March 27, 2009

  • Johnnycakes Breaks The News To His Mom....

    And now...as the world turns....LOL. Sounds like that soap opera here at times. Johnnycakes was going to break the news today to his mother about his moving out and in with the Princess. I still haven't had time with the Princess to find out how that went but I will have to wait until after her psychology class tomorrow since she starts class at 7:30am and no way am I getting up early to ask her how it went.

    I actually expected a call from his mom about it tonight but then figured maybe tomorrow. What can you really do, though. They are both of legal age and don't need our opinion. All we can really do is hope that they keep up the finances and out of trouble that way. Oh, and be supportive to their decision because we don't want a breakdown in communication at this point.

    The Beast is happy about the idea of getting our house back. It WAS his idea to bring the Princess up here from Florida, however, so he has no one to blame but himself if it didn't quite go the way he had hoped it would. He thinks she's a slob (and there are things she could do but doesn't) even though her time is so limited between working and school. I will just be happy when the opening for day care comes up (the end of April, I was told). Some poor soul or other is moving, I guess. Must be when the closing of the house takes place. Who knows?

    So I will be babysitting for a while longer and the Princess will be doing a bit more traveling to bring her and pick her up. This will be fine as long as she continues to work at the local store. If she transfers to Gadsden, then it will be harder on her. These are all things she and I talked about. I AM going to have to get myself a car seat for the baby soon, though, because even once she is in day care, I will have to pick her up when her mother works after 5:30 or so. And, of course, I will take care of her on weekends.

    The Beast told me today that he is thinking about going to Ft. Lauderdale next month. I gather he is going to supervise the installation of a new water tower on top of one of the buildings we used to take care of when we owned our business. The money offered is good plus they pay all his expenses for driving down and driving back. He still can't fly due to his strokes. The doctor says it's just too dangerous for him unless he's put on blood thinners to prevent clots from forming in his legs. THAT is also dangerous since he bleeds like a pig when he just taps his skin. He's gotten so thin skinned as he's aged. His surface cuts bleed badly but not deep ones so go figure!

    Anyway, it means another little break for me. The Princess wasn't planning on her grandfather's help to move her into the new place. She's planning on renting a uhaul and hiring one of Johnnycake's friends to help them out. She's hoping to have a few days to get some stuff over there before the BIG move (bedroom stuff and the couch) like her boxes in the barn and all the hanging clothes. I'm planning on giving her all the hangers I can because she still has stuff she hasn't unpacked. You would not believe how many clothes this kid has. Poor Johnnycakes won't have much room, I'm sure.

    The Beast has decided that, after an appropriate resting period, he wants to start in our bedroom on the painting of the ceilings and walls. We will have to pick up some of those paint chips to decide which shades we want in there but we've had colors in mind for it all along. THEN, he wants to do the floor. Yep, more mess. And how he's going to figure on our sleeping arrangements makes me wonder unless we sleep in the guest room. Yes, that's probably what he's thinking. I'm sure not looking forward to THAT. One good thing is that he has to build his desk he's *designed* in his mind before we do the floor so he can get it installed as soon as he's done with the area it's to go in. I don't care as long as it's not soon. I would like to get my closets and such straightened out before we make more mess in here. At least the floor in the bedroom should be much easier for him to do since there are no angles in the room. The walk-in closet is the only fly in the ointment but that will only be at first and then he can do it last. I will have to clean out MY file cabinet which has records going back way more years than even a business needs to keep them (and some ARE from the business) so that it's easier to move. Right now, it would take a moving cart with all the bank records and things in it. I'll do that while he is in Ft Lauderdale and get it over with. I had started on it a long time ago but even the shredding takes time (and big contractors bags). At least this time I will have those in the house.

    Everyone is asleep here but me so I am going to close for now. Tune in tomorrow for another episode of....As The Stomach Turns!!! (I'll let you know what I find out about how Johnnycake's mother takes/took the information). I just hope he DID break the news to her because she reads my blog on the weekends and his goose will be cooked if he didn't tell her.

    Love you all. Keep us in mind while the storms are moving through our area starting around 3am. Lots of thunderstorms involved and they contained tornadoes when they were moving over Mississippi or Missouri, I forget which *M* state it was. Lots of hugs for you and wishes for good weather. Have a great day.