mum has been to visit my sister and brother today. there's still no sign of the little one arriving yet!! my brother though is in a pretty bad way. he's coping ok with the relationship breakdown, he's not coping with the fact that he doesn't have a job at the minute. money is very tight and mum has been supporting him financially for a few months now and she can't keep doing that, especially when she's paying for my sisters wedding later in the year. anyway, she came home earlier and said that my brother is moving back home as they can afford to financially support him here, but not where he is now as they've been paying his rent for him. mum is a little disappointed that this is happening as she had only just got her head around the fact that i was leaving and her and my stap dad would have the house to themselves after nearly two years, but she knows it's the best thing for him and if he does come home then they'll have 2 or 3 weeks 'break' between me moving out and him moving in. him moving over here might be a good thing for me too. if he does stay over here and finds a job then my social life may pick up a bit if he doesn't mind taking his big sister out for a drink every now and again :0)