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    2001-12-16 20:40:44 | discuss this entry

So we had a great night out last night. Took Vkid and Bluehair out to dinner at my favorite Thai restaurant. Walked around the mall, did some shopping. Went to see Harry Potter, which was great. Yeah, I'm glad M. had me read it, and it made seeing the movie all the better. Got home late, after midnight, and went right to bed.

Got woken up this morning with one of our bridge buddies telling me not to worry about it, they all thought it was funny, and everyone's done it at one point or the other. Huh? Turns out not only was last night bridge night, and we didn't show up, so all three couples waited around for a long time for us. But it was at our house! All six people showed up at my house, and Jkid had to figure out that his dim-witted parents were totally unreachable, out watching Harry Potter while he got to entertain our crowd.

Man!!! I've felt so bad all day. I can not believe we did that. We totally and completely forgot. I remember (now) the conversation the last time we played, and the decision to pick the date and place, and we talked about it being the day after we got back from Florida, but it never made it on to the calendar. Calling it oldtimer's disease doesn't work when they are all in their late 80s or early 90s!!!

Oy. I bought funny "I'm sorry" cards when we were out shopping today. Have to think of something else to do to make it up to them. Sheesh! Maybe a bottle of wine, or a small box of candies. We feel so bad.

The shopping trip was fun, though. All three kids, being vaguely pleasant to each other, for most of the day. We all split up at the mall, and I got a lot of my list done. M. went off to CompUSA near the mall and got Jkid a video accelerator card for all his gaming, and a radar detector. I'm feeling better about my list, finding cute stuff that they'll all like without having to spend big bucks.

We stopped at the state liquor store on the way home, and am sending booze to most of the menfolk back in Texas that the kids send gifts to. And I've decided that everyone else is going to get baskets of New Hampshire goodies, like maple syrup and calendars, stuff like that, because I haven't a clue what to get them individually, and can't really afford it. This way, the household gets a box of goodies and they can sort it out themselves.

I've got a morning appointment tomorrow, nearby, sort of, which is actually going to be tricky, since they are forecasting freezing rain and sleet. Yuck. Then I have to figure out how to get back in time for a conference call in the afternoon, and then we have our first family counseling session with the shrink on Monday as a result of the court hearing last week. He wants to meet with everyone in the household for the first few times ... Jkid is not thrilled and refusing to go tomorrow. Spelling out our own brand of family dysfunction is going to be oh so much fun. NOT!

Now if I can only figure out how to rid us of Bluehair for a while, like trying to keep him from coming home with her all week. The shrink suggested we blame it on the state since he won't be allowed to give him counseling. Privacy laws, too. I hope I get some good help out of this. I can feel their panic and desperation, and am trying to keep everyone talking. Hard stuff, this.

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