One of my worst nightmares came true at 11:45 AM today-hubby's sister called to tell me they had just left Brownsville and were on the way and would be here by early evening. She just wanted to give me a heads up so I could "run to the store" if I needed to-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh! Obviously, she and her husband think that living out in the country means in the 'burbs or something where there is a major grocery store and a Wal Mart two blocks away.
I dashed home and started cleaning house, vacuuming and mopping downstairs, vacuuming and wet swiffering upstairs, dusted, made sure all was fresh and nice in the downstairs guest room and bath and gave the spook in there a talking to about minding his manners for company when my dust cloth and can of Pledge kept falling off the dresser onto the floor every time I would set it there. I actually found a restaurant open (most out here are closed on Mondays) that we sometimes go to in the county seat-it is pricey and la de da, but what the hell, I can't cook for extra people when I haven't had TIME to PLAN and buy food for such a thing-not with the nearest grocery 20 miles away. My sister in law called nearly an hour ago from 30 minutes outside SA and I gave her directions to the car pool parking at the intersection with the farm road-I'll meet them there so they don't get lost. I told her we were going out to eat, period, no questions. I just got out of the shower and dressed, my back hurts so much from lifting and being on my feet too long without the usual breaks I take that I took Advil for the first time since I did the yard, and I am just royally annoyed at the lack of forethought on hubby's sister's part...
when were they supposed to come? is she coming early???
Aren't you glad you wound up with the one in the family who has good sense instead of someone like your SIL? That's me, trying to find your silver lining in the dreaded family visit. Isn't it bizarre how they see us as the local Marriott, there to cater to their every whim and then they'll say something like, "well we didn't take a real vacation - we just went to visit family" and then you want to smack them.
Good Grief - I wish you luck, FRiend - and lots of patience.