Well, no sooner did I think we were through with guests, then my husband invited his brother and wife to come stay with us while his brother recovers from shoulder surgery.
Long story short...brother needs shoulder surgery, was going to have it where they live. But they live in remote Idaho, and the brother has some heart issues. So at the last minute, the medical folks told him they couldn't do it at their hospital. So he is going to have the surgery here, and stay with us for a few days until they can head home.
No big deal...except the wife drives me crazy. Basically, she's just not a very nice person. She's his 4th wife and since she married him, she has tried to alienate her husband from the rest of his family. She's succeeded with just about everyone except my hub. And she's naturally thin, and brags about it too. Which is really annoying. I'm constantly comparing myself to her. I do think I will be able to deal with it now, however, since I am in a better place than I was a few years ago.
But...all of a sudden I need to clean the house again, get the guest room ready again, and...well, sigh, just not quite ready to deal with it. At least they are not coming until tomorrow.
Well, B is waiting to go to the park, it is not raining right now so I guess we should go. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Oh Grace, *hugs*. You were named correctly as I can see you do your best to handle difficult people and situations with Grace.
ReplyDeleteI hope the sister-in-law will be nice, but if not just remember that you are doing this favor for your husband and for your husband's brother, not for her.
When I invited my cousin's daughter to stay with us for the summer, my sweet husband said that he can tolerate anything for 3 months. After she was gone we both felt renewed and like we were on vacation in our own home (and she is very sweet and was a perfect guest). It's always trying to have house guests, especially when you already know she has been nasty.
You can tolerate her for a few days and be happy that you did this favor for the people you love.