Biting my Tongue
Biting my Tongue
Biting my Tongue
20 May 2004 — 14 Comments
My beloved Grandmother has come over for the afternoon, and I love her dearly. Grandmother graduated from the University of Houston many, many moons ago with a degree in interior design.
I must stop and clarify that my Grandmother has very excellent, classy taste. That said, it is not necessarily my taste. I have had to remove myself from the living room because she has moved everything, and has now begun taking paintings off our walls... just to see what they would look like elsewhere.
While what she has done is not bad, per se, she has taken our somewhat modern approach to interior decorating and somehow managed to turn it into—gasp—"Traditional Texan." I did not think this was possible. As soon as talk of sewing gold fringe on our throw pillows began, I had to leave the room. I could say a lot more, but my friends read this, and well... you know.
And while I know that my immediate family never reads Yellowlane, if you happened to stop by today, let's keep my reaction here on the down low, k? Please?
And thus begins my evening of re-hanging all my paintings. (And no, we do not want gold trim in our hot pink guest bedroom.)
Josh S says
I understand how that could be frustrating. Sometimes you just can't say, "STOP EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW!" although you really want to.
Thankfully, patience is a fruit of the spirit :)
andrea says
argh! i've been vicarously living/envying your deliciously painted rooms for a while now -- your entry just made me gasp with the horror: peeling the paint off!!?! you are a stronger and better person than i. i would be yelling my head off. or banging it against a wall. ... that's family, huh? .. sigh.
Joshwa says
Well, good news is we've now returned everything to its previous condition. A few deep breaths and a couple extra reminders to each other about how special Grandmother is to us help Rach and I find inner peace regarding the situation. : )
But boy, I was really worried for a moment. All fixed now.
Joshwa says
And yes, Patience IS a fruit of the spirit.
Keith H. says
But what are you going to do the next time grandmother comes to visit? Is her memory such that she wont recall redecorating your home. And if that is the case, are you doomed to relive the moment each time she visits?
joy says
whoa. relatives like that can be....trying. sounds like my mom. :-\
patrick h. lauke says
...join us next week when grandmother gets hold of a copy of FrontPage and sets off to redesign yellowlane.com the way it *should* be...
Joshwa says
He he... Great comments.
As it is, Grandmother lives about an hour and a half away from us, so it is not as if she'll be here again next week... However, Rachel did liken the event as to playing "dress-up" with one of our nieces.
Only Josh has to get out the ladder and re-hang the painting over the fireplace once it's all over.
Grandmother says
Joshua's home would only be bettered by the kind of touches I have recommended to him. I have a degree in this area, and while my grandson may be a talented artist, who has a very healthy career in the design world and who is doing quite well financially, of whom I should be most proud for actually owning a quarter-of-a-million dollar home at his young, young age--the simple truth is he does not know much about interior decorating, painting, imitation ficus trees, or color concepts, and I am only trying to point out his faults to make him better.
Also, this website needs to employ more drop-shadow effect.
joy says
if YOU need a step ladder to replace the picture, I'm wondering how Grandmother got it down in the first place.
Hannah says
ah well, at least you have grand parents ^^
great site by the way, Everyone loves yellow!
Joshwa says
Ahh sigh... Yes, I actually was emplored by Grandmother to remove the painting above the fireplace. While I could take it down without a ladder, getting it back up there was a killer.
Miriam says
It could be worse. My mother-in-law once tried to hang a cheap American flag at our house. As. A. Curtain!
JaX says
Awesome, I told spoono.com about your site, and they linked it!