Interesting Weekend? Maybe Not. [UPDATED]
First, I should say that my father-in-law is in town. He's been very helpful but there are a few things that drive me nuts. First, when he gets a little warm in the house, he takes his shirt off. It's quite disturbing... he's a 60 year old guy and he has a bit of a belly, and a gray brillo pad on his chest. Next, he calls me "son". This is strange for me, because (A), I'm not his son, (B) my own father doesn't call me "son", and (3) he says it after EVERY SENTENCE. As in:
ME: Good Morning, would you like some breakfast?It goes on from there but you get the idea. But today, we went for a drive to see a house he's thinking about buying up in McKinney and on the way back, he called a friend to tell her about it. Whenever he referred to me in the conversation, he said, "Well, I'm with son right now and we're looking at the house." So he refers to me as "son" in the third person... and not as a pronoun but a proper noun as in "I'm with Son right now and we're looking at the house." and NOT, "I'm with my son-in-law... etc."
HIM: No thanks, son. I'll wait for lunch, son. Can we go to the store later, son?
ME: Yeah, that's okay, but first I need to mow the lawn.
HIM: Okay, son. ...
"Maybe he doesn't know my name," I thought, "I wonder if I should go about telling him?" Then, he says, "Can we stop by the store on the way home and get some more ice cream, Son?"
I reply, "Sure."
I answers, "Thanks, Son."
In addition to that, I spent half of friday (approx. noon to 8pm) working in the back yard with Mrs. PoS and the father-in-law. In all, we cleared our landscaped area (180 sq. yds.) of all leaves and mulch, bagged the mulch, then loosened the soil using shovels and a pick axe, then poured and spread out 40+ bags of top soil. Then we replanted 4 or 5 shrubs, and finally we spread out a layer of new mulch.
On Saturday, we mowed and edged the back yard, spread some additional top soil on our front landscaping, dug a 75 foot long trench along our foundation and buried a soaker hose, and then I barbequed some steak and chicken.
It's been a long weekend and I'm exhausted and my shoulders and back ache, and my shirtless father-in-law is driving me nuts! I also discovered something... despite the fact that doing these projects is a pain in the ass (mowing, re-working our landscaping, etc.), once I get going on them, I see them through to the end and I get a lot of satisfaction out of completing the tasks. Much more so that someone I know (I won't mention any names) but he's a lazy ass and only does projects when his wife badgers him to do so, and pays someone to mow his front yard, while using a $350 self-propelled (purchased AFTER he moved into his current domicile) mower to go over a 10ftx10ft patch of grass in the back yard. I know you know I'm talking about you, buddy, so take that BE-YOTCH! HEHEHEHEHEH.
[UPDATE]: Our A/C just went out for the 4th time this summer. Again, it's the Condensor outside that is completely shut down. If it's just the fan motor, it's under warranty... but we're thinking it's time to replace the whole unit.