You could try throwing water on her. It worked in the Wizard of Oz.
Hah! Hey, see now, I knew there was a reason I refer to MIL as the WWOTN (Wicked Witch of the North). Why didn't I think of that?
Originally Posted By: lwb
How is Christmas looking for you guys? Do you get to see them at all?
It's an even-numbered year, so I get them for Christmas Eve this year, and W would get them Christmas Day. But W is balking at my proposed terms (according to my draft of the separation agreement) for when the change-over is to occur, which is currently set at 9 PM Christmas Eve. She wants it to be earlier in the evening, no later than 7 PM, for reasons she states has to do with how long it takes to get our two S's to settle down and get to sleep. I want it later because I would like them to have enough time to open presents with me prior to bedtime -- her plan makes that nigh impossible.
On a positive note, I have a vacation lined up. W asked me what I was going to do both on the day after Christmas and the day after New Year's, so she could plan her work schedule and childcare accordingly. I told W I had made plans to take a vacation trip to visit family starting the day after Christmas and returning on New Year's Day. I also said that I would like to take our S's with me to visit my mother and W's sister -- but since that would be during S7's birthday (Dec. 30) I understood if she opposed me having them both away that week.
To my surprise W said it would be okay wth her, that she could celebrate S7's eighth birthday when he got back the following weekend (she said it really didn't matter to her or to S7 when they actually celebrated. Dumb-founded, I thought "Yeah, okay, whatever."
I was fully prepared to travel alone, but I will be more than happy to share this trip with my little ones. This is a pleasant surprise. (At the same time, I am cynically thinking that W appears to be more concerned that she is freed up from the responsibilities of taking care of our S's on New Year's Eve, so she can ring in the new year with her OM, just like last year. But if she lets herself be so distracted from her S's, then that's to my advantage. Her loss.)
I am particularly happy that my mother and my side of the family will for the first time be able to share in celebrating S7's birthday. My mom is tickled to death.
Originally Posted By: karen43
And boy you sure kept your birthday quiet!!! Happy Birthday, NC!!! The Disney party sounds like fun; hope you had a good one!!!
It was indeed, thanks. We had a lot of December birthdays to celebrate yesterday, it was pretty amazing.
