My mother-in-law is here this week
This is the week Ash's mom is visiting. She's here for the whole week! Saturday afternoon, I went to the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport to pick her up. I was able to take a new route, since the George Bush Turnpike (yes, they named a road after him before he even died, the dad that is) was just completed and now extends all the way out to the LBJ Freeway (yes, another one they named after a Texan), aka I635. The trip was fast and pleasant, since I didn't have to get onto I635 until after I35. I35 is a very busy road, and most of the congestion on I635 West is people going to exit onto I35. Once you're past the I35 exit, I635 clears out a lot.
So, I get to the airport and park just as mother-in-law (MIL) and husband's flight is landing. I meet them at the baggage terminal, hugs and welcome to Dallas, etc. They flew out at 21 degrees, and landed at 60 degrees, always a nice transition in my book. MIL was nervous on the flight because she has only flown once before, when she came out the last time.
So, now she's here and our routine is inevitably disrupted. I'm not upset, since that is what happens when you have guests. I just can't walk out into the living room and get dressed in the mornings. I have to get dressed in the bedroom and hope I don't wake up Ash. Minor stuff like that. There are also the usual annoyances about other people, who don't know how you do things and want to "help", or who aren't quite as tidy as you. But, that's what happens when you have guests.
I like having the visitors, and Ash gets to catch up with her mom. Did I mention that she's going to watch Morgan so Ash and I can go out on a real live date!? Another bonus, worth putting up with a lot in my book. Just in time for the new Harry Potter movie, too. It doesn't get any better. I think it's going to be so nice!
Ash did ask me to pour her a full cup of coffee in the morning and set it aside for her in the fridge. I guess she didn't get a cup yesterday morning. The funny thing is that I make our coffee, and MIL brought along her own instant coffee because she wasn't going to be drinking ours. Now she's drinking two cups (which is why Ash didn't get any yesterday, much to her annoyance).
Morgan is having a blast. He was just so happy over the weekend. Sat in between them on the couch, and kept saying "Hi Grandma! Hi Grandpa!" all the time. He wouldn't leave them alone. Ha! Welcome to our world! They love the attention, though.
Another bonus, we cleared out (mostly) the spare bedroom, so now Martin can come up for a visit if he wants.
OK, I’m addicted to an online game.
I admit it. Actually, it would be hard to hide it. I also promised Ash I would post about it. My online crack of choice is Neverwinter Nights. This game is actually pretty retro. A new version is supposed to be coming out, but I'm not sure if it will be there for Macs at any time.
Buuuut, back on topic. I play Neverwinter Nights. It is an online version of D&D and I just like it. I like the pen and paper roleplaying games, including D&D, and with the online game there are always people online. I play it in the evenings, sometimes until midnight. That's not too good since I usually have work the next day and I have to get up at 6 a.m. I've been somewhat sleep deprived, but that's how I do games.
Let me explain how I do computer games (I'll explain boardgames or roleplaying games later). I buy the computer game (on a weekend if I'm lucky). I open the game, install it and start playing it. At 4 a.m. the next morning, I'm still playing it and Ash is smacking me on the head to go to bed. I get up at 6 or 7 a.m. (well, Morgan gets me up). I'm a zombie for the rest of the next day, but if I can, I'm playing the computer game most of that day and really really late that evening. If I have work the next day, I usually get to bed by 1 a.m.
After a while, one of two things happen:
1. I get sick of it. Something about the game just clicks off with me and I don't want to play it any more.
2. I love it. I enjoy it so much that I play it a lot more. However, I dial it down to a reasonable level (mostly). Every once in a while, I get back into it big time, then dial it back again for while.
I'm getting into number two right now. I like this game and I'm starting to pull back from the insane amount I've been gaming. Yesterday, for example, I didn't even get online. Oh wait, I did that one time, but only for a minute. For a while there, my brother was playing, but I guess he isn't as into it as I am.
Sigh. It was nice playing online with him. We don't get to do too much together any more. I hope he isn't mad at me. 
The Grinch Who Stole Halloween
Yesterday, I took Morgan out for Halloween. Our apartment complex sent around some signs to put on doors if we were planning to hand out candy on Halloween. We put ours out, as well as a sign at the bottom of the stairs letting kids know that it would be worth their while to go up to the third floor. Ash made the sign using a nifty Harry Potter font.
Morgan had a Spiderman costume, which we bought about a month ago. He was pretty excited, and couldn't wait to get going. When I got home, the first thing he said to me was "Trick or treat?" His teachers said he was talking about trick or treat all day at school, too.
This year, it was my turn to take Morgan around, while Ash stayed home and gave out the candy. We got ready and started out on our candy trip. That's when I found out what a bunch of cheapskate sons of bitches our neighbors were. Morgan and I went to over one half of the apartments and buildings in our complex, and found only two places that were giving out trick or treat candy.
We didn't get to the other half of the apartments, because it turned out to be too much for Morgan. He was forgetting to say trick or treat at the doors. Instead, he tried to just walk in to the apartments we went to. The people didn't mind, since they were just happy that he showed up. He started to melt down halfway through our visit. So, at over half the apartments we visited, a grand total of two were giving out candy.
Bastards.
Anyway, let me know if I'm overreacting. I need some perspective on this.