Life so far!
Mmm it's been a while since I put anything down.
So I am sitting here, taking a well earned break from my coursework, (no don't ask how it is going.. the answer to that is slow >.<) and munching on chocolate =).
The long awaited day of my mother moving in, finally happened over a week ago. So far it has been a learning curve, for both of us. After so long that we didn't really talk, it is amazing how quick you can catch up. Of course my children think it's brilliant that "Nan" is living with them right now. And she's making up for lost time with them as well. Children are perceptive, and I have been "taking my lead" from them. They seem comfortable around her, and at the moment that is good enough for me. If they have accepted her, then who am I to argue?
The thing is, two adult females in the house..hormone overdrive!
LOL
No, it isn't that bad. We have had a few tearful moments and a few giggles and lots of coffee's at the local Starbucks, (come to think of it.. they must be getting rich from us right now)and a few meals out together.
It hasn't turned out to be the "dreaded mother syndrome" that I envisoned that it would be. It is nice, so far, to see that she isn't a "meddling parent/grandparent" and she actually has quite good taste when it comes down to buying things for the children!
I have taken her around to help her settle in. Helped her sort out the usual things that accompany any move, like changing banks over and sending off documents and such like. We seem to make agenda's of what we have too do tommorow..and trust me there is always something that hasn't been done as yet!
One of the things we had to do was register her car for a parking permit. Outside my house the road is a "controlled parking zone". It is supposed to be a deterrant for the commuters NOT to park in the roads during the working week. Don't work though.. the road is always full of "non-resident" parked cars.
So anyway off we pop up to the office on Friday at about 2pm. We filled in the forms and then waited. There was a rather polite gentleman also waiting, and my mother decided to ask him how long he had waited for.
"Forty minutes" came the reply.
My mother was horrified. What about picking up the children from school..? We was sitting debating on what to do next, as the school is a fair distance from the office, when her name was called!
All in all it only took about ten minutes for her permit to be issued!
On the way out, my mother turned to the gentleman and said "I think you must have the wrong colour eyes, cause I already got mine!"
"What?" He said and stormed towards the window!
We then proceeded to leave!
The first time she went to the shop on her own, (which is 5 mins away) she managed to have the owner ask her out for a drink! And I thought I was bad when I went places with my friends..We went into a shopping centre, and there was a youngish guy promoting Paintballing. He was Canadian. And as soon as he spoke, my mother kept asking him to speak some more.. she was in "love" with his voice!!
This weekend should be interesting. I have one of my brother's visiting. Again, we havn't spoken in a long while. So I will let y'all know how it goes.
For now, I am going. I have eaten to much chocolate and am starting too feel quite ill! LOL
So I am sitting here, taking a well earned break from my coursework, (no don't ask how it is going.. the answer to that is slow >.<) and munching on chocolate =).
The long awaited day of my mother moving in, finally happened over a week ago. So far it has been a learning curve, for both of us. After so long that we didn't really talk, it is amazing how quick you can catch up. Of course my children think it's brilliant that "Nan" is living with them right now. And she's making up for lost time with them as well. Children are perceptive, and I have been "taking my lead" from them. They seem comfortable around her, and at the moment that is good enough for me. If they have accepted her, then who am I to argue?
The thing is, two adult females in the house..hormone overdrive!
LOL
No, it isn't that bad. We have had a few tearful moments and a few giggles and lots of coffee's at the local Starbucks, (come to think of it.. they must be getting rich from us right now)and a few meals out together.
It hasn't turned out to be the "dreaded mother syndrome" that I envisoned that it would be. It is nice, so far, to see that she isn't a "meddling parent/grandparent" and she actually has quite good taste when it comes down to buying things for the children!
I have taken her around to help her settle in. Helped her sort out the usual things that accompany any move, like changing banks over and sending off documents and such like. We seem to make agenda's of what we have too do tommorow..and trust me there is always something that hasn't been done as yet!
One of the things we had to do was register her car for a parking permit. Outside my house the road is a "controlled parking zone". It is supposed to be a deterrant for the commuters NOT to park in the roads during the working week. Don't work though.. the road is always full of "non-resident" parked cars.
So anyway off we pop up to the office on Friday at about 2pm. We filled in the forms and then waited. There was a rather polite gentleman also waiting, and my mother decided to ask him how long he had waited for.
"Forty minutes" came the reply.
My mother was horrified. What about picking up the children from school..? We was sitting debating on what to do next, as the school is a fair distance from the office, when her name was called!
All in all it only took about ten minutes for her permit to be issued!
On the way out, my mother turned to the gentleman and said "I think you must have the wrong colour eyes, cause I already got mine!"
"What?" He said and stormed towards the window!
We then proceeded to leave!
The first time she went to the shop on her own, (which is 5 mins away) she managed to have the owner ask her out for a drink! And I thought I was bad when I went places with my friends..We went into a shopping centre, and there was a youngish guy promoting Paintballing. He was Canadian. And as soon as he spoke, my mother kept asking him to speak some more.. she was in "love" with his voice!!
This weekend should be interesting. I have one of my brother's visiting. Again, we havn't spoken in a long while. So I will let y'all know how it goes.
For now, I am going. I have eaten to much chocolate and am starting too feel quite ill! LOL
posted by Aiders or Aider1st @ 9:23 pm
1 Comments:
At 10:23 pm,
Mr Mans Wife said…
I'm really glad that things are working out with your Mum. And as time goes on it sounds like you're going to have some funny stories to relate!
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