10/15/2009
I’m tired. I should be sleeping but instead I’m up eating a brownie 😡
I have been craving chocolate like it’s going out of style and I’m not even due to start my period any time soon. I don’t know what’s up with that.
Can I just say I don’t like my mother in law. She’s incredibly rude and demanding. I won’t bore you all with the details but I’ll share this one tidbit.
We recently bought new furniture. The old sofa and love seat were in great condition but I wanted something new. The old set was about 10 years old. We had it in the front room which rarely got used so it was in excellent shape. ANyway his mom decides she needs a new sofa. I was gonig to sell it on kijiji but decided to just give it to her instead. So we deliver it to her. Sofa and loveseat.
When I had the set it came with 4 throw cushion that I liked. A Lot. So I kept the cushions because they would match my new sofa and love seat. Well when she was here for thanksgiving dinner I took the cushions off the couch and put them in the bedroom so there was more room on the sofa to sit. Eric brings out pictures of his trip to Calgary last month and what’s on the card? Pictures of the sofa I took because I was going to sell it on kijiji. So monster in law sees the picture and says "WHERE ARE THE CUSHIONS TO MY SOFA" ? Eric says I have them. Martina wanted them for the new set. She has the fuckin audacity to say " well they go with the set I have so I should really have them" are you kidding me???? I felt like going into the bedroom, grabbing all 4 cushions and hurling each and every one of them at her head.
That’s just damn rude. She’s so frugal. Always expecting something for nothing. Wanting us to drive to her house which isn’t that far away but far enough, and check her damn mail every day while she’s away. No mention of gas money or anything. Now don’t get me wrong I would NEVER accept gas money for donig that but at least the offer would be nice.
Geeze I sound like a bitch for writing that but that woman pisses me off. She wouldn’t even let her husband have 2 beers while he was here. He wasted a half a bottle because she said "ENOUGH". What a pussy!
WOW–she sounds just like my MIL! haha I can’t believe how rude that was about the cushions. And then to tell her husband “enough”… what the heck?!
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I feel for you. I’d be so tempted to say something smart ass to this: “WHERE ARE THE CUSHIONS TO MY SOFA” Something like “In Narnia. The cushions to the sofa that we gave you are in the other room.”
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Say you bought them separately. Friggin people. Frugal=nice way of saying cheap. You seem to hold your tongue well with her 🙂
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What is it with MIL’s? They are al a bunch of irritating horrors!!!!
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RYN: Thanks you guys!I’ve missed following along with you all and look forward to keeping up with you all again 🙂 I’ve been struggling with my weight even more so since being away from OD and I know I’m much more successful and focused when I track myself daily. 🙂
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Dude you promised you would write more!! Where are you? How is that book you are reading, I should get that. I wish one book would just click for me and it would be so easy after that.
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RYN: That’s exactly why I don’t like NoJoMo, and after being here on OD for almost five years, this is my first time doing it. I’m desperately trying to avoid the boring “I’m writing this so I have an entry every day” crap!!! Sorry about your MIL. My ex-MIL was very frugal too. She watched my older daughter for me when I worked (which she VOLUNTEERED to do so I wouldn’t put her in daycare), I gave her all Audrey’s food, juice, toys, literally all she had to do was supervise my 3yo and feed her and pour juice when it was time. And then she had the audacity to ask me how much I was going to pay her and that $200 a week would accomodate her. ?! I would’ve paid that monthly at the daycare I was going to take her to, and not have to buy food or drinks for a 2nd household! I’m assuming you gave the couches to your MIL for free when you just say you gave it to her. Who the heck is she to think she can demand the cushions?! Go pay $600+ for a brand new couch/loveseat set and then you can have your cushions!!! Sheesh. I admire your strength of NOT throwing them at her head.
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