DH takes the skids on bonding weekends 3-4 weekends every summer. And since the skids are EOWe, we have 11-12 days of just us adult time.

I'll try, but I think DH is seeing this as the skids are older and there will never be this kind of 'opportunity' again. :sick:

Nothing like hot monkey sex, huh?

BTW, when did 'hot monkey sex' get to be a saying? LOL

Um, robin, you still have my whip... Besides, I'm sub to my hub.

There's no other way to put this except to say it straight out... When DH and I are home alone, I'm ALWAYS naked. Except to wear an apron while I cook. :O

Stepped In, 'Ho knows because we're gone 2 weekends in a row, so she has the skids. DH doesn't tell 'Ho; the skids do.

Daizy, he thinks that PigPen will be happy traipsing around the tulies and communing with nature. While this is good for 2-3 days, I believe PP will be bored for any time longer than that.

Also, PP would want to go because he hates living at home and would rather be with DH.

Babybugged, we have never taken a vacation with the skids. We were going to take the boys with us a few years ago, but 'Ho conveniently effed that up by scheduling an impromptu vacation smack dab in the middle of when we were supposed to be gone.

Aside from a few weekends every year at a friend's farm, DH hasn't been on a vacation with the skids since he was married to 'Ho (12 years ago).

Oh, please. BioHo does NOT have family cottage. In fact, BioHo won't be able to go on any more fancy vacations once CS ends. }:)

Even though 'Ho suggested it, I know it is something DH would LIKE to do. Quite honestly, I have excelled at hiding how much I loathe being around the skids.

I will paint myself purple and run naked downtown before I go on vacation with that filthy boy. Blech. Besides, DH doesn't have a key to the house. I do.

Tuff, I just spewed salad all over my keyboard.

DH actually believes that PigPen will be happy wandering around in the woods. Yeah, sure. Let him wander around somewhere he's never been, which has sketchy cell phone reception, and get lost.

DH thinks the boy would enjoy himself. Piggy's too tied to technology to be happy for that long. DH is deluding himself.

And of course 'Ho would love it!! She and PP clash 99% of the time so he'd be out of her hair.

Willow, I do NOT have any bios. My children have always been furbabies. We will be taking Mr. P with us and he rides in the cargo area of my vehicle. Which means he'd be drooling/hot breathing all over anyone in the middle section...

Yes, I believe that I will ultimately have to tell DH that I also need a vacation and downtime and taking a skid/skids is not a vacation for me. Gads. I will feel like the bad guy.

Yes, it is indeed my sanctuary. I don't think there will be any good way to tell DH without coming across as, well, selfish.

Lintini, first off, thank you for the compliment!

BioHo doesn't have a problem crashing over boundaries - never has. She thinks she has 100% say since they're her kids. It majorly chapped her arse that DH was no longer her beck-and-call boy and babysitter after he and I got together.

The place is very No Frills. Since children no longer go there, the only game available is a deck of cards - LOL! The books to read are 20-30 years old. It may be a simple place, but the living room furniture and mattresses are all new. PigPen has to be TOLD to take a shower. I don't want PigPen (aptly nicknamed) filthy-ing up the nice stuff.

Both of the skids eat anywhere and everywhere and they are slobs. Because no one lives there year 'round, we get mice. The one (and only) time my Dad let a cousin stay there, cuz did not wipe off the table and we arrived to a table covered with mouse poop and one dead mouse. :sick: Had to replace the tablecloth because it was ruined (plastic did not matter!).

PrincASS and PigPen are constantly vying for DH's attention (another reason I am ANYWHERE else on skid weekends) because they are jealous. If only one of them is with him, they can do something alone for AWHILE, but, eventually it's "I'm BOOOOOOOORED." Blech.

Heavenlike, it's a 12-hour drive, so it's all or none.

Yes, Acra, I guess I'm getting soft in my old age. Or maybe it's the combined stress of all that's happened that's got me frazzled and not thinking clearly.

Wineisthecure, I think both of those things are exactly what BioHo wants. 'Ho and PigPen clash CONSTANTLY. If PigPen is out of her hair for 9 days, she only has Spawn10 to deal with and she can get her oldest daughters to Spawn-sit while 'Ho parties.

This boy has very little patience and most definitely IS bored easily. There is nothing there for him to do: no garage to clean, no car to tinker on with DH, no games to play, no place to skateboard... Nothing in walking distance for him to do. Except walk in the woods.

Plus, I don't cook for skids. I certainly do not want to spend my vacation smelling French fries baking Every.Damn.Day. If it's not fried, PigPen pitches a mini hissy fit and has to be told to eat X amount of bites. Absolutely ridiculous for a 14yo.

Granny, it's not like DH doesn't spend one-on-one time with both PrincASS and PigPen. And this summer, Piggy will have DH aaaaaall to himself because PrincASS will be in the Army (bahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaa).

DH, bless his heart, honestly believes that PigPen will not be bored. It's a 12-hour drive, one way and I do all of the driving. I haven't spent more than a couple of hours around the skids in MONTHS. Damned if I'm going to spend 24 hours just DRIVING with that dirt magnet in MY car. (We always take my car because Mr. P fits in the back and I have a cargo carrier so we can take necessities [bedding, towels..] and fun stuff [H's bow, target, fishing equipment, kayaks...].)

These are the things PigPen likes: skateboarding, muscle cars, video games, and girls. Frankly, I cannot be bothered to spend 1 second of my time trying to find an activity for DH and Piggy to do together. Those weekends at the friend's farm will have to suffice.

DH is REALLY big on vegging when we go there. 2-3 of those 7 days, we don't even leave the property. Can you imagine a 14yo STRANDED for 2-3 days? The horror!!!

We don't yet know when we'll be going because DH has to cover the shift of someone who'll be out for several weeks after surgery. We usually go in May and October when the skids are still in school, but because PrincASS is graduating and enlisting, we're not going until June (DAMMIT!!).

So. I am not going to mention anything to DH right now. Sometimes he brings up things and then forgets about them. While I'm hoping this is the case, I'm not certain that will work. But the tears?? Crikey!! Tears do NOT work on DH (unless someone died or you're badly hurt) and I am not the type of woman who will use them.

Granny, unfortunately, I don't know of anyone who attempt to dissuade DH of the idea of taking Piggy (and PrincASS at a later date). I only talk skids on STalk. My sister (BFF) is single, never dealt with this situation, and has no sympathy or comprehension. I honestly cannot think of one single person in our circle who has skids. :O

Cooooookies, it is exactly that! How can DH and I regenerate if DH is entertaining PigPen all day long and I'm building resentment that my sanctuary has been sullied? It simply cannot happen. As God is my witness, no skid will ever set foot on that property.