No Vacancy

It's a pretty stressful day for me. I'm preoccupied with tomorrow. I'm going to have an injection in my spine to hopefully put an end to my back pain. I'm not looking forward to the procedure, but am eager to see if it works. I also have to take my oldest dog to the vet today which is never a treat. So I have some stuff on my plate, nothing that anyone couldn't handle by itself, but I have another layer of fun thrown on top. I have house guests.

My mother -in-law and sister-in-law are here for a couple of days. I was supposed to be out of town this week , but thanks to a fortuitous turn of events at WGN, I'm here. "Wife" knows how any house guests makes me crazy, so she tries to get her family to visit while I'm out of town. They were being nice and coming to watch "Daughter" while I was on the road, and we didn't have the hart to tell them to stay home.

It's not that I don't like them, I just hate having my routine interrupted. "Daughter" uses the occasion to crank up horrible behavior because she thinks I won't discipline her when "Nana" is around. You'd think she'd know me better than that. I wouldn't care if the Pope was here, you mess up, you're gonna pay. I also hate feeling like I'm on display in my own house. I have enough issues without adding paranoia to the mix. I'm a creature of habit, and for better or worse, I don't like to vary my routine. I'm making the best of it though. That way I come off looking like a good guy, and "Wife" thinks I'm a hero. I have to figure out a way to translate that into some lovin'.

I probably won't be posting tomorrow. I anticipate being in some pain, and sitting will undoubtedly make it worse. I know your day will seem a little emptier without me, but buck up and carry on. Just think of the great story I'll have for you on Friday. Nothing is better than a needle in the spine story. If I wasn't the one facing the needle I'd be chomping at the bit to hear it myself. I gotta go, I hear someone touching my stuff. Later...Brian