I had to take a fairly short nap. I think I really need 9 hours of sleep, and I do NOT get that much hardly ever! But when I woke up, I did have a bit more enthusiasm for the day
and I have several ta-das now:
* last load of laundry is in the washer
* all three bathrooms s/s
* washed dishes that had been sitting since Sunday (wasn't many, but enough that it was OMM)
* checked plant, but it doesn't need watering (I tend to over-water)
* put on make-up
* went out to eat with dh (Chinese buffet)
Now. While we were eating, dbro texted: "What is the best Mexican restaurant in town?" So I told him, and then after we ate, I called and told him when they finished eating, call me back and they could come over here or we'd come out to dmom's. Depended on what ddil wanted to do after dgrands got haircuts.
WELL. THEN in a few minutes, he called back, said they had changed their minds, dsisil wanted to go to Next Town so she could run by Publix. (They live in a fairly large town in FL, * DEE? * and I suspect there surely must be a Publix nearby... but whatever.) If she needs some specialty grocery item that she cannot survive another 48 hours at my dmom's without... whatever.
DH thinks she just doesn't want to visit with us.
Who knows? It really does NOT make any difference to me at all, because, as I said, I'm a little ticked off with them anyway. I just think if you choose to live 12 hours away from your widowed mother, who has had two surgeries in the past year, and you don't have any fear of flying, then there is really no excuse for only visiting your mom for 3 days within 11 months.
At any rate, I have made the attempt to get together.
I have also already told him that I am booked up tomorrow & Thursday, and HE needs to be booked up because both his aunts and his uncle are expecting to see him, and his mother is determined that he go with her to get a tv. If he leaves here without getting her a new tv hooked up and working correctly, I am really going to be upset.
Anyway -- other than frustration with dbro, I am very happy. While trying to organize all this, we were talking to ds, who was watching dgs at ball practice.
DS seemed genuinely impressed with the progress dgs is making. He was playing infield, making some good catches & throws, getting some hits, and the coach even tried him at pitcher. (We all know dgs is not likely to become a pitcher, however.)
Y'all have heard me talk so much about dgs' having some trouble with social skills (although he seems to be very popular, amazingly) -- but he also seems to be a little behind with physical skills, which is not unusual for people on the autism spectrum, I believe. It's like his brain is way ahead of his peers, but his body is a step or two behind. He's not undersized -- in fact, he is getting a little bit on the chubby side. We are hoping for a growth spurt that will go height-wise instead of weight-wise. But he's just always sort of barely gotten by in sports. He loves them, and he's been blessed with good coaches and teammates, but he's never been better than average or maybe slightly below the average player on any of his teams. So it's really nice to see that he's maturing a little in that direction too.
(((HUGS))) for you and your fur-baby,
Twins! WTG on setting the clock! I have told dh, if something happens to him, our microwave clock with blink for the rest of eternity. For some reason, I just can NOT set it. DH tells me exactly how to do it, and it never works. He sets all our clocks except the car, and the one that hangs on the wall above the tv. He would set it, but he can't climb up in the chair to do it anymore.
Dee, I know your ds and dgs are having fun. I hope you and Mr. Dee can enjoy the rest of your "alone time" now that the pump is working again.
(((
Kimmy))) Hope you feel better soon!
Waving to
all!
, also a 12- pack of fancy tuna - just things ds likes or liked as a child. Ds...38. My goodness.