SD11 decided she didn't want to come over this weekend (this RARELY happens) because she has some sleepovers scheduled with friends and wants to spend time with them before school starts up again. We had planned to go camping with her (even though the last time we went earlier this summer it was a complete nightmare and we swore we'd never do it again, though we say that every year hahaha) since it will be the last weekend that we will be able to go for a long time due to work schedules. I was dreading it because at least last time my fiance's mom and her husband were with us and were able to help out with the barrage of mind-games, mood swings, and flat-out snottiness we were subject to. However, this time it would be just us and I wasn't sure how I would survive it without their support. DF tries to be a good dad but he's pretty clueless about what to do in most of those situations (though I'm no expert myself either) so I was preparing for the worst. Especially since the last time we saw SD she was grounded for having hurled nasty notes attached to rocks out her window at her friends because she was jealous that they were playing with another girl she doesn't like while she was stuck in her room, grounded again for yelling at her mom and all-round awfulness. If that's how she handles her jealousy with her FRIENDS, then what am I going to be in for, marrying her dad (she's already expressed her extreme jealousy of me in many ways such as lying about me to her mom and my fiance's whole family for the past 8 years despite me trying my hardest to befriend her and put her needs first, playing a million manipulative games with my fiance, and physically inserting herself between us as much as possible, often accompanied by affected baby talk to him and death stares at me...I know, textbook right? So typical)?? But I digress...there's no point in getting all worked up this weekend because SHE'S NOT COMING!!! We have some wedding errands to run while we're away (we're having a camping wedding at our favourite location)and it will be nice to spend time together and be productive all at the same time....*folds arms behind head and assumes relaxed position* aaaahhhhhh!!! For ONE WHOLE MONTH I can say goodbye to stress-induced eye-twitches, acid-reflux, and general feeling of doom that always comes over me every other Friday...feels good!