Your sitch sounds wonderful...CONGRATS on the new digs. They sound gorgeous.
I am so glad things are progressing with C. You are handling this so well and she is truly being drawn back to you! Continue your patience and quiet persistence!!
Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.... (thoreau)