Sounds like excellent news for the kids (and you)

Money can't guarantee hapiness ... but sometimes it really helps!

Just mom and grandma... it's Catholic School, the kids aren't s'posed to be happy!

Now, now...I went to a Catholic high school. By choice.

OK...that might explain the title of this thread. ;)

That is really good news for all concerned.
And I hope your kids & husband realise what a good heart you have!

Surely not the one I went to? In Kettering; playing regional finals against Coldwater tonight? If you did---WOW! That would be weird!!! as now we're going to the same University...

Btw, did you have nuns masquerading as teachers coz we sure did. HATED them, esp. the German ones. YIKES.

Surely you learned SOMETHING from them?

Nope, I went to Mount Notre Dame HS in Reading, Ohio.

We had a few nuns, but most of them were very good teachers.

Yes. How fast I could ditch a cigarette in the girls bathroom.

This German nun-frau would burst in at odds moments to try to catch us, always with an extremely pissed off, red-faced, Greek tragic look. Like she was scaring up Jews hiding in the attic or something.

I also learned German nuns have NO sense of humor OR irony. EVAH.

Holy Crap! :lol2:

Juniper, do you want to adopt me?
I'll do the housework!
And try to teach your kids an English accent.

And, and.
Give me a while to think of some more valuable traits I have...

Congratulations! But again, just your willingness to take them on was amazing! As far as your SIL's ex-MIL issue...regardless of a divorce or not, she's the kids grandmother. My parents pay for Miettes gymnastics and I think nothing of it. I know $39/month isn't a lot compared to private school but my parents aren't rich and it's still money out of their pocket. Personally, I'd go to the grandparents in a heartbeat if it means a better life for my daughter, worst case scenario is a 'no'. Good for her for recognizing the kids needs and finding a way to help the situation out.

Sundae, stop by on your way back from Kenya and I'll see what we can do. :D

Squid -- absolutely true; there's nothing my parents wouldn't have done for our kids. But of course, grandparents aren't obligated to do anything legally and, some may say, even ethically. There are a lot of parents who think when the kid's 18 they're done in every way, including caring for grandkids.

The problem with asking your ex's mother for help is that it means she's always going to be nosing around in your life, if she's inclined to do so. But good moms (and I did say she was one, mostly) will be able to deal with that if it's important to the kids' well being.

It must have been very, very hard to ask.

Yeah, you have a good point, Juniper. My daughters bio-dad is 100% uninvolved, no financial support, he says he will never tell his family about Miette. He returned to S. Korea when she was just a couple months old, but he had only seen her once for 45 minutes. He is no where on her birth certificate, no child support, no communication, etc. I don't hate him, don't blame him...just circumstances which led us to where we are. And....I LOVE IT! My BF has been around since Mie was 9 months and he's pretty much her dad....well, he is her dad. His mother (being Cambodian refugee getting to the states in '84) has been hardened in life and stays out of our business for the most part. She lives a couple blocks away and I have never even been IN her house. So, I forget about the other side of the coin...when family is involved not in a pleasant way.

Update. My niece called my daughter tonight to chat. They're one year apart, but though they get along, I wouldn't say they're best buds or anything. So this was unusual. After a while my daughter handed me the phone to talk to my niece, and I asked her a bunch of questions about her new school. Did she like it? Did she have nuns for teachers? (she said "huh?" I had to clarify, "do you call any of them 'sister?'" :)) Did she wear a uniform? Was that the school her older brother went and what did he think of them going there too?

Apparently things are going great so far; she sounded really happy. Her little brother, too.

They sure moved fast on this, didn't they? Wow.