It really sounds like everyone has a lot on their plate these days, .. I know I do .. lol.  My mom is visiting and as I've shared in the past .. it's always entertaining and NEVER dull.  Bring on the dulldom .. geeze .. LOL!

So it all started yesterday and yesterday being Monday after all, I was headed out early because I have to make a dash out in my new ride (new to me .. it has working windows, air and heat .. funny the little things I have missed!) .. which I love btw .. I have discovered I'm a completely massively spoiled brat .. I am a monster that my mother created and I only hope I can remember to have compassion, dignity and grace which I really try to do when my inner 10 year old isn't out in force .. LOL!

Anyway, as I drive I should have guessed that I made plans and God was laughing at me big time .. my mom has gone on about her driving test I should be so lucky to be her age and driving very well in a city full of traffic .. it's so easy to take those things forgranted in terms of being younger.  So I'm driving down the road it's before 630 am Memorial Day weekend the weather has been crap since she's been here another story .. lol.  I see some workers working on lights .. ok .. flashing red means four way stop, green means go and yellow is of course yield .. well .. WTH do you do with both red and green flashing!?  I'm going REALLY GOD!?  You are between me and chocolate coffee and NO ONE gets between ME and my chocolate coffee!!  It's death.  This is not in any of the books my mother has so kindly shared with me.  So I figure well .. better safe than sorry I stop and then go.  I continue my little drive not thinking much as I have NO COFFEE!!!  I am having a bit of a moment.  As I walk into Starbucks which is really my addiction in a bad way .. I see a lovely person I know through program and I am a major smart ass and say .. good grief .. they let anyone in here at this hour!  I give him a hug ask him what's going on and he is talking program to me .. which is funny because all I can think is ... ummm .. please hold that thought, as I REALLY want my chocolate coffee!!  I love him to pieces and he's so lucky .. LOL!  He is a gift .. anyway, .. I laugh and file what he's shared with me and I've shared with him in my memory, .. lacking in my chocolate coffee and my brain and taste buds are now singing my chocolate coffee song. 

Sigh .. I get my chocolate coffee and my world is very good .. LOL.  I love starting my mornings off running into people I know in the AM now .. it is truly a gift.  I should add that what I've said to him is .. hey .. all you need is 5 things to be grateful for the list can go on from there .. just 5 simple things and life isn't that bad.  He had been talking about being tight with HP, knowing .. HP has got it all. 

Run to the store, get what I need and then run back out to the house.  Eventually everyone starts getting up and around .. so I'm awake and that's a good thing .. LOL!  We planned on another movie .. highly recommend StarTrek very nice action movie and then we were headed out to see Epic that day.  Getting ready for the movies .. I'm playing video games with the kids .. yes again .. I'm a very spoiled brat!  Out of the blue I hear my mother scream and it's a blood curdling I think she's damaged herself kind of yell.  My daughter runs in and sees that my mom has lost her earring down the sink and we are due to leave in literally 30 min.  It's not ANY earring either .. it's the kind you can't find anymore which is like REALLY!!?  Again .. talking to God going .. ok .. really today?!  Now?!  I reluctantly get up and go see what I can do I've never done plumbing before literally .. have NO clue what to do or what to look for .. here's my mom let's call the plumber, me thinking .. OMGosh .. plumber Memorial Day NOT happening .. there is NO way I would let her spend that kind of money.  Well .. LOL .. I take everything out from the bottom of the sink and thankfully the pipes are all plastic which is a good thing .. it means I can maybe figure this out .. so under the sink I go.  I am telling you what I did it!  I got that dang earring out and I also pulled out something we will not name out of the other side of the drain .. ugh .. and ICK!!  It def would have it's own time zone and I def will have nightmares over what came out for a long time to come .. decaying zombies do not gross me out the way this did!!!  I couldn't believe it we made it to the movies ON TIME!!!

Well son of a gun .. we are sitting there and get out of the movies .. we were there with a friend and her kids.  My poor mom looks out and says honey, .. those clouds look awful .. and she was sooo right.  Literally the rain started coming down in dribbles and I grab the youngest we are running my mom and E are behind us, we are all being pelted by rain and it HURT!  Literally after taking 5 steps it all came down and we were all DRENCHED!!  I didn't park that far away so it was amazing that we were all soaked.  That is the first time my mom has seen a Midwest storm like that and I knew it threw her as she was flying over OK before the tornado hit last Monday.  The kids were upset as well, as I couldn't see two feet in front of me from the rain coming down.  We made it home so that was a good thing. 

I laughed because all I could think was WOW .. REALLY?!  Grateful we were all ok and God had His hand covering us in protection.  Again referring back to my early morning surprise and how blessed I really am .. even when I want to have a temper tantrum that I have seriously earned the right to have!!  LOL!

Today .. I get up early check out the meeting and things are good.  Check the internet and there is ANOTHER flipping court date that isn't suppose to be there from what I can tell .. UGH .. I'm furious .. that atty of the STBAX's is a piece of work .. I'm not worried about it.  So check in with STBAX's s/mom see how she is everything is good she has the kids.  Run to Target as I'm having a flaming affair with Mr Target as it goes and I can't believe it .. who is there?!  The frigging STBAX!!  What a piece of work .. it makes me sad for him.  It shook him up pretty good to see my mom there as he ran like a chicken when we had E's graduation.  Anyway, my mom had an unfiltered moment and made a comment about him running out the door she didn't get to see him at graduation .. LOL .. I was in shock and realized she had NO idea that came out of her mouth.  I thought ok .. thank you God .. LOL!  What was REALLY funny is whatever he was there to buy .. he left in a hurry after that .. his shopping mood left him .. I fell out big time.  I thought yup .. I'd feel like crap to, I haven't shared how seriously crazy he got .. I did some of it just no details .. I would be very embarrassed if I were him to face MY mom.  Anyway, never asked about the kids.  I couldn't believe he didn't ask about the kids and yet why am I shocked?  I don't know.  If I was entertaining ideas that in any way he is normal .. I now see that NOOOOO again .. nothing has changed it's about him and his addiction all over the place.  I did get a little frustrated with my mom because she tends to defend anything with a penis .. sorry guys, not being rude just kind of grew up in a world where men out valued the women and I still struggle with that in relationships myself.  I did have to stop the conversation we were having because the way she was rationalizing it wasn't healthy for me to hear.  I give her a LOT of credit she stopped going on when I said it, I can't have this conversation with you and hear you defend a man who abandoned his children .. it doesn't matter that he has a disease .. this is who the disease has made him and I'm not going to make excuses or rationalize why he does what he does .. THIS is the reality of what I have to deal with .. there is NO co parenting .. it is strictly ME doing what I think is best for the kids and HIM ducking out where he can. 

Anyway, all I could think is God .. very very funny .. LOL!  I'm laughing now .. while it was going on .. not so much and I didn't get to my new mower story!!!!  Omgosh .. it has been a weekend to say the least!!!  I'm returning my new mower that is officially BROKEN!!

Hugs P :)