Thanks for the good dad compliment Woog. It kills me to think that the clock is ticking to the proposed announcement date. There are many things I will miss with D7 but i can not keep harping on the negative aspects of a seperation or divorce. I need to find some positives or I will not be able to get through this. The more I think about it, the only real negative of all this is D7 and her reaction or how she will be affected. The rest is all or will be only positives I am sure of that. Incidentally, I just thought about this, stepdaughter said that W was still unsure of what she was doing a few days ago. How do i go about stalling the announcement and possibly the seperation without looking like I am pursuing. I am starting to feel a little anxious about the announcement.......