Originally Posted by mimom
K. I was misunderstanding the question.
Buy the fabric according to the directions. The "scraps" are yours to keep. Still ask MIL her opinion on the colors.
And...she's lonely. It's not that she needs help, she needs attention. Which is a whole 'nother topic. ;)
I am taking MIL with me to Joanns to buy the fabric, and your right she's lonely, but thats her fault. She'd still be married if she wasn't such a b......., even DH says so.
anytime she starts a sentence out with "LISTEN, ...... we cring[/quote]
Lonliness is the main cause of depression in the oldies. Maybe ya'll could visit MIL a couple of times a month and try to help with her lonliness. (and some of her little chores) She is your husbands mother and even if she is difficult, she is still his mother. My DHs mother didn't even want to meet her son's wife the first year and it took her 15 years to finally accept me. I was to call her and his dad by their first names. I perserveared(sp) and didn't sweat the small stuff. But the only time she ever asked me to make something for her I did it right away. When she (your MIL)is gone, she will be gone for a long time. My daughter took care of her MIL in the NH for 8 years and that was one manipulative woman!
Put yourself in her shoes. Think about the things she asks of ya'll as if you were asking your own child. OK, now Listen....
Help her with love! Also, let her buy the fabric. Don't expect to be paid. This should be a gift of love. Hope I didn't step on any toes.