I was offended by this. Here this belated Christmas card, generic of course, was not even signed by anyone BUT she can sure take time to give instructions on how I should buy her pots and pans. But even more so is the fact that she is wanting and planning to make a buck on family and relatives.

I am totally fabergasted right now....need coffee immediately!

Trying to keep a straight face in front of DH but is hard because DD knows and is giving me the business with facial expressions about the latest Twit money grab.

You know, this Twit Pot and Pan party is a real insult to the BTB because it takes, or at least tries to take, her choice in what she wants in cookware, etc. No thought of the bride's wants, taste, etc.; just how Twit can make a buck.

You know, if she was on the up and up she would say something as to how all her profits were going to other items the BTB might want, but that is not how Twit operates. H*ll, I have no doubt she would sell her father's body to the highest taker if she thought she could make a buck.

Also note....no date of said shower etc., just instructions on how to buy. I HATE those type of things where people are trapped into buying some overpriced gadget etc. Very high pressure because they put one on the spot. I stopped going to those things eons ago and I never accepted any of Twit invites to the parties she gave.

I, when I get it together, want to ask DH what he thinks of it.

DD and I had a hard time keeping from laughing at the predictable Twit. We don't want to hurt DH's feelings by laughing in front of him about what a crazy money grubbing thing she is.

When her Mother-in-Law passed some years back, the Father had his two daughters come over to divide up their Mother's jewelry. Twit went nuts when she heard this, crying to DH about how she was left out by the two sisters-in-law because they were so nasty, etc. DH actually felt bad for her until I pointed out to him that the SIL's were the lady's DAUGHTERS and she was their MOTHER; it was only right for the two to get their Mother's jewelry. DH agreed. But Twit carried on for months about how terrible the two witches were to cut her out.

She has a pattern of finding older people and "befriending" them, helping them out now and then; for which she gets things from them. She likes those that don't have immediate or any family. One woman ended up with live in help in her old age and gave her estate and property to her church. Twit was furious because she said how cold and callous the church was in that they secured the property immediately! Umm, yeah, to keep grubbers like Twit from walking away with it. She was totally put out that she had helped the old lady out on occasion and didn't get anything.

Same with the old man down the street from her a year back. She honestly figured, and talked, about how he was estranged from his family - they wanted nothing to do with him and she figured she would get the house etc. Well, low and behold the man passes and his family shows up before he passes and he leaves everything to them. Oh how the Twit cried to DH last March about how dear this old man was to them (the 90 year old guy she accused of making advances towards her etc.) They did so much for him and got nothing....boo hoo hoo. Honestly, listening to that I wanted to puke on the spot.

Folks there is a real pattern with this one. I think, though, us oldsters get her number because she gives herself away. Trust me, she had her eyes on DH and I and now she will have to find some other oldster to try to fleece.

I never talked about that before because, well, IMHO it is pretty bad. Heck, I have helped people out in the past but I would never, ever feel they owed me anything. Twit thinks differently.

There is just so much I haven't told about Twit and what she does/acts because, well some of it is very, very strange...at least to me.

Knowing what she is like when she would say about something I had, or was bidding on at an auction or purchasing that she was going to get it later; it disturbed me greatly. She did it ALL the time. Once is a bad, bad joke...maybe, but over and over again is, well demented. I felt uncomfortable with someone always making remarks about my death. Not funny, not funny at all. Always what's in it for her.

Update: Had a chance to discuss this with DH. He is miffed that Twit sent a card and never signed it. He said it was just a front to send us the catalog of pots and pans etc. she sells at home parties.

He is none too happy. Yippi!!

We aren't sending Twit anything. Perhaps a gift card for Williams Sonoma where the BTB can pick out what SHE wants. DH actually said that would pizz Twit off big time but we would not be slighting the BTB.

Gonna think on that one as there is, according to this note, no day or time set (like I'm going to go back to Twitville); she is just getting things ready.

DD and I were saying that the Groom's Mother is not suppose to host bridal showers much less use the bridal shower to sell relatives and friends of the bride her pots and pans. How tacky can one get?