I hope I don't have to worry!

[judy]

Thanks for all your prayers! It is like Crisis Central there.

At the moment, I have to admit I'm avoiding Jessie a bit! She wants me to come up at the end of the week because Mackenzie is very upset about the dog. They're out of school for President'sWeek. I definitely would (and might), but I just came home last week and I'm going up on March 5th for a few days for my birthday. Jessie is coming down on March 4th for her disability appeal hearing and I'm driving her back up. My birthday is March 9th, so I'll stay a few days.

I'm avoiding her because I'm tired when I come home. It's a long drive, the kids are - well, kids - it's not my own house, I worry about how my dogs behave, and so on.

I'm also avoiding going up because I think Jessie should take Mackenzie out for a girl's day out, spend alone time with her, etc. to help her get through this. It's difficult for Jess because her husband is very demanding of her time.

I, as tactfully as possible, said that maybe she should spend time with Mackenzie instead of helping Steve so much. She spent most of yesterday going to Albany with him for his job interview! On the other hand, if this is how her marriage works, that's how it is and that's where a child needs a Grandma to spoil her and give her the time she needs.

I'll see what happens. Oh - and my ex is there for the week. You would think that with 2 grown men around, they could watch the 2 little ones and manage on their own so that she can tend to Mackenzie's needs. Men! Grown children!

Thanks for listening - I needed to vent.