It is What It is

My mother-in-law comes down most mornings happy; she wears a smile on her face and we can all see it.  My husband figures her presence here is a success if for that reason alone.  I must agree.  It is awkward and tying down but really to make a person happy the last years of her life, it is not that difficult.  My children are learning something from this experience.  Compassion and sympathy.  I am learning patience.  At the moment, as my husband and father put a washroom in the basement, my partner is learning to drywall in a small space.  Sometimes, men just have different priorities.