Hi all! I've been lurking here and there, commenting now and then, but work has been INSANE and I haven't been able to hang out here like I used to. (Actually having to WORK on the job?! The horror!)

Anyway, DH's grandmother passed away a couple weeks ago. It wasn't unexpected; she was 92 and had been in poor health for quite some time. How did he find out, you ask? His mother informed him by EMAIL. That's right. The Queen of Sensitivity EMAILED her son to inform him of his grandmother's death. Nice. He went back and forth about whether to attend the funeral, and decided against it. He is still estranged from his parents and sister, who are still pissed at him for allowing YSS to be adopted by his biological father. They are all still up BM's butt (the BM they absolutely hated when they were married, but are suddenly BFFs with now that she has full control of the kids). No doubt she will be attending the funeral, waxing poetically about how they were "super close" and had "such a bond," putting on a fake crying show for attention and parading her "poor suffering fatherless children" around for everyone to fawn over. No thanks. DH and I ordered a bouquet of Grandma's favorite flowers in her favorite colors, and made a generous donation to the charity she loved and did lots of volunteering for. DH wants to honor her in his own way, far away from the shit show.

In other news, my dear friend Ann and the love of her life, Hot Tom, are looking at places to buy together. She went from considering breaking up to looking at houses with him literally in the span of a week. Because, you know, despite the fact that his daughter is a disaster waiting to happen, she and Tom have "such amazing chemistry" and a "deep, spiritual connection" that simply can't be denied, people! Can't be denied! I give up. I can't. She KNOWS the girl is a huge problem. She KNOWS how her son is being affected. But the Power of the Tom cannot be ignored. :? :?
Ann is doomed.

That's the nutshell version. I have to get my work wrapped up for the day before I can leave. BUT there will be more, as Ann just ran out of work after receiving a call from CPS during her lunch hour!!! Yup. And so it begins....

These are the Days of Step Life....