Tammy, thank you so much for your lovely long and detailed reply. I feel better now knowing you are doing OK.
Good for easy child. Good luck to her. And you know, if young difficult child has still got his job, that says a lot. I'll keep my fingers crossed that that continues.
You are doing really great with your children, as well as anyone could do under the circumstances. You are so clever to keep up the good relationship with your grandchildren. That is very important and when they are older they come to visit on their own, and it is a lot of fun (that's talking from my own experience). I was never very good with playing with them when they were small, but when they get older they like to come and just be around me in the kitchen, eat my cookies, bring their friends, -- just somewhere to drop in and take a break. And I just love it!
I have two grandchildren starting school now, age 6. I have always gone with each grandchild to buy their school bag and pencil case with all that goes in it. It's a real outing -- we go to two different shops to buy those things, and then afterwards we go to buy ice cream and they can choose whatever they want. I have now done that with 20 (yes, twenty) grandchildren. And there's still a whole bunch more to come who are still small! And even when they are grown up, they remember that experience! Even my married granddaugher who now has 2 sons still remembers that outing!
I wish you the best of luck with your move. Moving house is always difficult, but worthwhile! And enjoy the quality time with your husband. You are still the prettiest American girl I have ever met. I hope your husband appreciates you -- you are such a good wife and mother.
Love, Esther