Baby did a brilliant job for the almost 20 hours we drove in the last 3 days. Equally impressive were all of my inlaws. We are EXTREMELY worried about Reusker's mother...who is really going downhill. I've never known someone so lazy or inclined to go on about worthless stuff (the pattern on the china she had no business buying). I worry about her and feel very, very sorry for her...she lives a really pathetic and childish life and it can not be fun to feel that bad about one's self. She really did a nice job while we were there. I think the focus was more on the baby than her...which she disliked, but she took it well. She was a gracious hostess and really tried to put on a good front for everyone. She also didnt ask for money, which made me want to leave a little for her.
Both of Reusker's grandmothers (Baby's GREAT grandmothers!) were doing well. MoMo, the perennial whiner, was unusually cheerful. She still pulled tons of martyr crap (ie. cooking a lot, even though she KNEW we'd only be there long enough to take her out, then bemoaning her effort - with a sore back, of course). His paternal grandmother didnt even know who we were, but she loved playing with Baby.
The driving was long, but it got us out of our world for a weekend...gave me and Reusker time to talk, and he did a little programming on the drive (something he doesnt get to do now that he is an executive).
It was a much better weekend than I anticipated. It gave me the ability to have a more serene attitude about going to Maine. I am going to work on just "accepting" and not caring what shit people bring to us. That whole "surrender" thing has never come easily to me...but I'm ready to renew the effort.
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