Plank removed from my eye, too late for WAW? 7

[Heimlich]

have the girls tonight and tomorrow night for work/school schedules and because I'll be gone next week on my week with them.

Forgot to mention that W sent a suggested split for when I get back for which I thanked her for her opinion and agreed that it was a good idea. She also made a snide comment in the email, which I'll include here, with my response:
WIFE: One more thing. I'm trying to be helpful, but it will probably be taken wrong, so am not sure why I am even bothering. I know that your head is muddled with other stuff, but before you get on the road , make sure that your car is serviced. Not sure the last time you took it, but I know that it has been needing more oil b/c I had to add a couple of times. That's all I'm saying.
ME: I may not have expressed this well over the years, but I've always valued your opinion. Thanks for the reminder. For once, you may be surprised, I actually thought of this

I also apologized for accusing her of not caring about Mawmaw, because that wasn't fair and isn't true.

Anyway, took the girls over so that they could carve their pumpkin with W while I went to gym. Picked them up at 8, could tell W was tired. Packed them up and got out of there. Called her on the way to my apt to figure out trick or treating for tomorrow night. She was kind of snippy. She went out of her way to say she wasn't mad or anything but just really tired from running around all day. I just said that's fine, I understand and know how that is, Hope you have a good night's sleep" and hung up. In the years leading up to the A, I most likely would have gotten snippy with her -- really improved in the last year.

Maybe an old dog can learn new tricks, GD!

BD