Blessed and so very thankful...

I can not even think of the friends I have that have complained about their in laws. It would be too arduous and numerous to name them all. I think about these people and must comment on how God has blessed me. I have to say that I have by far and away the best IL's EVER! This no joke and I would not state it if it wasn't true.

It didn't start out that way of course, this is a relationship that has grown and matured over several years, 15 and half to be exact. My husband and I met in H.S. and his mother especially thought that her little boy could do better. She made it quite plain that she didn't approve of me, that they were less than pleased. When we married 2.5. years after we had met my husband did NOT inform them that we had married. My parents were ecstatic from the beginning and have always supported my decision. When T's parents did find out, it was not good! His parents didn't speak to him for 7 months! When we finally had to tell them we were pg w/ Marcel they relented that this was NOT a figment of their imaginations.

I think the bond of motherhood is what started and has let flourish my relationship with my MIL. Once she really got to know me, she stopped seeing the young women who was stealing her little boy. She had to admit I was a good, decent, loving person. Now I'm not saying we ALWAYS agree but we do agree to disagree and are happy to be so. She is a wonderful, loving, caring, Godly mother and woman. I am truly blessed to have her and my FIL as my "other" parents.

So why all this mush about my IL's well... for mother's day they sent me an Apple Ipod Shuffle. I thought it was because she knew my Sony Mp3 (bean) had died. However when I asked her she said- no, she just thought that since I listened to music all the time it was a good gift. Now tell me truly whose IL's would do THAT for their DIL ? I know of only one other person who's IL's are as cool. And I'm happy to call her my Sissy. The Campanelli's are as loving to my sister as the Hardy's are to me. How my sister and I were singled out by God to have such a blessing..... I will never know. But I will NOT question it. I always accept it gladly and with many thanks.