Thanks for stopping by pearl! I'll definitely come visit over there.

About the regularly scheduled MC: what I mentioned to W before was that maybe going once a month would help instead of once a year. It's been 10 months since we were there last, and we have only been twice. She's said since then that she thinks it's a good idea to go for her own good, but that she's not sure if it will help "us". And that's fine with me. I don't think we can fix "us" if she doesn't first fix herself. I have done a lot of fixing myself over the past year and I am definitely in a better mindset.

Another thing I have not mentioned in a while is that she has been taking a prescription preventative medication for her migraines of which a major side effect is depression. She's been on it since early 2007 I think, so she started it about 9 months before the "bomb". I (and HER entire family also btw) have tried to tell her that she seems depressed and that may have something to do with that medication. Of course, I was told by W that I am just trying to blame the whole M trouble thing on the medication. Not sure what she's told her family. Anyways, her sister convinced her to stop taking it about 2 months ago and I have seen a pretty good change in her. On Tuesday night, she came by so we could do our taxes (I know! Last minute! \:\) ) and she started talking about how much better she's felt since she's stopped taking it. She said she never realized how depressed it made her feel, because you don't notice the change if you're the one taking it. I told her that that was what I was trying to tell her back in Oct, when she didn't take it for about a month, that I noticed a change in her as far as being more optimistic.

So, all in all I think it's a babystep in the right direction. We'll see what MC will do.