MIL sent me a note to say she was thinking of me on my birthday. I replied back with gratitude but got caught up with emotion and also told her that I missed them.

Then saw an email W sent very early this morning. She had been waiting on news about a new job in another city and it came through. She then signed off 'I hope you had a happy birthday'.

This is a small step forward from last year when she didn't say anything at all but I'm also trying very hard not to read too much into this.

I congratulated her on her new job, thanked her for the birthday wish and wished her a good week.

M:36 W:34
T:9,M:4
Me,WAH:7/2011
My apology:12/2012
Her,WAW:01/2013
ILYBINILWY:4/2013
W's EA:5/2013
Sep:9/2013
2nd EA signs:03/2014