Cannot win

[nwhiker]

My sister-in-law always manages to surprise even me. As I said to my sister, I just cannot win.

Texts to my sister:

I can NEVER win with that woman. EVER. So. Robert's bday is today and Sarah is having a party. Linnea doesn't want to go, so I was planning on going. I was not planning on taking Mom. I've had to skip a few events already because she's balked at the last minute, so I just planned on it being me and David, though Perry said he'd come as well. I'd have stayed home if Linnea wanted to go, but she doesn't.

Anyhow, last weekend, I told David to text her to find out what she wanted us to bring. I told him that if he didn't, she'd call day-of and ask us to bring whatever, and I'd rather be prepared, right?

He did call her and it was decided that we'd make the birthday dessert, a millionaire pie (from scratch!) and I also made some chocolate-caramel-peanut butter rice kreepie treats from Smitten Kitchen.

So I was feeling pretty prepared, LOL. Just got the following texts from SIL:

"That's perfect and if anybody has cheese, that would be helpful to bring as well that way all I have to really buy is chips, buns, and meat"

OK, fine, if you want a cheese burger, bring your own cheese. Whatever, I don't care. The next one got to me, though.

"IF you guys want anything for a side,, feel free to bring one I hadn't planned on anything and maybe some of the people coming will want one"

I hadn't planned on making a side this afternoon and I'm not gonna. But grrr, ya know?