Jilly I'm sorry your brother made you a bit batty, Brothers do that.
I agree w/ Lissie, he knows you are the smart, orgnaized cookie of the bunch , and you are!! but yes, he may need to deliver the request with a few pleases and what not. Its ok. I think he means well, hes, well hes a brother!
Be Happy for this Moment, This Moment is your Life
Thanks Lissie & BH. I think he got my message that if I need his help, I'll ask. I finally just had to yell "stop" and he backed right off. He's actually the brother that I'm closest to because (in some ways) we're sooooo much alike. Same sense of humor, same hyperactivity level, etc. If he's mad, he'll get over it. I'm his favorite sis!!!
Sorry to hear about your dad and glad to hear you went to see them. Also glad to hear your MG did things to help you out while you were gone. I swear Queenie, there are some great guys out here in the world. If only we'd known that sooner!
Anyway, I think you know my dad passed away 2 years ago this last April and my 2 Ohio sisters took care of him while he was sick. Of course I loved them before and would still, but I love them more because of their sacrifices. I get to see them tomorrow when my entire Ohio family comes down here to celebrate my boys graduation. We're going to have a 4-day party. And I'm ready.
But to me a brother is different. I can say whatever I want to a sister of mine and them to me, but I can't to my brothers. They don't get it like we do. I'm thinking about you and your dad, but especially your mom. She's the one who deserved the thoughts right now with all she's going through.
I'm sure your brother means well, but now is the time to love your dad, talk to your mom, and keep one another in the loop. Maybe you should tell him that. If he's a lot like you, he'll get it.
Happy, I'm so glad you stopped by and I really appreciate your advice. My bro "does" get it and he knows when he's pushed me too far. This is the bro I used to pay 10 cents to if he'd just "shut up" for 5 minutes!!!
Congrats on the boys graduating and hope your party is perfect!!!
And, yes, at this time, my focus is on my Mom. She's exhausted and I want her to stay healthy or we'll be taking care of 2 sick parents.
Never had a brother, but I do have a VERY talkative son! He does get a bit annoying sometimes. We all know how to tune him out and not take it personally.
I hope you and your parents continue to get good support during this difficult time. I always recommend massages for dealing w/stress and self care!
SG
Survival Goddess "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker
(Posted this on my thread and wanted to share with a a few others as well )
Happy Friday to you!
Expecting wonderous things today!! Birds are singing their praises, I still have my health and my kids love me unconditionally. Got food on the table, a roof over my head (for now) and I get to help people on my job on a daily basis, work with some loving and caring people...oh, and my Lakers won!
Indeed, it is a wonderful life!
Sincerely Yours,
George "C2H" Bailey
Committed2Him- "C2H" All Things (Back from Spain!)...18
C2, I expect wondrous things every day!!! And, today, the Redwings are gonna win it all!!!
OK, had to have "the talk" with my boss. On top of being her personal slave, she's decided to have me do all the accounting for our firm. I was trained on it all last Fri.
Sooooooo, I told her, I can do the accounting in 20 hrs per wk, or I can continue to be your slave for 20 hrs per wk, but I can't do both and I will not work more than 20 hrs.....period. I reminded her that when she hired me I was very firm about this and she agreed. She said she's amazed at how much I accomplish in that time and thought I wouldn't mind a few more hours.
WRONG!!! The accounting stuff will take at least 15 hrs per wk and that's if everything balances perfectly, which it won't because we're dealing with several different offices and several new managers.
She asked if I was going to resign and I said "I hope not." Sooooo, we'll see what she decides she wants me to do.
MG and I have been remodeling 3 bedrooms. This will complete the remodeling on our house. We have 1 left to go and it will be done in about 10 days. He's been wonderful about it!!! In the old days with X, it would take a miracle to get anything like this done. With MG, we actually enjoy doing it together. We are constantly laughing at each other.
However, he "will not" allow me to paint after watching me last week. I'm good with that because I hate to paint. I did paint an old metal bed that he somehow got from our state prison and it turned out great. It still had the hand cuff marks on it from when it was still in use at the prison. NO BETH, they are not from me using them!!!
MG bought a pop up camper and we're using it for the first time this coming weekend when we go kayaking. He's promised that we'll only sleep in it and still eat our meals out. But.....I noticed him putting pots and pans in it along with a small stove type thingy. I asked what we needed those for and his reply was "just in case." I'm thinking.....just in case we're the only ones left on the face of the earth and we can't find anyone in a restaurant to cook for us????
