Hi steppers!  As you may recall, my SD (21) that had a little boy a few months back.  She moved to be w/her fiance's family and they were going to build a place on the parents land out of state.  We were all pretty bummed out she was moving and we weren't even going to meet the little one, she left about a month or so before her due date.

Well, the fiance dragged feet getting a job and recenly had landed two part time jobs, and the loan they applied for was denied.

So at this point they know it will be at least a year before the place is built, that is if they qualify for a loan and if he gets full time employment, etc.

She has started college classes and was working 2-3 nights a week.  The parents even till now weren't allowing their dog in the house, and the poor thing had to live in the laundry room except for walks.  SD is much like me, an animal lover and it was tearing her apart to be seperate from her pooch, she was getting quite resentful. I don't blame her, if they wanted them to stay, they should have compromised. It's a biggish dog but he's middle aged and NOT destructive, but she has little ankle biters that are little shits so her rules I guess.

SD had enough, she did all she could to support her fiance in moving there and showed HER commitment, but they discussed it and are coming back to my MIL's.  I told her I am sad for them that it didn't work out, as I know that's what they wanted, but am of course selfishly happy that we get to have the little one so close now for some time. I'm thinking they will likely stay there a couple years to save up more for down payment and get stable with job direction. 

We have been super stressed with MIL being alone and taking a lot of our only days off wknds to run her to errands, visit, keep company.  SD has always been a tremendous help with MIL, so having her back there definately takes the burden off of us quite a bit.  MIL seems pretty happy about it too.  

On other news, my BIL got served the papers to sign his name off the deed (that he did fraudently when MIL was completely in grief after FIL passed)- and he actually DID!  All his crap and vehicles (non functioning) are in the driveway and house, but with this signed MIL can now get an order to have him remove his stuff.  The house will be going to DH when she passes.  

Honestly, we were thinking that in the next few months DH would have to move there or we would both be coming and going between her house and mine (we live very close) and we would have to put a fence in her yard for our dogs.  So for now, we don't have to worry about it for some time. We had discussed that the fence would be our issue to pay for, MIL is already putting a lot in to get the house repaired, so we figured the fence would be our responsibility (though she did offer to pay it all, then half when we said no).

DH is happy about having the grandson and SD back, maybe this will be a nice distraction for us both or something that helps US bond over the little guy together.