I'm glad to see that the situation with your wife's old friend took an interesting turn. I've gotta tell you, you were starting to come off like a parent - letting her know you didn't approve...etc...
So see what happens.
God shows up sometimes in the way we would LEAST expect.
As for the weekend and taking the kids...no offense, but you don't take advice on that when it's given...so we all know you're going to go pick up the kids. Just like every weekend.
So just go and have fun and don't worry about all this.
