Things are going along pretty well at this point. I sent H an email about Sydney's glasses, he was going to come pick them out with us today but he had to go out of town for work and leave right after karate last night.
I emailed him her preference of Disney princess glasses (Ariel) with a link to a page with the various glasses styles.
He sent back FOUR replies. The first was him saying they were better than he thought, not as corney as expected. He said he was picturing a dwarf on each eye, and then said HA HA. I don't think I have ever seen him write HA HA on anything. So at least he is in a good mood today!
He apologized in 3 of the 4 messages for missing out on picking the glasses, which is fine, I am not upset about it anyway.
Oh and yesterday he was sick and missed church.The kids and I stopped on the way home from church and got him a goody bag from the gas station. Sydney picked orange juice, Nathan got him a bottle of water and I got him Tylenol Sinus and Ho-Hos. I am sure Ho-Hos will cure his sinus infection.
So anyway we are still doing family stuff together. Last night Nathan was doing great at karate, a few times in the joking Dan and I were doing about how cute/silly Nathan was being, I patted his leg or touched his arm and he didn't stiffen or pull away at all...Once I was looking at Nathan and turned and Dan was looking at me with a big smile on his face. Probably re. Nathan but it was great to see him grinning at me.
So, onward and upward once more. Off to the YMCA to run!
So I went to the YMCA and did my three miles, then took Sydney to order her new glasses. They will be in by the end of next week...I will post pics in the other world once she gets them.
Headed up to eat dinner and try to calm down the wild children I have...
Just following along.....love the positive outlook / attitude since your talk with the coach. Hope it keeps going in the direction that you want it to. I have my fingers crossed!
Today was a mix but ended really nicely. Dan came to karate, and Nathan did the WORST he has done in weeks. He was totally 'off', I think he was just really tired/punch drunk acting. He kept yawning. And he was really wobbly on his feet. Once we got back in the car he told me his legs felt funny like they couldn't stand still....uh huh, sure
Anyway he was getting the moves backward (graduation in 4 days!! ) after doing awesome on Sunday at practice. Dan just kept getting angrier and angrier. He snapped at me about it and I just looked him in the eye and said, "Nathan is the one messing around, no reason to be mad at me."
We left in our separate cars and I gave nathan a mini-lecture about focusing and doing his best, etc etc. Dan came over to the house about ten minutes after we got home. Asked Nathan if mommy had talked to him about his behavior in class. Nathan said yes and shared what I told him. Dan was apparently satisfied because he lightened up and was acting goofy, showing Nathan how noodle-like he had been in class...
Anyway I had been worried he would keep his sullen attitude after karate class was over but he didn't. We both messed around playing with the kids before bed. I made a comment about his peace lily that I repotted being in a better spot to get light and he was teasing me that the house light wasn't a factor for plants, only sunlight. (FYI I googled it and peace lilys can live on ONLY articifical light if necessary, so there!)
Anyway he was laughing and giving me sh!t just like old times. I was teasing him back, I got down on the floor by him where he was wrestling around with the kids, and I smacked him playfully. I went down the hall to help Nathan with his toothbrushing and looked back and Dan was still grinning at me. Every time I caught his eye he was smiling at me in his teasing way.
Then before we put the kids to bed Nathan and Sydney were climbing on him, he said "Don't sit on me!" I said, "I may have to sit on you". Dan said, "No, don't think so". I said, "Oh, ok I get the message!" in a playful way. He said, "Yeah, I don't even want them sitting on me when my back hurts." I said, in my flirty voice, "That's not what I meant by sitting on you"--he got a little flustered and said something but his head was turned and I didn't hear him.
Anyway I let him put the kids to bed, I do it all the time! He is going to have them tomorrow while I have night class, and then we agreed that we would get one of our parents to take them Saturday night so we can separate out our checking/bills/finances, finally. I just got the checks for my account in the mail today, should have the debit card by Friday. It is a bummer reason to get together, but hey, we will still be hanging out together kid-free...
And I don't think we are headed anywhere any time soon. I am actually kind of excited/eager to have the finances split so I can finally make a budget and follow it. And not have to worry about how much he is spending to fix up his house...
Actually that is a fear I have, if we decide to get back together down the road, I am sure he will be bringing big debt back with him....esp. with the house remodel.
In the past week I have had dreams about Dan on 4 different nights. They started just with him deciding he wanted us to reconcile, him telling me, us hugging/holding each other. Each time they have progressed a little more in terms of the physical part. Guess 6 months of no fun time makes your mind wander? Just bothers me a little because the dreams are great then I wake up and realize we DIDN'T get back together...
) after doing awesome on Sunday at practice. Dan just kept getting angrier and angrier. He snapped at me about it and I just looked him in the eye and said, "Nathan is the one messing around, no reason to be mad at me." 
He is going to have them tomorrow while I have night class, and then we agreed that we would get one of our parents to take them Saturday night so we can separate out our checking/bills/finances, finally. I just got the checks for my account in the mail today, should have the debit card by Friday. It is a bummer reason to get together, but hey, we will still be hanging out together kid-free... 