Some weekends...just no rest.
VENT. A total VENT.
Just frustrated that my weekend was over yet again.

We had SDs for another 5 days in a row due to something about mother's day and BM's birthday. Apparently we don't, in turn, have a double time off at the end of the month. Found this out on Friday.

As expected my pork dish on Friday was untouched by SD13 (Aniki you would have loved it). I didn't even ask her to try is as she made her usual fish sticks and tater tots. SD11 wasn't there for dinner as she was at TF's house. Then around 9:00 DH gets a text, sighs and says, "You think it's ok if SD11 stays overnight at TF's house?" Me, "What? She was just supposed to be there for the afternoon?! It's your deal - but you shouldn't treat them like defacto babysitters! It's just rude!" DH, "I don't do that." Me, "OK, then, defacto child minders because you're 'too tired' to deal with your kids." I just couldn't stop talking b/c I was so irritated at how rude it was and how late it was. SD11 just spent almost the entire prior weekend with TF. I usually keep my mouth shut.

Saturday SD13 was gone all day at a school event, SD11 was STILL at TF's house. Our toilet still disgusting (DH was supposed to clean it so I wasn't touching it). I ran cats to vet, then did errands, picked up SD11 since I was going near TF's house anyway, then home, some yardwork (SD11 helped) cooked an amazing roasted chicken (SD11 helped) of which SD11 even ate two bites of baked yams ("These taste different than the other time." Which means she liked it.). Drank too much hard cider and beer but was ok the next day thank goodness. No sitting down all day.
DH had to demand that SD13 help clean up the kitchen (she was at her even all day then did nothing in the evening). SD13 was INCENSED that she had to stoop to cleaning other people's things. I said nothing.

Sunday was more yard work...DH fixed the rented weed wacker, and instead of taking our mower in for servicing/blade sharpening he rented one. WTF? So I told him that 1) the mowing needs to be done Mon/Tues or I will call a yard person...2) I will take our mower in myself this coming weekend because there's no reason to not do it...I've been telling him where to take it since the FALL...and he says, 'I need to find who to take it to.' Me: :?
SD11 helps DH clean the SDs bathroom - again NO help from SD13. SD11 is going to get PO'd at this at some point...
I start prepping to paint the large pantry (it's in bad shape) and replace the light fixture, etc.
THEN I go into the office and notice the hot water tank has sprung a leak up top, looks like it's failing. It was fine last week. "DH, didn't you notice this?!" (it's his work area and the tank is in the closet so he sees it every day). DH, "Um, no." FREAKING A. So we've now replaced every single appliance in the house in 1.5 years. I can't order the truckload of bark or new gravel for the drive (badly needed) or hire the tree guy to get rid of the gigantic maple tree (all these things NEED to be done but have been put off so long basically DH's "tasks" that never get done).
I'm calling plumbers now.
So I'm taking over all the "waiting to do" stuff.
No more waiting.
If I do all that stuff, plus work, plus commute, I'm no longer cooking.

DH knew that I wasn't cooking last night so what happened? THREE meals were made. SD11 cooked hers while DH was cooking ours. DH was irritated she was in the way. Hey, he invited her to do it. DH cooked SD13's meal (fish sticks again) for her (because buttercup). It was a crazy mess. But he did good cleaning up and making sure the SD's also both helped.