Well, today is the day after I told him I was setting him free and he cried. He came to spend the day with us to play with all of the kids new things. He showed up at 11:30.He split his time between me and the kids in the house. We had lunch together and he suggested we all go sleigh riding. So we packed up and went. I was not sure it was a good idea because the snow has turned to all ice since it rained the other day. But, I didn't want to cause a fuss. The kids went down the hill a couple of times and then my 7 year old flipped over and slammed her face in the ice and is all scratched up (thankfully that is all). She said she was done and my older one said she was afraid of the ice also and just wanted to play around and not go down on the sled anymore. He had been pleasant all morning up until this point and when I told the kids that that was fine he said that "these kids are never going to get over their fears because you coddle them all of the time!!" I didn't look at him, I just calmly walked away, and the girls went off to play. He followed me soon after and started up an unimportant conversation.

We went back home and I made dinner. I'm pretty sure that "she" was working today, so I was curious if he was going to leave right at 5:00. I asked him if he had any plans for tonight or did he want to stay for dinner. He said he had some work to do at home and didn't want to stay too late. Asked what time dinner was. I said "it is when it is-I have no agenda-if you're still here when it's ready than you can have some." He ate and left right after.

NOT A WORD about yesterday!!! Can you freaking believe it??

His niece called me about something today and I asked how he was when she saw him yesterday (after I had my talk with him and he cried) and she said he was great. He was joking around and playing video games with everyone!!!!!!!

I have no idea what to do next. He was on his cell phone the minute he left here!!! That I DO know.


Me:45
H: 45
M: 14 yrs
T: 16 yrs
D's: 7/11
Bomb: June '07
Moved out: Sept.'07