Why am I awake at 1 am when I have to work in the morning?

Family!

Our son is away for 4 days at a conference. I really thought we were making headway this week. I've been bending over backwards to get along with DH, coming straight home from work, helping him with dinner, setting the table, doing the dishes, and barely taking any time for me.

It has definitely made the week go smoother, with no bickering to speak of between us.

So I'm looking forward to a nice quiet Friday night. Our daughter-in-law gets home from work (setting up her 1st grade classroom for school to start on Monday) and attempts to hang up an accent light. Rollin of course has to tell her it won't fit, it's all wrong, she shouldn't be in such a hurry, etc. She yells at him "Did I ask for your advice?" and stomps off upstairs. All thiis in the space of 5 minutes while I'm trying to finish up dinner prep.

The girls tell her dinner is ready, and she tells them to start without her. After a few minutes, one of the girls goes upstairs to get her, and comes back to say she isn't going to eat dinner.

After I clean up, DH and I go off to our room and to bed at 7:30 just to escape. About 11pm I wake up and see the light is on in the living room. The girls are watching TV, and DIL's car is gone. Oldest granddaughter says she went to WalMart.

About 1am I get back up and the girls are now in bed, but I see DIL's head peek out of her room. I ask her if she's OK and she says yes.

I go into the living room and grab the computer. She comes down and says she is going away for the weekend, after fighting with DS on the phone, but that he is OK with it. I stand up and ask for a hug. She assures me everything will be fine, she just needs some time for herself. For the last three weeks, life has been upside down, stressful for all, with the move. I'm crying at this point, of course.

FAMILY!