Well, my brother came down to visit us on Labor Day weekend. My parents had to wire him money in order for him to do so however. It was pretty annoying on my view of things since my parents were already stressed out with money issues over my sister’s student loans. The details on that, I have no idea. So, my brother comes down and arrives around one AM on Friday I believe. The weekend is pretty normal. We were expecting my e-brother, but he never showed, but he didn’t show the weekend before that either, so I suppose it was no surprise. My poor parents…
Right. Well after my brother goes back up north he calls the next day or so and says hints that he isn’t sure about his job up there and other such things. So, my parents have to wire him money again so he can drive down here. He arrives home with his cat, a bag of clothes and a fan. He stayed for the rest of the week. Well, he is wishy-washy. He tells my parents that he might not mind living up north is he had a different job. That peeved my mom. I told her it was “Grass is Greener Syndrome”.
My mom told me I seemed to be the only stable one out of my siblings. I’ve heard her tell me that before and as usual I responded irony since I’m the medicated one who can’t hold a job.
Well, my brother stayed the rest of the week. What his decisions are as of late are a mystery and I’m pretty sure he isn’t too certain either. He is a very… impulsive person.
His cat is trying to settle in but it is taking a while since we have five other cats in the house and two dogs. Foreign territory, people he doesn’t remember and a house he doesn’t remember… sure, the cat has all reason to be leery.
Other than some disruption over him, things seem pretty much normal in the house. My dad and I got groceries on Saturday and I got a book in the mail and read all afternoon. Usual schedules were done and the day piddled by.
Sunday I woke up with a headache, so I did a few chores while my parents went to church and then crashed again. I’m odd about not taking over the counter pain/inflammatory killers until I’m desperate. So, I was in bed until about one.
I think I heard voices outside my door earlier, maybe noon, so I figured my e-brother and his girlfriend arrived a while ago. They did. They were in the living room watching TV. I entered, gave a slight wave of the hand and sat down. It was my e-brother’s b-day. I’m never much to comment on birthdays, thus nothing was really said.
The afternoon piddled by. After visiting for an hour I hid out in my room again and watched a movie. I left once more, piddled and eventually all of us had a family dinner.
My parents worked on a German-styled meal. There was rump roast cooked in… I don’t know what, with a gingersnap gravy/sauce. I of course avoided being the picky bastard that I am. There was also German potato salad that was mainly made for me. My dad got it along the lines of right this time. It was his best attempt so far so I am not leery of them as leftovers. Yay. There was side salad that I always avoid, corn and bread.
We talked, ate and my brother left the table in the middle of it once he finished – this is not uncommon. To my fortune I didn’t laugh as much or so hard this time around since I usually choke or my stomach hurts afterwards. Heh.
Soon after the meal was over, my e-brother and his girlfriend leave. My parents and I clean up, I do some laundry and eventually I collapse. Yeah, just a family dinner can exhaust me. No parties for me. Ha.
Well, I am awake now, woke up to a mosquito bite on my right eyelid actually… Sigh.
Um… this week some book shelves I ordered at the end of last month should likely come in. That makes me happy. I don’t have an expansive amount of books or anything, but if my slow progression of getting books continue… yeah. I need some shelves for them.
Other than that, I will go on a trip to get haircuts with my mom around the end of the month. I believe it will be the 26th.