Big Fight About….What Else? (IL)

No, not the state of Illinois. My in-laws. Again. A state of ill-annoy.
Sigh. Stayed up WAY too late last night, continuing the 1120th argument about them in the past 8 years.
Our dealings with his family follow a pattern:
1) Individually or en masse, they do or say something (choose all that apply): Inconsiderate, thoughtless, controlling, vulgar, [...]

195: AAAAAAAGHHHHH!

But, well… really….What did I expect?
Oh, I think I know how I gained a magic SEVEN POUNDS over Memorial Day. How do my fat cells love me? Let me count the ways…..
Thursday, May 22, Rehearsal Dinner: OK, so I got the cream sauce for my salmon “on the side.” I still dipped my tines in [...]

191.2-192.8: Dammit.

Aye-yai-yai. WTF? I’ve been doing 6WBMO pretty darn faithfully for the past 2 weeks, and only 6 lbs. lost?! My friend’s wedding is May 23. MAY 23RD!
And so, my sister and mom are coming over tonight to see what I look like in my pretty, ill-fitting bridesmaid dress (the fat one, the back-up dress). But [...]

196: H’s birthday

Of course, his happy day began with me screaming at him. Lovely.
Last evening began nicely enough. We went to Lowe’s, shopped through trees, daydreamed a little, made it back home and covered the plants. He hefted all the flower boxes, and pots big and small into the garage. I made ketchup, took a 30-minute call from [...]