Halloween roundup

For everyone that inquired about the feeds. I checked you out and you're fine.
Sorry if I made it sound complicated.

Halloween went fairly well. My Neice and nephew and their little ones came over as well as my inlaws and brother in law.

My Mother inlaw made fantastic costumes for my kids. My son was dressed like John Travolta in Saturday night fever. And my daughters had princess outfits that pretty much blew away all competition. For all the differences I have with my mother in law, she does take care of the kids at holidays.

My crotchety Father in law likes to hand out candy. He gripes at and harasses the kids that are too old, have no costume or don't say "trick or treat" It's actually kind of funny to watch, but I'm sure my house is going to get toilet papered one of these days.

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My mother in law proposed that she throw a birthday party for me at her house next week and use the event to invite the estranged people in our family that refuse to talk to us for whatever reason.

Pretty much everyone on that side of the family has completely disregarded or forgotten my birthday for the last several years, now she wants to use me as a guinea pig?

She said that Christmas is too sad and painful for her with the family not talking.

I knew it was all about her.

I told her that I have no issues with my sister in law, her boyfriend or anyone else. It is they who have cut us off for continuing to associate with her son. I also stated that it was my responsibility to protect my wife from getting blindsided and treated like shit from her estranged sister.

I also asked: Does sister in law want to reconcile? Is she still mad at us? Do they miss us or ask about us? My Mother in law stared at the ground for a second and said she didn't know.

That's what I thought.

I'm going to Lake Tahoe for my birthday instead. Screw those bastards. I'm too old for games that don't have poker chips involved.