Weekend

The past two weekends have been spent with family.  This is a oddity for us.  We usually spend them alone.  Memorial Day weekend, my husband’s brother, wife and stepson came to visit.  They arrived at 11 Friday night and stayed til 11:30 Monday morning.  We had a  blast!!  It was the first time for us to meet the wife and stepson.  They have been married since Nov 2007 but due to some family strain and miscommunications, we had not meet them.  I am very happy to say that ALLLLLL  past troubles have been worked out and dealt with.  Why are there people in the world that will lie to others to keep a family apart?  It seems that Lindy’s ex wife told lies to us and his brother’s family to keep us from talking and being a family.  Why?  JEALOUSLY!!!  Plain and simple.  We should have realized this sooner but since my brother’s death in 2004, I don’t argue or fuss.  I don’t have the heart for it anymore.  I will just stay in my corner ALONE and enjoy the quietness.  I so crave quietness and no stress these days.

My stepnephew is 20 years old and he is autistic.  He is such a sweetheart and got along great with my boys.  They love him so much already.  Dakota keeps correcting me on his name.  My stepdaughter, Laci, has known Tammy and Gilbert for years.  Her mother and Tammy were best friends at one time and ex wife introduced Tammy to Lindy’s brother, Bo.  (Now you see where jealously comes in)  Tammy is part of OUR family now!! Anyway, Tammy and Laci call Gilbert, Gilly.  We have heard him called that for years.  So I automatically called him that.  He tells me that Gilbert is his real name.  So after doing happening several times, I tell him, Look, I have heard Laci call you Gilly for years so it will take me a lil time to readjust your name.  lol    (He is in love with Laci!  Thinks the moon rises and sets on her!)

So, on Wednesday, I ask Dakota, Who loves you baby!  (Something I have done since him and Dalton were born)  He says, you and Daddy, not Bubba!!  (LOL)  I said, what about Uncle Bo?  NO, he is mean to me (he didn’t let Dakota get the best of  him when wrestling)  I said, what about Aunt Tammy?  No, she doesn’t love me.  I said, hey she bought you monster truck, juice, strawberries, etc.. OK she loves me lil bit.  I said what about Gilly?  GILBERT, mom, Its GILBERT!!!  LMAO  Ok ok,  What about Gilbert?  His response, he loves me alot cuz he is my cousin.. AWWWWWWWW,, how sweet!!!

Anyway, this weekend, my stepdaughter is here visiting and it has been great.  We haven’t seen her since Christmas due to not having a vechile since then.  We have enjoyed caughting up with her and spending time together.  I have to brag..  her lowest grade of the year was 95!!  She was also commended on 2 of her TAKS tests, Social Studies and English.  She only lacked a few points of being commended on Math and Science.  I am so proud of her.  She has to leave in a lil while, although she doesn’t want too.  She has  to meet her new band director at the school tomorrow and get her schedule for summer band.

Anyway, that’s how my weekends have been the past two weeks.   Just kinda chilling today, washing some clothes, waiting for the bake potatoes to cook in the crockpot.  Gonna fix some chicken fried steak to go with that and I can’t see me doing much else today.  LOL!!  Feeling lazy after the week of sunburned children from HELL!!