Following some of the advice I got yesterday, I told Hubby about his mother's e-mail and her big idea for a December visit while I'm at MLA. He saved my life!...Or, he at least saved my mind! I didn't even have to say a word. He simply said, "They just won't come. I'll have to talk to her."
Can you say "What a man? What a good husband?"
I was almost in tears as I started to explain the long list of reasons why such a visit would be worse than rolling in broken glass, but I didn't even get a full sentence out before he calmed me with his resolution. I told him how much I appreciated him having my back (especially considering what happened last time they visited**) and understanding why a visit at that time was a really, really bad idea. He also didn't appreciate the fact that she seemed completely inflexible, without giving any reason, about visiting at any other time, despite having the entire summer free from work.
Anyway, since he'll be flying back home next Thursday for his brother's wedding, he's going to take that opportunity to explain why any visit in December is simply not going to happen, as well as get a feel for why the hell they can't come any other time. He absolutely made my day yesterday, and I'm so thankful to have him as my husband!
**Note: I deleted the post for fear that one of his family members might find the link to this blog through my MySpace page and read it. Basically, Hubby and I had agreed on one thing before his parents visited, then, when they got here, he totally threw me under the bus and did *precisely* the thing we said we weren't going to do: cater to their every whim.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
May Day, May Day
What the hell have I done?
In an attempt to give my in-laws a heads up on what will be a chaotic December for us (it's our year to spend Xmas with my family in Home State, then I'll be at MLA the 27th-30th, and we still haven't even ironed out the details of the girls spending several with grandparents in Home State), I extended an open invitation to them to visit anytime over the summer. This would work especially well since Hubby and I aren't teaching and his mother, who also works with a school system, is out for the summer. Well, she's technically out, but then her full time job becomes spending the entire summer at the Jersey shore...literally...the entire summer. She's not even there with my father-in-law; he's only able to join her on weekends b/c of his schedule as a teamster. So, I send her an e-mail last night, complete with open invitation and a thorough explanation of how crazy things will be in December. Her reply??
Basically, "Thanks for the invite, but we can't come in the summer. Oooh, I've got a great idea. Why don't we come while you're gone and help Hubby out with your children?"
Um, how about fuck no?! Are you kidding me!? This is THE LAST THING I want to imagine. My house and my children's schedules completely trampled on by the people who a)don't know how to cook a healthy meal to save their lives and b)have no respect for following the schedule of a toddler (among other things). I won't even mention the obvious fact that she's simply relishing the idea of getting the joy of visiting her son without the accompanying Evil Witch he married.
I don't know how I'm gonna do it, but I have got to figure out a way to put the kabosh on this idea before anyone even thinks about implementing it! HELP! What can I say? What can I do? I can't even stomach the thought of my in-laws visiting my home and caring for my girls without me there. Surely somebody can help me come up with a Grand Plan of Derailment!!?
In an attempt to give my in-laws a heads up on what will be a chaotic December for us (it's our year to spend Xmas with my family in Home State, then I'll be at MLA the 27th-30th, and we still haven't even ironed out the details of the girls spending several with grandparents in Home State), I extended an open invitation to them to visit anytime over the summer. This would work especially well since Hubby and I aren't teaching and his mother, who also works with a school system, is out for the summer. Well, she's technically out, but then her full time job becomes spending the entire summer at the Jersey shore...literally...the entire summer. She's not even there with my father-in-law; he's only able to join her on weekends b/c of his schedule as a teamster. So, I send her an e-mail last night, complete with open invitation and a thorough explanation of how crazy things will be in December. Her reply??
Basically, "Thanks for the invite, but we can't come in the summer. Oooh, I've got a great idea. Why don't we come while you're gone and help Hubby out with your children?"
Um, how about fuck no?! Are you kidding me!? This is THE LAST THING I want to imagine. My house and my children's schedules completely trampled on by the people who a)don't know how to cook a healthy meal to save their lives and b)have no respect for following the schedule of a toddler (among other things). I won't even mention the obvious fact that she's simply relishing the idea of getting the joy of visiting her son without the accompanying Evil Witch he married.
I don't know how I'm gonna do it, but I have got to figure out a way to put the kabosh on this idea before anyone even thinks about implementing it! HELP! What can I say? What can I do? I can't even stomach the thought of my in-laws visiting my home and caring for my girls without me there. Surely somebody can help me come up with a Grand Plan of Derailment!!?
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