The One with Family Matters

 It seems like it has been forever since I have written anything, here, there, everywhere! Having family here for six days really threw me off. I am off my game. Not what I really need at the beginning of a month. I have lost a week!

The visit was nice, but it was long. It is hard when your space is usurped and you can’t do the things you are used to doing to calm yourself, relax, etc. I love my sister and my nephews. I do, but a concentrated visit is tough. Wednesday night exceeded my limits with the boys. They were acting so silly and stupid and I was over annoyed and my sister and brother in law did nothing. That is what I hate the most. Grrrr.

I went back to work on Friday and it was delightful. It really was. I got a lot of work done and felt really good about leaving for the weekend. I totally kickass when it comes to being under pressure. I get so much done and just focus. I wish it happened more often.

The weekend was decent. The weather was iffy. It has been chilled and yesterday was a little wet. I woke an icy snow. It’s been too cold and overcast today for it to melt off. Who knows if we are still under watch or not. You cannot get two stations/sources to agree on the weather in this region. It is ridiculous.

I was on facebook yesterday and my cousin’s wife posted a thank you to all those who attended their daughter’s baby shower. Actually she posted something that was unreadable, but the sentiment was essentially that. I was a bit shocked. I knew they were having a shower for her, but I kind of thought they would have invited us. What with giving them Christmas gifts. I had already given them a HUGE box of baby stuff that a friend gave me from her stash of extras/outgrown items. It was very generous. It really does piss me off, they haven’t even said thank you and that was given to them before the twins were born! They hauled in a metric shit ton of stuff from the church my aunt works at. I know they think they are entitled, because, yes, they are those welfare people that think they should get everything for nothing. I told my mom that I wasn’t going to worry about getting anything for any of them. If they cannot thank people or invite family to an event, then they obviously don’t appreciate the things we do for them.

I wanted to post “A big shout out to the family who forgot to invite us to the shower”. But I didn’t. I did post it on twitter, but I am fairly certain they don’t follow me. I know who most of my followers are and if they do, well then good. Ignorant assholes.

I finished up a couple of baby items, a sweater and a little dress & hat. I was going to give them to the twins, but I don’t spend hours and hours knitting with fine yarns for them to not appreciate it. I am making a rule that I only knit for those that can appreciate it (Mom, Sister, Angie, Ryker).

And then there is drama on the other side. My mom’s sister was invited to go to lunch with the family last Wednesday and never showed. My mom must have called her five times between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday as we were sitting down to lunch. She never returned the calls until Thursday. She said she was too sick to call. Bullshit. She does shit like this all the time and it is annoying. She knew she wasn’t going to be the center of attention and by being sick, she could make it about her. She’s such an attention whore. It was just rude, we sat and waited for her. She could have called, she chose not to. I don’t know that my mom has returned her message yet. You sort of have to hype yourself up for that. You have to be ready for 45+ minutes of her whining. Nobody has time for that.

I pulled a muscle in my leg a month ago, well just over a month ago and it is still not better. I finally had to go to the doctor a couple of weeks ago. Basically just use some Aspercreme and an anti-inflamatory. It is fine during the day, once I am up and moving, it works it out for the most part, but once I settle down and go to bed, stiff city. I can’t turn over in bed without intense pain. And it radiates. Sometimes it is on the side of my thigh, sometimes the inner thigh. I ice it and have used a TENS unit, but still no permanent relief. Good thing I am a tough nut.

I am so behind on school work. I have to get it together. I think I will have some time this month to dedicate to it. Actually I will MAKE time for it. I have to get it done. I was doing great and then it got to working with Illustrator and well that just slowed me down. I am going to plan my schedule tonight and hopefully get the program installed on my new computer tomorrow and just focus.

Well that is sort of what is going on. Life always seems to get in the way of the plans I make. At least it hasn’t been boring.