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Yesterday was bad news day
Apr. 22nd, 2011 10:57 am1. Grandma
Grandma's still in the hospital, with no go-home date projected. And her doctor won't talk about it until she's showing signs of kicking this infection. She's well enough to be grumpy about it, and to keep Mom there paying cards 2 or 3 hours every night, but anyone who knows Grandma knows that Grandma will be playing cards on her deathbed, and probably still win. They put her on a heart monitor this week, which suggests to me that her doctor may be worrying, too.
By brought up last night that this may be the thing that finally puts her in the nursing home. For Mom's sake, I hope so; it'd take a big burden off of Mom to get Grandma that kind of care.
2. The weather
It's Kansas, it's spring, the weather's awful and unpredictable. But they still try, and the forecast is for cool to cold, and rainy until next Wednesday. The kids will be duct-taped to the ceiling by then.
3. My Male Parental Unit (MPU)
According to Sis, MPU is planning to sell his house and move back to Kansas from Texas, probably out close to Crazy Aunt Kathy. Probably in May or June. Bleh. The selling of that house is welcome, because the silly ass put mine and my sister's names on it in his will, and I'm really glad I won't have to deal with that now. But I'm NOT happy to have him closer.
I figure that his stepdaughters are finally sick of him, and he thinks he'll be more welcome up here. **snort** That's what he gets for thinking.
Since his second wife died a couple years ago, he's been making more trips up to visit his sister. He's showed up on Mom's doorstep, trying for a booty call (!!!) He's bullied his way into Sis's house, more than once, "because he has a right to see his grandsons", except that we was plastered at the time, and belligerent, and verbally abusive to Sis and the boys.
I fully plan on putting my foot down, and not allowing that behavior around me or my kids, and I'll call the sheriff to enforce it if I have to. (Why Sis didn't, I do not know.) I do worry that my acts of self-defense will cause a backlash onto Mom and Sis, because MPU's sister won't confront me about it, she'll nag them.
Ah, family.
Oh, and 4--
Sis is thinking real seriously about quitting her job, because after 14 years in children's welfare services, she is burned out. No clue if she's got something else lined up. I know her bf has a job with decent pay, but...
On a brighter note, The BoyChild is stalking around the house using the toilet plunger as a staff and his "safety pillow" as a shield. I'm not sure I want to know the thought process behind that one, but it's funny as heck.
Grandma's still in the hospital, with no go-home date projected. And her doctor won't talk about it until she's showing signs of kicking this infection. She's well enough to be grumpy about it, and to keep Mom there paying cards 2 or 3 hours every night, but anyone who knows Grandma knows that Grandma will be playing cards on her deathbed, and probably still win. They put her on a heart monitor this week, which suggests to me that her doctor may be worrying, too.
By brought up last night that this may be the thing that finally puts her in the nursing home. For Mom's sake, I hope so; it'd take a big burden off of Mom to get Grandma that kind of care.
2. The weather
It's Kansas, it's spring, the weather's awful and unpredictable. But they still try, and the forecast is for cool to cold, and rainy until next Wednesday. The kids will be duct-taped to the ceiling by then.
3. My Male Parental Unit (MPU)
According to Sis, MPU is planning to sell his house and move back to Kansas from Texas, probably out close to Crazy Aunt Kathy. Probably in May or June. Bleh. The selling of that house is welcome, because the silly ass put mine and my sister's names on it in his will, and I'm really glad I won't have to deal with that now. But I'm NOT happy to have him closer.
I figure that his stepdaughters are finally sick of him, and he thinks he'll be more welcome up here. **snort** That's what he gets for thinking.
Since his second wife died a couple years ago, he's been making more trips up to visit his sister. He's showed up on Mom's doorstep, trying for a booty call (!!!) He's bullied his way into Sis's house, more than once, "because he has a right to see his grandsons", except that we was plastered at the time, and belligerent, and verbally abusive to Sis and the boys.
I fully plan on putting my foot down, and not allowing that behavior around me or my kids, and I'll call the sheriff to enforce it if I have to. (Why Sis didn't, I do not know.) I do worry that my acts of self-defense will cause a backlash onto Mom and Sis, because MPU's sister won't confront me about it, she'll nag them.
Ah, family.
Oh, and 4--
Sis is thinking real seriously about quitting her job, because after 14 years in children's welfare services, she is burned out. No clue if she's got something else lined up. I know her bf has a job with decent pay, but...
On a brighter note, The BoyChild is stalking around the house using the toilet plunger as a staff and his "safety pillow" as a shield. I'm not sure I want to know the thought process behind that one, but it's funny as heck.
