I get the great wake up call this morning from the wife to go get the paper with the sale ads in it..... at 6:00 (wow, she let me have 2 hours of sleep)
get in her truck to get the paper (hey, I ain't wasting MY gas on this) pull out of the drive way and get a few houses down, "ding, ding, ding" and the low fuel light comes on, "ring ring" goes the phone "oh by the way, since you're getting the paper, can you fill my truck up" :angry: :angry: "yes dear"...... I get back and its "get the turkey from the fridge", "my parents will be here any time, hurry up" "you're taking a SHOWER???? NOW???" ...... "Hurry up"..... i get out of the shower thinking i might have a few minutes to relax "don't leave the bathroom a mess..... clean it up now!!.... and HURRY UP".... i guess i thought wrong. "hurry up and get the fruit cut, they're almost here"..... my in-laws finally get here and its now, "hurry up and get the car unloaded" "here, put this in the garage fridge"... ok, NOW she's steppin' into MY territory and its time to put my foot down..... "uhm, ok honey" (see, I didn't give her the satisfaction of a "yes dear" :thumbsup: ) ..... I get back inside and there's just a deafening white noise of conversation, laughing, bags opening and shouts (all in Italian, which I don't understand) Uh ohhhh, what'd they bring???? nooooooo, not a "Dora the explorer" van for my daughter.... NOOOOOOO, it requires batteries, that means its going to make NOISE!!!!...... dang it, don't these people know that toys are for christmas, NOT thanksgiving???????

"thanks mom" dora, dora, dora the explorrerrrrr "I know Selina really..." do you want to go for a ride with me? lets gooo "... likes Dora, but you really...." turn the key to make the horn honk HONK - HONK "....shouldn't have done this, you should have waited for christmas"

I have retreated to my cave in the basement to relax "HEY, we're getting something to eat, get up here", "I'm not hungry", "I didn't ASK you if you were hungry, I said we're getting something to eat, GET. UP. HERE."

well, I have to go now..... i'm, uhmm, I'm starting to get hungry so, i, uhmmm, well, i'm gonna go grab something to eat now so i'll see you guys later...... have a great Thanksgiving Guys :waving:

I can relate, Same way here, no place to hide

Yes sir, you're far from alone! I'm hiding in a corner borrowing a laptop to escape the noise, kitchen madness and rugrats. All we can do is deal with it, or......maybe I'll have a beer, or two.......Happy Holidays!

I went to the lake today knowing i'd have the place to myself and took a nature walk. It was so peaceful and quiet i layed down on a picnic table with the sun warming my face and almost fell asleep.

God i love the holidays.

I made a getaway from the inlaws as quick as possible. Unfortunately, it was dark by the time i got home. Work on the car tomorrow hopefully.

You might want to learn a word that I learned a very very long time ago, NO. a awake up call for the paper? and you do it? good luck

Oh wait it gets better, the wife tells me, "i'm going to do the shoppin thing on Fri." so get dinner ready, clean up after it, i have to leave by 3:30am so goodnight. and i'm in Canada. Hope she hits NPD to finish my list ; )

I just put on some old paint covered 80s clothes, that are a little small, and my wife says "ok, you don't have to go" he he

Oh wait it gets better, the wife tells me, "i'm going to do the shoppin thing on Fri." so get dinner ready, clean up after it, i have to leave by 3:30am so goodnight. and i'm in Canada. Hope she hits NPD to finish my list ; )

Ralph, you gotta start coming up with the in-laws..... plenty of room here for ya and you don't have to deal with the border in the morning ;)

I just got a real good case of the puking flu last night. I slept all day, wife cancelled the party at our house. Not much fun on my park but it was quiet!