Friday

Nabal thinks himself king Nabal. So I was cleaning up some in the basement, where he has was sleeping last week and watches TV almost every night. Covers folded, check. The thing is that he knocks over things and doesn't pick them up, but continues to walk over them. Moves furniture and doesn't put it back. Leaves garbage-apple cores, and dirty dishes. I saw the movie 'Date Night' and so understood her complaint about open drawers... My children have acquired the same habits. Nabal's mother cleaned up after them because men in Mexico don't clean up when there is a woman who 'should' be cleaning. I have trash cans all over the place, but I seem to be the only one who notices... For years I could keep up with them, now that the kids are bigger, and I go to school I can't keep up. The house is just dirty and it makes me sick. Many half finished projects nothing is ever completely done.

Today Nabal reached new heights in shifting blame. He blames a contractor who kept us busy for years on some very nice projects for our having to pay so much insurance. He actually said we did not put money away. I did put money away, he got mad because he wanted it all in the checking account! He would pull it out to pay his guys when there was not work. Yet somehow it is the contractor's fault for paying us for the work we did...??? He should write a book... 'The Art of Blame Shifting.' Today he blamed me for not knowing something earlier... He completely excuses himself from not having even attempted checking on information. Then he leaves the house saying, "Everyone and everything is against me." I didn't even attempt to answer.

So now after 2 recent years of threatening to leave or asking me to leave Nabal is scouting the houses looking for one to buy... for us. And what are we paying for it with? He can look for something for himself or have Isela look for something for them in TX or MX. I don't quit get him and his delusions, but I guess they are not there for me to get. (skips along her merry way getting along with her life) I'm guessing he is alright when he is creating havoc, but when his havoc makes no ripple in time for anyone because we just don't care anymore he is figuring out a new tactic. Now he is going to be the family cheerleader. He was supposed to go to back to school nights this week because I am in school at that time, but he got drunk instead... His mouth and his actions are miles apart... Let's see if he makes it to our boys games this year. 4 1/2 more months of school and who knows I may take that job in WV. The pay is pretty good and it's cheaper, Nabal can go on to TX. And I can rent my house and have cover it. Sad really it was paid for until Nabal was so adamant about taking out money to buy something that never became available and using all the money to keep his company going. At least some of it went to finishing our basement.