There and Back #12

[SallyM]

lwb, let me know how bee movie is for kids. maybe will take mine this week, if h doesn't take them tomorrow (its supposed to rain, so he might).

yeah, I'm assuming ow will be in the picture, because its time to just accept that at least for now, she will be, and soon enough my kids will be spending time with her. my H is in looooove with her, after all. who knows how long it will last, but for the time being I think she will be, and sooner rather than later. don't get me wrong, I'm not fretting about it, just know its bound to happen and getting closer to accepting that along with the rest.

I have come a long way on my insecurities there. I still have occasional visions of me as the single mom with a hell of a lot less income, not being able to be as cool as daddy and ow together (they both make very good livings, so together, watch out, the world will be their oysters).

does anybody remember Designing women? I haven't watched it in years but remember an ep where mary jo's daughter was spending more time with her father and her new stepmother. stepmother bought her tons of stuff...all the best clothes, and for some reason I remember a carousel horse. their house had tennis courts and a swimming pool and all the stuff a kid could want. mary jo lived in a perfectly fine colonial, but it would never measure up. not to mention even if she could afford all that stuff, she was too good a parent to just give it out willy nilly.

anyway, I was thinking about that ep a while ago and yeah, it does make me think occasionally. but I've come a long way, and much like mary jo, I realize that I am mom, and I will always be their mom. ow might become a big part of their lives, but I don't think she can ever quite usurp me.

thanks atgo about the storm door. will likely have my friend's h help me with it. maybe I'll see if he can this weekend. I've already pressed him into service for when we get our christmas tree.