Well the Christmas thing went fairly well. W seems to be doing OK, showing positive leanings, but still trying to keep a safe buffer. I did something a little wild for the family and W, it was nice hearing W relate positive reports of it to her family. What I did was something she could be proud of and something I think will be a topic of discussion for the holidays. Bottom line though, I wanted W to have something she could be proud of me about, something that would appear to bring things back into order.

She still, however, is dragging her feet in regards to the sleeping arrangements. W sure is stubborn. I said my piece and I have left it like that for a while. She knows where I stand, but I'm not going to push her. I want her to know that any change she "chooses to make" is all hers', not pressure from me or anyone else. She needs to know that all her choices belong to her, I didn't force anything on her.