Week/Weekend in Review...minus Seth and Tina

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All last week was spent in preparation for the kid to graduate and the impending infestation of relatics, inlaws, and outlaws.  It wasn't pretty but it is in the bag so it's a win.  Cut to save my flist because this is such a massively long post.

First of all- the weather.  Mother Nature, I really wasn't a big fan of yours this weekend.  WTH was the wind, rain, and 40-50 degree temps all about? Then sunny and 70 Sunday and Monday? You seriously screwed up.  No love, me.

Second - family.  As in I currently hate mine and have absolutely no intention of camping for four days in the middle of BFE Iowa miles from civilization with any of them.  In all reality, it wasn't *that* bad.  It could have been much, much worse.  No accidents/injuries/ or half assed suicide attempts so it will have to go down as a win.  Because of a certain person's fail, everyone ended up sleeping at the house as there were no rooms available at any of the area hotels. Not fun. 16 in our small house. Let's just say that in the future, assuming I ever host an event again, I will reserve a block of rooms for them and if they don't confirm too damned bad; they can't stay at my house.

Thursday DK's sister arrived, Friday YB1 and his family and YS3 arrived. and on Sat YS2, YB3, Dad and Mom all arrived.  YS3 hates SIL so it wasn't pretty - not at al - but she kept it away from M so I was at least not too unhappy  With the way she was acting you'd think she and SIL were divorced not Mom and Dad **who were AB-FAB, YAY Grandpa and Grandma!!** We had plenty of food and drink and almost everyone left Sunday right after the ceremony.  By 0900 Monday our house was empty save DK and I and quiet once again once reigned. The house was still standing but dirty.

Low points -

• YS3 trying to pick fights with SIL by leaping into any seat vacated by SIL and glaring at her the entire weekend. 
• SIL and YB1 on DK's and my ass the entire weekend whenever we turned around. 
• Forgetting the disposable plates and beer after making no less than 3 trips each day to Walmart/grocery store. YAY! Dad - he saved the day returning with beer for me and plates before I could call and ask him.
• YS3 telling M he owed her $45 for the cake she said she wanted to make him for graduation then not giving him a graduation gift.
• YS3 bringing her two dogs after being told that they could not come and I did not want them here.  She excused it by saying that they were her babies and I wouldn't ask anyone else to leave their children at home.  Said 'babies' went on to void and hark all over my floor Saturday - and she left it. We didn't discover she hadn't cleaned it up until yesterday even though she was well aware - even commenting that they were just sick from eating all the icing from the cake.

High points -

• SIL ignoring all attempts at fighting by YS3 - smiling and turning the other cheek.
• SIL and YB1 for being on DK and my ass the entire weekend whenever we turned around, we always had an extra hand when needed and someone to try to organize the clean up effort. 
• Dad volunteering to get the plates and beer when I hadn't realized that we were out of either and keeping me from flipping out when we discovered it.
• I have no counterpoint to the cake, it really was a sucky thing to do.  Especially when he really wanted to order a cake from the bakery with cool whip icing featuring the school mascot and his picture.  He only agreed with her doing it because he didn't want to hurt her feelings, and he didn't like the cake.
• I have nothing to good say about the dogs. I hate them. My brother's 100# pit bull is better behaved and makes less of an impact and mess than these two ankle biters.

Higher points -

• Copper and Deeks *LOVED* the twins and dealt with the 1yo.  We were a little concerned since Deeks has never been around anyone younger than M.  But he behaved perfectly in the face of J's twins and baby who chewed his ears with abandon whenever Deeks happened to be in grabbing distance.  All he got for his efforts was a glare from the slobbery kitteh, not a single swipe.  Although by late Saturday afternoon Deeks started sprinting past him whenever C toddled towards him.  Copper just laid there letting the baby climb all over him and pat him.  C didn't once try to eat his tail or ears though. We guess it is because they have the big pit bull so he knows what a dog is but the cat was new 
• 6yo twin boys seen/heard arguing in each other's face, over what we still aren't certain: T1 - What Evah. I can do what i want, you're not the boss of me. T2 - Oh really? I'm telling and *YOUUUUU* will have to go to the naughty corner - OR DAD WILL SPANK YOU.  T1 - No one likes a tattletale K!!  You'll be all alone and won't have any fwiends.  - At which point T1 stomped into the kitchen right to his corner.  (they've had assigned corners at my house for years)  T2 didn't narc on him either.  It was so funny.  
• T2 asking me for icing, no cake, just icing.  I enable him by giving him a cup full and a spoon.  He hides behind me to eat it.  His dad says to me You'd better not be giving him any more cake. T2 is quick to save me from a scolding by dad and pipes up, She didn't Dad - no cake, it's just icing. 
• YS3 taking T1's soda away from him (no clue why) and him yelling 'You're not my favorite, Aunt Pookie is.' before he climbed up on to my lap to pout. Do not ask me why they call me that or where it even came from, it just happened one day.  His dad saved the day and gave him a new can.  They each were allowed one can of Sprite for the day.
• DS1&2 arguing over the phone on speaker. DS2 - WHAT-EVER! Mom likes me best anyway. I'm staying close to home. When I get married and have kids she can see them whenever she wants. They can even get off the bus here.  Besides I got a laptop for graduation and you got phone cards? HA! **** to be fair DS1 went to basic and was deployed to SK immediately so the prepaid phone cards and AmEx was a lifesaver for him.***  And DS2 doesn't even have a girlfriend so future kids are iffy.
• DK's sister handing M a beer & him not wanting to drink it in front of his dad.  Mom, no problem, but dad not so much. SIL then heads for bed after 3 beers and M just shakes his head.
• A bunch of us Playing Have You Ever with M and finding out that there are a lot more no's than I thought there would be; other than sex and alcohol he's been a *very* good boy. Or he just lied.
• SIL asked him if he ever drank a beer.  Everyone playing burst out laughing when he held up the bottle in his hand, looked at her and said, nope kool aid only.  She was pretty clueless for a bit.
• M's face when he discovered from his dad what it meant when we said DK's sister was a flower child/old hippie. (mind you she is a young old hippie).

The best part of course was watching my baby walk across the stage when his name was called knowing that that particular struggle for him was over.  He was so relieved that he passed all of his classes with at least a 'C' or better - the final push was hard for him. Who ever heard of giving the class a research assignment with four days left for the Seniors and having it due the last day of school?