Kinda lots of news to bring up. I went to my Mom's for Easter. Sadly, we got some annoying stomach flu and we got sick for a few days. That was rather unpleasant. I'm delighted to report that Mom's quit smoking and she's actually drinking a lot less. Major life changes for her, in my opinion, and I made sure to let her know how proud of her I am. Seriously, I walked into the house and noticed right away that the smell of cigarette smoke wasn't at all as bad as it used to be. My stepdad still smokes a bit but he does try to do it out in the garage when he can.
My home situation hasn't really improved (though there is a light at the end of the tunnel). I've started referring to my grandmother as the rotten old hag. I realize this might make me seem like an ingrate, but seriously...she's been like this my entire life and hasn't really gotten any better over the years. Yesterday, as I was getting ready to leave the house to go to the store, she took a look at me and told me to bring her all of my pairs of jeans because she wanted to shorten the cuffs (or is it hems?)on them. I gave her a look and said, "No. You're not altering my jeans, they're fine the way they are." I personally like the slightly frayed look and told her so. I half-expected to come home and discover she'd rummaged through my clothes and done it anyway.
It would be just like her.
Anyhow, Dad is heading out to go camping soon. He'll be setting up at the same provincial park he's always camped in. I'll be going with him to help him set up, so I'll be leaving on May 25th and back after that weekend. And here comes the good part...
When we get back from setting up his campsite (he's a seasonal camper, so he'll be set up there all summer and into fall), I'll be packing my suitcase and heading to Norway to visit my glorious Norwegian. I'll be leaving June 1st and returning July 6th. It's a long time to be away, but...I really want this. I'll be starting school in September and throwing myself into it as hard as I can so I don't know what the next five years will be like, so...I'm taking this opportunity.
And the glorious Norwegian is just that awesome.
So I'm really excited. Though today, I'm quite sore. Dad's what we call an "old boy" in French. So since we were preparing his trailer for camping, I went full-on cleaning mode and attacked the place with cleaning supplies. He was going to cut corners but I wouldn't let him. His bathroom especially needed cleaning. He kept insisting it didn't, but I ignored him and did it anyway. It was kinda pretty nasty in there.
There it is! This picture's from last year, though. And he flies an American flag because I lived in California for quite a few years. It's good to be back in Canada, though.
So! Today was quite busy. We're also slightly annoyed because we went to Tim Hortons to buy some coffee mugs and they only sell the ceramic ones around Christmas time! What the hell is up with that, seriously? Ludicrous, I tell you.
Can't wait to go to Norway. I'm so totally going to enjoy myself. I plan on leaving my laptop behind, though. My glorious host will let me check messages and such but I don't plan on doing computer stuff while I'm there. He'll have a lovely stack of Terry Pratchett books I can read! And there's already a movie list cropping up. And I'm seriously in the mood to watch a certain one over and over.
This has been one of my favorite movies for a while. No, I won't tell you why. It should be obvious! Maybe.
I'm so looking forward to this trip. And now my cleaning antics have finally worn me down and I should attempt that sleep thing.
Which reminds me...the rotten old hag has this daily morning ritual of banging on the front window to scare off cats or pigeons from the bird feeder. I realized today that ever since I've come to live here, I have not woken up naturally. I wake up startled and my heart pounding so hard that I feel dizzy. Seriously sucks...can't wait to get out of here for a while.
Mua ha!
~Fel
Sounds like quite a lot of stuff you've been going through the past few months, some good, some great, and then that not so great, loving the not so greats nickname.
ReplyDeleteI went camping myself June 10th with a few babyfurs, was a really awesome weekend.
You'll notice that all of your blogs as of recent are getting comments from me. I'm catching up on every ones blogs. :P