Yeah, he called and asked if the OT was ok to take and I agreed. We don’t get a lot of 24 OT and if he is ok with working a 72 hour shift, then that is his call.
But then this week has gone from bad to worse with drama and just busy. Of course I hadn’t written on the calendar that it is our relay for life walk tomorrow night when he’s taking the OT and I hadn’t written down that it was cheer tryouts for my daughter. Then my work week was busy, we had a ton of errands in between and I was just damned cranky. It’s only Thursday and I’m just pissed off and cranky and waiting impatiently for his 72 to be over. Umm, it hasn’t been the normal 24 yet! lol
Top it off with the fire banquet that they are working so none of the wives seem to be going. Well I wasn’t going to go either, but it’s been such a crappy week and I’d like to see him as soon as I can. Now I’m scrambling to grab one of the girlfriends and see if she’ll go. I want someone to sit with in case they get called out. LOL
Well now I just got notified by my Mom that my Grandma is in the hospital right now. Breathing issues. She’s very sick with cancer and other ailments. So we’ll see what Dad has to say when he calls my Mom. I hope he is doing ok at the hospital waiting around to hear info. I don’t understand why my Mom doesn’t feel it’s her responsibility to go and sit with him. Goodness, my hubby just asked if I was going to need him to come home so I could go sit with my Dad while he hears news. My Mom disappoints me in her lack of support and emotion.
May 21st, 2009 at 5:46 am
What a rotten week for you! Sometimes there is nothing to be done for it but just get through it. Do what you have to do, and that’s it.
Yeah, I get what you you mean about not understanding your Mother. It’s weird when we get older and see our parents and their massive flaws. Sometimes I look at my Dad and wonder “How did I manage to grow up and become a reasonably normal person being raised by this parent?” But they were screwed up by their own parents, too. That’s the way of the world, I guess.
Here’s to not messing up our own kids too much!
nanci
May 21st, 2009 at 7:41 am
There was definitely nothing I could do about it. My Grandma passed on Monday night and of course hubby was working that day. Thankfully it was later in the evening so he could call and talk to me a little. I’m doing much better. We had dinner withe some friends on Tuesday and life has righted itself.
I am so different from my family it’s amazing. My brother and I are night and day we were raised so differently. And we are only 2 years apart. Thankfully I’m the one that came out “normal” LOLOL
Thanks for posting Nancy