May 26, 2010

  • Getting Ready For Sheepie's Visit


    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    I intended to get this written earlier but ended up having the baby and the Princess here for dinner.  I had picked up the baby from preschool and, when the Princess came to pick her up after work, we got so busy talking about this and that I invited her to stay to eat.  I was only making some fish fillets, cheese rice and corn but it's always easier to let someone else cook, right?  She wanted me to watch Chewlee for a few hours after dinner.  I told her she might as well let the baby stay overnight if she could get here early enough to bring some clothes and take her to school.  She ran home to shower her and Chewlee and got here just as everything was ready for the table.

    She made the tartar sauce (we prefer to make our own) and we ate.  Well, Chewlee decided she didn't like the fish but she ate some spaghetti-o's so that worked, too.  She DID give me a hard time at first when I went to put her to bed.  I reminded her that she had school in the morning and Kim (her favorite teacher) would be unhappy is she didn't get to school on time.  That was when she decided it was time for her and she went to bed happy.  She had to take her little baby doll (new) and she gave me a hug and said, *See you in the morning!*  You just gotta love her.

    The reason I said it was a good thing is I just got a call from Buttmunch that her daughter might not make it tomorrow.  That made me very unhappy.  It's all because her father's girlfriend got upset when she found out that he was going to send her here with cash to spend.  Her father was drunk and passed out so Buttmunch and I are going to start calling early to let her father know this about the girlfriend (and why) so he can browbeat her or whatever it is he does when she isn't happy about his daughter getting ANYTHING from him (or anyone else).

    We need to know because the Princess is going to be out and about tomorrow and had planned on going to Birmingham early to check out the Mall there before she picked up Sheepie/  She thought she might even take Sheepie to the Mall before coming back here if she found it had a lot of nice stores. 

    Me?  I'm really pissed at *the girlfriend* (who shall never merit an actual name here by me) because she could care less that *I* paid for Sheepie's ticket already (and it's non-refundable).  Not that I care about that as much as I want to see Sheepie and give her a chance to visit with the family up here.  If it were up to me, I would keep her all summer but the sperm donor wouldn't let her stay that long for fear we wouldn't send her back or, worse in his mind, she might actually end up with her mother (who seldom drinks and wouldn't get drunk when she does).  We promised him from the start that we would always return her and WE keep our word.  But, when you are a natural liar like he is, he is always suspicious of everyone doing things the same way.

    I am ready for her to come regardless.  If she doesn't come tomorrow, it just means they will have to pay $15 to change the date of departure and that I would have to pick her up instead.  Tomorrow is the Princess's day off and she had volunteered when Sheepie texted her to tell her she was coming to visit.

    If I get to talk to him in the morning, I'm going to ask him why his girlfriend is so jealous of a 16 yr.old.  Inquiring minds want to know.  I'm also going to tell him that it will cost HIM more money to change the departure date that he shouldn't have to pay and we shall see what we shall see after that.  As long as we find out when she will finally get here.  I know she will make it.  I just don't want to hear that she's been made to cry again.  He causes her more heartbreak than I could even tell you.  I have to cut this short because the more I think about it, the angrier I get and I must be calm in the morning.

    Pray for me and for our Sheepie.  Love you all.  Hope you have a wonderful day and lots of reasons to smile.