A few more tidbits to describe our goofy relationship -
She calls me honey, and, on good days, even baby. She does it frequently enough that I cannot use it to determine whether she is predisposed favorably to me. In fact my kids call me honey (they are 6 and 8) because that is what Mom called me. I have not been able to stop them from doing this.
We are pretty much down to one kid in the bed. S6 pretty much insists on sleeping with Mom, and I have pretty much agreed to sleep in that partial family bed; D8 snores so much I couldn't sleep with her there, and anyway there isn't enough room on a king futon for four people. One kid still puts the brakes on sex, of course. W and I spent a pleasant Saturday tidying up the house; kids were at Saturday Japanese school and they start regular school this week.
So all in all the boat is relatively stable, but I'm still shooting for a luxury cruise marriage at the Mandksdad household. I can't wait for my kids to come home; this is the first time I've been away from them for a whole day since early summer.
