Puddin'

This is what I'd like to tell my IL's right now: Really, the kitchen is in the next room...get up off your rears and get your own glass of water.

For some reason, they completely rub me the wrong way this visit. We only see them once a year and I try to make the best of it for the kids sakes. They love their grandparents (even if FIL talks over the kids all the time and doesn't want to spend every waking moment with them, MIL is just flaky). DH loves them, but finds them frustrating. I am just finding them frustrating.

I just need patience to last me until Thursday at dinner and then they'll be gone. Although, DH leaves on Sat or Sun for a week so I'll have 2 attention needy kids on my hands, but I'll take it over having to wait on the ILs.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming...

ksirrah

You could always disappear to the park or something. Make them get there own damn water! Hope things get better

KATin NJ

Suzy.....you poor thing! I would make it into a game. Like guess how many times in one hour they ask for something..it will at least entertain you. My mom used to have a little fitty she would hum when her FIL got her pissy..it was SOOO Funny. As her daughters, we picked up on it, and would try to guess how many times mom would hum the tune. It was a scream....

Hang in their and try not to let them get you irritated...I know it can be hard. Give them a task like takignt he kids to the park or maybe helping the kids with a craft project....sometimes it's the active things that take up the most time!!