Hello Again

Life's been busy. It's funny - When you've been away for so long as I have, there's so much to say and almost nothing to say at the same time.

The past few weeks have been strange. There was this unexplained sadness about me. I felt empty and lost and had a constant fear/feeling that something bad was going to happen.

This weekend as usual, my BIL stayed with us. He asked to bring his girlfriend. Hubby said yes. I've blogged about them before. There's the way he smells and the way he eats. There's the constant rainman-like babble about the Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right. There was the rectal explosion 2006, and of course, who could forget the holiday flasher? The girlfriend is partially deaf and has one of those voices that is equal to the sound of nails on a chalkboard. She smokes a pack a day and must have a coffee in her hand at all times. Then, forgets to brush her teeth (or whatever you do to clean dentures). She told me again this weekend that I had put on weight..AND, she used my brand new razor when she showered. She needs to go to bed at about 8 pm and has a nap every afternoon. Did I mention that this was a LONG weekend?

The thing is, that I enjoyed their company this weekend! The girlfriend has a really great sense of humour and her laugh is so funny that when she laughs, everyone around her does too. They were sweet and tried to be helpful with meals and tidying the house. Some of their stories were new - so I didn't mind hearing them.

Then, the call came. BIL's girlfriend's sister had died. The family asked us not to tell her, so Hubby and I had to sit back and do nothing as she repeatedly called her sister's house wondering why she wasn't picking up. It broke my heart. I wanted so badly to hug her knowing the emotional pain she was going to be in when she left our house. I realized that these people whom annoy me to no end and have often caused me to vomit......I love them.

And somehow, not because of them - But some time in the days that I spent with them, I became me again. I haven't felt this way in a very long time. And it's good to be back.