Engleberts in Missouri [miz-er-ree]

I’m feeling guilty today. All of my brothers and sisters are going to be in Knoxville this weekend and they want me to stop by for a day or two on my way home. I want to see them and I know I’d have a good time but…I am anxious to get home too.

Steve doesn’t make the decision any easier either. If I can get home by Sunday, he’ll be able to take the day off and we can spend some time together. If not, I may not see much of him for the rest of the week. He’s got another major project going at work and has been working even longer hours than normal. Still, he says “If you want to go - go. We’ll miss you but we’ll be fine for a couple more days.”

Amber’s been staying at the house since I’ve been gone - helping out with Violet since Steve’s gone so much. She’d like to have her life back and the kids would like to have their mom back. I love my siblings and I hope they understand why I’ll be lead-footing it for Missouri on Saturday instead of dropping by Knoxville.

I am a bad sibling but at least I’ve never held a grudge like this , mistaken them for an animal, stolen their identity or slept with any of their spouses. See - really I’m not so bad!