Friday, October 19, 2007
oh the irony
Of course Kevin loves to complain about the messy house, the house that *I* don't clean, the house that the kids *destroy* etc. Which in effect is claiming that he is innocent of wrong doing, what a joke! Here is the latest twist. You know how we have a long living room that is easily divided in half. Half we use for the TV, the other half has the fire place and where the kids play video games (though they haven't lately, ever since the puppy chewed through the cord of the PS2), so Kevin got a wild scheme and has been working like a fiend on it. He has built a table that is as high as a kitchen counter and about 10' x 6'. In other words, way too big! Takes up most of the room! With all the resultant mess.....now I have to find a new home for a book case and a cabinet...but that's another matter. He has been using the front porch as a work shop for cutting and screwing. So picture the leavings there. At least he finally cleared the plywood off the driveway and put it in out of the weather (well, it was going to rain, and he wanted to use some of it, and jeepers it could be wet!).
Oh let me add that we have, as a lawn ornament, which has been in place for at least a month, right in the center of the yard by our lamp post, a lawn mower. Not just any mower, but a riding mower, with a cart full of sticks attached. Yet he complains about kids bikes and stuff. Go figure! I finally told him yesterday how ridiculous the mower is to be sitting there! (It has a flat tire. No problem, its been flat for ages, he has a thing to pump it up with). He of course disagreed with my opinion.
So he has the table up, with one oval of track on it (he is going to put lots more on, one inside the next) and he has unearthed his most expensive train sets, which he paid hundreds for, and is running them. As I said to him, an accident waiting to happen! I am smiling in anticipation. He plans to put some sort of skirt around the edge of the table, and store things underneath. This all brings to mind what he did in Chesapeake, in the garage room, he built a table that filled the entire room, and underneath was a dark cave that got really moldy, especially when the pipe broke and flooded the room every time I ran the dishwasher and the washing machine until he figured out what was wrong. Shiver! I can accept him storing one or 2 totes under this monstrosity in the living room, but more than that I will have a problem with it! Anyway it will be a great place for the kids to play, a cave or fort or hideout or whatever! I bet he won't like that. But believe me I will encourage them!
Oh and he swears he will sell everything he doesn't need for this table! In the meantime he won another train set this morning. And 2 yesterday. I don't want to be in that business any more. I told him, of course, how many times? I want to be in the business of spending time with my kids! the stuff we get at yard sales to sell on ebay is enough!!! we don't need anything else. I want to get rid of the stuff that's already here! and I can't just turn it over to him because then it will never leave.
so, the area where he sleeps is trashed, he's left dirty clothes on the floor, never does laundry or dishes etc, has the living room torn up & trashed, the garage in an insanely chaotic state, need I go on....yet has the nerve to yell at my children when they make a mess!
I think I live in the twilight zone!!!!!!!!
Oh let me add that we have, as a lawn ornament, which has been in place for at least a month, right in the center of the yard by our lamp post, a lawn mower. Not just any mower, but a riding mower, with a cart full of sticks attached. Yet he complains about kids bikes and stuff. Go figure! I finally told him yesterday how ridiculous the mower is to be sitting there! (It has a flat tire. No problem, its been flat for ages, he has a thing to pump it up with). He of course disagreed with my opinion.
So he has the table up, with one oval of track on it (he is going to put lots more on, one inside the next) and he has unearthed his most expensive train sets, which he paid hundreds for, and is running them. As I said to him, an accident waiting to happen! I am smiling in anticipation. He plans to put some sort of skirt around the edge of the table, and store things underneath. This all brings to mind what he did in Chesapeake, in the garage room, he built a table that filled the entire room, and underneath was a dark cave that got really moldy, especially when the pipe broke and flooded the room every time I ran the dishwasher and the washing machine until he figured out what was wrong. Shiver! I can accept him storing one or 2 totes under this monstrosity in the living room, but more than that I will have a problem with it! Anyway it will be a great place for the kids to play, a cave or fort or hideout or whatever! I bet he won't like that. But believe me I will encourage them!
Oh and he swears he will sell everything he doesn't need for this table! In the meantime he won another train set this morning. And 2 yesterday. I don't want to be in that business any more. I told him, of course, how many times? I want to be in the business of spending time with my kids! the stuff we get at yard sales to sell on ebay is enough!!! we don't need anything else. I want to get rid of the stuff that's already here! and I can't just turn it over to him because then it will never leave.
so, the area where he sleeps is trashed, he's left dirty clothes on the floor, never does laundry or dishes etc, has the living room torn up & trashed, the garage in an insanely chaotic state, need I go on....yet has the nerve to yell at my children when they make a mess!
I think I live in the twilight zone!!!!!!!!
# posted by Anne @ 5:03 PM 
