What a Day

I forgot about Dr Johns marathon today....when I got online and checked my blog and seen that someone said "Dr John sent me"...I knew I had to get busy. Plus I was going to Ashleys apartment to paint. When I looked at the marathon list I thought.."oh no, Ill never get them all done". I did half before I went to Ashleys and half when I came back. When I came home I had company here....which I always enjoy, but I wanted to get the other half of the marathon done...and I didnt know how long she was staying...lol. As soon as she left I finished the marathon. Back to Ashleys apartment.... I think I am doing a " flip this house" segment with it. Ash has no clue! She never did anything at home ( my fault, I know) so she has no idea how to fix a place up. She wants me to hang pictures, decorate and paint...not much huh? lol. I suppose all this while she sits around and looks pretty! She says once I do it she will keep it up. I told her its so much easier to do the dishes after you eat! Not 3 days later! And make Gaige pick up his toys at night before he goes to bed. She is in the process of breaking up with her boyfriend who did live with her for almost a year. He only calls her cell phone about every half hour. His name is Zane and while I like him real well, in my opinion, he drinks too much. (Its like she follows in my footsteps.) She says " I cant stand it when Zane drinks." I said..."well, you need to get away from it, they dont usually change." I have to give her a lot of credit, she has gone to school since she graduated. She told me she was pregnant the day of her graduation party ( just what I needed to hear as I was getting that arranged!I nearly had a cow!)) I said " what about Nursing school?" She said " I will go". She did not want to get married and I would never force her into that. She went to school while she was pregnant...she worked a full time job in a resthome, which I know is hard work. She had Gaige, she went back to school...and still worked. I can work my schedule around watching Gaige. I only work a couple nights a week anyway. She will soon be starting her clinicals....I dont think we either one realized what progress she has made. So now I am her interior designer...I have more painting to do tomorrow. I love helping her, and making her place look nice, but she better keep it looking nice when I finish! And I have to admit at her age ( 23) I wouldnt have known how to do the things I do now. When I went to the laundramat when I was first married one of my girlfriends came and helped me sort clothes, because I had never washed clothes before and had no idea what went with what! My Mother ( God love her) did not want me experimenting with the laundry, she liked her whites white and clothes folded a certain way. And while I was not picky with my laundry, Ash was always on the go, she was a cheerleader all through high school, she was a lifeguard in the summer,it was easier to just do it and have it done. So now when my Mother says " why doesnt Ash paint her apartment herself?"..I say because she doesnt know how. Mom says "anyone can paint" and I say " No, not true"...and then she says " well she needs to learn".....hahahaha...and thats when I say " I never learned till I was in my 30s because you would never let me paint anything"...and she says " well, I wanted my walls to look nice".....I never made my bed, and I didnt do housework or wash clothes or cook! Its a wonder I know how to do anything today!!! But I can cook with the best of them, my house is clean and tidy...but ( get this) since Mom moved in with me, she has taken over the laundry! hahaha. she does our clothes because she still likes those whites sparkling white and she doesnt trust me! I think its true what they say...what comes around goes around. And with Mom , Ash and me,,,,,its full circle!