BBA - don't tempt me. But I would have the kids in tow and they would ask what I was doing to that woman's rear
And thanks.
Opened presents: Kids got me a great railroad picture book by O. Winston Link. I like steam engines. Pure power. Better than sex.
I also got a sleepware set. My son said "mom got that at the last minute - we got you the book".
Then I opened the cards:
My mom's card: On your B'day don't let a silly little Calendar make you feel old - (open) - that's what MIRRORS are for!
Yuck. Did I mention I feel old?
But her card had money in it
Then I opened the other two:
Background: Day before Thanksgiving former W calls and tells me she has my B'Day card from the kids but they need to sign. She tried to stop by daycare but I had already picked them up. She wanted to come by my place to get the kids to sign.
She was on her way to be with her family. Day before Thanksgiving, rainy, roads in bad shape, many cars. This was at 4:00 - she should have been on the road long before. Getting dark.
I told her to forget the card, to get on the road. She insisted she stop. I objected again, I was really concerned that she should get moving. She insisted again and said she would call when she was in my parking lot - the kids could come down to sign so she would not be delayed. I said okay.
Ten minutes later a knock at the door. In walks fW. She was talking away about her bad day and why she was running late. She gets the kids to sign the cards - two of them, one from each child I assumed. She talked some more - I almost had to toss her out but I wanted her to have all the daylight she could for the trip.
Without looking, I put the cards with the one my mom gave me (mom always gives it to me two weeks early).
Saved them for today: first card had 'Dad' on the envelope; both kids signed it. I thought that strange since there were two cards.
The second card had 'Jeff' on it.
It was from HER. First card in almost two years. A laughing camel on the front. Inside: Ha,ha,ha - 29? Now that's a good one!
Then she wrote: "Happy Birthday, Old Fella." She added a big smiley face and signed it.
Needless to say my mouth fell open like I was trying to catch a horsefly.
What do I make of this? No comment. I did not expect it, especially after our "custody" discussions earlier in the week.
And she just had to come by to give it to me.
No, I will not read anything into this. But my mouth is still open.
