Up to speed

I mentioned yesterday that I will fill you in on the epic failure that was my Saturday escape plan. I have kind of moved on from it and don't want to dwell on the emotionally exhausting weekend that was, so I'll just give you a really short summary...

Hubby woke up, I woke up, we had the shits with each other pretty well all weekend. I wanted him to play with the kids and help with the household chores, he wanted to spend the whole time playing in his shed and doing whatever he wanted to do. I turned into "bitch wife" and put my foot down, banning the shed for just one day. Hubby got the shits with me, then I got the shits with him for getting the shits with me, and Elliott literally had the shits (diarrohea to be exact). Oh yeah, it was fun times in our household over the weekend. I did manage to escape for the afternoon Feng Shui class though (which I loved!!!) and hang out with a couple of girlfriends for a few hours so it wasn't a total failure. Good news though, all is well on the home front now...or I guess I should say for now. lol. 

Other than that, there was a whole separate family drama within our extended family and I went into "mum mode" wanting to fix everything for everyone. I have been in the middle for many many months now as the sounding board for all parties. I have heard everything from all angles and kept my lips tightly closed. The trouble was that I was taking everything on board and really starting to get stressed out. My mum and Jayde (future sister-in-law) gave me some really great advice...I can actually still be the sounding board for everyone and offer support to all parties but I don't actually need to take their issues on board. Genius! I know it sounds so simple but I hadn't really thought of it that way. I am pleased to report that all issues have been resolved and everyone seems to be in a really good place. 

So I guess that brings you up to speed. The weekend was emotionally exhausting but all has worked out in the end. Families are like gardens...they always need work, love and plenty of TLC. Oh and, my family might be a little crazy at times, but at least we aren't weird...