Omnis, I agree with the "bring flowers" suggestion.
Sean, I'm holding S and you in my thoughts.
Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.
'Soul Purpose'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Steph L. - Dec 23, 2008 1:03:25 pm PST #5624 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
sumi - Dec 23, 2008 1:04:01 pm PST #5625 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
What!?!
Families are so weird.
Next time you provide the house and the sides and get HER to make the main course.
omnis_audis - Dec 23, 2008 1:04:12 pm PST #5626 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Leave the dishes for her to clean up, and have her drive them over to you after the fact. I think your feet are hurting, so you don't have to help out in the kitchen with the clearing of plates and stuff too, no?
Laura - Dec 23, 2008 1:24:04 pm PST #5627 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
I would leave her the dishes, but DH insists that if any is left over he is bringing it home. Shockingly, they always take home vast amounts of leftovers when they come here. I love to cook, but for guests at my home. I don't think she actually cooks herself because her mother lives with them and every time I have visited the poor woman is always cooking and cleaning. Evil SIL is lazy too. Beloved SIL already has planned that we will need to be outside playing with the kids, running errands, and such the whole afternoon. I haven't told her about the food request yet because I know she will go nuts.
Another whacked Evil!SIL story. Her husband called his sister, aka Beloved!SIL, to tell her that his wife had told their 10yo son that his aunt was giving him $60 for his birthday towards some gift. Just to let her know that the kid was expecting it. You probably heard my head exploding when she told me about that stunt. They didn't try that one with me.
JZ - Dec 23, 2008 1:35:01 pm PST #5628 of 10000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Buried by work (literally -- just about to run down and grab a cup of soup for lunch right now, my first chance since I walked in this morning), but I've been thinking of Sean and S and vibing for both of you all day. I hope the transfer comes through good and quick so S can be with the team who knows her and her history best.
I have had a pretty shitty holiday season myself.
Oh, no. This is very wrong and very much the opposite of what you deserve, DJ. Thinking good thoughts for you too.
Barb - Dec 23, 2008 1:38:25 pm PST #5629 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Another whacked Evil!SIL story. Her husband called his sister, aka Beloved!SIL, to tell her that his wife had told their 10yo son that his aunt was giving him $60 for his birthday towards some gift. Just to let her know that the kid was expecting it
Oh... there's a special circle of hell for relatives like that.
Laura - Dec 23, 2008 2:28:53 pm PST #5630 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
On a lighter note, the fun of listening to teen boys shooting pool in the other room. "Dude, the rubber fell off your wood." Gales of laughter.
vw bug - Dec 23, 2008 2:47:11 pm PST #5631 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
{{{Bitches}}}
I am sad and cranky and ready to go home. I hope I get some holiday spirit back overnight. I love my family. I really do. I'm not quite sure what's wrong with me.
Calli - Dec 23, 2008 3:05:58 pm PST #5632 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Her husband called his sister, aka Beloved!SIL, to tell her that his wife had told their 10yo son that his aunt was giving him $60 for his birthday towards some gift. Just to let her know that the kid was expecting it
Wow. My reactions would have been, "It's sad how soon disappointment comes to childhood these days."
I don't remember who recommended prosecco, but boy howdy I'm glad they did. I'm testing a bottle this evening to see about serving it on New Year's Eve. So, so yummy.
billytea - Dec 23, 2008 3:12:15 pm PST #5633 of 10000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Wow. My reactions would have been, "It's sad how soon disappointment comes to childhood these days."
I think my reaction would be "Ok, I was planning to spend $20 on him, when can you get me the other $40?"