M's, Does Filling Determine the Melting Point? He based this off of an experiment he found in a book on M&Ms and color. Not bad. Unfortunately I can only help him with the equipment. None of the setup. His teacher is determined that they do this in groups of students or all by themselves. Jake couldn't find anyone to group with, and I told him not to worry. It's much easier to keep your lab partner from eating the materials if you don't have one.
Did manage to wander over last night and invade on Cathy. We brought over a ticket to Scout-0-Rama and the boys stayed to play xBox a bit with Rory and Clara. Cathy had filmed a bear in her backyard up at Tahoe. The kids were extremely impressed. Also got to see Cathy's new car, which was a Benz GL class SUV. Absolutely gorgeous and enormous compared to her old Subaru. Apparently my advice on compromising on something slightly practical worked out for her. (Her ex wanted to buy her a sports car that matched his own so the kids could be in something "respectable." Also, he could get a discount from the Merc dealer.)
Took time to make a bird feeder with Sean. At the Tiger cub level, this means cutting some holes in a milk jug and adding straws. Sean liked the idea of hanging it up where it would be hard for James to mess it up. I was more shocked by the price of birdseed at Target. $11.50? Don't they carry a "stingy-man" size for $5? We'll be feeding finches long after the milk jug feeder is destroyed by squirrels.
Jake decided on a Science Fair project. M&M's, Does Filling Determine the Melting Point? He based this off of an experiment he found in a book on M&Ms and color. Not bad. Unfortunately I can only help him with the equipment. None of the setup. His teacher is determined that they do this in groups of students or all by themselves. Jake couldn't find anyone to group with, and I told him not to worry. It's much easier to keep your lab partner from eating the materials if you don't have one.
