Never trust a mature woman who spends her free time riding a carousel! Combine this Silver Lips #3 daughter-in-lawlessness Melinda, with #1 daughter Connie who shops till she drops….. me, and I got troubles! I’m going to be cooking around the clock to keep my marriage intact after these women get done with me.
I was minding my own business as usual. So what better way to celebrate Mother’s Day then for the kids to come up and spend the weekend with us? Russ told his friends we had to babysit the children. And a rowdy bunch they were! The PLAN: cookout, firepit, hot tub, wine, boys go play with toys, girls go shopping till stores close or out of $$$.
The trouble started when Silver Lips said she was looking for a counter top bowl sink for their basement. We looked through Rusty Chandelier, Jesse James, Hunterland, Cat & Co. and Spotted Dog. Lunch was on Pop (family joke). We were having a great time. Methinks we should make our last stop at Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. There we would find all kinds of sinks!
The minute I walked in, there was a painted blue end table calling me by name, and the red shoe rack reached out and grabbed my ankle. The girls were looking at huge wrought iron hanging lights. I envisioned “us” (Connie) repacking the car. By the time we had worked our way to the back of the store to look at sinks I was so tired that I retreated to the couches and loveseat section and got comfortable. Big mistake. They harassed me for half an hour to buy that 1970’s loveseat. They said it was probably out of a grandma’s house, probably no kid had ever sat on it…probably NO ONE had ever sat on it and there was a matching couch…..ALL looked new…. only$50 for the loveseat,,,,and they reminded me I have been wanting one forever…..”ok, I’ll offer $35, if he takes it…that’s my sign” He said 40, I said sold!
Because I had left my cell at home, #3 called her hub sidekick and said “tell Pop to bring his truck to Restore, not yours because you have that hard lid on the bed”. End of conversation. The conversation in the truck went something like this…”which one of us suckers (Russ, Ken, Jeff) is going to end up with this treasure? And WHAT is this large thing?”
We 3 trophy wives were sitting huddled together on the 2 people love seat when they walked in. Russ leaned over and said “what are we picking up?”
“We are sitting on it”.
And the words we had placed a bet on…………..”And WHERE is this going?”
I never saw Russ’s eyes so big. A well cooked meal always soothes the heart of this savage beast and the steaks were great, even if HE had to grill them!
It cost $8.36 return postage on the brown slip cover….Bed Bath & Beyond had the burlap curtains at $39@ on clearance For $14.99 minus the 20% off expired coupons I had, a gallon of peach paint at Lowe’s and I am now on my 3rd day of painting the walls. Should wrap up tomorrow. The re-do will be stunning. Pics will be coming.
Trouble lurks around the corner…2 Too daughter Billie is flying in from Florida and we are going shopping, this time taking the truck! Russ loves spaghetti AND garlic bread, maybe I should also fix some hamburgers and fries so he could have choices….just sayin……
