November 15, 2010

  • I've been trying to post positive things.  But the next 48 hours are going to suck.

    My friend with dementia's son in law is flying in tonight.  I pick him up at the airport at 7:30pm and take him to her house.  She was on the phone with her daughter yesterday insisting that her 37 year old "boyfriend" pick him up or he takes a cab-doesn't want me anywhere near her house.  She has decided that I'm a trouble maker and the cause of all her problems.  I haven't seen her in 2 weeks and have no idea what kind of physical shape she is in.  And then she decided she only wants the son in law to stay two days and then she is kicking him out. The "boyfriend" is going to be there the entire time.  She doesn't feel comfortable unless he is there at all times.  The thought that she is paying him $100 a day just makes me sick.  He isn't doing anything but playing fantasy football and pouring her wine-at 10am.

    Her daughter and I didn't sleep at all last night.  I'm honestly scared to take her husband there.  When her daughter called, my friend kept firing off questions that she was obviously reading off a piece of paper.

    What time does his flight come in?  What is the flight number?  It went on and on.  This is from a woman who doesn't even know what day it is???  I am going to do everything I can to help her daughter nail this guy for elder abuse because that is what is happening.

    Okay-I need a light moment.

    Sam and I went to see "Unstoppable" with Denzel on Friday.  Amazing!  Afterward, Sam said they should have dropped Denzel in by helicopter and he could have fixed the cruise ship off our coast.  We want him to be president!

    Sam has been out all night.  I'm pretty sure he is spending the night at Matt's.  Sam is really good about if he has been drinking, he won't drive.  But I'm still freaking out about both by boys being able to drink legally.  I still want them at home in footie jammies and me reading them stories before they go to bed.  Why do they have to grow up and get tattoos and body piercings?

    Sam has been on a kick for the last 4 days about seeing how many ways he can irritate me.  I think he knows I need the mental distraction right now and its all in good fun.

    We went yesterday to get a new fake Christmas tree.  I had one for the last 5 years that already had the lights in it and it died last year.  Target had a really cool palm tree with lights in it that I loved-Sam vetoed that one.  We ended up finally agreeing on one.  Its smaller than he wanted, but I told him he won't be living with me forever (hopefully), and I needed one that I knew I could set up myself.  The question will be to see what Leon (the 18 pound Maine Coon cat) will do with it.  He has been known to climb to the top of the tree and knock it over.  That is why I only use unbreakable ornaments on the tree now.

    Yup-"Its the most wonderful time of the year".  

    Can we just fast forward to January and birthday month?  I'm definitely ready.