Lisa? Oh no you mean Andrea!

We were waiting in line to get into a crowded Manhattan breakfast spot and were chatting about middle school.  Joe knows the band teacher at the middle school Andrea, my sister in law, went to and had asked if the guy remembered Andrea who played the flute in the first chair.  The guy didn't remember and Joe thought it was a bit strange so he asked Andrea and she said, "Oh no, he will know me by Lisa.  I changed my name in college because there were two other girls on my floor with the same name."  

We don't get it either.  Just another quirky in-law story.

Never their Fault!

So, my in-laws came over last night and said that they weren't the ones to sign me up to Amway.  They said that their sponsor did.  So....how did your sponsor know MY NAME?????  Anyway they said that because Joe and I are married, and if we travelled together, I would not be able to reap the many benefits of being an Amway member and he would.  REALLY????!  Whatever.

FRAUD!!!!!!

In the broadest sense, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent.

My husband, being the really really nice (too nice) person that he is decided to sign up for Amway!  To help his parents out and he could buy some discounted office supplies from them.  As we all know, for many many years now, that Amway is a pyramid scam...so the more people you sign up under you, the more credits or power you get.  Joe asked if I wanted to sign up as well, and I promptly said NO, I don't want anything to do with Amway.  He then told his father NO very firmly.

A week ago, a box comes to our house addressed to both of us from Amway.  A welcome package!  I called the customer care number and asked how my name showed up on this account.  The friendly rep said that my father in law signed me up and yes, he gets credits for one more person!  The rep also asked if I would like to put a claim in against my Father in Law....YES!  That is fraud, using my name without previous authorization to further your career in the Amway family while distancing yourself from your own family!

We started a Chauffeur Service...

My in-laws are very busy people.  They are going to MD for crabs one weekend and the next to Washington DC for the Cherry Blossoms and the seafood, well until my nephew was born that is!  All of the sudden the people that put 40,000 miles a year on a car have decided that they can't drive 2 hours from their house to see their grandchild, so my husband needs to drive them everytime they want to visit.  Luckily for all of our sakes, it isn't very often (another topic: their lack of interest in their grandkids).  We had to drive 2 cars up for my nephew's birthday party, I wasn't able to go see our brand new nephew when he was born because they had to be driven up and there wasn't enough room. 

Just heard from them though...they are going to be driving up to about 10 minutes from my brother in law's place this coming weekend, but won't be coming over because they are too busy.  Maybe if our kids were food they would be more motivated to eat them!  Funny how they conveniently can't do certain things!

The apple does not fall far from the tree...

I have this website for my ventings on my in-laws, however, I believe that my husband was raised by these crazies and unfortunately has some of their wonderful qualities...

Mother's Day is the responsibility of my husband to organize since both my kids are under the age of 3 and they can't take themselves to the store and buy something for me.  So I asked my husband on Saturday night if he had gotten me anything for Mother's Day...he said no and went on to say he didn't want to spend the extra money since i said I didn't need anything.  FINE, except later that evening he told me that he was leaving to go play poker at a friend's house.  FINE, except that in a night's poker game, he could be spending/losing an easy $100!  NOT FINE...I called him to basically yell and say how rude that was, blah blah blah.  I woke up the next morning to my mother's day cards (which my mom helped my kids fill out) and TWO SCRATCH OFF lottery tickets! 

I kid you not.  UNBELIEVABLE.  Yes, granted they were the $10 ones and yes if I won it would be a different story, hence I didn't win and I just keep scratching my head thinking if there is anything a little more thoughtful you can get at 1am at wawa.

Mother's Day vs Amway!

So, we made arrangements to go out to dinner with my mother in-law for mother's day.  Dinner, cards, present, and quality time with her family...what a nice idea.  They called us this morning to tell us that they had forgotten, but they had made plans to meet with somelady and her sister for dinner and they couldn't break the plans....ok....not happy, but ok...so later we find that it is some lady and meeting for Amway!  They decided to get involved with selling vitamins for Amway!  AKA pyramid scam....

UNBELIEVABLE!  These people have no extra money to pay their bills, yet they are buying inventory of vitamins for a pyramid scam?!  Makes no sense!

So let me get this straight....dinner with my family vs Amway scam???  These are the kind of people we are dealing with. 

I get urges to shut down this site from time to time.  A little guilt mixed with my conscience saying it just isn't right...but then they STRIKE again....

Your Baby Can Read Part II

Love it!  Love it!

About a month ago, we returned the box of DVDs and packages to my in-laws and told them that my friend in California was going to send me her un-used set, so they could return it and save their money.

My nephew's 1st birthday was this past week and the in-laws actually gave him a gift!  (rare, very rare occassion)  They reached in their trunk and took out that same mysterious brown box filled with YOUR BABY CAN READ!!!!!