I did go to the Christmas party. I brought D4 with me. I had to cross h's name off the list and write hers in, but we had a really nice time. H was really mad that I took her (I work in a really bad part of town), but there was a lot of people there, and security was there. There was also no drinking, so people didn't get stupid. It was a nice dinner spent with my daughter.

We (all 4 of us) went to see Santa yesterday to get the kids annual Santa picture. Surprisingly, it wasn't too bad. Although h asked me for the phone # of a business, and I accidently transposed the numbers, and when he hung up with the wrong #, he turns to me and says, "thanks for screwing that up for me!" Like I meant to give him the wrong #. He was just calling somewhere to see if our vaccum cleaner was fixed yet. So, I apoligized and he asked me to take him home. So, we had to leave the mall. Luckily the kids had already seen Santa, so they didn't care. I know D4 picks up on all this though.
Anyway, that evening, h came over to finish painting, and we were pretty civil. Strange thing though, he was still painting when I went to bed. Then, I woke up at 5am because the bathroom light in our bedroom was on. Then, still half asleep, I see h come over to the bed, arrange the pillows on his side, and then leave the house. What he was doing in our room at 5am, I have no idea. And, he couldn't have been painting all night. I think he probably fell asleep on the couch, decided to come to bed when he woke up, and found the baby sleeping next to me, and left (he hates that I let the baby sleep in our bed when he wakes up a million times at night, and I'M the one who has to go down the hall the get him back to sleep...but that's another story!)

Anyways, he's back to work for the next 4 days, so we'll likely be out of each others way. He did remind me last night that he isn't getting me anything for Christmas. Like I need the reminder. Like somehow I would have forgot that. I will fill his stocking although it will be pretty pitiful having everyone open their stockings while mine still hangs on the fireplace empty.


Me 36
Husband 35
D5
S2
separated:
10/29/07-present
Served divorce papers 1/22/09
"When the world gives out beneath your feet, it is time to learn how to fly."