So DH was upset with me over the weekend. SS14 was with us and he has been acting like a teenage jerk.

DH laid into me on Sunday about how I have a cleaning "vendetta" when SS14 is with us and I need to stop it. I told him that wasn't true and since he (DH) and SS14 don't bother to help with the house work most of the time that it falls on me.

Well DH didn't like that and told me that he spends most of the weekend in the kitchen cooking and doesn't complain. I told him I'm grateful he does the cooking and that I'm just trying to get the laundry and cleaning done.

So the man-child (SS18) and tweener (SS14) are home alone today. They will have a full day of video games and Netflix, eating whatever they want.

I had to laugh last night as DH and I prepared for them being home alone today - we hid most of the junk food - Christmas cookies, snack size chips, pop-tarts, chocolate kisses etc. In previous years these two would eat all the junk food up leaving none for lunches. Also hid most of the paper plates as they will use a bag of 100 up in 2 days - taking a new plate every time they eat something.

Friday night BM called DH to talk to SS13, yell at him actually. She does this all the time - Calls when the boys are with us and yells at them about stuff that happened at her house. DH has pointed this out to BM a number of times, telling her how stupid this is - BM never listens, but I digress.

Anyway BM was upset because she asked SS13 to clean his room. When she was checking to make sure SS13 had done the chore BM noticed that SS13 had plates stuffed under his mattress :?

Two weeks into the school year and SS13 is missing 4 assignments. DH had a long talk with him last night and explained that if the school work doesn't improve SS13 will lose karate classes and be put back on the ADD med. DH is giving SS13 till 10/1 to make improvements at school.