visiting the folks

So here I am back in my mom's house for 3 weeks! I get to eat fresh fruit at a reasonable price for the trip! It's a busy vacation for us. We got in at 1am on Sat, and boy was I tired. We went up to Sac later that day too, and spent the night out there. Flowers on the graves and such. We had a nice lunch later and reminisced about grandma and youngest aunt. The family in general is mad at youngest aunt's husband. Dumb user is his name. He says he doesn't know how to do a lot of things. Oh and he has no money. Yes, we can see that. He doesn't bring much money into the house. It's obvious who the bread winner was. The girls are trying especially Mimi, she's taken on her mother's role. Crissy is trying to help out as much as she can. but the main problem is the baby of the bunch, Prissy. She's a lot like her dad, selfish. They had to take away her cell phone because she used it so much. Also she was flunking PE! How do you flunk PE? Even if you hate it, you don't fail it. Just showing up and dressing ought to get you atleast a D.

But anyways, we got to spend time with J and A. I finally got to see their house in the City. Very nice. Still outrageous the inflated housing market. It was a fun dinner with them. Also Eldest aunt and I got along, I didn't rub her wrong and she didn't get mad at me. That was all good.

Today was a day to relax, we had dimsum with dad, ran a few errands, and just laughed about photos and funny moments about youngest aunt and grandma. Stinky got to go to his favorite junk shop in Chinatown. He got a large amount of useless stuff. Poppers, and stink bombs being his favorites.

Tomorrow, I'm going to the county office and pick up a copy of my birth certificate. It seems I lost mine. Also I need it for my license. Oh well. The following day is a day of patience. I drive Stinky to MIL. I have an out too if she gets on my nerves. I just don't have it in me to deal with her and her lack of effort to change. I used to listen to her and think that she was willing to change and wanted to. I just couldn't take it anymore. Comes in waves, and lasts for maybe a year or two, then goes away. Now is not the time for me to endure her nuttiness. I will learn to hold my tongue when it comes to her around Goof.

Most likely Friday will be a day of preparations for the trip we are taking to Yellowstone. I am planning on also taking Stinky over to his old school to visit his teachers again. He should get a kick out of that. I know he wants to play with some of his old friends, but he hasn't learned to let things move on. These kids may or may not miss him, but they have gone on and so has he. When he feels that the world is being mean to him, he latches on to anything that might have been good, and makes it more fantastic in his mind. Playing with friends from the old neighborhood was seldom. He plays it up in his mind as so much more.