The Best – Ly
Only a grandma can know what I mean when I say ‘this is the best there is.’ I babysit for this little woman every day and love it. I appreciate every minute I get to spend with her. And yes I do spoil her a bit.
She was born on September 27, 2005 after 20 hours of labor. Mommy finally had to have a c-section and had to have general anesthesia. I’d never heard of such a thing and was really worried for both of them. I guess the spinal didn’t work, they tried it twice. But no need to worry, they both came out of it fine. And daddy really stepped up to take care of everything while mommy recovered. I don’t think she had to change a diaper for two weeks. I don’t think my husband ‘ever’ changed a diaper.
The Daughters – Bd
Bd is my second and my baby. She’s married to Ad and they are the proud parents of Ly. I was very lucky that both my girls decided to follow us from ND to Virginia. I’d die without them near me. Bd and Ad both work for the same company, they just moved into a new house and are doing really well.
The Daughters – JM
Jm is my first born. Recently broke up with her boyfriend of six years. Once she got rid of that negative baggage things began to happen. She’s dabbled in real estate for a while, but it wasn’t for her. She currently is managing a bank in the DC area. She loves cars and loves to cook.
The Sister – KN
KN is four years younger than I. She waited a long time to marry, but as soon as she did she was gone. Now she and her husband (Rk) both work the for same company; he’s the District Manager and she runs the office.
I often wonder how they could spend so much time together. They are not very social with family at all. They live 20 minutes from me and the last time we got an invitation to their house was for Christmas 2006. The first and only time they hosted Christmas. They like the world they’ve created and they don’t like intruders to enter that world.
My husband works for this same company with Rk as his boss. So Poor Scotty gets the shit end of the deal all the time. Everything is his fault. But now Rk’s brother started working for the company and that has taken some pressure off of Poor Scotty. The brother is being blamed for everything.
Rk’s not a good manager and in the real world would have been fired a long time ago. There’s a little note about him at the bottom of this post.
The Sister – KM
Km is two years younger than I. She’s divorced, has three kids, and one grandson. She recently quit her job of 22 years and moved out here to be a District Manager for a major company. I told her she could live with me because we’ve always gotten along very well, I consider her my best friend. Her daughter wants to stay back in ND and finish high school So she’s living with dad.
She and I couldn’t be more opposite. I love to cook and try new foods; she eats M&M’s for dinner. Everything in my house has a place and everything is in its place. I’m never late, I never lose my keys, phone, etc. She’s more ‘casual’ in her housekeeping and organization. I always plan ahead; she doesn’t. I always think of the other person; her not so much.
She’s been here since January and is now looking for her own place. It will be too quite here when she’s gone. We have some great conversations.
Poor Scotty
Husband of too many years
Plays solitaire on his computer all the time [yes, all the time]
No ambition
Waits for someone else to make his decisions
Huffs and puffs when he feels he’s put out
Doesn’t know when to get a haircut
Good grandpa
