"I can get them every weekend at least."

That's the comment BM made while dropping the skids off with DH & I three Sundays ago. That's the day that we started keeping them full time. BM said that she would get them every weekend, with the exception of the first one because it was their birthday & we already had a party planned for them. It wasn't like she had any way to throw them a party anyway. The second weekend, she picked them up from daycare & kept them until Sunday. Then this weekend comes. Like I said before, knowing BM she would have some excuse. This would be the THIRD week in & she is already making excuses.

"I don't know when I will be able to get them again."

That's the text she sent DH yesterday. But, since BM is a shady lying bitch, I did take the clothes she sent them over in to daycare & asked them if they would change them if BM picked them up. & to get SS4's glasses. DO NOT let her take them. (Her pair have been broken since February 2nd. They have a 1 year warranty, & our insurance covers new pairs due to damage anyway.) They were more than happy to comply at daycare. They were as appauled as I USED to be when I first met the skids. Who the hell dresses their 4 year old daughter in 2T pants. 18M socks. Then size 7/8M underwear, undoubtedly her older sisters. DISGUSTING. & SS4's pants were rolled twice at the waist & 3 times at the bottom. I have news for you dumb bitch. That qualifies as Child Neglect in Louisiana. So does not supplying your child with glasses when they are prescribed as needed by a doctor. So is ignoring medical care & missing numerous appointments. So is dropping your kids off and leaving them places for days at a time with no specific date to return. I have been researching Child Neglect & printing & highlighting everything that applies to our situation. Then taking pictures & storing them with the paperwork. It really concerns me that my skids have to go in public looking like this. That SS4's own mother is non-chalant about his lazy eye & doesn't seem to give a shit if he looses vision in the left eye due to not having glasses. But that's what the note from the doctor is for when we take her sorry ass to court.

I knew it wouldn't take long before she decided that she wasn't going to get the skids. It's fucking ridiculous really. Like, let me know when you actually want to spend some time with your children. But if she texts during the week & wants to get them, I will tell DH to shove it. WE get them during the week, & they are not going to skip out on daycare/school because she was too lazy to spend time with them when she was supposed to.

MIL wants to keep them Saturday night, then drop them off Sunday morning & pick them back up later & keep them again. Then she can take them to daycare in the morning. Talk about starting Monday off on a relaxing note! No skids to wake up, no leaving 20 minutes early to get them to daycare. No Spongebob in the living room, haha. She loves keeping them, & she is considerate to the fact that sometimes we all just need a little break!

Anyway, I need to get some shut eye. God knows DH isn't going to be the one getting up with the skids in the morning. Sometimes I wish he would just so I could actually SLEEP IN! But I guess when you get up at 5:30am all week, getting up at 7:30 / 8:00 IS sleeping in.

DON'T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD TOMORROW NIGHT!