July 30, 2012

  • The Beast's Plans And Clarification Of Granddaughter's Future?

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM


    First of all, the Beast is leaving me.  Oh, not permanently.  He's just making the trip to see his ailing aunt in North Carolina and giving a hand to his cousin who must take care of some business on Thursday.  I believe she needs the Beast to stay with his aunt and the dogs, two cute little dogs that she rescued from a neglectful owner (he happened to die so there was no problem that developed over it).  I think the man was just too old and infirm to take care of them like they needed.  She had been feeding them long before it became apparent that they needed the intervention.  Anyway, he will only be gone for three or four days (kind of like a minier vacation than we had).  I will be keeping Baron home with me.  It's just too much dog interplay with two little yappy dogs and Baron, who gets nervous and hyperactive around them.  He's mostly moving to keep from stomping on them, I think. 

    I got some interesting comments from my son, Marcus, the father of the bride, on the status of the groom after my last blog.  It seems the groom already owns his own home.  No trailer for HIS daughter.  Like it was such a bad life for us when he was a kid.  Of course, most of the trailer parks these days are not the same quality of the one we lived in where most of the people owned their own lots.  It was a great place for kids, complete with a playground, pool, nice laundry facilities and a community center of our own.  But, I digress.

    Marcus Aurelius also tells me the groom-to-be is a workaholic with two jobs (one of them is developing his own business slowly but surely on weekends).  I know my son mentioned just what it is but I forget.  Old-timers strikes again.  Then he tells me that his father-in-law and EX-mother-in-law have reconciled and are back together in Tennessee.  She has put her condo up for sale in Florida.

    Another group that will be attending that is family is my daughter-in-law's sister, her husband and daughter PLUS a variety of family friends that would have to be considered family since they practically lived at our house when they were pre-teens and beyond.  They have remained close to my son all this time.  It will be fun to see them for me.  Just another reason to be sure to attend the wedding.

    I checked out the weather ahead for us and it's more of the same...heat, heat and more heat.  I think I will spend some time out in it and work a little bit on getting a light tan.  Maybe I will even let Chewlee hit me with the hose a few times when I have her here.

    I'm making out a list of things for the Beast to pick up for me before he leaves on Tuesday.  I want some fruit in the house since Chewlee loves fruit, some popsicles, plenty of milk and some French bread pizzas for us to snack on.  Oh, and some ranch dressing since we are out.  Chewlee loves her chicken nuggets with ranch dressing.  I have plenty of those here for her, too.  My staples of coffee and creamer are taken care of and I will make a big container of sweet tea.  I expect Tara will be stopping by to check on me once she learns that the Beast will be gone.  She likes my sweet tea.  **Grin**

    Love you all.  Please stay safe and keep hydrated during this gruesome summer heat.  Drive carefully.  I wouldn't want to lose any of you. 

Comments (3)

  • Oh come on....stop editorializing here. 2 jobs does NOT translate into a 'workaholic'. His second job is working at conventions which is infrequent weekend work. It's actually working for his best friend's family,, running a t-shirt booth. However, the pay is exceptional.

    Stating that they will have a better start does NOT mean I have anything against trailer parks....oh wait....no...that part is true. :P
    Ok....so some part of me is still firmly a snob, and I am delighted that they will get a better start than most other couples...and yes, it's an even bigger delight to know that he got his house through his own hard work. It's a real character insight.
    He's an exceptional young man whose adjectives do not include anything that ends in 'aholic'.
    Keith and the gang are really looking forward to seeing you guys, and I have a bunch of friends I'd love for you to meet. Especially my adopted sister Lindsey. She's been an amazing friend, and the whole family is just in love with her daughter Scarlet. Scarlet will be the flower girl.

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    Hey, nothing wrong with being a workaholic while you are young and
    fit.  That's someone with a goal!    Chewlee is really hoping
    there will be kids there she can play with after the wedding.  Chewlee is
    going to be a flower girl at one of the Princess's friends wedding. 
    Chewlee is looking forward to that although I don't know that she really knows
    what will be going on.  She will get a chance to see with our girl's
    wedding.

    You sound like you think I am looking down on your future son-in-law and
    that's so far from how I feel it's not even worth discussing.  Bless his
    heart for loving our girl and her loving him, too.  Be prepared!  I
    ALWAYS cry at weddings. I love the fact that they will be starting off much
    better than WE did and won't have to be skimping and saving to buy a
    home.  Let's just celebrate their love and enjoy seeing everyone. 
    Wish I had an extra table for you but if there are too many that show up, we'll
    just have to take turns...LOL  (PS:  I know you were kidding about
    that!)

     

  • Nyah, I just consider it an obligation to yank your chain as much as possible. :P It's right up there with the Eucharist..."Our father...who art in heaven...I promise to give my mother hell...thy kingdom come, thy will be done...and I'll troll dad as well."

    If I make it through this without a complete blubbering breakdown, I'll be amazed.
    Sometimes I don't know whether to hug the boy or knock him on his ass. lol.. it's not his fault, of course, I just hoped she would have waited a bit, and gotten through college first. However, it's her life now...I did my job. Sometimes I did good...sometimes I sucked, but I delivered her in good shape to adulthood. 
    He swears he'll get her through college, but we know how life gets in the way...I'll just accept that he will try.

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