Well I guess it is officially spring. My elderly snowbird parents are coming home. That means they will stop by and stay with me and visit my sister before they return home. My sister and I call it the dysfunctional circus coming to town. My parents visiting has an upside, it insures that I clean my house top to bottom at least twice a year so that it can pass the white glove test. What is up with my family. They all have houses that are white glove ready at any moment. My house is not ever as bad as it is now but usually it is not a total embarrassment but it is never as clean as theirs. It could be the very young kids but damm they must be cleaning fiends.
I have to tell the truth. My parents visiting is very stressful and hard. They are elderly, so my kids really tire them out. I am constantly hoping my father is not trying to feed Baby A something allergic because he forgets that he is allergic. They shout alot because my father was in WWII and has had profound hearing loss that started when I was very young. He wears hearing aids but boy those people shout alot. I even have to miss my friend Cecily’s Birthday, which is a yearly event I look forward to. She always has the BEST dinner guests at a party. I guess you are thinking why have them around? Well, my Dad will be 82 in December. I really want my kids to have memories of him. I tell you Wildman loves him like crazy. When we go to visit my parents they really go out of their way to spoil the kids. They find cheap fun things to do that we all can enjoy that does not involve alot of walking or sitting still. My Mom found a beach near her house that had a fenced in playground so we could all go and enjoy. She also has a few other playgrounds nearby that the boys call, “Grandma’s Secret Playgrounds”. It is weird but it is easier to go to their house with the kids. The kids are really good there.
Monday is a mere 50 or 60 hours away………………………………………. I can make it!
