Thursday but my Friday

I don't work Fridays, so today was my Friday. Oh wait, let me say i don't work at my 'other' job on Fridays. I think i work harder at home Fri-sunday then i do at work:) Jeff called me at work and said he was on his way to the city with the kids and his aunt Maxine.

Ahh, Maxine. She is 88 years old, never been married, is a retired school teacher and dedicated to the church and making life grand for her cats. But here in the last year she was diagnosed with cancer. When we first were married she had breast cancer. So this was before Christmas that they told her she had THREE weeks to live b/c the cancer was in her liver!! She spent many days/weeks in and out of the hospitol literally fighting for her life. Well 3 months later she's still with us. She's a fighter all right. She lost her vision years ago and has a bum hip but that doesn't slow her down the least. In fact tonite she was out picking up her garden seed. How this women thinks she's going to have a garden this year is beyond me! but yeah, she lives for her garden.

So i met the crew at the local grocery store where we had supper. Maxine was unusually quite. I'm not sure if it's b/c she's tired or maybe she's irritated with me. I was a little iritated b/c i I like to go HOME after work. I don't want to stick around in the city any longer then need be. My weekend started at 5 today I want to go home. But yes Jeff was being his unselfish self and helping her out. It often seems to me tho that her needs come before our families needs when it comes to Jeff and Maxine. I almost feel bad typing this but that's how it feels. When we first married it was VERY hard for her to adjust to me being around. There were MANY of times that when we lived literally 15 steps from the back door to her door, b/w one another, that she would walk over and not just knock, but walk in to see why our phone line was busy! It was hard trying to get her to realize she couldn't do that!! So sometimes i harbor frustration about it all. I know that my mother in law often feels the same.

At anyrate, its friday in my book and guess what? So is tomorrow:) What i would give for a drink and a good book. But neither will be happening b/c i have neither in the house. I have my Spring Fling this weekend that i have been working very hard on getting displayers. I got 15 which is just a GREAT number!! After tanning today i went to the beauty school that is across the parking lot from the tanning place, and they booked a purse party!! They proceeded to follow me out to my car where they scavanged through the purses i've been hauling around in my trunk!! How cool, i was so proud of myself!

A's cold is back and mine is going away. She has my watering eye problem. C is happy as can be and right now i think he's still struggling to fall asleep. Mom and dad are coming for Palm Sunday where C will be waving his palm this sunday. I hope he does it!! Could be v cute! Next year A will be joining him for the palm waving.

Oh and for those wondering a/b the pics. That's my sister and C in the hot tub and my Dad and A in the pool.