light a candle for me tonight

[Guest guest]

My brother is screening a film he produced, directed, everything.

I'm really proud of him and happy he has found something that gives him purpose

and joy (my mother thinks it's a waste of time and 'he doesn't visit as often as

he did b/c of that stupid movie.').

So, tonight we're going to see it, the hubby and kids...and my mother. We have

to pick her up and take her in. It's about an hour ride, maybe longer with rush

hour.

She's been an incredible, incredible pain in the ass. " well, I'm not going if it

rains. "

I told her this morning, as she well knew, that it would be raining tonight.

Are you coming or not?? She got nasty: " WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE RAINING

TONIGHT, RIGHT? Just come get me and if it's raining, I'll let you know then. "

I agreed to this, b/c it's a really, really big deal for my brother that we all

be there.

God help me. I know she's going to blab and ruminate and do her annoying

anxious/fearful/phobic crap, all the while talking in her native tongue the

whole stupid ride. I'm going to need to detach big time tonight. Maybe even

assume another personality, like Beyonce does with Sasha Fierce. I'm going to

put her in her place early in the ride.

But, still, light a candle!!

Thanks,

Fiona