Surviving

This weekend has not been as bad as I anticipated.

I think that one of the things I was dreading the most were changes to MIL's home. There are some--but not nearly what I expected.

We have been very busy and that has helped to avoid long awkward pauses. And we have gotten to spend lots of time with our siblings, which is a good thing. I got to hang out with my brother and nieces last night, and tonight all of DH's sibs, along with FIL and new wife, (there are 20 of us, total) met up at SIL's house for pizza and a Just Dance Wii smackdown (that was hilarious--we are a most uncoordinated group). FIL and new wife cut out early, and we weren't really sure why. After we got back here, FIL explained that it was the first time that the entire family has been together since the funeral and it was tough having everybody there except MIL. I hope it doesn't set him back again, but I guess it needed to happen.

I also met with my mother. Her life is not going well. I think she was hinting about moving in with me. Not gonna happen. Not even logistically possible since I live in a 2-story house and she has so many artificial body parts that stairs are out of the question.

We leave first thing in the morning. Glad to have this trip behind me.