3-20-2004 - Spring Break

The Husband is asleep.

The BoyChild is asleep.

The GirlChild is doing her Kumon and generally sucking up because she wants to go to the renewed BestFriend's house again this afternoon. Apparently the GirlChild, and the BFFEIS had a falling out over a boy. The Boy in question is a geeky looking little thing with, as far as I can tell, no social skills. He makes their little hearts go pitter-patter, however, and caused a rift between the BestFriendsForever. They have somehow overcome that little difficulty and are once again enjoying living in one another's back pocket. Once the GirlChild showers, studies her spelling words and for her science test, she is going to the BestFriend's house for the afternoon.

Not much is going on around here.

The MIL's funeral went o.k. It was kind of small, with the largest contingent being family, but there were more general mourners than I expected. The Husband's PsychoSister simmered down after her first initial outburst and there have been no open fights or skirmishes since. I'm not entirely clear how this will all play out. The PsychoSister has made it clear to the Husband that she feels entitled to whatever meager savings and assets the MIL had when she died. I don't think the Husband begrudges her the things, but he resents her sense of entitlement and her demanding attitude. I suspect no matter what the outcome we will see little of the Husband's PsychoSister or DepressedBrother in the future.

The Husband and the children had an uneventful Spring Break. They did the Zoo, the Park, the SuperTarget, slept in and generally vegged out. I took off from work at noon yesterday and about 4:00 on the day before. I got to spend a little quality time with the BoyChild but the GirlChild had already hooked up with the BestFriend. She surmised it was o.k. because we got to have lunch together almost everyday.

Sometimes I wonder what people who don't have children, or I guess really the school schedule, to rule their lives and set their vacation schedules, do. We tend to bounce from one event or activity to another and our times to look forward to, or dread as the case may be, are almost all school related. We go from school starting to fall break to Christmas break to spring break to easter break to summer vacation to school starting and the process begins all over. There's the random holiday in between but I mostly schedule my time off based upon the GirlChild's school schedule.

Spring has sprung here. We have had 70-80 degree weather and everything is beginning to bud out in that beautiful shade of new green that always makes me feel hopeful and lazy. I suspect we've got some more yucky, cold, wet weather awaiting us but it's been nice the last few days.

The PsychoSister has lost her job. Apparently cash flow problems and her general inability to go with the flow have taken their toll. As of April 1 she'll be on her own again. Her office was perpetually in chaos due to poor training and generally bad management techniques. She's talking about opening up her own office and doing the same kind of general practice she was doing where she is now; easy bankruptcy, light criminal work, a little PI. If she can draw the business, I think that will probably be a good idea for her.

I guess that's all for now. The GirlChild is almost ready to go to the BestFriend's house for the afternoon and I feel a nap calling me.

Ciao,

M&Co.

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