I was so excited about my vacation. But by the time I got home ... I was wishing I never left it or choose a different place to visit.
First I LOVE to drive, yea I know what gas price are -- but the freedom it gives you. I despise being trapped in a plane ... driving gives me a chance to stop & start or to check out this area if I want to see the local sites as I am going by them. An plane doesn't.
Second, I really need to get away from here. Work has been getting on my last nerve & so have those I live around. Even when I am not at home, there is something I have done ... or my kids have done. We won't even go there.

26 hour drive time, which I do this mainly at night. "Are you sure you should drive? Shouldn't you just fly, it would be so much easier on you & the kids. Plus you will get here faster ..." an on & on. Fine, you pay for the damn tickets, the rental car and the storage on my vehicle -- which if going through my head. But out of my mouth is "No, we are driving because the trip will do us some good. Lately I have been at work a lot. Plus there are a lot of great place for us to see on the way there." Which I stick with every time they tell me to fly, & I mean they tell me. After all, in my family, no one ever suggest anything to me ... it's always telling me what I should do. (Yea I have a bit of an attitude right now.)
I was then told to "pack light" because so much is being sent back with me. Now mind you, I am traveling in a f150 w/ 4 kids, & a dog. We are staying 1 week. I guess I was bring everything & the damn kitchen sink??? I take great pride in packing & using less luggage than most -- I take a LOT of pride in that. Then the stuff that came back ... was packed down as well. I was given a box 6x as big as the one I actually used. I was annoyed because I came back with fishing poles because the ones I have at my house aren't "good enough" because I went out to get them with out a male. (It was a huge surprise for my husband & sons.) But some one had the nerve to judge me becuase I bought poles & tackle, so they sent back so of the "extras" from my dad. That way they have the "right stuff" ... WTF I use to go fishing all the time when we were kids. I know what I doing. (any ways, one with this topic)
The only major rule I set was if my relatives wanted to see me they could come & visit. Because every time I always go running all over those areas to see them. Not one of them got off their lazy asses to come see me but when I said anything my mother had the guall to jump down my throat! Last time they got rude because I didn't come see them with in 24 hours of being there, & I made a comment "interesting how family shows love." I did see my grandparents, which was interesting. But that's it ... & seeing who I have a lot of aunts, uncles & cousins -- it's pretty damn shameful.

So the vacations going pretty well. In comes my sister-in-law, her & my mother are quite the team ... funny seeing they both tell me how they can never get along. Damn they are just so much like. My neice won't go near my kids "she was scared." Whatever ... get over it. Or get a life, she is such a spoiled brat. She has to have her way or life is misable. Just like my mother & her own mother. (Mind you, I do love all of them dearly. But honestly they are all spoiled brats.) I actually had to put my foot down & tell them, let my kids do something with her or they will NEVER talk or communicate. (I thought the 2 women would have a cow. But amazingly got backed up by my father.)
Later all the kids talk to me about my brother. It was too funny, but I upset my mother & my sister-in-law ... waaaa break my heart ... because I told them the truth. My brother & I don't talk, I simply told the kids that "we do not communicate very well." In truth, I dispise being told what to do by a person who believe he is perfect. The perfect man, father, husband, brother ... he really believe that he does no wrong. You talk politics, if you don't agree with him then you are in for a debate & one you are going to loose even if you have all the facts on your side. You talk about kids, his way of parenting is the right way and that that the "truth." Anything you discuss with him, he's always right ... beat your head into a wall because he has NEVER used the words "I am sorry."
So because I was honest with all the kids, (even though I did not go into reasons why, just one simple statement) I had to pissed off women. I then payed for it; verbal insults, degrading remarks, anything that I was drinking or eating was taken & dumped ... you name it. (And those 2 don't get along??? Hello, they are 2 peas in a freaking pod.)
Now, stupid me bought plane tickets for 2 of my boys, before that happened. Deal was my 2 middles ones would stay. I am like, Ok ... she's not stupid. Then after I leave, she's already got a plan ... she freaking calls me & tells me that one of my sons wants to stay there for the school year. NO ****ing way, he didn't ask. She put him up to this. I am 1/2 though my trip back & she tells me this or I would have turned around & lost the money from the tickets. I could have just blown ... I was so pissed. Then I was told "just think about it" -- think about NOTHING, he will be on the flight or we will discuss what pshych hospital you need to go to.

She raised her children. After this I have discide there will be a HUGE break between seeing them for a while. I wanted a nice vacation, instead I walked into hades again. I know I am not perfect, I have NEVER claimed to be. But bothers me when others believe they are so much better than others.

5 Postive things:

* vacations over

* few days to recover

* boys home soon

* redoing boys rooms

* cleaned kitchen