Crazy Erin/Sybil is back home. She had her surgery consultation last Friday. To make a long story short she is having surgery tomorrow to shave down the rest of the extra bone on her skull. Her surgeon thought tissue expansion was too risky and the success rate for cosmetic improvement was at 50%. The possibility of complications was not worth the risk. We scheduled surgery as soon as possible so we can get it over with. The nurse booked the OR while we were waiting there in the office, I could have done without her ordering the cranial drill in front of my daughter!!!!

She has been a psychopath for lack of a better word for the past few days. In her defense she is very frustrated with having surgery after surgery. This will be her eleventh. I received a text from her yesterday telling me how my children had no respect and they won't listen to her and she is tired of them telling her they dont like her. She expects them to come home from school run upstairs and start cleaning their rooms. Ha Ha now that is FUNNY!!!! She came downstairs Sunday with a huge laundry basket full of clothes that she was bringing out to our trash can. I asked her where she was going and she said, "These are Shannon's clothes, she doesn't deserve them." I difused the bomb and talked her off the ledge. I explained that she couldn't just throw her sisters clothes away because her drawers aren't perfect. If Erin's boyfriend sticks around after this surgery he should be canonized. We are all a little afraid of her this week.

Kelsey started her job this week at Dozzles frozen custard. Shannon is a shift leader there. Translation....Kelsey better OBEY every command from her shift leader or there may be troubles ahead. Kelsey told me yestersay, "Mom did you know I will only make like $25 a day?" I said, "What did you expect to make serving frozen custard?" She said, "I don't know, I liked my other job better, it was so much easier." Umm What job? She said, "The one where I say, Mom can I have $20?"

Dave is officially unemployed, doesn't have a car or a phone. He turned in his compamy car and cell phone on Sunday. He starts his new job next Monday. Kelsey had a soccer game yesterday and her uniform was in the back of her car somewhere in the St. Louis metropolitan area. She called me frantic. Dave was at a YMCA golf tournament. Kelsey drove to every golf course in St. Charles looking for her car. I finally suggested she call the YMCA and ask them where the tournaament was located. Unfortunatelly for us it was at Forest Park. Plan B...call your coach and ask her to bring an extra jersey. Dave finally called me from a friend's phone and I told him about the soccer uniform. He left the tournament and showed up on a white horse AKA white jeep just in time for number 9 to play her game.


Our dog Seamus has a tumor on his leg. Dave took him to the vet for me. Seamus is a little on the plump side and I assumed it was just a fatty tumor. Dave called me today from the vets office with the sad news. the dog has cancer and needs surgery. They will know more after surgerybut they ca tell by the ulceration that it is malignant. At this point we are just hoping it hasn't spread. Erin's surgery is tomorrow and Seamus is having his on Thursday. I don't think this week could be any shittier.

 Oh wait, Kelsey and the shift leader arent home yet. I am sure there will be some terrible mishap yet to come. For example, Kelsey is too stupid to make a proper swirl on an ice cream cone.