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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would tell her that you need the kitchen because you're preparing Thanksgiving.  If she wants to make a pie or something on Wednesday, carve out some time for her.  If she wants to pick a different day that week to make dinner, set the timeline in advance.  But you have to do some expectation setting here, you can't just sign for all her deliveries and say nothing to her announcements about how much she's looking forward to cooking all week and then just fume about it when it happens.[/quote]

This. Make up a schedule of when you need the kitchen and when she gets to enjoy your kitchen. Discuss this with her before she arrives. Let her know before she gets here that she’s not going to just take over. In your shoes I’d let her know you have something special planned for their first dinner of their visit, just to put a flag in the ground. Explain to your DH that he needs to clean up or get her to clean up.

She sounds annoying if she’s talking about breaking in YOUR kitchen. What else is going on in your relationship with her? Can you use her visit to go catch up with friends in the evening or do some self-care, or just go to a movie alone and tell them you’re meeting a friend? You could also do some evening holiday shopping while they’re visiting. [/quote]

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