***Disney Design Addict's Chit Chat,Designs and Pixie Dust! Everybody WELCOME!*** Part 4

[disneyeveryyear]

Don't worry, I won't turn this into a thread about my "dear" MIL. Although there are some stories I could tell that would curl your hair! I am afraid to be alone with her and I've known her for 17 yrs. It's a wonder DH turned out as normal as he did.

I can understand this. My DH is the most sincere, loving, caring man I have ever met. His family is not that way at all. Can't figure out how he turned "normal" either.

 

[my3princes]

my dining room

my hutch - you can see me taking the oic in my jammies

my entryway

Kate. Your house looks beautiful. Was that Julia's arm in one of the photos? I absolutely love to see how everyone else decorates. It is my favorite time of year.

Thanks for posting.

Deb

 

[Tammi67]

She's one of those "I don't let my kids watch too much TV, but when I do, it's educational" kind of moms.

I tried to be that kind of mom and found that I was fighting a losing battle.

 

[Tammi67]

I'm going with a 41 year old and a 42 year old, and I made them autograph books!!! They're looking forward to the characters, and so am I (but not for autographs - I just think they're all wonderful)!!

How cute! I hope our family stays that way. I think if we keep the spirit alive, the magic will follow.

 

[Tammi67]

Where is everyone tonight? It's awfully quiet.

 

[bear74]

I had an awesome mil for the 4 years I had her 2 dating and 2 married before she lost her battle with cancer in July of this year.

 

[bear74]

i figured out where you guys were clicking to see wher you were in how many posts on this thread. i had figured out how to find my own count but had not figured out where every one else was.
i am in the top 25.

 

[ksoehrlein]

My MIL, on the other hand, lives in Chicago, won't fly, drive or take a bus. We took Nicholas to visit her and FIL when he was 6 mos. old. She hasn't seen him since, and has never seen Alyssa, who will be 4 in April.

Tammi, I feel your pain. In my case, it's my parents. Mom doesn't drive at all and now that Dad is in his 70s, he's not eager to drive long distances like he used to. They live in NJ. Like your MIL, they won't fly or take a train or bus. I'm trying to be understanding, because they are interested in the kids, but just aren't able to have a real relationship with them. We do drive up there some times, but it's tough with little ones. Especially since they live in a children-should-be-seldom-seen-and-never-heard retirement community. (For example, kids are only permitted in the community pool from 10 to 11 AM one day a week.)

My in-laws, on the other hand, are terrific! They live in NY, so we stop by my parents for a short time and then spend the rest of our limited vacation time at the in-laws'. MIL and FIL also manage to come down to see us several times a year and even went to WDW with us. It's sad that my parents can't, but at least my kids have one set of active, involved grandparents.

 

[my3princes]

I don't know...I still have the palette of an 8-year-old according to my family!

Amy

I'm with you. I like meat and potato, few vegetables, no salads. My kids are even more fussy then me. DS3 lives on French Fries, chicken nuggets, pizza and his new craving bread with mayonaisse. I think he ate 6 mayonaisse sandwiches today (well the dog stole some and he doesn't eat the crust).

Deb

 

[bear74]

Thanks Tammi and Dawn. She's one of those "I don't let my kids watch too much TV, but when I do, it's educational" kind of moms.

We have Noggin on one of our TVs, but unfortunately we don't have a VCR hooked up to it. I love the shows on Noggin.

i cant find arthur any more dd liked watching him our pbskids channel changed to sprout. we are on directtv.
I 2nd little einstein,

 

[bear74]

where is every one we only have 9 pages to go.

 

[my3princes]

Kate - It sounds like your MIL is not very kid-knowledgable, as she expects them to act like little adults and not kids. My advice is to go, have fun at the carnival, feed Julia whatever she likes, and deall with whatever remarks your MIL throws at you. Then reply "uh-huh" to everything. If you agree with her she will not have anything to argue with you about. All the while remember in the back of your mind all of us here discussing this, and try not to laugh out loud.

My MIL, on the other hand, lives in Chicago, won't fly, drive or take a bus. We took Nicholas to visit her and FIL when he was 6 mos. old. She hasn't seen him since, and has never seen Alyssa, who will be 4 in April. She sends a few dollars to them for Christmas/birthdays. Occasionally it gets to them on time, when she remembers ahead of time. When I found out that this was going to be a one-way arrangement, I let my DH know, and luckily he is as unhappy about it as I was. Needless to say, there is no loveloss between she and I. We had a huge blow-up, when she expected us to drop everything and fly to Chicago at the drop of a hat, when her other son got deployed to Iraq, so they could have a "family get-together" before he shipped out. I told DH to go ahead an go, since it is his brother, but if they have no interest in seeing their grandchildren, I am not making an effort. Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are alot more issues to this dysfunctional family relationship. For a long time it really bothered me knowing that my children's grandparents had no interest in forming a relationship with them and getting to know what wonderful kids they are, but now I just don't care. What scares me the most is that the only family they have are eachother, me and DH, and my parents. I have no brothers/sisters and DH has a brother in TN, whom they don't know. My DH's family is not close at all.

Enough. Sorry, Kate, I didn't mean to go on like that about my issue when you posted the original problem.

Elin, I will be looking for that shirt at MVMCP.

And I love the new designs.

Ready for another MIL story? My MIL lives 30 minutes from us. She usually makes it over twice a year to see her grandsons. She calls maybe 4 times a year to talk to dh. She has a boyfriend who will not eat our food, no matter what we make. My kids are not welcome at her home as they may touch something (like the video game system that they have, mind you the kids have their own and could whoop their a**es. You get the picture. And here's the laugh. The boyfriend called me a couple of years ago to see if they could take the boys camping for the weekend. They hadn't ever taken them for 5 minutes so there was no way I was letting them take them for the weekend. We invited her to the boys birthday party the day before Thanksgiving. She called and complained about the time we were having it as she needed to cook for the next day. She had 3 weeks notice. DH said that he hoped she didn't come as he didn't want to babysit her anyway. She is the most negative person you could ever meet, always broke (but they have every electronic device known to mankind) and is very vocal. I remember going to their apartment when I first started dating my dh. The stories about adult relations (is that the appropriate way to say it) made me want to crawl under the couch. If she left the apartment while we were there she made a point to say "if I'm not getting none, no one is getting any". I try to get along and am always cordial to her, but I'd take your MIL's anytime.

Deb

 

[karebear1]

i figured out where you guys were clicking to see wher you were in how many posts on this thread. i had figured out how to find my own count but had not figured out where every one else was.
i am in the top 25.

I can't find what they rae talking about! Can you see how many posts I have?

 

[Tammi67]

That is the beauty of mine being 10-12 hours away. I don't HAVE to put up with her. When she calls I am cordial, but not overly warm. We make small talk and then I hand the phone to DH. Nicholas knows that it is daddy's mommy on the phone, but has no real idea who she is. DH and DS refer to her as "Grandma Jan" and I cringe every time I hear him refer to her as "grandma". As far as I am concerned that title has to be earned, not just given because you are blood. But I bite my tongue and keep my mouth shut so as not to upset DH. I hate to sound mean, but my DM is my children's Grandma, in every sense of the word. Even though we are 6 hrs away from my parents, we see each other every 2-3 months and they are WONDERFUL to us and our kids.

 

[bengalbelle]

I can't find what they rae talking about! Can you see how many posts I have?

Click on this link then click on the number of posts in this thread (14,864). A window will pop up with everyone's names and number of posts.

http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=105

 

[my3princes]

Ok, I'm caught up on the thread and I've had plenty of diet coke and some diet pepsi too. I got home from work about an hour ago. I managed to make 6 blankets and a pillow today and I have another blanket pinned together to sew in the morning. Boy work really cuts into the day. I only work 3 nights per week so it isn't too bad and I enjoy getting out with adults. Besides bartending is a lot of fun in itself (especially cleaning up the mistakes ).

If it matters I also have a web cam (thanks to Black Friday )

I often remain in my pjs until I get ready for work which is 4 pm. We have 2 dogs so if I get dressed for work earlier I am covered with dog hair and since I hate laundry why dirty 2 outfits in a day?

Deb

 

[Tammi67]

I can't find what they rae talking about! Can you see how many posts I have?

you have 197

Go to the top of this page and in the green you will see User CP. Click on it. When the page opens, go over to the right of where it says Post Your Homemade blah blah blah. In the red you will see "thread" "last post" "replies" and "views". Click on replies and a little window will pop up.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Has any one noticed that my egg has hatched? I alos got another one for Dec. 7

 

[bear74]

Has any one noticed that my egg has hatched? I alos got another one for Dec. 7

sorry didnt notice. what wasit i dont see anything in your sig. dont see your new egg either.

 

[my3princes]

Has any one noticed that my egg has hatched? I alos got another one for Dec. 7

I see a blue egg and a red/white stripped eggs, but neither have hatched on my screen.

Deb