Edelweiss, It's You Hannelore! Nope I've not been back long enough yet to figure just what all I had missed. Hanne for one (missed her), and I knew I liked this 'new gal' Edelweiss. DUH! LOL Thanks for the info on the name change.
You're so right about marriage blending 2 familes into one per-say. I feel very lucky that the co-mil and I share the same values of family and both want to share our children with each other. So far our differences have only added comedy to the mix. Like her $350 handbag, and my rush at finding one not clearly (price wise) marked on clearance at JCP and the sales gal guessing I could have it for $4.97, genuine leather, SOLD! LOL
At the Wedding reception after all the formal B/G, B/F, G/M dances were over, the DJ played "we are Family" & asked that all family members of the B/G dance! WE did.

I'm so tickled to know who Edelweiss is! I trust it may come off stupid, but is there significant meaning to the new name?

Q Ball, I changed the name, because stupid me, put the connection of my real name to my old forum name, “H”, in BWS. Sooo, just by chance I googled my real name, and lo and behold… I could be found in the forum. I sure don't want any family members to find that.
Oh, and I'm with you Q Ball.... I go for the sales! No way would I spend that kind of money for a handbag; ...even if I had it.

OOh My! No to family members finding our 'girls hangout' online. I try to be careful about that. Not that I say much I wouldn't say right to them or that they don't already know. But, sometimes I might voice something they feel is private or something I've not told them yet. LOL I ran into an old HS classmate the other day and she said she'd google me and nothing came up. She thought it to insult me, HOOT! I was thrilled! & told her so. I have googled my words or a specific date and one of my posts showed up. Ya know the world is such a big yet small place, I'm sure there's othere us's out there somewhere. I know for fact there are 6 other women with my 1st ~ last name in my corner of our state. Ditto the hangbag again, I was floored when the gal a JCP said $4.97 cause it had been $85 & that was even out of my handbag range. I like to have $$ left over to put in a bag. LOL

Yep, what good is an empty handbag. Or empty pockets for that matter. Mine are collecting dust right now!