Ok - so once in awhile something like this will sleep in.
Sorry.

So, I was looking at FaceBook which is one of my guilty pleasures.

Anyway, looking at friends* pictures I see group shots. While people who wouldn't have given me the time of day back then, I now chat with online. People whom I shared a mutual dislike for, now seem more appealing and we get along well (again online).

So while the "walls" are broken down through all this time, the cliques are still there. It's sad for me to see everyone posting pictures hanging out with friends that they've had for years. Last picture of me & a friend I have is from back in high school.

I am jealous of the people who maintained those relationships. I guess they had more to offer then I did. I am jealous of their social life whereas mine consists of playing board games with my husband after the kids go to bed (while I totally love and value this time, getting out with him and some friends would be a nice change of pace).

So that's my pity-party vent. Thanks for reading (if ya did).

* the term friends is used loosely. Basically it means people i went to school with for years.

Ok... Owen is a sweetheart and in THAT sense, yes he is a doll but a physical doll... not quite!

My niece is infatuated with Owen (rightfully so). He is cute and sweet and usually happy and well... the baby of the family.

Let me start off saying we were at my mom's for New Year's dinner. Apparently, Cole said he liked my nephew best (leaving my niece out). I spoke to him and told him that wasn't nice and while he may have a favorite, you should never say that in front of someone. He agreed my nephew was his best friend (he doesn't know the meaning... as my husband says, "he thinks he's gonna marry me." so obviously, he's still too young for certain concepts). Anyway.. I know this is crap because he asks for HER to come over all the time, NOT him. As soon as he wakes up he asks for her. He loves her to pieces even though they have NOTHING in common. Anyway... she was in a sad mood because of that.

She wanted to play with Owey. He lets her do most things. I ask she stay on the floor with him and not carry him. What does she do? Keep carrying him and trying to put him on her tiny lap on the couch. I ask to put him down and she doesn't listen. her mom is right there and doesn't say anything. He slipped down her one time Ont the floor and no one saw but me and she saw that I saw and stopped for a minute and proceeded back.

Owen is adamant lately about walking,. He is trying his darnedest to get this walking thing down. He doesn't like to be held onto and likes to do things on his own. I asked that she leave him as he was trying to walk. I told her one or 2 times more as did my mother. She went over to her mom and Owen, who was next to me, turned around and walked half-way across the room to my mom (about 15 steps or so). I quickly told my niece what he just did. I went back to watching him. He crawled back to me after falling 1 or 2 times more attempting to come back. She came over and tried to hold his hands and take them off of what he was holding onto. I asked her to please leave him alone because he is trying to walk and wants to do it on his own (he snapped his hand back from her and started batting it in his "get away" motion"). My sister-in-law (I forgot the wording now as it was 2+ hours ago) grabbed her and on the way out of the room said something like, "She doesn't nee dot be crushed anymore then she already is."

EXCUSE ME? back the F-up here.. My 10 month old is being dragged around by a 5-1.2 year old and she wont leave him alone when he wants to be left alone and I am the bad guy? WTF? So, Tom said, time to go and we all packed up and left...

Tom was now in a piss-ass mood and took it out on everyone.. welcome to my life.. i walk on eggshells with that man and he is seriously worse then the kids. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!