Sweet with a side of sour...

My mil was so nice to ride along with me while I picked up my eldest from camp today. She stayed in the car with the other 3 while I went inside to sign him out....dragging them all in is such a hassle(sometimes all 3 are asleep!). The convo was good until my sil was brought into it.As she always is because she is the center of the universe, well my mil's universe anyway. So, she starts talking about how busy my sil is, etc. Then she drops this one on me. Sil has it hard, she has to work all day long and come home and take care of 4 dogs. 4 dogs is alot harder than 4 children. You have to clean their bed everyday, clean their bowls, feed them, bathe them and walk them. I wanted to seriously hurt the woman.

Now before anyone gets all mad at me, let me explain that I do love animals...especially dogs. I have never had 4 dogs at once and i know alot of people treat their animals as though they are their children. That is fine. I see nothing wrong with it. Do you think I am wrong to be hurt by her words? I don't complain often to them about my everyday life at home with the kids(that is why I am so glad I was directed here...thank you Constance14k) and when they have pity on me when the kids are acting a little crazy in front of them I throw it off with a "oh, you know kids". I don't tell them that there are days that I have to give myself time-outs, that the screaming, bickering, fighting and general loud playing is doing me in....I just don't want their sad sympathy...it is so syrupy and fake and makes me feel like I am such a pathetic soul.

Okay this is going in so many different directions, I don't even know what my point was. What do you think about her comment? Was I reading too much into it? It hurt as though....anyone can be a mother, but to take on 4 dogs...well that is just miraculous.

Are you joking?

If you are driving a black Honda Odyssey that looks about the same year as mine....are you really revving your engine to race me? Do you think yours has more pick-up? Do you realize how pathetic that really is? Especially since you are like all of 22 years old and I am a 35 year old mother of FOUR children that are in the said van?

Ha, we had a good laugh at your expense. Sure you get alot of dates with those cool moves.

A list of recent grievances

I have to get some of this off my chest or I may explode.


My mil gave my bil a father's day card with money in it and I can't get over it. Why? He has NO children.......she gave her only son(father of her only 4 grandchildren)a card with the same amount in it. I really don't care about the amount of money or card, I mean some parents don't even give their children Father's day or Mother's day cards, BUT doesn't my husband get(DESERVE) the recognition on this day? My bil recently graduated from a law enforcement agency. Did my husband get a card and gift because although he has have never done it, he has always dreamt of being a sheriff? I mean, I think it is ridiculous.

We went to visit my fil's grave on Father's Day. We brought flowers and the kids drew some cute cards for "papa". Besides my sil making it all about her, she had the nerve to....thank me for coming. to thank her BROTHER for coming to his own father's grave. to thank her father's GRANDCHILDREN for coming. It was insulting.

My mother gives my husband a son-in-law card. Nice. With a coupon in it for babysitting. Nice, but for only 4 hours. What? Not a night out on the town? 4 hours and she means it. Literally. I shouldn't be greedy I know, but by the time we get out of the house and to where we would want to go 45 minutes are gone and 45 minutes back home. There goes 1 1/2 hours. Also, part of my frustration is that the last time we went on a date at night(we did get a lunch date a couple months ago) is December 30th!!! We seriously need to look into a babysitter or 2. My parents get off on the control.

White hair is popping out all over my head and I will have to wait for another 2 weeks to see Mauricio my favorite hair stylist in the world. The wait is going to be agony for me and anyone who is looking at my hair!

My husband never does laundry. Okay, I take it back. He has done towels on occasion. So, why on the day that I put some delicates in cool water so they don't shrink.....he decides to put them in the DRYER? I can't stay mad at him, he was trying to help, but man there went about $150. Frustrating!

My parents are considering moving and I couldn't be happier. It is not as if we see them all that much, but here is the kicker. My grandmother will still be here. Which will leave me to all those responsibilities added to my newly widowed, disabled mil, and my little family. I love my grandma, but I don't know if I am going to be able to stretch myself this much. UGH!


Wow, that felt good. It is so great to have an apartment to run off to!

Auggggggh!

My cousin and her 5 year old daughter are arriving tomorrow and my house is a wreck!!!! No, seriously, it is. Why do I wait to last minute?