By the way, I had a great time Sunday with my kids. I picked them up i n the morning, we went to church together. Met the Pastor, he noticed us and made a special effort to come and meet us. The kids are young and of course church can be not so stimulating to them at such an age. But they were well behaved if bored.
Then after church I brought them to my friend's place where I am staying. We made lunch, they did most of the work. Mac-n-cheese and tuna salad, nothing fancy, but they like to make it. When I was in the house we'd do this all the time on weekends. It's a pleasure.
Then we went outside and played catch. My son (10) had lost his football so I had gotten him a new one. What a joy it was to just toss a football with my sons!
We kicked the soccer ball around, walked by the lake, ran races, just fooled around. Laughed til my stomach hurt. After a while we got chily so back inside, hot apple cider, a little game of scrabble. Making up silly words. My daughter, 5 yrs old, was just climbing on me, hanging on me. Oh it felt so good to see them, to be with them.
and afterwards I made dinner. I felt like a family man again. I miss this soooooo much.
My daughter (5) made a crayon drawing, of a smiling girl, with a sunshine and flower. She gave it to me "To Dad, From S", told me it was Mom, and that she made it so I would be happy again.
After dinner I brought them back to the house, "their house", kissed them goodbye in the driveway. W did not come out to greet me.
Anyway it was a special day for me. Like any other day, I guess, when I used to live in the house, but now it is so rare.
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