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So another March 10th is nearing which means it’s my birthday and my grandmother’s as well. This one is xtra special because my grandmother will be turning the big NINE OH. Damn she’s old! LOL! But seriously, the family has decided to celebrate it especially and turn it into a sortof family reunion.

Why stress? Well, going to visit my grandmother is always a bit stressful for me anyway. I’m not saying that I don’t like to go, I’m just saying I never know what to expect. Will my grandmother go nutso on me and accuse me of mistreating my kids again? or will she knitpick at my parenting skills? Or might she be agreeable this time? I’m used to this already but with added family I haven’t seen in a while, and others who will definitely cause acute stress spikes should they say something to me they shouldn’t… I expect the stress level will be more than what I’m accustomed to.

I’m also a bit annoyed at the fact that there is going to be a “pre-party party” the day before the actual party. LOL! I didn’t care much when I thought it was going to be held somewhere else but now that it’s going to be held at my aunt’s I can’t help but think of how tiring that is going to be for my grandmother. I know how loud getogethers that run into the night affect her so I hope they let her go to bed and sleep (in quiet) when she needs to. ..and that’s usually pretty early.. because she will have a party to attend the following day.

Ok, at the risk of having those involved actually read this (but when have I cared?), is it completely stupid or what?! to have a party before a party?! Ok, let’s have a reunion before the reunion in case the reunion isn’t roudy enough …or something. Like I said, it didn’t matter to me much when it was going to be held somewhere else where my grandmother wasn’t going to have to be kept up late with the noise… but then why at my aunt’s house? It’s like someone has a need to hijack the party for some reason. On her sabbath. Makes no sense.

Sigh…. but that being said, I am looking forward to seeing my sister and younger brother again and his family. I like to see our kids playing together. They’re cute together. Neither knows what the other is saying but they still manage to work things out and have fun. So I will be taking a day off either 2 or 3 days before the original planned party LOL! to drive down and have a quiet getogether. All the noise that accompanies parties at my aunt’s house (it’s like a fishbowl in that house everything echoes) get a bit out of hand sometimes.

Boy, living with a civilized redneck has really changed my tolerance for noise! Oh, and my ability to hold more than one conversation at a time went to shit as soon as “Palm Beach” found it’s way on my license plate.