| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 11:10:00 |
| Current mood: |  cranky |
Why does everything bad happen at once?
I know bad luck is supposed to come in threes, but it's been my experience that it seems to come in sixes or tens instead. Arthur and I spent a few days at Hogwarts after the Attack and then took the Hogwarts Express home along with George and Percy and Fred and Penelope and left Ginny and Ron to themselves and now we're all here, Charlie as well, at the Burrow, Percy's been staying here instead of his flat and of course I can't blame him, and George and Fred are around as well and Penelope comes by for dinner, and the Lovegood girl from across the village stopped by this morning, and the only person who seems to be missing is Arthur because he's working so much lately... And we're all good, and we're all alive, and we're all healthy but the fact of the matter is the Ministry has made some pay cuts and they don't consider Misuse of Muggle Artifacts to be such an important department...
I've tried to avoid mentioning this to the children, poor Arthur is so upset and trying to help out and work extra time but money is just tight right now, tighter than usual and I just don't know what to do. We were really only expecting Ginny and Ron this summer you know, and maybe Harry for a time, Percy and Fred and Charlie and George have all moved out so of course we didn't figure in meals for that many people, or broken dishes for that many people and it's got to the point where we can't afford to have a stew ruined. We've always let the children have friends come stay at the Burrow when they, want but we've barely just got past this attack and now with Arthur's pay cut I'm afraid I just can't afford to have everyone here. Not my children, never my children, there will always be room for them but I just don't know what to do because we only figured for two of them this summer. And I've been so unhappy with just me and Arthur in the house, I love my Arthur but I want my children around as well, and poor Charlie has taken off from Romania because of the attack and now Arthur's afraid Charlie will lose his job if he stays away too long.
Arthur and I are just both so irritable because of it, I don't know what to do. I could get a job but let's face it there's nothing for me and then who will take care of my babies? My poor babies after all they've been through I just can't leave them alone.
I thought I could do some cleaning around the village when Arthur has time off but the only time he has off lately seems to be half four in the morning. I don't mean to let the children know about this but they have a right to know why they're not getting broomsticks and why they're friends can't come stay because we just.. we just can't feed that many mouths and I'm so embarrassed and it just makes me cry, but I can't do that because I can't let the children see and I'm just so angry.
Comments:
| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 04:34 am UTC |
I can always count on you to focus on what's IMPORTANT, ARTHUR.
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 04:37 am UTC |
I read all the words, pet, I just didn't want to put any emphasis on any particular part! Except you're not going to work, I'll get another job before you do that so just stop your rot.
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 04:38 am UTC |
What are you gonig to do, work part time as an Auror now??
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 04:49 am UTC |
Well not as an AUROR, don't sass back with me! I could pick up a security spot and pick up with the late shift boys, I've seen a lot of them lately and they seem to have it all right for what they do, or I could patent something really smashing, I've got this thingy in the shed and I reckon it's a right ripper of a tool and I haven't seen one come through yet that looks like it so I reckon it's a shot. I'm not too bad with the bread loaves back home, maybe the bakery down the street'll be hiring for early morning starters or something, there's bound to be something around somewhere.
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 05:07 am UTC |
YOU WILL NOT WORK AS A LATE SHIFT SECURITY SPOT ARTHUR. I'll just sell a few things.
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 05:09 am UTC |
Like what, Molly? Don't sell anything you're going to cry over because I can't take another night of tears right now and you know the kids can see all this don't you?
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 05:26 am UTC |
Why should they see it when it's a private conversation!!! When are you coming home from work? It's Sunday!
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 05:48 am UTC |
It's not a private conversation, bear, all they have to do is click on that commenty thing and everyone will see this just like they can see all the things you said in the main post and it's probably a smidge more embarrassing now that the world knows but they should also ruddy know that I'm doing what I ruddy well can and everything will be fine soon, maybe Ronald can get a holiday job? Even Ginny could really when you think about it so we'll see what we can do, all right, precious? And I won't be home for a bit yet, if there's enough tea left leave some aside for me and I'll zap it when I get home, I'm just going through all the files up here to see if I've ever missed anything at all that might be important but we'll be right, see you tonight, love, chin up, now.
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 10:39 am UTC |
Well you're never home and I have no one to talk to so I thought I'd write about it, so SORRY FOR TELLING THE WORLD, ARTHUR, but I can hardly see how the world is going to be interested in reading my journal. Ron and Ginny are NOT GOING TO WORK and that is the final word, they haven't even left Hogwarts yet, we're not going to make our children work, we'll just have to move things around. I love you Arthur.
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 10:51 am UTC |
oi mum if you and dad need a bit of help then i can do, i have a good lot tucked away and you know i don't have to stay in the burrow all summer i can stay somewhere else or sommat. just needed time off you know i have been working nonstop since i left school and i am missing out on the family. not going to lose my job they need me more than i need them to be honest so. but i have some gringotts saved up so why dont i help out some.
don:t cry mum we love you no matter what. you just have to tell us this stuff you know because if we dont know whats wrong then how can we fix it/ we will fix it yes we will, we are weasleys and thats what we do.
[you have the mushiest icon you know that right}
| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-06 11:14 pm UTC |
Oh Charlie we deleted your icon when our account expired because it was one of the three icons we could still use and you weren't using it so we were hoping it would free up one of mine but it didn't so what's wrong with your parents getting married anyway!!
YOU WILL NOT GO BACK TO ROMANIA, EVERY TIME YOU COME HERE YOU LEAVE IN THREE DAYS, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP SINCE YOU LEFT SCHOOL AND YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON THE FAMILY. YOU NEED THE TIME OFF AND NO YOU WILL NOT HELP OUT, YOU ARE OUR SON AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU OUT.
Your father and I will fix it, we don't want any of you doing anything about it, but you have a right to know and that's all and that's the final word Charles Weasley.
Love,
Mum
| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-07 02:17 am UTC |
Charlie, we're your parents, you're not supposed to look after us, it's the other way around, all right, son? I'll fix things soon enough.
(parent) knight_to_h3 @ 2003-07-07 01:56 am UTC |
Okay dad, a job will be fun! And uh mum, sorry about Cho, I didn't know and it wasn't her fault but sorry..
(parent)| wehaveseven @ 2003-07-07 02:18 am UTC |
Ron, come have a word out in the shed when you've got a spot of spare time.
Dad.
| knight_to_h3 @ 2003-07-07 03:37 am UTC Re: |
The shed?? I can go in there now? Be right there!
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