Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 Sissy Here!

Sissy, Mom and I at our forty year class reunion. Mom passed two years after this was taken.

 Okay today has been a little crazy even without the Grands.  It is very hot and I think both Sissy and I are just tired.  

Finished the ironing and did my normal morning chores to keep up with the House.  Cleaned the outside grill and installed a new cover and it was a mess.  Bleached a pair of Kelsa's little shoes which were a mess and cleaned bathroom mirrors of all little Children blobs!  Really why they will be back again tomorrow to mess it all up again! 

Sissy had a good sewing day yesterday in spite of Kelsa and the potty training that is going on.  Kelsa is a little more responsive this time, but you have to stay on her constantly.  I think back to when Sissy tried this in February and all of the comments.  She definitely was not ready. My favorite was Hawaii Planner and Her little one passed out from a sugar high with wet pants.  Yep we are right there.

Sissy has three dresses torn apart and two finished for final try on.  She had one fitting at 2:00 and these take at least an hour, another at 5:30.  She does not know it yet but we are going out to dinner if we are not too tired.  I have lost my cooking Mojo and I think another "Girl Dinner" would not be a healthy option.

I let Sissy sleep until 9:00 and I was up at 5:00 and watched the Sun come up.

Sissy has a beautiful view and it is nice and cool in the mornings.  I sat and prayed and drank my three cups of coffee ( which I need to get started) . Anne in the Kitchen and I are simpatico with this. I keep an old Mr. Coffee in Sissy's garage that I bought over twenty years ago and it is always ready for me when I come but covered in garage grime, that I clean off. I also called my Husband and chatted for a bit as it was already eight O'clock EST.

I have always been a morning Person as an Adult (Married to a now retired Navy Man for 39 years)and can get more done before ten a.m. than most, but I really slow down about three p.m. and that is when Sissy is at her best.

Had a very stressful call with our youngest Brother (who has issues and our Mother always took care of His issues to His detriment) and have had to step into help.  He is having all of His teeth pulled by Medicaid ( too long to explain) and they only pulled half the teeth and He now has a raging infection in one on the bottom and claims that the Dentist doing the work is booked solid with other patients...yada, yada, yada,...I am rich and I can afford it ...yadda, yadda, yadda... It was ugly and I lost it with Him as He will do nothing to help Himself.  So I called Girlfriends and they helped me find a Dentist and will take Him and help and Kim and I will write the check.  Teeth can kill and He is halfway there to having dentures so we must stay on top of this.  I do not know if His stupid arguments or accusations make me feel guilty or just plain angry.  I will not let an Animal suffer.  But this situation has brought me a little low, or I am just tired. 

When our Mother passed we told Him the Bank was closed and He has been respectful of that but just open the door and He becomes a "sucking chest wound".

It is 4:05 and time for a glass of wine...Okay 4:45 and I think I will try and organize again under the kitchen sink...it is a rat hole! Okay that is done, and really not a rat hole, so I eat my words.  Just certain things that need to go out to the garage and now that is is clean and organized this is a not brainer.  I then gathered all bath waste baskets and gave them a good scrub as they were nasty.  I have gotten Sissy to use liners ( which I bought when I was here this past winter and She has been good, but not always and the Grands do not help) another chore for a cleaning lady!  Trash cans are drying on the deck and I am watering the small garden.  Sissy just finished a very hard dress. Going for SUSHI!!!

The house nazi