A Date

My friend Rhonda's brother-in-law, Todd, called this weekend to ask the kids and I to their church picnic. Although this seems like an odd first date, if that's what it is, I am looking forward to it. I am pretty sure Jason is cancelling on the kids for this coming weekend so they will be with me. If not, Todd still wants just me to come along. He is around 42 and his wife recently passed away from cancer. He asked Rhonda if she thought I still loved Jason or would go back to him if he asked. She told him she really didn't think so. I guess that's a valid question. He also spent 45 minutes on the phone with her while she filled him in on my likes and dislikes. Hopefully, he won't start texting me . . . .

Getting a Job

The latest words of wisdom from my soon-to-be-yet-not-soon-enough ex are "When are you going to get a job?" To which I replied, "I'm not." The argument was in the torture chamber otherwise known as the parent coordinator's office and was as childish as always. So, I have decided to get a job, but not quite the job Mr. Know It All thinks it will be. You see, my friend sells lipstick, rather expensive lipstick, and I am going to give it a shot. I can tell people what to do, Kristyn thinks I am great at that. I can talk people into buying a product I already use, so why not I say! Why not try it, it's make-up it's fun, it's getting out of the house and there's a 50% profit for each thing I sell!

Freakin'

That is Nichlas' new word. He has tried saying few times over the past weeks and I finally asked him where he heard it. He said that Jessica says it. Why am I not surprised?

An Update

So, here's the latest. Jason went away for 10 days, did not call once to check on the children. I have talked to him since and kindly asked if he would like me to apply for financial aid so Nicholas can stay in his private school. That was a nice feeling to say the words financial aid to him. He said he is going to pay so I am going to make him sign the responsible party form tonight, Kristyn's brilliant idea, and then photocopy it before turning it in, another brilliant idea from Kristyn. We are selling the Hollow Wood house, finally. Who knows how long that will take in this market. I am sure he will hike up the prices on the repairs so he can more of the money that we make from it and I get less. That's just how it goes, I guess. I have decided to have Ed put the tubes in Christopher's ears but only, I do mean but only, because he did so much for the Henry's when Amy was having problems. Otherwise, no way Jose. So, thanks to the Henry's, I know Christopher will be OK and it's the right choice. Who knows what else will come up in the next few months, we are supposed to have another mediation sometime and there is a trial set for April, so if nothing else, this hellish nightmare will be over by then for sure. So there you have it, the latest in this, my never ending saga!