In my last blog post entry I discussed how DH and I were in the process of going no contact with MIL. We have gone (mostly) no contact since April with a few slip ups on DHs side entertaining her threats (like she's going to get us evicted from our rental, take custody of SS, get DH fired) and harassing him via texts/calls. Since then, she has been blocked on both of our phones and social media accounts. MIL has tried other ways to "get to us" through sending gifts to the kids through BIL or trying to relay messages through her boyfriend to provoke us to let her see SS. 

Yea low I got use to BM dropping SD 15 on anyone she could every single holiday . For weeks at a time and dodging spending time with her child for thanksgiving or Christmas. It was always the excuse " well I'm not doing anything so she would have more fun with you guys" well now that SD 15 is old enough to voice her thoughts turns out that NO she would rather not spend the whole holiday with us and I was shocked ( well not really) that SD only come around on Christmas Eve for about 3 hours to collect her gifts and go.

4 more hours and DH and I are off the next two weeks for Thanksgiving and his birthday week.  

Been pretty busy trying to get it all prepped.  We went from having 6 of us to 20 since SS26 is now engaged and her family is all coming here.  Wish us luck  LOL

SS21 surprised DH with 9th row tickets from the bench to see his football team play.  Paid the entire trip for 4.  We were so shocked, but we think his girlfriend is rubbing off on him and he is finally thinking about his future and putting in the work to success.

The time has arrived that the 15 yo teenage boy skid knows it all. Husband complains about his kid not talking to him or wanting to spend any time with him. Skid is just glued to his phone. And........ I'm just over here like yeah ... the skid hasn't had a conversation with me besides answering a direct question with yes/no/idk for years and years. 

So the dude who I asked to get tested got tested and showed me his results (guess he didn't want to eff around and find out how fast I'd end it if he didn't). So I suppose fine for now and he's been a gentleman thus far. And asked to define if we were exclusive. 
 

I felt compelled to say yes. 
 

Then later the next morning I thought about the other guy (with the kid) who've I've been also dating. I feel horrible now that they both expressed wanted to commit more and now I have to choose. 

I am only partially joking.  She will be her just after New Years.  She is staying for 4 days.  She started the "I miss you" campaign with my DW about 2mos ago.  Conceptually I am not against it. In reality, it will undoubtedly be an emotional shit show for my bride and a big part of that will be the anxiety that anything and everything will have to be secured or it will disappear.

Things have been going really good. SD showed her true colors and  SO finally decided to leave me alone about not wanting to do anything with or for his kids. I have let him go thru football season going to partial football games on Friday nights (because SS is JV and doesn't really play) and going to all Saturday morning games without causing a fuss because I wasn't even asked to go.                                      

Two weeks ago, SS13 went home from school Wednesday because he "threw up." Was perfectly fine on Thursday (district policy is he couldn't come back the next day). Friday morning, like clockwork, he told BM he threw up, so she kept him home again.

SS has acid reflux and has had it since he was 6. It causes him to spit up sometimes, but not outright vomiting. He also has a prescription, which he hasn't taken in months.

My neighbor is an annoying sh-t 

He lets his dog play right in front of my windows so i frequently see and hear the dog toys being thrown against my window or in front of the wall by my window which is noisy in addition to hearing his dog heavily panting 

there are multiple grassy dog areas that are designated for pets that are very close nearby 1-2 minutes walking distance 

I am at my wits end with this a$$cruncher and don't know what to do. 
 

what would y'all do?