Book a vacation and leave them the house.
Good luck
MJ

Use the time to get out of the house... if you have kids pawn them off on them for a night and go do something you wouldnt normally do. Do what you can to make the most of it!!!

Hubba Hubba

My deepest regrets for you.
That can make someone BP if they already weren't.
yikes!!!!!!!!!

Unplug the internet line, quickly

Suze---you can come stay here in Texas--I cook for the holidays!!!!

my mother-in-law came to stay for a short time and 9 years later I was asked to leave, not her fault but I thought I needed to say something witty and give you hope that it is only 2 weeks.

Ron

It's too late! It's booked. I'm panicing already. Two bloody weeks! What am I going to do with them It's ok for Steve, he'll be at work!

I'm having a relapse!!!!

My mom wants to come up here for Xmas for 2 weeks also. I just went thru a week with her about a month ago that was documented here. Not again!!!

Hi, SuzeQ2!!!!
Well, don't holler till your hurt!! It may turn out to go much better than you think and yes, it may turn out to be even worse. But that remains to be seen!!
Freaking out about it ahead of time will stress you out now and leave you with that much less ability to cope with it when it comes to pass.
I think that's a good idea, planning ahead to be out of the situation as much as possible. Make a list of things you can do to make the 2 week visit (and, boy!!! That IS quite long enough!!!) go as smoothly as possible for yourself, to be out of the house as much as possible or as removed from the company within the house or whatever. If you can get a decent, solid plan in place, it will likely reduce your stress level. Working on some concrete plans now will probably calm you down by making you feel more empowered and in control.

Thank you Carla....hyperventilating.
Actually it's the FIL that's the problem not my MIL.

Hi again, SuzeQ2!!!
Giggle!!! I almost added 'slow, deep breaths' in my post!!!
I know that when I start getting very anxious about upcoming horrors, I tend to give in to that shallow, fast breathing, which is NOT conducive to feeling calm and/or relaxed!!!!
By all means, do the breathing into the bag trick!!!! Do ANYTHING which will settle you down a bit right now!!!!

Ask your husband to help you plan what they are going to do while they are staying. Also see if he can get sometime off work. They are his parents after all and they will want to spend some quality time with him.
Don't worry about it.
Not your fault they are coming.
MJ