Holy smokes and other statements of amazement.... we have certainly kicked of 2017 with a bang, whimper and OMG when will I learn???!?
The first week of the year was super-fab... I went to work one day then took the rest of the week off. I drove home to PA, went to a play with my Dad...
Let me pause in the recounting of my month to talk about this for a minute... Rocky Bleier my father's hero, one of the Steelers of the 70's, has his own play about his pretty remarkable life. Mom got him tickets for Christmas then asked me to come home and go with him. I was thrilled but also had mixed emotions - didn't Mom want to share this experience with him? She apparently did but didn't say anything... (insert noogie here - Ida!)
But OMG did I enjoy that time with my Dad. We share football, we share Steelers and we share that piece of history - yes I'm that old. and now I have this memory that I will share with him forever. Unlike my brother and sister I couldn't give them grandchildren to yell at and fret over, we share football, and Mom and I share gossip. I realized I'm a weirdo in the fact that I am close to my parents, but they are now fun people - and we're friends with that family bond. No growing up we were friends I was their underling in a vast right wing conspiracy to make my life as miserable as possible while attempting to grow into a functioning adult. They mostly succeeded.
Moving on, Thursday saw a trip north to daughter #2 of my brother, returned clothes got caught in a yucky, slippy snow storm got home, and I made dinner for the folks. Made it a bit too spicy. Whoops.
Friday saw me up and out the door early, I surprised my sister's daughter at school. It was interesting to say the least. But I enjoyed it. Not something I will get to do again any time soon. That whole working for a living thing.
Saturday was another busy day in that saw my father officially be appointed to be big-high muckity-muck of his group of drunken old men -- in 8 years. Heaven help us all. It should be an interesting ride.
when the speeches got rolling I took the nieces to the movies, fed them full of popcorn and junk, then let them on this oober jungle gym/zip line/ indoor play park for the better part of an hour...and then some -- then took them back to Nana's where they all declared... "I'm hungry" Did I mention multiple offers of food?? My sister says its the air at Nana's - you're not hungry but then you are. Go figure...
Sunday saw me heading north again, to a baby shower - the one event on heaven's good earth I have vowed never to attend again. But - you do for one you do for another -- and there I was. I got up to the Mother-in-law's early thinking I would help set up to the good aunt thing... they had the decorations done, but they had two LARGE containers of veggies, my niece's children were there -- did she bring toys and things for these kids to occupy themselves and not cause a rukus?? Of course not.
So, the party got rolling - sort of then stalled as she started one game, then we sat around looking at each other while we were waiting for people to show up. I in my way told my niece it would be super great to allow people to eat while we are waiting for people who can't show up on time. I of course took over, while my Mother-in-law says that no one will say anything I KNOW my nieces will have something to say about it out of ear shot.
Back with more details shortly....
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