Dancing Queen

Family is such a weird thing. I get along well with my family. We are kinda kooky, but all in all very normal, not too out there.

But I am learning what family really means. Stbeh betrayed me. His mother, naturally, loves him, but she also loves me. She also loves her granddaughter. That means that we have a common goal. My daughter's happiness. We can get along and get over most everything because we want to share her laughter and her life.

My stbe mother in law, or Grammie, has moved across the country to live near my daughter. Grampie will join her when he retires this year. She is a wonderful woman, very smart, very caring, but most of all a good hearted person. I am doing what I can to make sure she stays in my daughter's life. But, stbeh does not like that. He is jealous and spiteful about it. I know that most divorcing couples do not reach out to the inlaws. He has said he is going to sue to keep my parents away (what an idiot)

Imagine my surprise and delight Saturday when I got a phone call to go out to dinner. It was Grammie, her sister, and her sister-in-law. (the two aunts had flown in from NY) They took me to dinner and we rented Mama Mia. We had popcorn, drank stbeh's beer that he left and ate chocolate. They wanted to be with me. They weren't just being friendly. We had fun.

We sang Karaoke to Mama Mia on the bonus tracks of the DVD!!!!!! Dancing Queen!!!!

I can't remember such a fun Saturday night in a long time. I was so happy after they left, I couldn't sleep for hours. In fact, I drew a tattoo on my hip to see what it would look like!!

Family can't be a mom, dad, son, daughter and dog. Family has to be more. It is about loving and sharing love, not blood.