Fingers Crossed!

Fingers crossed that I'll soon have good news to share!  I just read a post on my sister-in-law's FB page that her hubby is going for his long awaited interview tomorrow.  I really hope he gets the job, because not only would it be an amazing opportunity for him and his family, relations between the entire clan would be improved.

The job is 2 states away, roughly a 4-hour drive from where they are now.  That would mean that they would need to move if he gets the job.  Hopefully he'll hear back the day of his interview, because the job would start on the first of next month, leaving them only a couple weeks to move, put in his notice with his current employer, etc.  Luckily, the housing situation is already squared away and they have a place to go that's better than their current situation should he get the job.

Now, my hopefulness is not entirely selfless.  My sister-in-law is bat shit crazy difficult to get along with, and everyone thinks it's because she and her family live too close to my mother and father in-law.  That could very well be the case, but we've never seen how she is when she doesn't live next door to them...  I for one am looking forward to seeing her less often because of the distance and hopefully seeing a turn-around in her personality if they do wind up moving.

So... fingers crossed that my brother-in-law gets the job.  If nothing else, they have 2 little boys and the change in finances would really benefit the children.   Don't get me wrong, they live quite nicely now thanks to the generosity of family and the government.  Moving wouldn't change the family end of the support, but hopefully they would rely less on the state.

This whole scenario does introduce another issue as well.  Normally, if friends or family were moving, I'd offer my help with packing or some tips to make the process easier on them.  I've moved quite a few times and consider myself pretty good at organizing and packing in a quick and timely fashion.  Anyway, my sister-in-law can be terribly moody, and I'm not sure how an offer of help would be received, especially since she is apparently not pleased to be moving despite the fact that she always says she wishes she could live farther from out in-laws.

So do I put the offer out there and risk her wrath when she believes I am invading her space, or do I say nothing and risk her being angry that nobody even offered to help?  Choices choices.  Have I mentioned how much I hate walking on egg shells around "family"?