Oh the drama….ends

So today might be a little bit on the rich side for me – Pops is going back to the Gulf!! –Does two back flips and happy dance-. No more of his insults and barrage of “You can’t do this or that” remarks. Well, I am happy but I see the look in Moms face as not so happy. I know she wants him to settle down and grab some counseling and try to explore why he is feeling the way he is lately. Just like anyone, you can’t help them if they don’t want the help. I wish he would have tried to do the right thing but he wont, I see the determination in his eyes to do just what ever he pleases.
Mom is quiet about the whole situation; she works a lot like Jacks in that department. I can tell she is worried over Pops. I hear her talking to him and trying her best to reason with her on his stance with us and how our lives are turning out. I hope he has the good sense to lay off Lori.
That little one is a card; she’s either spending the night away or having her friends over. Halloween is going to be a kick for her this year; she’s having a party at that house and inviting her class to come. Now, I need to find a place to hide that night --- maybe the inside house for me?
Luke called me this a.m. to tell me all about the costume hunt for his punks. Kyle wants to be Spiderman and Camen is going to be a ballerina. They put on Kyle’s costume the other night and he didn’t care for it coving up his face. “Mommy, no one will know it’s me if my cute chubby cheeks aren’t showing”, I had to laugh on that one.
Jacks has a stomach flu/nerves battle going on but pretends everything is cool over there. Luke came to visit him and grab some furniture for the move and called to say he looked like “shit warmed over”. PG said he had lost a lot of weight and had dark circles under his eyes. He didn’t have that fun glow he usually exudes to everyone. He insists that he needs to deal with things on his own, I have to agree. He knows who he can come to if needed.
Work here is ok, semi busy but the last week of off and on rain has made things slow. You can’t really work outside in the rain. The greenhouse is booming for fall planting and Bee has once again made a spectacular Halloween display through the building and lot. She wants to dress in costume for the day of, I think because she plans on going out to party right after work.
Amy and I are happy little campers, enjoying our chats here and there. She had her Thanks Giving but nothing was really done. That seems odd to me, Thanks Giving here is a special occasion where the whole family gathers for a dose of indigestion and football. I think she offered to take peoples shifts at work and stay away from the family.
All in all things are rolling along; I’ve kept my stance on being a hard ass at work, my nose out of Jacks affairs, letting Lori have her boyfriends, stayed out of Mom and Pops battles and just smiled through whatever Amy has going on. Right now, the focus is school and work.