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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 586300" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>DDD, LOL, i promise you that you will be first to know. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bigsmile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigsmile:" title="big smile :bigsmile:" data-shortname=":bigsmile:" /></p><p></p><p>I do have to admit that I have wondered few times why those two have got and stayed together but I assume it is attraction of opposites. And of course mother in law can be very charming, when she wants to and I guess being together has been really convenient for both of them. mother in law has taken care of home front and kids and father in law has always been extremely busy out of home and I'm sure has appreciated clean home, good food and well behaving children (mother in law really has raised five successful kids who are all also decent people, so I really shouldn't have much leg to criticize her parenting (I do however, I really hate how she keeps favourites and tries to cause drifts between her kids at times, because I like all of them.)) Before retirement father in law was not only part time farmer (keeps you very busy) but also full time University professor (tends to keep people busy too.) And he has found ways to keep himself busy also after retiring. He still gives class a two now and then and while the plan was to rent fields to some other farmer after his retirement because originally none of his kids were interested of continuing family farm just before he retired one of husband's sisters got together with local organic farmer and soon decided that she got enough of crazy hours in corporate law and found it a bright idea to trade that to even crazier hours of organic farming. Of course EU bureaucracy for any kind of farming but especially organic makes it very advisable to be a lawyer before even considering becoming a farmer... So while father in law got rid of some of form filling he probably does as much actual farming he did before he retired (and if our reno is not ready before spring works start, it will be wip till November because of that) in helping her. And he is board member of about ten different clubs and associations (that all have lots of board meetings etc. this month because of our association laws and that's why he doesn't have time to our reno in evenings) so it is not that he would be much home with mother in law any way. But still, it is a little odd marriage when they are so very different in many ways.</p><p></p><p>father in law is total treasure, but I always have a bad concious because he helps us so much. For example this reno. And we can't even pay him. Or we could, but most likely that amount of money (or even little extra to round it out) would mysteriously find it's way to difficult child's and easy child's bond fund shares. So I'm currently trying to find some nice hunting or fishing holiday father in law would enjoy for next fall. And a spa or something nearby so also mother in law could go and be kept occupied. </p><p></p><p>But back to topic. I talked with husband and he liked an idea. Both maybe getting reno moving and keeping difficult child little bit active during his break. Now if father in law does want difficult child to help we have to wait till his season and traditional drinking binge after that is over and ask if he is interested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 586300, member: 14557"] DDD, LOL, i promise you that you will be first to know. :bigsmile: I do have to admit that I have wondered few times why those two have got and stayed together but I assume it is attraction of opposites. And of course mother in law can be very charming, when she wants to and I guess being together has been really convenient for both of them. mother in law has taken care of home front and kids and father in law has always been extremely busy out of home and I'm sure has appreciated clean home, good food and well behaving children (mother in law really has raised five successful kids who are all also decent people, so I really shouldn't have much leg to criticize her parenting (I do however, I really hate how she keeps favourites and tries to cause drifts between her kids at times, because I like all of them.)) Before retirement father in law was not only part time farmer (keeps you very busy) but also full time University professor (tends to keep people busy too.) And he has found ways to keep himself busy also after retiring. He still gives class a two now and then and while the plan was to rent fields to some other farmer after his retirement because originally none of his kids were interested of continuing family farm just before he retired one of husband's sisters got together with local organic farmer and soon decided that she got enough of crazy hours in corporate law and found it a bright idea to trade that to even crazier hours of organic farming. Of course EU bureaucracy for any kind of farming but especially organic makes it very advisable to be a lawyer before even considering becoming a farmer... So while father in law got rid of some of form filling he probably does as much actual farming he did before he retired (and if our reno is not ready before spring works start, it will be wip till November because of that) in helping her. And he is board member of about ten different clubs and associations (that all have lots of board meetings etc. this month because of our association laws and that's why he doesn't have time to our reno in evenings) so it is not that he would be much home with mother in law any way. But still, it is a little odd marriage when they are so very different in many ways. father in law is total treasure, but I always have a bad concious because he helps us so much. For example this reno. And we can't even pay him. Or we could, but most likely that amount of money (or even little extra to round it out) would mysteriously find it's way to difficult child's and easy child's bond fund shares. So I'm currently trying to find some nice hunting or fishing holiday father in law would enjoy for next fall. And a spa or something nearby so also mother in law could go and be kept occupied. But back to topic. I talked with husband and he liked an idea. Both maybe getting reno moving and keeping difficult child little bit active during his break. Now if father in law does want difficult child to help we have to wait till his season and traditional drinking binge after that is over and ask if he is interested. [/QUOTE]
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