dad ramble
my dad sent me an IM last night (that I didn't get cuz I was asleep) that he was getting on a plane in the morning - this morning! and coming back here! He told me not to tell the kids because he wants it to be a surprise. Lily has asked me a lot about where PopPop went even though I explained and showed them on a map and everything - she asked me a few times if he went to heaven and also she told me she thought he must be "waiting in a really long line" somewhere. haha We did skype with him once where she could see his face as he talked which kind of confused her I think. We don't have a webcam so he couldn't see us, unfortunately. But anyway.
I don't know if he is coming back for good or just to visit or what. I don't know if he is bringing back a Filipino girlfriend or something. I don't know if he is going back to stay with my mom, either. My mom got a dog and didn't tell him and failed to mention it the handful of times they've chatted - my girls won't be the only surprised ones! She has pretty much overhauled their whole house for the better and who knows what he will think about that. He has kind of hoarding tendencies and without my mom keeping it in check I think his pack rat ways would have extended past just the garage and his room. That's long gone, though, my mom and brother cleaned out and rearranged everything and it's so so so much nicer.
I think my dad went away really so my mom would miss him and see how she depends on him and things.
They are divorced and have been for years but my dad never moved out so they continued to live together, although in separate parts of the house. But I mean, it's a 3 bedroom house not a mansion or anything with different wings so it's not like they weren't still just living together but sleeping in different rooms. LOL they have a crazy messed up relationship I don't even. But I don't think my mom will be cool with him coming back and messing up the house again as she has put in tons of work. And if he brings one of his girlfriends I definitely don't think he will be allowed to stay with my mom. We will see! And soon! I think he will be here tomorrow or else really late tonight? The plane ride from there is like 22 hours or something. All I know is when I would talk to him at 11pm it was 11am there.
I'm glad he will be back I guess cuz there have been a million times I wanted to call him and ask him something or needed his help or just missed him, really. I barely have spoken to him since he's been in the mountains killing pigs for breakfast or staying in a shack on the beach with some 15 member family having fish from the sea for lunch and had no computer or anything and had to drive miles to get to the nearest internet cafe. And he is really cheap so he hated spending the money for that haha The Philippines is made up of like thousands of islands and he's been all over so yeah it's been hard to stay in touch. I'm sure he will annoy me or make me super angry in the first hour he is back but I will be happy to see him! Conveniently he's timed his return to miss both my birthday and Valentine's day but just in time for his birthday (he doesn't celebrate holidays as a Jehovah's Witness but still enjoys gifts on his birthday hahaha we think he loves that religion because he doesn't have to buy presents anymore, did I mention he is a tightwad?) I've been saving all my bread twisty ties for him in lieu of buying him an actual present, I've got a big bundle of them now. I mean, he likes that as a gift, seriously. I don't know what he does with them all and not too sure I really want to know. My dad is really eccentric. Like genius smart but really a jerk and stingy and totally odd. I have a big smile on my face now!
I don't know if he is coming back for good or just to visit or what. I don't know if he is bringing back a Filipino girlfriend or something. I don't know if he is going back to stay with my mom, either. My mom got a dog and didn't tell him and failed to mention it the handful of times they've chatted - my girls won't be the only surprised ones! She has pretty much overhauled their whole house for the better and who knows what he will think about that. He has kind of hoarding tendencies and without my mom keeping it in check I think his pack rat ways would have extended past just the garage and his room. That's long gone, though, my mom and brother cleaned out and rearranged everything and it's so so so much nicer.
I think my dad went away really so my mom would miss him and see how she depends on him and things.
They are divorced and have been for years but my dad never moved out so they continued to live together, although in separate parts of the house. But I mean, it's a 3 bedroom house not a mansion or anything with different wings so it's not like they weren't still just living together but sleeping in different rooms. LOL they have a crazy messed up relationship I don't even. But I don't think my mom will be cool with him coming back and messing up the house again as she has put in tons of work. And if he brings one of his girlfriends I definitely don't think he will be allowed to stay with my mom. We will see! And soon! I think he will be here tomorrow or else really late tonight? The plane ride from there is like 22 hours or something. All I know is when I would talk to him at 11pm it was 11am there.
I'm glad he will be back I guess cuz there have been a million times I wanted to call him and ask him something or needed his help or just missed him, really. I barely have spoken to him since he's been in the mountains killing pigs for breakfast or staying in a shack on the beach with some 15 member family having fish from the sea for lunch and had no computer or anything and had to drive miles to get to the nearest internet cafe. And he is really cheap so he hated spending the money for that haha The Philippines is made up of like thousands of islands and he's been all over so yeah it's been hard to stay in touch. I'm sure he will annoy me or make me super angry in the first hour he is back but I will be happy to see him! Conveniently he's timed his return to miss both my birthday and Valentine's day but just in time for his birthday (he doesn't celebrate holidays as a Jehovah's Witness but still enjoys gifts on his birthday hahaha we think he loves that religion because he doesn't have to buy presents anymore, did I mention he is a tightwad?) I've been saving all my bread twisty ties for him in lieu of buying him an actual present, I've got a big bundle of them now. I mean, he likes that as a gift, seriously. I don't know what he does with them all and not too sure I really want to know. My dad is really eccentric. Like genius smart but really a jerk and stingy and totally odd. I have a big smile on my face now!