My GAL this weekend did not go to plan. When I picked up D9 from after school club on Friday she was asleep on the children's sofa. This is unusual as it was only 5:00 and D9 is normally a whirl of energy. She was complaining of tiredness and a sore throat all the way home.
On Sat we had to cancel netball (both D9 and D12 were feeling unwell). I also had to cancel our trip into London to watch a show. It was raining and thought not ideal for the sore throats. We went into town instead, had lunch and watched a film. We then went home and cuddled on the sofa and watched TV. By Sunday D12 was feeling better but D9 had completed lost her voice. Temperature all night, coughing and generally being very very unwell. So, another day of cancelled plans replaced by more cuddling on the sofa.
Despite doing not much, we had a really nice weekend. I even saw D12 smile ones or twice and there was even some real genuine laughter. I do not know how long it's been since I heard D12 laughing properly.
My MIL has been different lately. She sent a text Saturday morning asking if the girls wanted to go round hers for Sunday lunch. She added "You are welcome to come too" at the end. I had already organized a play date for D9 on Sunday so said we had plans Sunday afternoon. She then responded about taking them out for breakfast. I said sure. I texted her Sunday morning to say that D9 was unwell and it might be better if she came round instead. MIL suffers from everything going round so said she would give it a miss. This might not sound like much, but the texts were very short and 'detached'. The last couple of times I've seen her (to drop off our dog) she has made a point of saying before hand (by text) "I will just drop her off and won't stop as I am running late". Might be nothing, but suspect she is now finding the whole sitch awkward. I doubt very much she feels stuck in the middle (neither of us talk about our 'lives' with her) but she probably feels bad about it all.
In the interest of 'co-parenting' I did send H a text Friday night saying what time D9 and D12 were playing netball if he wanted to come watch (he had said he was not working all weekend). He said he had taken on an extra flight sat and wouldn't be able to watch and, in the same text, and unasked, told me he wouldn't be able to see them sunday either as was watching football. Not sure football takes all day, but I am not going to waste any energy on it.
