Thanks Buffy01

Mother made sensible decision and decided not to go.

We delivered presents Sunday before Christmas. Stood outside their house talking to my brother and niece. Oh, wait a minute, someone was missing. Guess who! If she was doing that to snub me well sorry to say it was expected. Only person she made look silly was herself. Mother hasn't mentioned it, but she will at some stage.

Problem is can't prove any violations. There was going to be one on 26th December, when older niece had invited loads of people to her house. She subsequently cancelled; my aunt was apparently instrumental in that. Sis-in-law's mother spent Christmas Day with her daughter, my brother and younger niece so another good reason why we turned down the invite. This is how the virus is spread. It's all very well restricting contact within families, but you just don't know who else they've been in contact with, like my aunt visiting her widowed friend and getting a neighbour to take her there!

Back to topic. Sis-in-law sent me a cursory text saying thank you for presents. Was just writing one to my brother so sent that and acknowledged the arrival of hers.