Mother in Law

The name mother-in-law tends to have a negative vibe attached to it. Not so with mine. I adore my mother in law and we even lived with her for almost 4 years and I can still say that. She never butted into our lives unless asked and always seems to know just the right time to offer help. Case in point, I am going into the hospital tomorrow and can not be there to support my son as he experiences a painful moment in his young life, the funeral of a best friend. It was bad enough "abandoning" my family to have this surgery done but to not be able to be there with Sean is killing me. My mother-in-law just called and said "I was thinking after talking with you yesterday if Sean needs someone to go with him tomorrow as support?" I was very grateful because Sean said a quick yes with much relief in his voice. He and gramma have shared a special relationship from when we lived with them. When things got crazy upstairs Sean could always go down stairs and hang with gramma and have toast with jelly and juice and watch cartoons. Especially after Megan was born she was a god sent. It was really tough for both of them when we moved out and an hour away. They both and me included went through major gramma withdrawal. The first few years here we saw each other almost every other weekend and all special occations. Now the visits are a little more spread out but when we need her she comes running. I don't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful person to come attached to the love of my life but here she is. I can rest easy tomorrow and not worry that everything is falling apart at home because gramma will be here.
I also have been blest with great friend through out my life and feel that my family will survive with the support of the warm blanket we have in our lives. My scout buddy and horse pal made the nerves go for a while this morning and as she left she left me with a belly laugh saying "Now listen to me carefully, the white light is not your friend stay away from the light your friends are in the darkness go toward that." So I can go tomorrow and rest a little easier and concentrate on me for a few days knowing my family is in good hands.

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