Zen, my weekend is crazy (family time, and moving my office), but give me call if you need a break or some help.

Thanks, Vortex. I doubt I'll be able to get away for a break, though. I'm the therapist/coach/wrangler/mediator, even though I don't want to be.

Nobody else in my family has any ability to recognize when their emotions are overtaking them, or any knowledge or skills for what to do about it. I've learned from a couple decent therapists and, honestly, a lot from Buffistas, but I'm still not real good at it.

{{{Zenkitty}}}

Happy Birthday, Laga!!!

Happy birthday, Laga!

Zenkitty, no worries. It helps me when you do it but I get by when you don't.

Doood, I totally want that jacket.

Warning: venting ahead.

So today I broke a 6-ton jack, made Angry Girl cry, lost my temper (unrelated), didn't have the tools we needed, got lost on the way to the hardware store, they couldn't fix the jack and didn't have the chuck key we needed, came back to find that the FM had run a regular board where they were supposed to run a PT one, and the holes drilled in it will make it basically unusable. And generally presided over an epic number of fuckups, both mine and others', caught my most obedient FM talking back to me, had to text my site supvr repeatedly, making myself look like a clueless dumbass, And pretty much got very, very little done today, which is going to be hella embarrassing when said site supvr comes back tomorrow. Great googly moogly what a fucking day.

Angry Girl cried because she was starting to do something, I took it from her to show her the right way, and she stepped back so I did it and so she got pissed and cried b/c I "always take things from her" and how is she ever going to learn anything. I was like, next time just say, "I'll do it."

They have no drive, show no initiative, talk back, fuck around, and generally haven't learned shit. They don't seem to want to impress me at all. I don't know how to teach this stuff other than what I've done. I try to model the best behavior I can, but it's like they're not fucking paying attention. I have to tell them every little thing, including "put your toolbelt back on" when lunch is over. Jesus, don't stand around with your thumb up your ass, get back to what you were doing. Ideally I could get them going and work on something else, but they either fuck it up (stuff they should know how to do) or get done and stand around talking instead of asking me what's next or finding something to do.

Time for a drink, I think. Lord.

Zenkitty, I meant to also say, I'm sorry your niece is such a total PITA and I wish you a peaceful trip. How is your sister doing? How are you doing?

Happy Birthday Laga!! Are you doing anything this weekend? My sunday is open (aside from laundry and housework, and we all know how much I love doing that!) Let me know if you wanna do something! Movie? Lunch?

Happy birthday, Laga!

Ugh, Zen, I know how the clothing thing goes. Coping~ma for your trip.

Smonster, I don't have the capacity to put words together coherently today, but the work you do is good and don't beat yourself up over things you can't control. Much love, darlin'.

And I also wanted to thank all of you for worrying about me yesterday. Between all of you, my sister and my DH...well, that was saving my sanity and made me feel less alone. I've been home since 5:45 this morning, and I'm not getting back into a car until tomorrow.

Maria, I am so glad that you are okay. I hope you got to rest a lot today.

Hi omnis!

I'm supposed to go out to dinner with family on Saturday but we may put that off if Mom still has a cold. Today I'm hanging around playing games all day. Tomorrow I'm going to see The Barrelhousers but planning to get home in time for Supernatural. Sunday I have no plans! Want to play Dominion?