The one in which Lisa uses a whole lot of potty mouth

The Shiite has hit the Muslim....no? offensive? sorry...that seems to be my game today :) I'll just give it to you straight...The SHIT has hit the Fan!
I'm at my Mom's, who is away camping for the weekend, and asked me to help out by watching my nephew, and checking in on my Grandma, who had surgery last Tuesday, and is still in the hospital. Here's how it's gone so far...
So, last night(Friday) went fairly okay with Damion. Brian didn't cook the pizza like he was supposed to for dinner, but I got here a little earlier than I thought I would, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt on that one...and cooked them. And I fed all 4 kids, played with them, did the dishes, gave all 4 a bath, cleaned up the flooded bathroom(Mason) and then got them all a snack. Damion was WAY over tired, and started being pretty aggressive, so I whisked him off, and put him to bed. He went down NO problem, it was lovely. So then I get my three settled, cleaned up the flooded kitchen(Mason) and got everyone to bed. By the time Jenna finally fell asleep, it was almost 10!! (She's not a fan of sleeping anywhere but her own bed). HOWEVER! My Mom had mentioned that Damion had a rash under his arms, and asked that I put cream on it. NO probelm..except that it's Fucking RINGWORM!!! Seriously!! So, I called Telehealth to see how contagious it is, and how to treat it. Only skin to skin contact spreads it, he probably caught it from one of their NASTY cats, and it's treated with anti-fungal cream, not a huge deal. But still!!! Gross! Poor kid :( So anyway, I settled down to watch Moulin Rouge (Never seen it) and Brian and Philicia come home. So, I talk to them, let them know how the night went, that their son probably has ringworm, and that was that. I fell asleep about 10 minutes later, and Still haven't seen Moulin Rouge!
Onto today(Saturday), It was Brian's job to make breakfast. Wonderful. Except that we didn't sit down to eat until almost 9, and my kids had been up since 6:30. Oh well...I can give him the benefit of the doubt again...he did cook Bacon AND eggs (which he cooked in the bacon grease, and I nearly barfed up). So, off they went to Orangeville, to do some errands, and the kids(only my 3, they took D with) and I had a GREAT time playing in the gazillions of leaves my Mom has in her yard :) I started feeling a little hungry, and decided to come in to look at the clock. It was almost 12. Philicia was supposed to be on Lunch duty today. And Brian assured me they would be home in time to get lunch over with so that I could get out of here to have a good visit with my grandma. Right. I cooked the macaroni, and made Mason a sandwhich(he won't eat pasta). But, by the time I do all that, Mason's too tired to eat. They FINALLY pulled in at 12:45!!! And D was asleep in the car. So, I go lay Mason down for his nap, and wrapped up his sandwhich. I said to Brian "Mason was too tired to eat this, can you Please make sure he gets it when he wakes up??" "Sure, no problem" he says. B & P had gone and gotten a whole bunch of cool craft things to do with J & A while I was gone, so kudos to them for that. I snuck out of here at about 1:15. I had a really good visit with my Grandma...who is doing well...but I wish was doing better! Whole other story...The visit went longer than I intended, so I totally Busted my Ass getting back here, because I was supposed to make dinner for everyone tonight. I made it back here in about an hour...from the hospital in Brampton. I don't think I was exactly obeying the law really...oops! But, I had an obligation, and met that obligation. B tried to tell me, as I was just starting dinner, that they had to be at work for 5. I reminded him that he had told me 6. He glanced at Philicia and said "Oh, right, I guess we can stay." Asshole. But, they went outside and played with the kids while I cooked. Wonderful.
Until I opened the fridge. And there was Mason's sandwich, exactly as I had left it. So, I continue to go about what I was doing, until Brian came in. I asked what time Mason woke up from his nap. He said around 2. hmm...(That only gave Mason an hour's nap...and only gave Brian an hour to FORGET TO GIVE MY SON HIS LUNCH!!) I'd figured that if Mason had had a long nap, they had maybe just given him a snack when he woke up, because of it being close to dinner...but no. So, I looked my brother in the eye and said "So, did Mason not want that sandwich, or did you forget to give it to him". The fucker smiled at me, and said "oh! I never even thought about it" WHAT!? I looked at him and said "You know what? It is Not Cool when my kids don't get lunch. Not Cool, and that's all I'm going to say." And I turned around to finish making dinner. He stormed off. Threw $15 on the table, and said "there, that's the 5 you gave me for the dollar store, and the 10 I owe you for watching Damion" (Background, he told me yesterday that he was giving $20 for watching him this weekend). I told him I didn't need his money, took my 5 and left the 10 there. By this time I've got dinner on the table for everyone.(Except B & P, who said they were eating at the pizza shop) Next thing I know, he's covering Damion's plate with Saran wrap!! I asked what he was doing, and he said he was taking D with them to work. WHAT!? I told him he was being ridiculous, and went to call the kids in for dinner. But no, he was serious. He shouted to P to get Damion in the car. Oh. My. GOD. I LOST IT!
I got right in his face, and at the top of my lungs told him that he was a lazy ASS! that he hadn't done a SINGLE thing that he was supposed to this weekend. That I was sooo pissed off that they hadn't washed a single dish from lunch(I didn't wash them on purpose...wanted to see if they would step up), hadn't cleaned up a single thing, forgot to give my son a fucking Sandwich!! I seriously lost it on him. He tried to tell me he didn't have time, so I not so politely informed him of everything I had accomplished ON MY OWN the night before. There were TWO of them here!! Surely to god they can wash a dish! arg. So then he tried to walk past me, but I stepped in front of him. At which point he grabbed me by the arms, and tried to push me out of the way. So I pushed back. I swear to god, I thought he was going to hit me right then. And I would have killed him. But, he didn't, just told me that I was in HIS house, and I'd better respect him! (FUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!) I got in his face again and kindly informed him that I was in my MOTHER'S home, and I was giving it a HELL of a lot more respect than he EVER had. At which point he stormed out. Taking Damion with him.
Can you believe him!? Can you seriously fucking believe the nerve of him!? I busted my ASS to help them out. I refused to take their money for it. And yet it's ME that's the bad guy. ME!
So, I unfortunately had to call my Mom...her vacation is sooo ruined I'm sure. But, I guess she got B calmed down, because he finally came back with Damion at 9:10, and put him to bed. Didn't say a single word to me, which is fine, because I would have left if he'd started anything else.
It's going to be a very long time before I have anything to say to my brother. I will give my nephew all the love that little boy deserves, but I will not give my brother the satisfaction of thinking that he has won this war. No sir. Although...I don't really know where to go from here with this...I'm lost that way...
I've got everything packed, and I'll be leaving here tomorrow morning as soon as I get get the kids butts in gear...which I'm sure will certainly not be fast enough for me :P
I'm just in shock...which is stupid, because if you knew my brother, and the life he gets to lead, and how seriously fucked up he is...you'd probably say it's been a long time coming. BUt I still can't believe I had the nerve. Finally!!

(And, can I also say, that in the 4 hours I was gone, they did NOT give my kids a snack...which I am going to assume also means that Damion hasn't eatten since breakfast either. Fuckers.)

~Lisa~

The one in which Lisa calms the heck down!!

I'm cool guys :)



Al finally got a clue, and has kicked in full gear to help me with Mason. He's putting him to bed at night, and not letting him out of his room again until Morning...just as it should have been all this time!! He's even gotten out of bed at night when Mason gets up!! Amazing :)



Nap time in the afternoon is really hard for me...but I know it will get easier. I've asked my babysitter to keep him up in the morning, since she was letting him fall asleep whenever he felt like it(not cool...I prefer a schedule for my kids) So, now I get him home by 1 and get him to bed asap. yesterday was brutal. He cried and screamed and kicked the door and knocked on the door with his sweet little fist (hear that? yeah, it was my heart breaking)...and eventually I caved and sat in the rocking chair beside his bed for about 2 minutes, when he finally fell asleep. It took about 45 minutes though :( I'm sooo glad my tenant was home, because he was able to stay here while I went to get the kids from school. Today was better. He only tried to leave his room once...but unfortunately, he pooped, so I had to go in to change him. I sat in the chair again for a minute and he fell asleep right away. My friend was here to stay with him while I went to the school today...I don't know what I'll do tomorrow...I HATE to wake him up, since it seems like Helen (Bless you, I love you) was right, and he Does need More sleep. I guess on the days I have to wake him up to do the school run I'll put him to bed earlier. Hopefully that works.



I've also been better about his bedtime snacks Jennifer!! I don't usually give too many sweets...but he's sooooo picky!!!! It's frustrating!! Luckily, his favourite is popcorn, and that seems to work the best for a bedtime snack. Me and Orville are likethis :)



I'm feeling so much better with the sleep I'm getting. Apparently, I didn't need to clean my glasses to get the fog to clear from my vision, I just needed to sleep!!!!



I'm also FINALLY doing something for ME. I'm walking. Like a maniac :) I'm borrowing my neighbours dog a few nights a week and walking him all around Barrie. I power walked about 5Km last night!!! And I mean, I really booted it for almost the entire time!! It took me 45 minutes...but I felt Great when I was done!! Poor dog though...I wonder if I'll have to carry him home some nights :) He's not used to all this exercise either :) But he did better last night. I'm not far from my goal weight, but unfortunately, after 3 c-sections, and 2 breastfed babies...I am in need of some Serious toning!! So I'm hoping that the walking will do that for me :) Plus it's really nice to get out alone, be with my thoughts for awhile, work out some frustrations :) I really needed this :)

So, I haven't lost my mind. Thankfully, because I'm kinda partial to it :)

Thanks for your Support!!!! Big Hugs!!
~Lisa~