Thanks Lky. I have never since him go up and down in such a short period of time. I hope that H realized that I was trying to respect his feelings by not forcing a family gathering. I'm hopeful that what I was saying to him sunk in a little and that is why he left in a good mood. I shared w/ him somethings my C had told me and told him she was wrong about one. I think he apprecitated that as he doesn't care for my C. Oh well, It is the last day of the year from H--- and I'm looking forward to the next year being much better.