Some people are dead from the neck up
I got a visit from an acquaintance the other day, completely without warning. Those that know me know you just do NOT drop in on me.. you could run the risk of having a coffee brought outside and handed to you in your car, if I didn't get warning to tidy the house a little.
And yeah, this was one of my messy house days. I'd been up since 6am feeding the baby & getting some client work done, and at 9.30, Braeden had just woken from his first nap and was looking for his solids + meds when the knock hit the door.
Shiiiittt..
There she stood, with two of her kids in the car behind her. "Feel up to visitors?" she grinned.
Well whaddya gonna do.. I hadn't seen her latest baby & she hadn't seen mine, so it was "Ignore the mess & come on in. Cup of tea?"
And she stayed for two hours, until Braeden's next nap time. Totally threw out our day, and it was a mad scramble to get organised for Mum & Baby group that afternoon, but we made it.
Unfortunately she left behind the nasty cold or flu her kids had, and despite my disinfecting everything like a woman possessed, Braeden caught it and so did I.
Shiiiiitttt...
Braeden's nearly completely over it, just the odd little bark & grizzle. I, on the other hand, am death warmed over. Barely. This is the third thing to knock me off my feet within two weeks, and my bod's just not bouncing back like I would hope it might.
So here I am, desperately trying to get client work done, run the house, organise my man, and raise my very active bouncy boy when all I want to do is curl up & hibernate in a snuffling lump of self pity ;-)
Oh yeah.. and would YOU go visiting with a six month old & a 4yo, and take no nappies, wipes or food for the kids? She was going to let the baby sit in a messy nappy until I insisted she take one of ours and get her cleaned up. She's a nice woman, but ... (you guessed it)
Shiiiitttt....!
posted by Karl at
8:40 am
2 Comments:
Arghh I don't mind droppers in (people generally ring first though cos it is pretty pointless driving for 30 minutes to find we are out) but those that can't come organised and have to share their bugs are beyond me!
Will never forget having major abdominal surgery 5 years ago. Workmate dropped round the day after I came home, with a two year old - but she brought a packet of biscuits with her so that was okay (yeah right) - and stayed four hours! I think she thought I needed company... Another workmate that visited the next day got it absolutely right, he brought a rotisserie chicken, a readymade salad and a bottle of wine and stayed about 10 minutes. Sometimes blokes do get it right...
Oh that is positively EVIL, Adrienne! Remember that revenge is a dish best served cold, and pick your moment with relish ;-)
Wino - good grief! The last thing you would have wanted, eh. But the next day's visitor made up for it (feel free to give him my address, LOL). What a beaut bloke, and major kudo's to his mother for raising him right :-)
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