After dinner, daughter and I went to a friend's house for dessert. He didn't want to come. Before we left, we all sat on the couch and watched Elf. All of us were laughing, making jokes, etc. We left for about 2 hours. When we came back, he had taken the dog for a long walk in the rainy cold weather. Said he didn't want to sit home. He never takes the dog for a walk.

This morning, the day after Christmas, he came upstairs, made me coffee, made himself tea, emptied the dishwasher and then went back downstairs with his tea after handing me my coffee. Can someone with some insight please let me know why he is being so nice? Is he trying to make himself look good for his journal? I really don't understand.

Before going back downstairs, he said he was going to his brother's today around 4. The part I don't get is if he is staying around to be with daughter, then why isn't he around her and if not, then why doesn't he leave earlier? I am so confused by his actions... anyone?