Princess WILL NOT get me down, but damn, I am angry and hurt. I'm venting so this doesn't get me down. Our house has been SO happy and "even" for the last month. I'm not going to let her teen girl outburst ruin me.

So, Loghead and I were talking in the kitchen, and she comes in and starts rambling about something that happened at work. I could see Loghead totally zone out. Even though I didn't care, I stayed focused. And then she throws in, "Oh, yeah. That graduation party you're planning? I don't want one, so don't expect me to help get the house ready."

My father-in-law also showed up for the track meet yesterday. Loca Grande made a huge deal about him being there and gave him a huge hug, and asked all kinds of questions about his recent knee surgery. Showed great concern for him and MIL, said she can't wait to see them all at graduation next month...

When she turned her back for a minute, he just rolled his eyes at me, and made a gagging gesture. Too funny!

Then later, she asks, "Oh, yeah. What day is graduation? I have to ask off work..."

OMG, some people should not be allowed out in public!

Loca Grande ticked me off back at the end of January, and I have cut all communication with her. Which in some ways is great, but she refuses to talk to Loghead, so most times we don't even know what plans she has with the skids. The boys were there this weekend, and they did call Loghead and arrange to stay with her Sunday night, and she would bring them back to school Monday morning. (They had a snow make-up day; I'm still on vacation.)

I'm trying not to be overly optimistic, because I don't want to jinx anything, but our house has been amazingly pleasant since our date night on March 7. The kids have gone about their business and their chores. They seem to get to and from their mother's house without me having to deal with her. Loghead's temp job ended, but he has used the time off to finish up some jobs around the house that needed to be done.