I've been really lax in posting this last week. Tuesday my mother-in-law was in a traffic accident which had the whole family in a tizzy. She spent a couple of days in the hospital because she has some health issues. She also takes blood thinners and had some subdural bleeding problems last year. She's home now with some beautiful bruises and staples in her head. The small town hospital where she was taken only has a nurse practitioner. The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. and at 10:30 she was still strapped to the spine board and not allowed to eat. They had taken a scan and evidently they are read in Australia. Really! It took 3 hours for them to discover that it had not been received. I only know about email, faxes and phone calls. If it's important I follow up to see if it was received. How simple it that? Well, they didn't ask me, anyway.
I consider myself fortunate. My husband was a child of divorce, so I have 2 mothers-in-law. Each very different, but each an important part of our family. My kids had the advantage of an extra set of grandparents. My husband's mother remarried and had a second family. When we got married, she had a 10, 8 and 5 year old. So a few extra kids in her house were no big deal. His stepmom never had children, but she is a true grandmother to my kids and grandkids. I also had the luxury of backup sitters, when mine cancelled. Yes, we all live in the same town.
Christmas was usually at Gramps on Sunday night, Grandma's on Christmas Eve and my parents' on Christmas day. Very hectic and the kids had a car load of loot from each one. It was crazy finding a place for it all.
I had planned to post a little tutorial over the weekend, but I don't have an uncluttered place to take pictures (+;
Maybe later.
What about your mother-in-law?
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My Mother in Law died about three years ago.(She was 91) My husband misses her. She did not like me very much, I was never perfect enough or quiet enough to be well liked by her. I was a big dissapointment to her in the daughter in law department.
It sounds like you have a good relationship with both of your Mother in laws, you are very fortunate:)
My husband's mom died about five years ago. Since my husband is fifteen years older than me, his mom was the age of my grandmother. She was sweet, enjoyed gossiping (her only vice that I ever saw), and made the best pies in the land. She was not an interfering type at all. She loved to talk about the Lord, and read her bible every day. I was blessed to know her.
The mother of my late husband (prior to one to whom I'm now married) is an Italian woman well into her eighties. She's hilariously funny, still, and laughs more than anyone I've ever known. I'm sure it has a lot to do with her longevity!
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