I had a small chat with my wife this afternoon and i kept it to the kids. S8's birthday is on Monday and i invited her to the house to celebrate. I also invited her to christmas day at the house. She said she would think about it as i have made it quite clear she cant be part of the family if OM is around. I told her that i am making this offer as it is the best Christmas gift I can give to my children. The gift of there mom with them christmas day will make the day perfect in their minds. She accepted the offer.
My goal for the next 2 weeks is to avoid confrontation of any kind with her. I do not want to fight or argue so i am going to give it up. Try to remove as much stress as I can before Christmas comes. So we can enjoy our family time.