I have some IL stuff to alleviate Kuus's boredom (maybe)

Heffalump

1.  Apparently MIL falling and not being able to get up is now sort of routine.  The last time, sFIL couldn't get her up, weakened as he is from the after-effects of chemo.  He had to call an ambulance.  DH wants MIL to get one of those Medic-Alert bracelets, which is so not helping me not think "I've fallen and I can't get up!" when he brings this up. 

Seriously?  If you are 60--SIXTY, y'all, not 102--and you keep falling over and not being able to right yourself, like a beetle, should you a) stop drinking so much, b) get the tiniest bit of exercise now and then so that you have the muscle strength to push yourself back up, or c) all of the above?

2.  FIL is back from Uganda, and his overall assessment is "smelly."  Apparently, it is the smelliest place he's ever been.  The usual complaints about driving in a place with no traffic signals, having a hole for a toilet, etc.  (He said there were two snakes in his toilet-hole the first day.)  Also, it was very dusty and he developed bronchitis, for which he is now on antibiotics.  So, you know, good for him getting out there and giving it a try, but I think he may be done trying to "convert the savages" or whatever this mission trip was supposed to accomplish.  I knew I should have given him a copy of The Poisonwood Bible before he put down his deposit for this trip.

3.  BIL quit his job as a small-town police detective to move to a larger city (this being relative, where they live) and take the LSAT.  He's decided to go to law school.  I wish him luck, but between his online degree from one of those places the D of Ed is looking to de-accreditate (de-accredit?) and the current glut of unemployed law school grads (<-- clicky), I'm not sure this is a foolproof plan.  In the mean time, he and his wife "might substitute teach or something."  This, with three young kids. 

4.  Bonus non-IL material:  it's my brother's birthday; it's gorgeous here (high of 76); Friday's phone interview ended with an invitation to interview in-person, travel details supposedly forthcoming; my call with the HR director from the first place I interviewed is in half an hour; and the Woozle is fighting her nap and since I had her all morning, this is DH's problem, not mine.

If nothing else, this may have been some light reading to help pass the time.

**O-Face**

*clapping and bouncing* @ #4

MinM

2) snakes in the toilet hole - that pretty much ensures I will NEVER go to Uganda. ::clutches pearls::

baconsmom

So - wait. Your MIL falls down and then just doesn't get up again? Like, why can't she? Is she breaking things? I thought the whole reason the lady fell and couldn't get up was that she broke her hips. 

Heffa, your ILs consistently confuse me. I can't believe that's a good thing. 

ReturnOfKuus

I'm chuckling at "like a beetle".

MinM

Oh! Phone call vibes

Heffalump

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_il-stuff-alleviate-kuuss-boredom-maybe?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:47Discussion:60444ce0-06e4-4e95-becf-567377ca480cPost:32c34124-4791-436c-90fd-217dace8333d">Re: I have some IL stuff to alleviate Kuus's boredom (maybe)</a>:
[QUOTE]So - wait. Your MIL falls down and then just doesn't get up again? Like, why can't she? Is she breaking things? I thought the whole reason the lady fell and couldn't get up was that she broke her hips.  Heffa, your ILs consistently confuse me. I can't believe that's a good thing. 
Posted by baconsmom[/QUOTE]
No, nothing is broken.  Apparently because she literally only watches TV all day and doesn't lift anything heavier than a tumbler full of jug wine, when she falls out of the recliner, she isn't strong enough to push herself back up, pull herself into a sitting position, or otherwise get upright again.  I would laugh, if it weren't truly pathetic.  But this isn't incentive enough for her to change anything, obviously. 

ReturnOfKuus

She falls out of a recliner?  How does that even HAPPEN?  Those things have pretty hefty armrests.

Heffalump

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_il-stuff-alleviate-kuuss-boredom-maybe?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:47Discussion:60444ce0-06e4-4e95-becf-567377ca480cPost:a1a1595d-8002-4630-8151-701150a4086d">Re: I have some IL stuff to alleviate Kuus's boredom (maybe)</a>:
[QUOTE]She falls out of a recliner?  How does that even HAPPEN?  Those things have pretty hefty armrests.
Posted by ReturnOfKuus[/QUOTE]

Only on one side.  It's one of those sofas with a recliner at the end of either arm.  I can't quite picture it myself--my best guess is that after several tumblers of jug wine, she tries to lurch to her feet to get more, loses her balance, and boom, down she goes. 

Thanks for the vibes, Min.  I guess I'll see if this is an offer, or what.

The other place that wants me to live interview now is in freaking New Hampshire.  I'd be based out of the office here, but my boss would be in NH.  It's like mid-April temps here right now, quite a contrast.

NOLABridesmaid

I'm done @ toilet hole.

Can I also add that I hate, hate, hate reclining sofas with attached tables and cup holders? I know they serve a purpose, but no one under 70 should own one.

:::Please don't read if you own one.:)

NOLABridesmaid

MinM

NOLA - BIL & SIL have a couch with two built in recliners and a built in table between them. H and I enjoyed the crap out of it when we were visiting and they were gone. But we all know me and Mr. MinM are elderly.