Ok. I called Landord. She kind of cracked me up.

I explained why I was upset (which I still am not sure she totally understood, but whatever) and said that they must call the night before if they're going to come over. She said to me, "I was irritated too. Mr. Landlord just told me that morning that he was coming over, so I called as soon as I could."

vw, you ought to smack them both soundly upside the head.

I am wasting time searching eBay for vintage dresses. Which I never cared about until I started hanging out here with you people. I hope you're all happy!

I just found out that a dear family friend passed away. She was an older woman who lived a good, long life and she has been in a nursing home for a couple of years now, but I wasn't expecting to hear of her passing anytime soon. She was a wonderful woman with a great, kind spirit, who never failed to think of me, send me cards for a new apartment, etc. I will miss her.

So sorry, sj!

vw, I wonder if it would help, the next time they leave a message and then come over:

Greet Mr. Landlord at the door, without letting him in, with the utterly fake-clueless, "Wow, is that today? I have sworn that message your wife left said she was giving the legally required 24 hours' notice, and that message only just appeared on our machine one hour ago. I'm so looking forward to seeing you TOMORROW, seeing as it is just utterly impossible today, what with all we have going on. Thanks so much for stopping by to make sure we got your notice that you are coming tomorrow, TWENTY-FOUR hours from now. (Shut door. In. His. Face.)

{{sj}}

Awww...sj, I'm so sorry! {{{}}}

WS, that's a great idea.

{{{sj}}}

I'm trying to pull myself together enough to call her daughter and give her my sympathies. It seems she is coping well, since he mother was suffering a great deal toward the end (we didn't know about this), and she is relieved that her mother is at peace. I don't want to call her in hysterics.

It is better to wait sj. so sorry for the loss of your friend