MIL and FIL wanted to take DH and I out for dinner. It was supposed to be a celebration for me, but we kind of put them off for a few days. I am pretty sure that it's not so much going to be a celebration but rather an excruciating evening of listening to them talk about BM and SD the entire time. I might as well just turn it into a drinking game. Every time someone mentions SD or BM's name I take a drink. Damn, I guess I'm getting drunk tonight everyone! }:)

A few weeks ago I offered to stay home with DH's son while he took his daughter out for her birthday. Here's the background story if you care to read it: http://www.steptalk.org/node/196558

You guys were right, my DH is a great guy. He's so good about parenting his own kids and he never asks me to do anything for them. This seemed like something I could do for HIM that wouldn't require a lot of effort and hassle on my part, right? Well, as they say, no good deed goes unpunished.

latency -- recurrence -- latency -- recurrence. Forever.

Just when everything seems to be going smoothly and you are floating along, really starting to enjoy your life, you catch a glimpse of it in the mirror: Uh oh. Just a little red blister this time, not really a big deal, but still a reminder that this herpes skidplex virus is always going to be there. You can forget about it, sometimes for very long periods of time, but it will always come back and it will always bring a bit of discomfort into your life.

I always say I'm one of the lucky ones in here. DH does the parenting when his kids are in my home. He gets groceries, cooks dinner, cleans before and after. I don't do any of that and he has never asked me to. He has never asked me to pick his kids up from school or after school care even though I drive right past them on my way home. He has never dumped his kids on me when he isn't home.