Well, I called my mom this afternoon..  Let's just say she is having so much fun--she doesn't miss me at all!  I asked her if she has seen or heard from my ex-inlaws, and she said she hasn't.  This could be good or bad...depending on how you look at it.  I mean, I did tell my ex brother-inlaw that my mom was coming, but they didn't make an effort to see her--not even the sister-inlaw I spoke of earlier--she really loves my mom.  Weird.  I guess if they really don't care that we'll be there I can avoid coming to their homes filled with what could be a series of awkward chit chat...  The last time I was there, my poor ex-mother-inlaw didn't even realize that I wasn't married to her son any longer.  I wondered what she thought when her son brought his new wife over the year before my visit.  Did she think I was her?  Poor woman apparently wasn't well back then.  Andrew was only a little older than Nicholas when I last saw her alive, and lucky for me he started crying over something when my ex-motherlaw asked:  "What is it with you and my son?  Are you not together anymore?"  I was dumfounded.  Andrew starts screaming, and before I can find an answer..she goes on and says:  "Oh, I can't hear him cry!  He wants to leave, you better all go now.."  Okay, she wasn't what you call the warmest woman on the planet, but, thank God I didn't have to explain that tid bit of information.  You would have thought SOMEONE would have told the poor old woman that her son was no longer married to me and was with someone else..huh?  One would think.. I think someone did, but dementia was settling in to my poor ex-mother-inlaw's head.  She was a sweet woman, really she was.  Her husband was a sweetheart too.  Before he died he would sleep with a pillow with my son's picture in it.  He so wanted to see the him.  My son is the only grandson who carries the family name; the first American grandson to boot.  I like my ex's family--I just can't stand him.  I do want to visit them; we'll see..

Oh well, it could mean more free time to spend at the beach with my cousin Adelaide.  Adelaide told me on the phone today that she will be on vacation the entire time I'm there, so this is good news.  I can escape for awhile and spend time near the ocean.  I am sooo looking forward to that.  She has kids, so we can relate to eachother and won't be too upset if Nick has a tantrum.  It's weird but I've been around people who had kids; but they just get so weird with little kids around--it's like they forgot the time when their kids were little.  Drives me nuts. 

All is well in the Azores..  My cousin almost cried on the phone telling me how much she is going to miss my brother and the kids.  They are having a great time with them there.  Time flies when you are having fun..

I asked my mom if she had problem with her drugs on carry on.  She wasn't able to bring her carry on because it was too heavy, so it had to be checked in.  I'm guessing she had too many shoes in there.  Anyway, her meds went through with the luggage with no problem.  Okay, I feel better now..