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 :)
