W called very friendly on Wed morn and has been checking in regarding my Dad. I have told her 'thank you' but haven't used the contacts to use her as support. I have a very strong impression that she can't do that right now, and that it would not be welcome. His news isn't the best. It spread to his lymph nodes. So surgery, then chemo. Still a decent chance, and he's a fighter.
W is definitely in MLC mode. Right after checking in w/me about him, she asked me to watch S5 Wed and Fri nights, as she planned to go out. We're back to "if you don't want to, I could get a babysitter... (drawn out pause)." Figured I was peace-making this week, then I'll shift to some unavailability starting next.
I couldn't sleep last night, so woke up at 3am to get work done. S5 started talking in his sleep, about "our family back together", laughing, giggling. I walked over to kiss him on the head and thought "sleep well and long, little one."
After dropping off S5's board Tues am, I noticed 3 scrapbooks that W had made up off our first years of marriage in the garage. It was marked "College Memories" and set with other things she intended to store.
Keeping quietly at work and GAL stuff over here. Way less contact than in the past from her. I'm sitting tight, not wanting to give the impression of pursuit or neediness.
