Quick entry on the day. Crazy work day. Dia, if you're reading, I think we are pulling the same type of workload right now. Good to be busy.
Didn't spend much time with W tonight b/c S and I met my brother and his W and 4 kids for a baseball game. It was great to see them. My brother got me through some really rough times early on in this sitch.
Got home from the game and W was still up. She was pleasant. When I was telling her about the game and that I spoke to SIL, W said "Oh, SIL went too?" GIMA: "Yeah, their whole family went." W: "Well, I thought it was just you, S, brother and brother's S." GIMA: "Nope. All of them. They only had 2 extra tickets, so they asked me and S to go."
W seemed surprised in that way as to signal she thought she was left out. She wasn't pouty or mad, but I know her well enough to know she was disappointed or mildly hurt.
D5's birthday party is Sunday, and SIL and my step-mother will be there. They have had very little contact with W since the bomb. They are not pleased with her actions. I spoke to SIL tonight at the game and told her not to feel any pressure about doing anything "wrong" around W. Just be herself. Told SIL she could not do anything wrong. Tried to reassure SIL that I am going to be fine no matter what, and that things seem to be moving along the right path.
After S went to bed tonight, I came back to my room to wash up and bruch my teeth. Unlike my usual routine, I left my bedroom door open. When I came back out of the room to lock up the house and set the alarm, W was in her bedroom (immediately across from mine). She had left her door open and had a basket of laundry from the dryer. As my C suggested on Monday, I "invaded some of her space" by going into her room. I helped her fold the laundry and talked to her about the day and what she and D5 did tonight. Then, I walked out and we said good night.
