Anvil, thank you for the reminder to keep it all business.
Originally Posted by
AnvilheadII 
if they could barely afford airfare, why would they show up for a week with no money?
(Apparently, it's 2 weeks.) Well, family is lovely and shares. *shrug* Yeah, I don't get it either. I don't know if it's an our-family thing. Or if they had other arrangements that fell through, or what. (A 2nd cousin is taking them for 1/2 of the visit.) The only time DS and I travel is when I can cover all expenses for what we have planned (travel, hotel, food, car and entertainment. Mom has mucked up both of those trips, but those stories would be a huge digression.) We'll meet family in the area for stuff or family events, but we don't stay in their homes.
If Mom stays, I want her to feel like this is her home, too. BUT. I feel there's a certain level of consideration for the others in the home that should be observed. She did not. And her deciding to take off after inviting them in and after I expressed displeasure at the invitation is just absolute ****.