Yesterday SWWLTBO took the children to her Mother's ~ she took my Landrover to carry all the shite she was taking. Cake, flowers, cards, sundry "little" gifts. Once there they met up with her Brother and Sister so the old lady was totally overwhelmed. She left her battered old Corsa here in case I wanted to go anywhere. I had filled the Landrover on Friday = £63 of diesel.
Of course I had to go out because my wonderful children had instructed me to obtain Cards, Flowers and Chocs for them to give SWWLTBO today.
The fvcking Corsa has a 43 ltr tank. I had to fill it as the warning light was on .... 42.2 litres = £45 of unleaded.
Then I spent £25 on Cards, Flowers and Chocs (Don't get me started on the rip off prices because it's Mothers Day)
This morning I got up at 6.30, woke the boys and
we I prepared their Mum's brekky and put it plus two pots of dwarf daffodils on a tray. It took four attempts to get the THW to wake and get up so that she could join the boys in presenting their mother with her Breakfast in Bed plus Cards, Flowers and Chocs. Had I let her snore on she would have accused me of deliberately side-lining her so I dragged her from the arms of Morpheus and now stand accused of waking her unnecessarily.
So at 8am SWWLTBO was sat up in bed opening cards, sniffing her flowers and sipping her early morning cuppa.
She thinks the Children are wonderful .... "So thoughtful, so kind etc etc".
The boys have failed to say "Thanks Dad" and the THW is fuming at being got out of bed before mid-day on a Sunday.
I went out to re-park the Landrover, that SWWLTBO had abandoned in the drive, so that she could get her Corsa out to go to Church in. The Landrover has no fuel in it.
This weekend has cost me £200+ and I don't have a Mother.
