This is a rant.
I love my brother. Dont take this wrong, I love my brother
And sister. My brother moved to Detroit and started working
At GM. He has lived down there for 32 yrs (?). We have always
Known that he wanted to move back up, I would too if I lived
Down there, lol. So 4 wives, 4 kids later he has now retired and
Has been coming up here to find a house to buy on a Limited
budget. WE KNOW WHAT A BUDGET IS DONT WE SSers?
Anyway, he has been coming up all summer off and on with wife
#5 looking for a house. They put bids in on three of them and they
were turned down. He called my dad and wanted my dad and hubby
to go check the last one out. Hubby couldnt go so my father went
by himself. He told brother that it was acceptable, needed work but
to go ahead and put a bid in on it. So they put a bid in on the last
one in the price range they could afford and it was accepted.
My brother is used to traveling up here at night, kids are sleeping
And traffic is less at night. I understand that, BUT he doesnt travel
With kids anymore. He still shows up at 1-2-3am. He called and
Told us he would be here Monday cuz they were signing papers
On Wednesday. I was worried, what if he showed up that late here. I
Have trouble sleeping as it is, once I wake the brain up I cant shut
It back down.
Well he showed up at quarter to nine, thank god. They visited until almost ten (my bedtime!), I gave them the keys to my parents then they went out there. As we had agreed, we would all meet (Tuesday) after I got off work (hubby is laid off again), at my parents house so we could all go over and John could tell him what needed to be done on the house.
That was all fine. LOTS of work to be done. My brother is way
Overweight with two bad knees and a medium sized hernia. They will not do any surgery on him until he loses weight. BUT in the meantime he cannot do any job that requires bending, kneeling straining. That pretty much rules out him doing most of the work that needs to be done on this House
. That leaves my hubby and I doing it. If he asks, we will HELP. Not do it all. ANYHOOOO
We looked at the house, took pics, I invited them over to look at pics on computer and for dinner. They came, ate, looked at pics. They left At 930. We went to bed at 10pm. Here is the good part.I am so angry and tired.
At 12 midnight hubby and I are woke up when we hear a loud
banging on the door, then someone comes in
. We both get up and go out..there is my brother. He SAYS he locked the key in my parents house and cant get in, they need my key. I ask him what he is doing out at midnight. He replies THEY TOOK THE DOG OUTSIDE AND GOT LOCKED OUT
. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING LOCKING THE DOOR WHEN THEY WERE STILL IN THE YARD, AT NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
ANGRY, ANGRY, FRUSTRATED
I promised my parents I would watch their house while
They are gone (she dropped a cig and burned a 3 spot
On moms carpet). I promised my parents I (we) would
Help them. I dont know if I can, I dont know if I can
Be his sitter. And her sitter.
My brother has been.not nice to my kids in the past
If he says even one wrong word to my boy I will blow. If
He thinks that my hubby is on retainer, he is wrong. He
Thinks he is going to take over my hunting blind, HA, he
Has another think coming. GRRRRRRR.
OK I just need to shut up and deal with it.....
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WOW, this is nice, i dont have to work as hard.
all day while I am at work. 
