Erika

I am proud to say that I survived trick-or-treating, without so much as an M&M.  I thought I was prepared for all the Halloweeners, I bought 30 bags of candy, but had to run back to the store to get 10 more, and yes we used them all. There was actually a house around the block from me handing out canned vegetables, yes you read that right…vegetables. I’m talking corn, carrots, potatoes, and when they ran out of veggies they started giving out individual packets of instant coffee. It takes all kinds, I guess. I remember not being thrilled as a kid when I got a piece of fruit or raisens, but never a can of stewed tomatoes.  I can only imagine the condition of their house this morning, I think the neighborhood kids were planning retribution.

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On the in-law front, boy did that heat up lastnight. My MIL called Ethan lastnight on his cell phone of course, they refuse to call the house phone for fear that they may actually have to speak to me. She launched into this tyrade about a conversation I had with one of her daughters 7 mos ago, right after the birthday party incident. Basically she called me everything but my own name and a child of God. Among my favorites, she told Ethan that I had brainwashed him into thinking like me, you know that whole be nice, love your children, respect your wife thing that I’m known for. She then went on to say that his sisters have decided to cut me off !?!?

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I love the ” you can’t fire me, I quit ” mentality of this woman. Again the last time I spoke to any of them was 7 mos ago, where I in no uncertain terms told his sister that the relationship between them and my children was over. Well hold on to your seats Buddies, Ethan went off! To make a long story short, he’s done! He told her that this was the final straw and that he wants absolutely nothing to do with any of them any longer. Which isn’t much of a stretch considering they only call him one every six weeks or so, and that’s when they need something. He then gave me his blessing to tear her head off. With great joy I sent this woman an e-mail that took the inventory of everyone in that family. God that felt good!I told here that she was quite possibly the most reprehensible excuse for a mother I have every had the displeasure of witnessing, and that it was only by the grace of God and Prozac that all of her children weren’t serial killers.

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The great news is that Ethan finally reconnected with his older brother lastnight on the phone. His brother hasn’t spoken to the family in over 4 years, because of the same insanity they put on Ethan. I weighed myself this morning, and my scale says that I have gained 20lbs this week. So I will be buying a new one this afternoon.