BM actually tried to talk my DH...into getting back together with her. LOL. They have been apart for over 8 years. We've been married for 2. She said something to him over the phone a few days ago about how they should work it out. He actually started laughing uncontrollably when she said it. He asked her if she was crazy or high. She dropped it and DH and I joked about it.

My MIL had a meltdown last week b/c I told DH that SD9 wasn't vacuuming the rug. She had her cousin doing it, even after DH told the cousin to sit down. I blogged about it b/c my MIL went absolutely nuts. Its been a week. DH and I have not talked to her. We were letting it rest, hoping that she would calm down. She didn't. She called last night and left this wonderful voicemail:

"Food for thought DH, if your stupid, little, immature b**ch of a wife wouldn't have tattled on poor, sweet little SD9, none of this would have happened." (Those are her words verbatim).

My MIL and I had a good relationship or so I thought. SD9 won an award at school on Monday. I invited MIL to come for a visit to see her get the award and to spend some extra time with her. Everything was fine in the beginning. On Monday night, DH told S D9 to vacuum the floors. It is part of her punishment for lying. MIL tried to argue with this and say that DH's niece could do it. He told her no. I went into the bedroom to get DD4 ready for bed. DH had followed me into the room for something.

DH and I just got a notice in the mail that SD9 won an award at school! She is the most improved student in her entire grade! There is a big celebration next week. DH and I are thrilled. We knew she was doing better since moving here, but this really shows that she has started to change.

Also, she wrote apologies to both me and DH for lying. She has done her extra chores and lived without electronics/TV for the past week without any complaints.