Blogging on the Block Day 5 part 2

I am so tired, but I can't go to bed and I know that when I do sleep will not come. Seems these days I spend 95% of my time cleaning up after everyone else is gone to bed.

My son has been wonderful about cleaning up his messes, picking up after himself, and doing his own laundry. He does his chores too, and even helps with dinner and clean up. He's a great kid.

Hubby has been pretty good lately about picking up after himself too, and helping me with little messes. If he notices a mess in the kitchen or the living room he will pick it up or clean it up. Which has been really wonderful.

Lately my MIL has decided that part of getting even with me for not letting her have her way is to make little messes on purpose and walk off and leave them. Tonight was no exception. She waited til my son went to bed, and until Fred went to our bedroom to take his shower and read. Then she started her normal, normal for her, evening routine. She starts with a long breath, and then pretends to cry. Since I didn't respond she got louder. Tonight however I took hubby's advice and just ignored it. That just made it worse.

So, she turned on the water works, literally. So, I asked her if she was tired and she told me yes. I told her she should go get her pjs on and get ready for bed. She pulled the no meds in her box trick, so I told her to check her purse. That just made her mad and she stomped off to her room. My son took her purse to her and she got them out and came back to the living room claiming that at least someone cared about her. Again, normal around here.

I got up and went to put on my pjs and brush my teeth. While I was doing that she fixed herself a drink. I heard the ice maker and didn't think much about it. I hear her getting ice a thousand times a day it seems. But when I came back thru the kitchen I stepped in a nice sticky wet spot. She had opened a new drink (caf free pepsi) a 20oz and had spilled about half of it in the floor. She didn't even bother to clean it up, just left it. Not only that, the fridge was standing wide open and the box of ice cream was out on the counter.

I walked to the living room arch and asked her if she was done in the kitchen, very politely - honest. She responds with, "did I make a mess? Well just clean it up and leave me alone, you don't care about me no way."

I know I should be used to it, and I knew it was coming, but couldn't I just get a break. Yes, yes I can. Cause I got an email. Come spring break I get to go to the lake house all week. Yeah me! My dad sent me the dates that we're going down, and after the crazy holidays I'm so excited. Hubby's already said his brother can stay with her during the day while me and the boy are gone. So happy, so very happy! I get a break. Now if I can just make it til March.

Gotta run, I'm going to put the MIL to bed and mop the kitchen floor.