Boxing Day

My mother has been rather miserable since we arrived and today everyone was in tears and desperate to leave. I packed all my things, ready to change our tickets and fly back knowing how unrealistic that is. Maya was paralyzed in despair, and would not move forward or backward. We all took walks in the snow and formulated a plan to get out of the house as often as possible so to balance the bad energy in the house.

Maya' mood improved when we went to see the new Disney movie 'Tangled' in 3D. Later Tara and I saw the 'Black Swan' during which I screamed in horror and embarrassed my daughter and made everyone else in the theatre laugh.

I don't know how to make it easier for any of us. My mother is forgetful and unhappy and bothered by our presence even though she delights in having her family around. None of us can do anything right and she is correcting us regularly. I am trying to breathe, to calm down, to figure out a way to turn things around.....