[Lindsey]

I know my brother deserves better than her, but he will do anything to stay together because the little girls consider him their daddy now. She was threatening to leave and packing up her stuff but he did all he could to calm her down, and doesn't want the rest of us to do anything to make her upset. Obviously none of us TRIED to make her upset. It started from her overhearing my mom saying she wished she would offer to help out in the kitchen when they visited. I know I had issues with Scott's mom as well but we settled it privately and I never tried to bring the rest of his family into it. I really hope she doesn't limit the time we can spend with the little girls, because we all really love them. I rarely see them anymore.

Diana, I don't know if there is anything really reportable in the hotel room... the bedding and towels were clean, but we did choose the cheapest place and they let Layla stay there free of charge (even though there was a sign on the door saying no pets allowed!). I guess next time we'll know we get what we pay for!

I can't believe there's only a few days left to pack! I still have a lot of clothes and some shoes to pack, and we haven't even STARTED on the kitchen yet!

I don't think I'll be taking any time off work either. I thought I might take next Monday off, but I'm already taking so much time off for bank appointments, lawyer meetings, etc, that I don't think I should take any more. I thought it would be nice to be there with Layla for a full day though, instead of leaving her alone for a whole day not long after she gets there!