Leese- that's awesome! Great numbers!
My in-laws... hmmm... it's interesting all round really. My DH's mom walked out on them when he was 8 (he and his brothers were 2 (adopted brother),7,8, & 9 years old). DH caught her and her now Husband, Mike, having sex on the living room couch while his parents were still together- which he told his dad and it all went downhill from there. His mom took them away from their father then made him pay her off inorder for him to be able to see his own kids. So he took a loan from his dad and basically bought them from her. He got full custody of Dh and his two biological brothers. She got full custody of the adopted one. They then didn't speak for about 10 years. I didn't even meet her until we were planning our wedding (and we'd been together 7 years at that point).
DH's dad is remarried to his ex-best friends now ex-wife. It's a twisted tail haha. Basically Jamie (Dh's now stepmom) was with Andy and Andy and DH's dad were best friends. About 9 years ago, Dh's dad and Jamie started talking on the phone all the time and eventually started sleeping together. Andy knew about it, was fine with it!, and they decided they were going to get divorced but stayed together about 2 years more "for the kids" (they have 3 together). All the while Dh's dad was dating Jamie and they'd all go on family vacations together. We actually all went to Disney in 2004. Jamie & Andy and their kids went in their camper, and DH's family & I were in DH's father's. And Jamie & Dh's dad would hook up most nights and everyone of us knew what was going on.
So now, we barely speak to DH's mom still. She really has no part in our lives and honestly I can't blame DH for wanting to keep it that way. You don't get to be a grandma (this will be the first grandchild in DH's family) when you were the worlds worst mom. Jamie however adores children and although she's a bit high maintenance (everything has to be her way) she's really brought DH's messed up family of boys all together. Dh's dad is just a gentle giant. He doesn't have much of a backbone which is stressful at times with managing Jamie but he'd do anything for anyone and they are both so excited about this little one its ridiculous.
Oh well... i love Andrew and it's all worth it lol.
maybe this Friday. I'll keep trying!
such a tough girl Emma 
