a bit of updating. Things are going well, other than OW contact. We went camping. It was a great weekend. The kids really liked it and since the kids and I were newbies in camping, we were all helpers in setting up the tent, and helping H in doing stuff. We lit a mini-campfire. Many of the kids at hte campsite came over and watched us buring sticks and such. Where we live now, camping is not "real" camping without the modern day amenities. As my son said, "It seems like these people just bring their house over and cook here, not like camping". Some people just brought their tent and slept there. But other than that, they ate out in restaurants and toured the place. Some other people brought all cooking stuff and cooked like they were at home. We tried to recreate a bit of a camping environment so we at least tried to cook some simple food on the fire, s'mores, etc. And we went fishing, bicycling, etc. It was fun. Our camp neighbor were young English teachers from Texas and Canada, and they came over to join our campfire marshmellow roasting party. My son were so excitied and kept showing them rocks, dead insects, etc.
Yesterday, I arranged for a friend to take my kids after school and I took H out for a nice dinner. Now we are in a small town where there are not many (if at all) restaurants with good food and atmosphere. I booked this one without having been there as we still don't know this place very well. When we got there, it was a nice surprise. The restaurant looked very nice, with a nice view, good food (for this town), and just wonderful atmosphere. H thanked me for taking him out to dinner and we had a really good time.
No talk on R. I know OW still contacts him. I am trying to concentrate on just getting my life in order with the kids and making friends here, and making H's everyday life a good one. He is so busy and stressed (good stress) at work. I think at least I can make the other aspect of his life easier.
There will be many mini-bomb-anniversaries coming up in the next few months. I plan to just try to live through it one by one.
