Good tips, Atlas. As always. As to the trip, I think camping is probably the strong front runner (although S and I spent some time looking at kayaks today, so maybe camping with a twist?)
Unfortunately, the noodle scratcher just keeps getting to me:
Just got S to sleep, goodnight call was, well, I don't know. I kept my cool, hope I didn't seem to be playing at anything. S told W about his day, said he had a lot of fun, told her he had sushi for dinner (he never has before, I'm a huge fan, W not so much). When asked, I told her we were going to the local attraction mentioned above tomorrow, also that his condition is stable/improving (in regards to his flu bug). No idea how she took any of the information, but my brain keeps ticking on this one thing: She again told S that she was at MIL's house.
This has to mean one of the following: 1. She is lying to S. (Unfortunately, this is probably the easisest explanation for me to buy.) 2. OM is staying at MIL's. (This one just doesn't really add up for me: She was always kind of wierd about any kind of romantic affection when any of her family was present, MIL's house is pretty short on what you would call "conjugal facilities", step-FIL may love me or hate me but I doubt he would play along with something like that, etc...) 3. Something happened between OM and W last night.
The last one is probably wishful thinking on my part, I admit. It's a longshot, to be sure, but there are a couple of reasons I left it on the list.
In any case, at 8:45pm on a Saturday night in a happening burg like this, what is she doing at MIL's house, OM or not?
