Update: Bad news....

Well, while we have a court order now providing us visitation, I guess that doesn't mean BM has to follow it.  We drove 3 hours to pick SD up on Thanksgiving, as agreed, and BM refused to let us take SD.  She had decided that she was going to keep her, and gave us no notice at all. We missed Thanksgiving with all of our family, because BM insisted we not pick up until 4pm, and then she didn't show up anyways. This weekend was also OUR weekend. BM decided on Friday to change the visitation time, without our knowledge or consent, and did not show up at the time in the CO. Monday, we have to file a contempt motion, because visitation did not go through today. BM waited to call and text us back, until almost 2 hours after the scheduled pick up time, knowing that we were probably already on our way home. It was a horrible Thanksgiving, and a bad weekend. I'm just glad this time, there is a CO in place, and it is BM who is not following it.

**UPDATE**Good news attached!!!

Alright, so it's been a crazy last few months.  BM finally gave up in court, giving us every other weekend visitations, without supervision, in our home state.  This just started withing the last couple of weeks.  Although we are getting visitation, and everything is running smoothly as far as that goes, we are still having issues with BM.  She called the other day, and told my husband if he really wanted to see his daughter, he could pick her up EVERY weekend. (We would love that...if we could afford that)  I'm pretty sure BM just needs a babysitter, as she's been having issues with her husband.  Her husband left her a couple of weeks ago, which sent her after my husband.  In all of her fake kindness and sweetness, she took away child support.  She is mad now that didn't work in her favor, so she's messing with the visitation schedule and parenting plan.  It's never a dull moment where she is concerned, let me tell you.  All in all, time is spent well with my step daughter, and my husbands attitude has changed tremendously.  We get to spend our first Thanksgiving together, all of us, as a family this year. Things are good.