April 22, 2013

  • Not A Good Month Between Me And The Beast...

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    As I have been doing more and more, partly because of the good weather, it seems like the Beast is showing me less and less credit for anything at all.  He's been throwing tantrums about having *to do everything* and then says I have been lazy for two years.  It's been only a year and four months since my leg surgeries so you can see how HIS mind works as far as any time line.  When he started throwing things down and around the kitchen tonight because *he* had to take the garbage out (and that has ALWAYS been HIS job!), I told him...*I was a hell of a lot better during the two (actual) years YOU were recovering from your strokes, wasn't I?*  He just went outside without saying a word.  But, I thought about how much more I am doing these days even though my feet are playing hell on me and wondered if he can handle me getting back *in the groove* now.  I think he likes to be able to tell people how much he does because I just sit around all day feeling sorry for myself (or some such excuse he makes up for me).  I really think he does because he thinks it makes people think more of him.

    So I am already getting more verbal abuse from him than I have in years.  And he wonders why I won't go to his church with him.  I'm sorry but there are no signs for me to see of him becoming a true Christian.  If anything, he's just become more of a hypocrite than he has been in years.  He still is nasty about people in general and makes fun of them or degrades them (to me, of course, not them, like he expects me to be of the same opinion).

    He's starting to think more of himself again.  I really had hopes for him for a while but even Chewlee is becoming wary of him again.  He's starting to act as unloving as he was to his own kids when they were growing up although he loves taking her to church with him but, again, I think it's because of how people view his taking his great-grandchild to church all the time.  They think it's because he really cares.  HA! HA! HA!  He only cares about the compliments he gets.  If she misbehaves, he forgets that she is only 5 years old and a child still.  She is not adult, nor even an older child that can be expected to behave for at least an hour or two.

    So, even though I planted more than half the garden this year so far and weeded more than half of it, I am now labeled *lazy* as well as *stupid*.  All I can do is sit here and hope that his failing health catches up to him and that he has to answer to a higher power for all the evil things he's done to others and felt self-righteous about.  The word revolves around him and what HE wants, ya know.

    Other than that, I got to visit with Tara for a while while Chance and Chewlee got to play soccer in the back yard.  We had to keep Baron away from Chance because he's gotten so allergic to Baron that even a small amount of time or even one petting of him and Chance breaks out in hives.  It's awful because it keeps Chance from having time to play with Chewlee and letting us visit with Tara.  Tara has to time her visits with us for when Chance is at preschool or Kev is home to babysit.  But today she had to come by to pick up an envelope from Bratfink that was sent along with another letter from Bratfink to me.  Kev was working but, since we were outside weeding and doing some more planting, she came by.  Figures she got here just after we had finished eating lunch...LOL.  But we went outside and left Baron in the house.  He was upset because he wanted to be outside playing with the kids.  The Beast broke down and took him for a run with the motor scooter. 

    Shortly afterward, the Princess arrived to pick up Chewlee on her way home from the airport.  She's  already tired of doing the traveling after just two weekends and she still has two more to go.  She looks like she hasn't slept well so I can relate to that part.  When *I* travel, I sleep like the dead and very well, too.  It's nice not to have the Beast around for whatever time I'm gone.  But, when I have arrived at my destination, THAT is when I don't sleep well.  Because it's where I want to be and with people that I want to visit with, I feel like I am missing out on what time I have to spend if I am sleeping.  Go figure.

    The weather is fantastic and getting better, day by day.  I'm loving it and enjoying working in the yard although I tire moving from place to place and all the bending, too.  I have to sit down after 10 minutes or so but can then go on to do more.  Tomorrow I cook up the asparagus (going to steam it) and even the Beast is anxious to try fresh picked asparagus.  I have no idea what our main course will be but guess what one of the sides will be?  LOL

    Love you all.  I hope everyone has a good week.  I think we all deserve it.