Thursday

Usual seeing Mr and Mrs Handy. Chat and tea. Their downstairs neighbours are giving them gyp. They object to them walking round their flat, usualy by playing very loud "chav" music till late at night. As usual the council are about as much use as a chocolate teapot. Im remembering why we moved now. Poor Mr handy he's the cleverest person ive ever met. Now so damaged by his interactions with people he cant face them unless forced. His wife is nice and cant sleep thro the noise. What the world does to us!

Phoned Mutual friend to tell her of the request for the will to be revealed to the court. We are invited to tea on Sunday to calibrate both our birthdays. The sis and bro in laws letter has been liberaly distributed around it seems, though not to us, its gone to Granddad, who is very very angry about it. He pointed out several lies they have told and is now composing a letter to the court himself. Apparently it describes our mutual friend as "a Stranger", well to them yes, but certainly not to the lad or our friend, this i think, shows how they are thinking. She is a stranger to them. Its all about them. No one else, the selfish bastards.

I knew something like this would happen. Just had an Email from the terrible two. Commenting on the letter of yesterday. The mail said that they had had the letter and see attachment, as they were sure our attitude would be the same as theirs. Bollox is it. The attachment was a letter to the solicitor (mutual friends solicitor requesting that the will be released to the court) Saying that they didn't want her solicitor having the Will and basically demanding that the court contact them in person. How wanky and arrogant can you get!.
We mailed them saying we had given our permission in an email, but made it clear that it was our permission and their should be sought too. (we have to keep sweet with them after all) On the grounds we had to combat the fathers claims on the lad as soon as possible. I know what they are doing here. They are stalling to give their solicitor time to mount their own bid. The will makes it very clear who she wanted to look after the lad and it wasn't them.
Maybe they think they can mitigate the Will, probably with claims of undue pressure etc. Fact is mutual friend has a collection of people willing to state who our friend wanted to look after her child and her low opinion of her sister. Maybe they are arrogant enough to suppose that they can conceal the will, the letter to us certainly might look like an attempt to browbeat us. It hasn't worked. I despise them so much, when you think they cant sink any lower they do.