So the MIL visited this Saturday just gone, all went well considering, she didn't monopolise DS (almost typed 'monotonise' there, which would also be accurate) too much - but when hubby took her back to the station, she invited herself to ours for xmas this year!!
Apart from the obvious problem with this, we were intending to go to my parents, which we did 06. I've never actually cooked xmas dinner and I'm not sure the year I want to start is with a toddler (he will be 13mths xmas this year) running around!
I don't want to be overly selfish, but, she is really hard work (passive-agressive type, eg says she'll stay in a hotel to make you go 'oh no, you have to stay with us') and although it's great she's interested in the little one, she and hubby aren't exactly close. It's not so much that she's cold as just entirely emotionless. Just sort of blank really...
Would it be too selfish to suggest her coming between xmas and new year instead? That way she gets to spend lots of time with the baby, we get a slightly relaxing xmas.
Can't believe I'm fretting about this already.... if I really run away with the panic, she ends up moving next door when she retires!!
To his credit, hubby didn't cave and said 'we'll have to see nearer the time'.