Finally time

I’ve been wanting to type out an entry for three days now, but I keep getting side tracked.

The past weekend was mostly a lot of fun.  We got down to Mom’s on Sunday about 12:30.  My sister and her kids were there so it was nice being able to visit with her for a while.  She gave me the rest of our Christmas presents that she’d forgotten to bring up at actual Christmas time.    She got to stay there for quite some time and when she left, she took Rory with her.  Mom got home from work not too long after that and we just kind of hung out the rest of the evening.  The baby was a joy, of course….she was in such a good mood and so much fun to play with.

On Monday we got up and took the baby to town with us.  We got home about 3:00 in the afternoon, it was fun too.  She is so happy all the time, I love that.  I found her another outfit in the Dollar Store and we had already brought several down with us.  She should be set again….she’s already in 6-9 month clothes.

Tuesday was a bit dramatic.  Opie, his girlfriend, and the baby all have moved in with my Mom.  That wasn’t originally supposed to happen, but it works out easier….except Opie’s girlfriend is very lazy.  She’s 18 years old and is a good Mom, but that’s about it.  I need to give her a name….lets call her Sara.  So anyway, Opie has a full time job and works nights.  So, he sleeps during the day, which for some reason, makes Sara think she can sleep all day as well with him.  She doesn’t do anything to help keep the house picked up and when Mom’s home, she lets her take care of the baby.  Sometimes, Mom’s backbone seems to disappear and so I was trying very hard to just let things go and not butt in.  But, that morning, I woke up to the sound of the baby just crying her head off.  I listened for a few minutes and then got up, I figured Mom was fixing her a botle or something and wasn’t being fast enough for Missy’s tastes.  Well, I got out to the living room and the baby was on her blanket on the floor with nobody around.  I picked her up and then Sara came out of the bedroom about 5 minutes later.  She told me that my Mom had tried to wake her up, but she fell back asleep.  I told her that was inexcusable and she needs to take more responsibility.  She mouthed, "Whatever" at me and turned to walk off.  My head about flew off my shoulders and I made her come back into the living room and laid into her like I’ve never done to anybody (other than spouses) before.

I made sure that she understood that if she’s not willing to help my Mom around the house then she will need to find other living arrangements.  We were the only two out there, but apparently Mike heard me from the back bedroom.  Mom walked in at the end and just stood right inside the front door.  Sara was in tears when I finally let her go back to their bedroom.  She started packing her things up and didn’t say a word.  Opie never said anything either, but he came out of the room.  I just knew he was going to try to be all manly and try to defend her, but he didn’t. 

At one point, Irwin was bouncing around me and Mom and I were getting ready to go somewhere.  I told him, "You can’t go"….and Sara thought I was talking to her and she said I had told her to.  I took that opportunity to reiterate what I had said and she finally got it.  She said she would help and not wait to be told what to do and then unpacked everything.  Holy crap, I had the biggest headache ever after that was all finally over.  My Mom thanked me later and Mike was duly impressed.

Since then, Mom said that she has done laundry, kept the living room picked up, and kept the kitchen clean.  So, we’ll see what kind of mileage this discussion gets.

We got back home Tuesday afternoon and it was so nice to be there.  I love going to Mom’s, but I sure am happy when I’m back home too.  Wednesday, I was still off work and Mike and I did a little bit of running around.  He got a few things for his project car and I bought a new pair of cowboy (girl) boots.  I love them, they are Justin Gypsy’s and the color is feminien without being girly.  They are really comfortable and I’ve not had a pair of boots like this in a very long time. 

Mike called one of the eye clinics in Tulsa and got a pre-screening set up for me.  Tuesday at 2:00, I will be tested to see if I am a candidate for LASIK and I"m nervous as all get out.  I both want to be able to have it done, but would heave a sigh of relief if they told me I couldn’t.  LOL  Just have to wait and see how it goes.  Mike called my eye doctor in our old town to see who he recommended and he said the same name we’d already been looking at.  So, I have lots of confidence in this place.  Since then, I’ve found out that one of my co workers had his procedure done there too and is very happy with the results. 

This weekend is a lot of nothing.  Mike has to work tonight and tomorrow so I’m not sure what I’ll do tomorrow yet.  I think I want to get some seeds started and that’s all for definite plans. 

Well, going to get back to work.  Take care of yourselves and enjoy your weekend!