How to go 3,000 miles and insult your whole family!!

Guess what happened when I was in Denver that I only figured out yesterday? I insulted my Aunt and Uncle and its very likely that hell will freeze solid before I hear from them again.

OH NO, you say! However did you do that?? WELLLLL, I have an in-bred talent for being unable to shut UP. I was rattling on about how I refuse to work for smokers or Catholics, because of experiences I have had with both, and I shared a few of my opinions and experiences. Being that I won't clean for smokers because of the yellow stuff all over that's too much work to clean off, and the smell, and because of all the relics and whatnot in "C"'s homes. Guess I should have realized when my Aunt and Uncle were just sitting there with their lips closed that maybe there was something amiss, huh?

Welp, not me. I just yadda-yadda'd on a while longer, there was mutual conversation, then we got up and left for the motel. Hugs and happy times were had by all. Next day we headed home. A month later I'm wondering why my Aunt isn't answering any of my e-mails at all? So I sent my cousin an e-mail and asked him if Aunt's computer is working and he laid me out with a right hook to the jaw (um.. through the e-mail of course). I insulted them personally, religiously, they thought I was snide and brow-beating about smoking, and its very likely I won't be hearing from them until Hell is a solid mass of ice.

So...not only did they feel I was insulting their home being smokers, but that I was insulting their religion too. No - they don't practice, but are baptized all the same. Now, HOW did the sister of my dad and her husband get to be Catholics and I was never told this? How is it in all these years of e-mails she never mentioned that? Why, while I was right there in the house didn't someone say HEY SHUT UP!! WE'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT IN OUR OWN HOME AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THERE'S THE DOOR!! Then I could have said right there, like I've said in TWO letters that I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THEM, THEIR HOME, THEIR RELIGION, OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH DENVER!!!! I was talking about my experiences, my opinions, and MY JOB!!!!! I said in my letter that I felt I was among family and that I could say what I felt like saying, and apologized about 100 times. Do you think I should have sent money too? Flowers? BLOOD???
I didn't tell Chris about this problem because he's going to tell me I TOLD YOU SO about 10,000 times. He of course probably knew I was out of line and said the wrong thing, he just sat over there munching on something and looking bland. The Aunt and Uncle I grew up around would have hauled me out the door by my ear... period.. Ahhh the good old days are past me now.
I'm not sure what to do from here. I'm happy to copy the letters I wrote to my Aunt if anyone wants to critique (critisize) them? Anyone want to make a suggestion other than let it alone for a while? Now that I know I was outta line, that is my plan. I wrote two letters, first to apologize for going on about smoking and to say I was talking about my job, experiences and opinions, and I thought since I was with family I was free to say what I wanted to. Second letter was to apologize for talking about Catholics, and again to say I was talking about my job, experiences and opinions and that I thought since I was with family I was free to say what I wanted to say.
My cousin hoped in his e-mail that I won't wait till I'm 90 to learn to shut up...Ok, I'll try.

The Terrible Two's have begun

Next Stop... Puberty, or is it College? I can already hear that call...Nanna, I need to borrow some gas money... =-)

Well here's Nanna and Missy Fay - she'll be 2 the end of this month.

I tried really hard to change my picture to this one, but for some reason my mind won't follow the instructions Ron gave me last August. Guess I'll try again one day when I'm not sleep deprived.

Princess Fay is a tornado on legs - she twisted me around for almost 12 hours - including waking up in a strange bed this morning at 5 and announcing her discomfort with a shriek. This is going to be the last overnight for a while - much as I LOVE having her here, it's too hard on her to be away from home. I'll go there and stay over if the kids need me to. Saturday night my daughter was working till 11PM and son-in-law was working out of town.

So my I'm feeling OLD and tired today. Dragging around like I've been up for a week instead of only running on 5 hours of very light sleep. Guess I am indeed nearly 45.

She's still not talking a whole lot, she does say a lot of single words, but not making much in the way of sentences yet. I'll be happy when she starts using her words more and stops hitting to show her frustration. We had a real showdown when it was time to leave the park, I needed to use the bathroom and she wanted to keep swinging, so as I'm the bigger and older of the pair, I won the "who'se going in the stroller" argument, but all the time I was strapping her in she was smacking my arm and yelling NO,NO, NO!!!! She IS, however, and on a grandmotherly amazed note- putting her shoes on the right feet by herself already!

Progress is being made in the toilet training department, after she followed me into the bathroom at her house and pulled off her shorts and diaper and demanded to be put on the toilet to "GO PODDY!!", well... there was no prize winning sounds to go along with that, but she wanted paper, used it nearly right, got down, flushed and lowered the lid, then clapped and said YAY!!! So... I gave mommy money for the poddy chair, and even though Amanda isn't thrilled with the task, it IS time, and Nanna's 1 and 2 will be very happy when Fay is off diapers. So will mamma when she's not spending $40 a month on them anymore. Ok - might have some accidents, but heck, even at MY age that happens.. =-).

Ok, I'm dragging myself out to the couch for a couple hours of mumbling and sighing....byenow!