Life returns to normal

I have spent the last week biting my tongue

trying hard to be the good daughter in law

and its been very very hard.

no really its been VERY VERY HARD

I  had to listen to her criticise my son,

(my child who is related to her only by marriage)

tell me I have gained quite a bit of weight

(does she not think I know)

have a dig at my husband, her son which

really didn't go down well with me and 

that all came out on day 1

tell us the same stories that we have

had to listen to for the past 19 years, its

like she is on constant repeat

interrupt  my father in law and correct him

every time he opened his mouth to say something

then argue with him when he tried to put her

in his place, I really wanted to tell her to 

just shut the f**k up and let him talk

but my parents raised me better than that

I listened to her decide that my husband who has

washed up the pots and pans after dinner for the past

19 years, shouldn't have to do that, after all

'he goes to work everyday and I don't'

what the......

I have fed them, washed & ironed their clothes

only to be treated like crap in my own home.

Her parting words to me today were,

'its nice to see your housekeeping has improved'

it took all my might not to say what I thought.

Plus the last time she spent any significant time with us was when 

I had 3 little girls under 5 at home 24/7, we had a house

of toys spread from 1 end to the other

Well I am pleased to say my free loading in laws have left,

our life is returning to normal and I can again sew my

days away without her making her snide remarks

within hearing.

and I am so pleased that my mum and dad arrive in 12 days

and they don't make snide comments, they are

always happy to help out, and no doubt dad and I will

come to blows over just who is going to

hang out all the washing and then who is actually going to

iron all that washing.......I will let him win the ironing

battle but don't tell him :)

Really some people just have no tact or class.

Sewing wise 

I have 4 bon bons to make for the girlies teachers

Christmas gifts this week and I will put the final touch 

to my last gift for the Angels Swap tomorrow, 

I have 14 berries to stitch down on the final

 applique block for mums quilt, then I will 

start the 3 blocks I can sew on the machine and

the 4 blocks that need to be hand sewn, when she

is here we will sort out her border triangles and I can

start stitching. I am getting there slowly but surely

Mum has 2 quilts heading off to be custom

quilted then they will be sent here for me to do the bindings

and I will send them home to her.

I am hoping to get some sewing in for myself over the next

couple of months but Gumdrops quilts take 

priority at the moment and throw Christmas into the

mix and I am tired just thinking about it all :)