18 Days until DISNEYWORLD

OK, time to get that colonoscopy post off the top. Just got the call that everything was fine. They want me back in 3 years. I'm assuming that means the polyp was the type that can turn into something more often than the kind that doesn't as much as he said it would be a 3 or 5 year wait to repeat depending on what kind it was. Anyhow, that's over. I've been trying to tear myself away from the internet(I think I'm addicted) and get
some work done. It is quarterly paperwork time for Tim's business as well as W-2 time and getting ready to do taxes time so I have an awful lot that has to be done and paid before we leave for Disneyworld at the end
of the month. We will be one grandchild short because my niece had to back out. Her college has a very strict attendance policy and if she misses too many days in a course, she will not get the credit for the class.
It's a bummer. I'm sad, too, over having to kennel my pup for this long but have no choice.  I went to my therapist today and sometimes I just have to laugh. Whereas most therapists try to heal relationships, mine
believes if someone is too toxic, boot 'em outta your life. Not a problem for me, but for Tim, easier said than done. This is his family we're talking about, and he has a medical condition. She asked me something today that, again, made me
re-visit something that has crossed my mind before. She asked what made me different from Tim's sis and sister-in-law in relationship to his mother. My answer was that I was not needy and up her arse all the time.
She said, "so that means she has no control over you." YEP. I think that's it folks. Tim and I have always lived our lives our way, without needing or asking for their help or advice. As they tried to butt into our lives,
and said obnoxious/negative things to us at times, we purposely shared less and less with them all, keeping them out of our business. The less they knew, the less they could butt in or pass judgement. *Actually, the less they knew, the more they made up themselves and passed judgement on us anyway based on their own backward theories, but I digress. And I think that even though it was Tim who asked me to hush up, limit the phone calls, and not tell them things over the years because he was sick of the comments and unsolicited advice, they blame me for backing off and "taking their son away." I backed off calling and took myself out of the gossipy mess these women have going on and they saw us slipping out of their control. We have some nerve having respect for ourselves and refusing to take their cr**, don't we? They are depressed now because after this big fight, they realize that TIM thinks this way of the whole mess too. It was not just my opinion and choice to back out. Their behavior drove him away too. The truth hurts. So, I kinda feel better. I've given these people way too much airtime in my head but have a much better understanding of what went wrong and why. I asked Tim if he wanted me to e-mail them our travel itinerary.
He will celebrate his b-day while we are in Florida. Tim said, "why do we have to tell them where we're going?" OK boss, it's your call. I'm getting so excited for this trip. It's gonna be a blast with my family. My sister told me she is bringing a box of "Depends" 'cause she expects us all to be peeing our knickers from laughing so hard. She's probably right.  :o)