Thread: I stole the last of the Chocolate Cake :)

My daughter came home from university this weekend. It was delightful to see and chat with her, we got to know all the latest news about uni life the up's and downs of how things are going.

Although this is a nice time seeing her when she comes home, she disrupts my routine and turns everything upside down in the house and worst of all my laptop is taken off me!! It throws me out and i find myself stuck and wandering what to do?

If i go play the keyboard in the bedroom my wife complains i,m being anti social, if i go in the dinning room on the desk top pc i,m being anti social. If i go in the kitchen and play my guitar i,m being anti social.

I do have a great weapon that really gets them !! I sit with my wife and daughter well they watch rubbish on tv and i read my book, i turn of my hearing aid ( i,m deaf in one ear and the other is packing up so i have a hearing aid ) so i hear very little if anything and read my book in peace.

My daughter is sat next to me as i write this and telling me of for writing this but i,m just letting of steam and telling everyone who reads this that where there is a will there is a way.

I have had my revenge on my daughter and wife for being such a pain with me. I sneaked into the kitchen and polished of the last of some yummy chocolate cake. Sadly my daughter caught me in the act and went barmy, blew her top at me for being a pig !!!

Bless i do love her and it's funny as hell when she goes all radioactive on me. I just stood there laughing well she was calling me names and telling me i was childish. Now she is digging into some chocolate ice cream to console herself. oh well back to work for me tomorrow and back to Uni for my daughter and i can do just as i want with no complaining. My laptop will be all mine again pure bliss.

How was your weekend ?

My days are coming soon enough. My oldest is fifteen, and one day he is going to be out on his own, and we missing him. My parents and grandma came a few weeks ago though and turned my house upside down. I barely touched the 'puter for over a week. We don't generally bother dad though [he gets my computer] and my husband comes and goes as he likes for the most part too. I don't see the point in keeping someone around just for looks. Your daughter knows you love her. In my case, with my dad, when we do talk it is quality, and not quantity that matters.

It's great fun having them back but they do disrupt your life style when they come back, mind you i do put up a good fight even if i know i'm going to lose hahahaha

Hey Bluseman I'm with you. I have two teen children. Great kids, I can't complain. But like you my life is perfect when I am at home writing during the day, whilst they are at school. But once they arrive, my life is in turmoil. I spend all day Monday trying to get the house in order after the weekend with teens. Again great kids, but getting them to clean up after them is chaotic. Both of them, plus a husband and a dog, turns the house into a state.

This weekend was worse as we spent the weekend at birthdays and/or functions. So nothing was cleaned since Friday... Just more things left lying around. What's worse is I like to work alone when I am writing. So during the week I produce some fine articles or work. But come the weekend. I can't get a word down on paper/computer, due to tall the distractions. If I do any writing I spend the most of the day on Tuesday's changing and correcting errs, as I am too busy Monday's cleaning up their weekend mess.

I won't even get into the holidays... I just lose all facets of writing on those days. Weeks/months even and now that they are in higher levels of school, it means I have them home more often. So less writing. Blah!

Originally Posted by Eluixa

In my case, with my dad, when we do talk it is quality, and not quantity that matters.

I'm really envious. I'd give just about anything for some quality talk.

Aww, c'mon! I'll talk to you Ox!

-Mick

Originally Posted by The Backward OX

I'm really envious. I'd give just about anything for some quality talk.

why don't you get any quality talk OX?

It's nice to see others struggle with this little problem, i thought i was the only one but i do have to say that i find it amusing as well as frustrating. I think we humans do find it hard when something throws out our regular routine, but as i do think we should try to smile and laugh at our own short comings in terms of disruption to our daily routine. As for the chocolate cake it was delightful

Oh Mr Ox i,m sure you could get lots of quality talk here with the gang.

As for Maggie i do not envy you all that cleaning up and chasing around after the gang. cheer up it's 5 days to the next weekend !!!

Originally Posted by Bluesman

...As for Maggie i do not envy you all that cleaning up and chasing around after the gang. cheer up it's 5 days to the next weekend !!!

4 days for us. ha ha.

Originally Posted by MaggieMoo

4 days for us. ha ha.

Well best make sure you enjoy it then !!! lol Today my little darling will go back to Uni and tonight i shall come home to a very nice quite home and all will be still again. haha

Originally Posted by Bluesman

Well best make sure you enjoy it then !!! lol Today my little darling will go back to Uni and tonight i shall come home to a very nice quite home and all will be still again. haha

Put the kettle on... I'll be right over, to make plenty of noise. Ha ha.

no i'm of to work soon lol

That's alright get your Mrs to put it on. I'll have coffee with her and leave the mess for you. Ha ha.

cheers Maggie ... a mans work is never done lol

Originally Posted by Bluesman

cheers Maggie ... a mans work is never done lol