Our house has been a construction zone since May. We were hoping to have the job done by the time school started in Aug. That didn't happen as like all construction jobs, one thing leads to another. We kept the wall and door up to control the dust due to GS breathing, last weekend we combined both house and addition. My house work has tripled in load. Now we not only have dust, but we are tired and tools with no way of keeping GS out and having to be right on top of his where a bouts.

Oldest GD has been waking up in a foul mood every morning. First thing she does is bark orders to younger GD. This morning she didn't even get out of bed and she's barking to the younger one to put a hanger away. MG the kid just got dressed and was making her bed! I told oldest to let me be the mother of the house and she needs to back off! Oldest doesn't even have to go to school until two hours after younger GD.

I know last weekend while she was visiting, her mother had to work all weekend and my oldest was in charge of her brother. I know she is playing Mommy over there. while we were on the phone, she was telling me how her brother trashed a bedroom, and how she was trying to get him to clean it up before her mother gets home from work, but that she'd have to clean it because brother refuses, and she doesn't want to get in trouble with her mom. which is probable one of the reasons her mother wants her back next summer and why she thinks she can get away with bossing the kids over here.

I'm not going to put a stop to her watching her brother, or anything while she is visiting her mom's. I'm trying to see if my oldest sees what she is getting into before next summer, so she can see if that is a place she wants to live at. I know the Judge will take her opinion when the time come.