SKs are both here for winter break.  SS16 is here 70% normally and SS11 here 30% normally.  Their mother is a HCBM to the extreme and has stunted these children to the point that there's no real personality there.  They just skulk around and suck the joy out of the atmosphere.

My lawyer just posted on Facebook that the courts are closed, but judges and clerks are working.  As long as the paperwork is done and "agreed" by the parties, there shouldn't be delays.  If not, we must be prepared to wait.

I know we have a few people here waiting for a judge to sign off on something, so I thought I would offer a sliver of hope!

DH and BM are involved in (another) custody dispute.  Today was a "settlement conference" with both lawyers and the GAL.  Apparently, our attorney took the opportunity to chastize both DH and BM for being a$$holes and her observation was that after reading through the correspondence, it looks like *I'm* the only one with the kids' best interests in mind.

We dropped the skids back with their mother last night after 6 LONG days of drama.  

Skids are both grounded at our house.  SD14 started an Instagram account in the spring, but neglected to tell her dad about it.  For 5.5 months.  At the same time that she was telling him that she *couldn't* contact him at all because BM blocked him in her phone and to call she had to use BM's phone.  And then we found her Insta account, by accident.