Rain, Surprise Birthdays, Rain, First Visits -(Ginny is deceased-Prayers for her.)

[mickeystoontown]

Great football pictures. Hunter's team only won four games last year but they loved playing so that's all that mattered.

I hope that you have a great time at the family reunion.

For all of you out there with wacko mother-in-laws, I am right there with you. I seriously think my mother-in-law is a little "touched" in the head. Every time, we all get together, there is some kind of fuss. The mother-in-law will mutter something and then it spreads like wildfire and the story gets bigger and bigger.

About 5 years ago, I told John that I refused to get up early in the morning on Christmas morning and drive over an hour to his parents' house when it was only going to lead to a fuss. I wanted my kids to have time to play with their Christmas gifts. Why would I, as a parent, want to subject my kids to all the fussing and fighting that I knew was going to happen? So, we decided to just stay at home, enjoy our own family time and call all the nieces and nephew to see what Santa brought them.

I have found that the less in-person contact we have with my in-laws, the better. What is it they say........absence makes the heart grow fonder? Maybe, in my case, it doesn't make the heart grow fonder, it just means I don't have to deal with them as often.

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Great football pictures. Hunter's team only won four games last year but they loved playing so that's all that mattered.

I hope that you have a great time at the family reunion.

For all of you out there with wacko mother-in-laws, I am right there with you. I seriously think my mother-in-law is a little "touched" in the head. Every time, we all get together, there is some kind of fuss. The mother-in-law will mutter something and then it spreads like wildfire and the story gets bigger and bigger.

About 5 years ago, I told John that I refused to get up early in the morning on Christmas morning and drive over an hour to his parents' house when it was only going to lead to a fuss. I wanted my kids to have time to play with their Christmas gifts. Why would I, as a parent, want to subject my kids to all the fussing and fighting that I knew was going to happen? So, we decided to just stay at home, enjoy our own family time and call all the nieces and nephew to see what Santa brought them.

I have found that the less in-person contact we have with my in-laws, the better. What is it they say........absence makes the heart grow fonder? Maybe, in my case, it doesn't make the heart grow fonder, it just means I don't have to deal with them as often.

LOL! I guess there's a lot of us out there with MIL issues, huh? Jealousy can make a person crazy. I truly believe that! You'd think the mothers would want their sons to be happy, but misery loves company, it seems.

I vow to never be that way with Mitchell! You heard it here first!

 

[aprilisis]

Great football pics, Ginny!! Sorry the team didn't win.

You guys- on the MIL topic are all much better people than me!!! I dumped a guy for that reason before. My BF before John had a mom who was just awful. She hated me because she loved this guy's ex. I just couldn't stand being treated so badly because I am just not used to that. I try to do whatever I can for the people in my life & I just couldn't take that treatment anymore...SO we broke up & the guy married his ex- just like his mommy wanted him to!!! It must have been meant to be because John's parents love me.
My mom & my Dad's second wife told me that my grandma was HORRIBLE to them until they got a divorce, then she was overly nice to them!!! Weird.
And the insensitivity some of you mentioned about losing a child is unforgivable. Do you think they don't "get it" or are they trying to really make you feel worse??? Because no one can be THAT ignorant.

 

[hhockman]

Hi Ginny. I'm glad you ended up having a good time at the reunion. Sometimes it works out that when you are dreading something it turns out better than you thought it would. Sorry about Don's dad though. I know that must be hard.

Love the football pix. Keep 'em coming. I hope Austin's friends are okay.

I guess I am somewhat in the minority, but my MIL and I get along just fine most of the time. Sometimes I feel like with her (like how she kept saying she was coming this weekend, but then didn't because she couldn't afford it or whatever). Matt's brother and sister live in FWB where she does, so she sees them and their kids a lot (and Matt's brother's other kids live near Biloxi, MS which is a lot closer to her than we are). She only sees my kids once or twice a year. She's missing so much and just doesn't get it. But we get along fine. Now, at least one of her sisters and I don't get along great...and I don't get along well with his brother AT ALL...and there's plenty of fighting between parts of Matt's family. But we don't have to deal with that much. We never have holidays with his family. We seriously have never had one Christmas with his family since we've been married. The one Christmas we planned to was the year I was working for Disney and I ended up having to work Christmas Day so that didn't work out. We won't this year either. We'll go the week after like we always do. I just won't take my kids away from my parents because my kids would be devastated.

Of course, Matt DOES have MIL issues (meaning, with my mom). My mom is not in any way jealous or any of that kind of thing, but she can be very controlling and she likes things her way. But you've all heard my stories.

Anyway, I'm glad you had a good weekend Ginny. I hope you get some rest tonight before you have to go back to work tomorrow. I hope you all do! I really should get to bed myself since it's after midnight...

 

[mickeystoontown]

LOL! I guess there's a lot of us out there with MIL issues, huh? Jealousy can make a person crazy. I truly believe that! You'd think the mothers would want their sons to be happy, but misery loves company, it seems.

I vow to never be that way with Mitchell! You heard it here first!

What's weird with John's Mama and Daddy is the fact that they have never been close to John. They were always fussing at him when we were dating, threatening to kick him out and take his car away (that he paid for himself when he was still a minor). They even made him quit school at 15 and go to work full time to support himself. They have never said anything to me, personally. It's just like they have to have some kind of fussing and fighting going on in their lives.

I have always sworn that I will never be a pestering, butting in, nosy mother-in-law!

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

aww Ginny! I feel so bad for the guys. I hope Josh is OK! a lose is hard but to loose that big of a lose is really really hard; it hurts the ego!

Hope your reunion is a fun one!!! and I know you are able to make any outing fun!!!
Later
c

Surprisingly, I did have fun at the reunion. I enjoy some of Don's cousins and he had 7 aunts and uncles come. I like all of them, so it was good. Just came home tired. We stopped at his folks on the way home. Poor Dad is not doing well at all. The doc says the cancer is in his spinal canal and going to his brainstem. He told Mom that he would see if he could make it to Thanksgiving. He is on morphine twice dailly with 3 other pills inbetween.

On to dear Josh. His dad took him to er after the game and he had an MRI on his shoulder. It is broken and he is seeing the surgeon today to schedule surgery. His football days are done. He was with us at dinner last night. Such a sweet young man. I know I've said it before.

I really am going to finish DHS this week.

Have a good day.

Ginny

 

[mickeystoontown]

Ginny,

I'm sorry about Don's Dad. It's so sad to see a loved one so sick.

On to lighter stuff...I'm glad that you had a good time. I know that you were not really too keen on going to the reunion.

I know what you mean about trying to get updates posted. I can't seem to get more than two in a week.

Have a great day,

Lisa

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Great football pics, Ginny!! Sorry the team didn't win.

You guys- on the MIL topic are all much better people than me!!! I dumped a guy for that reason before. My BF before John had a mom who was just awful. She hated me because she loved this guy's ex. I just couldn't stand being treated so badly because I am just not used to that. I try to do whatever I can for the people in my life & I just couldn't take that treatment anymore...SO we broke up & the guy married his ex- just like his mommy wanted him to!!! It must have been meant to be because John's parents love me.
My mom & my Dad's second wife told me that my grandma was HORRIBLE to them until they got a divorce, then she was overly nice to them!!! Weird.
And the insensitivity some of you mentioned about losing a child is unforgivable. Do you think they don't "get it" or are they trying to really make you feel worse??? Because no one can be THAT ignorant.

I threatened to leave DH many times before we married for that reason. His mother didn't act like that around him, only around me. And if I ever brought it up in front of her, she didn't know what I was talking about. And of course DH (then BF) didn't want to be involved and get in the middle. It made me mad b/c he wouldn't stand up for me. BUT, I married him anyway! Now I just try to ignore his mother. LOL!

Good for you for being strong and dumping him. Obviously, she would have made your life miserable b/c you weren't the one she wanted for him. AND he was probably a big old momma's boy anyway.

Surprisingly, I did have fun at the reunion. I enjoy some of Don's cousins and he had 7 aunts and uncles come. I like all of them, so it was good. Just came home tired. We stopped at his folks on the way home. Poor Dad is not doing well at all. The doc says the cancer is in his spinal canal and going to his brainstem. He told Mom that he would see if he could make it to Thanksgiving. He is on morphine twice dailly with 3 other pills inbetween.

On to dear Josh. His dad took him to er after the game and he had an MRI on his shoulder. It is broken and he is seeing the surgeon today to schedule surgery. His football days are done. He was with us at dinner last night. Such a sweet young man. I know I've said it before.

I really am going to finish DHS this week.

Have a good day.

Ginny

Oh, Ginny. I'm sorry to hear about FIL. That is so very, very sad. Many prayers for your family.

Poor Josh. I hate that he broke his shoulder and now no more football. He is probably devastated, the poor kid. But it could have been so much worse. I just hope he's doing okay! I know if you think a lot of him, then he probably really is a great kid. I hope my Mitchell turns out to be a well-mannered, nice young man...

 

[deedeew80]

Well ladies, not a good day at all today! Long story short: Don't know if you all already knew this or not, but we live with my grandmom. Grandmom has a cat. Cat somehow got fleas. The cat is not an outside cat, so don't know how she got them. We didn't even know she had them. Yesterday, we started seeing fleas. I had a couple on my clothes. We even seen a couple on our bed! SO NASTY!!! So what do we do? DH says we have to bomb! Yikes, lots of work with that! So, we started asking around. Everyone says not to bomb since we aren't totally invested & constantly seeing them. Told us to go out & get some moth crystals & sprinkle them all over the carpet, then vacuum. Ok! I then of course had to google the issue. Some say bomb, others say vacuum, vacuum, vacuum and spray some insecticide. So, needless to say, this is how my day is going so far. Grandmom & I have been cleaning like crazy & vacuumming every nook & crany! Resting right now, then going out to get what we need, including a trip to the vet to get the cat some medicine! Hope this all works! I am SO grossed out! Anyone ever have this problem or know someone that did? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!!!

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Ginny,

I'm sorry about Don's Dad. It's so sad to see a loved one so sick.

On to lighter stuff...I'm glad that you had a good time. I know that you were not really too keen on going to the reunion.

I know what you mean about trying to get updates posted. I can't seem to get more than two in a week.

Have a great day,

Lisa

It so totally breaks my heart to watch him.

I was amazed I had a good time. I did go with a positive attitude. Don never complains about doing things I want to do so I knew I could do this for him. We always get there early and I sit while other people do things. I volunteer and the same old ones say no we can do it. This time they were cooking breakfast and I said can I help do something and the 'one in charge' said yes. Here is a box of decorations have at it. So I did the whole meeting room by myself and it was fun. We did an Hawaiian theme. I won 4 things at the auction (I bid on 21) and was only out $20. They don't do it like we do at ours. We make much more money. Everyone voted for when 'the one in charge' is no longer able to do it Don and I are elected. Don somehow or other missed this whole conversation and was floored when I told him on the way on home. We know it will be 3 or 4 years before Myrna doesn't to it (She is 74) and by then we will be retired so it would be ok.

I am going for lunch . The good doc had to go speak and won't be back till 2. He hasn't even spoken to me this morning. It doesn't hurt my feelings at all.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Ginny:
so sorry to hear about your FIL; how sweet that he wants to make to Thanksgiving for your MIL!

poor Josh! to spend his Sr year that way! sad it had to end his football play so eary in the season or even at all!

Dee: When we built our garage we had brought in river sand for the base! well I guess from walking next to it daily and into the house WE brought in the fleas! it was hard to get rid of! everyday for about a month I would put a powder (pestiside) on the carpet and vacum the carpet and furniture two to three times a day! Danny would spray every two days the sand and the walk areas near the house! after two weeks we no longer seen any but just in case we continued w/the pestiside going for another two weeks daily and the vacumming. Danny continued to spray outside once a week for about three months after that!
Good luck!!!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Well ladies, not a good day at all today! Long story short: Don't know if you all already knew this or not, but we live with my grandmom. Grandmom has a cat. Cat somehow got fleas. The cat is not an outside cat, so don't know how she got them. We didn't even know she had them. Yesterday, we started seeing fleas. I had a couple on my clothes. We even seen a couple on our bed! SO NASTY!!! So what do we do? DH says we have to bomb! Yikes, lots of work with that! So, we started asking around. Everyone says not to bomb since we aren't totally invested & constantly seeing them. Told us to go out & get some moth crystals & sprinkle them all over the carpet, then vacuum. Ok! I then of course had to google the issue. Some say bomb, others say vacuum, vacuum, vacuum and spray some insecticide. So, needless to say, this is how my day is going so far. Grandmom & I have been cleaning like crazy & vacuumming every nook & crany! Resting right now, then going out to get what we need, including a trip to the vet to get the cat some medicine! Hope this all works! I am SO grossed out! Anyone ever have this problem or know someone that did? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!!!

Goodness girl! I sure wouldn't want to have that situation. We had a cat once who got fleas all over him from the one time it went outside and rolled around in the sand. Thank goodness we didn't get them in the house. I took the cat and laid him in my lap and, literally, searched for the fleas on him. When I found one, I dabbed it with alcohol on a q-tip. They died instantly.

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Hey, Dee. Seven dust works pretty good. You might could sprinkle some in your carpets and then vacuum it up. It's even safe to put on your pets for flea control, too. But with you being pregnant, you might want to ask your doctor before breathing all that stuff in. It might be harmful to your baby.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

I just received my birthday package!
Thank you! Danny said we may have to try some tonight!!!Thanks! Ginny

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Well ladies, not a good day at all today! Long story short: Don't know if you all already knew this or not, but we live with my grandmom. Grandmom has a cat. Cat somehow got fleas. The cat is not an outside cat, so don't know how she got them. We didn't even know she had them. Yesterday, we started seeing fleas. I had a couple on my clothes. We even seen a couple on our bed! SO NASTY!!! So what do we do? DH says we have to bomb! Yikes, lots of work with that! So, we started asking around. Everyone says not to bomb since we aren't totally invested & constantly seeing them. Told us to go out & get some moth crystals & sprinkle them all over the carpet, then vacuum. Ok! I then of course had to google the issue. Some say bomb, others say vacuum, vacuum, vacuum and spray some insecticide. So, needless to say, this is how my day is going so far. Grandmom & I have been cleaning like crazy & vacuumming every nook & crany! Resting right now, then going out to get what we need, including a trip to the vet to get the cat some medicine! Hope this all works! I am SO grossed out! Anyone ever have this problem or know someone that did? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!!!

How awful for you. Of course being pregnant does not help because you have to be careful of the insecticides. We had that problem this year with our yard. I keep Princess on Intercept and we had to give her that new pill to go with it. My neighbors who don't take care of dogs or yard had fleas awful. After they got their fill at that house they had to come to mine. We never did bomb, but Don sprayed inside and out every week for one month. He has never vacuumed so much We have hardwood floors and they get down in the spaces. Worse than carpet. Steam cleaning helped somewhat but it was a very long process.

Did you call the vet for suggestions? He probably has a spray that won't hurt you, baby or cat.

Good luck to you.

Ginny

 

[racefanof88]

Ginny I am so sorry about your FIL. I know it was hard for Don to see him like that too. It is hard to see someone you know as vibrant and full of life in such a compromised situation. It is so unselfish of him to want to stay here for his wife.

I hope Josh is going to be ok too.

I'm glad you had a good time at the family reunion .

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

I just received my birthday package!
Thank you! Danny said we may have to try some tonight!!!Thanks! Ginny

You are so very welcome. I hope you enjoy. Maybe it will put Danny in a good mood. Or if not you in one that you won't care.

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Ginny I am so sorry about your FIL. I know it was hard for Don to see him like that too. It is hard to see someone you know as vibrant and full of life in such a compromised situation. It is so unselfish of him to want to stay here for his wife.

I hope Josh is going to be ok too.

I'm glad you had a good time at the family reunion .

Thank you for those kind words Dana. They mean a lot to me. Don and I really struggled yesterday to see him. We are going back this weekend because we are having the suprise party for his mom on Saturday. Then we will go the next weekend as it is my mom's birthday. Don still has days to take off so I bet he will take some off during the week. I know it is getting hard for his brother. He sees him everyday on his way to work.

I was glad I had a good time at the reunion too.

Look how close you are

 

[aprilisis]

Ginny- I'm so sorry about your FIL. It is terrible to have to watch a loved one go through that.

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Ginny- I'm so sorry about your FIL. It is terrible to have to watch a loved one go through that.

Thank you for those words April. I hope Isis is feeling better today. It is hard to go about your everyday work when your baby is sick.