NCAD and family meetings

The kid filled in her CAO form last night with the help of Mammy2. I was on google alert.

"Check Ballyfermot? What's the course code?"
"NCAD"
"Thought you didn't want to do go there"
"Stop asking questions and search"
"Sir, yes sir"

And so it went on. She was so nervous about it the poor thing. She put NCAD first in the end, from the way she was talking she was putting that last as it was nothing but a place for ponces and so on. But its first, Dun Laoghaire second and DIT third. I think she put 2 diploma courses after that. We had decided that weekend, as she was being so good, to play a joke on her. Usually when there's something up, we call a family meeting. But this time and she had been so good and not causing hassle, we called one anyway. Her face was a picture.
I just said to Mammy2

"Should we have the meeting now then" after they had finished filling out the form and her face fell
"What, what did I do? Oh, god" etc
I looked at Mammy2, tried to keep a straight face and started with
"We've been worried about you lately, you appear to be happy, you're doing the housework unasked..." and then
we started laughing. It took a minute for it to sink in that we were joking and then it was "YOU BITCHES" Mammy2 gave her a hug to calm the nerves. We thought it was funny, although perhaps while she was stressed about the form wasn't the best idea to play this little joke.

The brother was up for a visit yesterday, he brought up our christmas presents up. Well, he had to bring the kid
shopping for her new phone and he lost our voucher so he gave us cash. But it was good to see him anyway. He was
all chat about who died down home and who was sick. He can be so old fashioned at times! He was talking about
some stuff that he was moving up to the house from the old house. We had stored a lot of Mam's stuff in the old house when we didn't know who was going to be living in the new house. Our uncle who has a mad penchat for cleaning got rid of nearly all of it, including Mam's stuff. We let on we weren't too put out as the kid took it badly. Naturally enough, it was most of her stuff as well. So all we have left is photos of her now, nothing else. Which is a bit shite to say the least.

Granted, they were only material things, but they were Mam's and there were memories attached to them. There's nothing down there for us now, in the house at any rate.

But enough moaning...I guess we just have to stockpile up on the tweed!

The website drama continues..I wish people would take the time to realise that we are real people behind our usernames...and when did people get so mean.

Just in general. This week , between PMT, people making demands of the team and of me, I just want to tell them to PFO. Only for I don't curse. And I wouldn't be so rude.

But what's with being so mean? Do you get fun out of barbed comments? Out of making other people feel like shit? So you can feel all superior? I do not understand the need for it and how people can do it.

However, the bday bash is coming soon and I am starting to get excited about it :) It should be a good night and I hope no issues. Apart from what to wear ;)