June 2009 Weddings
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Re: Weekend plans?
Nada!
A little bit of cleaning; hitting up the gym (mini aw: I've been real good about going to the gym these past two weeks! Hoping to see some results soon!).
Happy Friday to you too! Seems like everyone I know IRL is off work today for some reason... No Fair!!
Tonight:
First real dinner party-ish gathering at my house (We've had people over for pizza of whatever, but this time we are making a full out nice meal). I spent ALL NIGHT last night trying to make our house look less like a construction zone.
Saturday:
Lunch date with my mom. We will be working on a baby shower scrapbook for my bro and his girlfriend since their baby boy is due next weekend!! And then doing whatever else she wants, since this is Mom's last weekend before my dad comes home from the hospital, and I'm thinking she will have her hands full for quite some time caring for him.
Then maybe some more garden type stuff, or finishing painting the bedroom if we're lucky... we are seriously never going to get finished redecorating!!
Sunday:
Intermediate Puppy Class Starts, then relaxing and the usual shopping & Sunday stuff.
megs, I feel your pain on the decorating!
I've slowed down massively on my house, and I need to pick back up. I just purchased two more frames for do a mini gallery on a big blank wall in our bedroom, but I'm terrified to hang them since they're all double hung. I also want to paint our guest room, but I keep psyching myself out thinking it's going to be a disaster. Not to mention the gardening we need to do.
Tonight - nothing
Saturday - carnival in DH's podunk hometown
Sunday - interview prep and True Blood marathon in prep for the season premiere
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
Happy Friday gals...
I have to go to Florida today. Alone. Why? Because my charming MIL has refused to leave CT (she's been here for almost 3 months) and someone needs to take care of my FIL while his caretaker his gone for the weekend.
I'm oscillating between tears of anger and self pity. Happy f'ing weekend to me.
ETActually make this readable. Holy idiocy batman.
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
Mamie-
Yeah, we keep comign across tons of little problems... like needing to resand the ceiling because we used a roller with too much nap. Or not knowing how to disconnect the ceiling light to paint up there. And on top of that we are just lazy, so sometimes we just don't feel like starting the next step!
I am about as smart as Jessica Simpson when it comes to home improvement, and to make things worse, I am actually "the handy one" between myself and K.
What are you thinking about doing in the guest room? Any color ideas? Everything I've seen you decorate looks fabulous... why are you worried??
Haha, I totally compared us to JSimp in my blog. And I'm the handy one too!! Which is absurd! We had to rip out this piece of rubber weatherstripping from the front door (bottom) last week. So I picked up this spray foam sealant that says it works on doors. W obviously doesn't know anything about it, and I'm scared to try it myself. Usually when I have visitors I have them help me with things. /Bad host.
Sanding the ceiling? That sounds painful.
About the ceiling light - these things I youtube the heck out of it. I google the dumbest questions. It took me 5 different search terms to figure out wtf that weatherstripping thing was and how to replace it.
For the guest room, I'm going to paint it a golden yellow. Oddly enough, a blogger I follow posted her guest room re-do, and it was the same color paint PLUS the same bedding we already have - so this is kind of what it will look like --
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
wow... that's miserable... sorry choo!
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Thanks Hawki.
MIL for sale. FREE TO BAD HOME.
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
Mamie -- I like the yellow room.
As for my weekend plans - tonight - nada, maybe renting a movie?
Tomorrow - DH says he's taking me on a picnic (with paper plates, paper napkins, etc in honor of the paper anniversary) since he couldnt do it last weekend while we in St. Louis (although I dont really get why) - it was supposed to be a surprise but I played 20 questions and guessed after about 5. We may also put the boat in the water depending on the weather.
Sunday - hopefully getting some house stuff done - we need to finish up a couple unfinished projects so we can the house ready for market. If its nice, we'll go boating in the afternoon. I'm dying to get a little sun - it's June and I'm still super pale.
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choo, I've got my own annoying MIL!
hawki, thanks! Also, that's so freaking cute about the paper picnic. Love it!
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
But why isn't Alex going too? Is it at least a fun part of Florida?
MIL has left her husband for months?!?! And he needs a caretaker?!?! I find this odd...
Alex is at Bonaroo in TN. Planned for months. He feels horrible that she is being such a see you next tuesday, but he's stuck in rural TN until Monday. I'm pissed (at life, at her, at the situation), but it really is not his fault he can't go. But it doesn't make it easier.
Odd does not even begin to describe this situation. I could go on and on and on about my MIL. At the end of the day, she's just a horrible, narcissistic, self involved woman. I have not found any redeeming qualities (in 10 years of soul searching-- some with a therapist) in her except that she is Alex's mother.
Alex's dad has end-stage Parkinsons and has a caretaker 24/7 because this is the type of sh!t she pulls. She does does.not.give.a.sh!t. What is she doing in CT? "Relaxing and catching up with herself/her girlfriends." Right. Because living a pampered existence in a gated community in FL, playing bridge, tennis and going to the spa is SUCH A FLUCKING TOUGH LIFE.
I swear, there is a separate ring in hell for my MIL. I'm only going because my poor FIL does not deserve to live like this.
(for the record, she called Alex a few days ago and told him "she didn't think that I should go to FL. FIL is just being dramatic." She called me later the same day and said "better you than me.")
Just remember girls, money does not buy you class. /VENT.
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
My grandfather has Parkinson's--I know it's tough. I agree with you that you should go because FIL deserves it, not because you're doing a favor for MIL. I just can't understand walking away from a needy spouse for that long, especially when time is short
Sorry your MIL stinks. And I'm real sorry it seems like she'll be around for a lot longer.
I guess just be a good wife and tell Alex to enjoy himself and you'll take care of this. He'll be grateful, and you two can do something special together later.
Thanks for the encouragement. I know it my heart that it is the right thing to do. Even though I've known her for so long, sometimes I just cannot fathom how a person like this exists.
Sorry to hear about your grandfather. It is a shitastic disease. ::hugs::
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
Choo- we all know elegance is leaaaaaarned, my friend.
Anyway, on a more serious note, my mom had Parkinson's and my dad was incredibly attentive, but he couldn't do it all - and even though he was doing the best he could, I still felt bad for her and slight resentment towards him. I also felt incredibly guilty that I couldn't help out more (and that they were having to go through that) - so I can only imagine how terrible you and your husband must feel right now -- having to watch his dad go through this, having to watch his mom basically abandon his dad, and having to kind of give up your own life to help out. I feel ya. I'm impressed that you're taking the weekend to do this - I can't say that I was ever too happy to do it for my own mother
Anyway! My weekend... tonight I'm going to see the Babies documentary, which will probably make me want to go home and throw away my bc, but I'll try not to let that happen. Tomorrow is my birthday - my husband is studying allllllllll day, but luckily the two friends I have here are in town this weekend . There is talk of blueberry picking and possibly having lunch at a tearoom. We'll see.
First smile all day. Dandy for the win.
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
You are lucky my friends schooled me in all things Real Housewives last weekend
This is the cutest idea ever.
This is the cutest idea ever.
Oh Choo- I'm SO sorry! What a bummer.
I am cracking up at the RHONYC song though- she is a joke.
Let's see...
today- running home after work, turning in a final paper for school, hopefully napping before a big birthday party on a boat for two of our friends
tomorrow- NO PLANS! YAY! Hopefully sleeping in, catching up on Tivo, maybe meal planning/grocery shopping?
Sunday- we are church shopping so we will probably try a new one, then at night we are going to the Cubs/Sox game with our best friends (my boss gave me 4 box seat tickets)
Overall, a pretty slow weekend, which I need so badly! We will be out of town 3 of the next 4.
Choo, that is really awful, on all counts. So sorry about your FIL.
Dandy-thank you so much for that. Now I have LuMan's voice stuck in my head. Bleck.
And of course, so sorry about your mom. Happy Early Birthday as well!!!
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I was in shock when he told me... he doesnt normally do things like this.
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Choo-sorry about your FIL. My FIL also has Parkinson's. We are basically waiting for him to pass, as he is nearing the end. It is horrible to watch and go through. His wife is the sole caregiver and will not accept help from outside, which is frustrating for all of us. Hospice comes once a week but IMO they need to come everyday or get home health care in there. It is basically my H and his 2 brothers that help her out. The other 3 siblings live out of town and are so removed from the situation. It is quite funny/maddening to watch them visit and tell us what we should be doing!
Dandy-sorry about your mom. It is hard to be the caregiver.
Angel - now you sound like you have naughty secret plans. Tell us!!
mb&d - that does sound incredibly frustrating!