W sent me an e-mail this morning seeing if it was OK to still come get her artwork, gave me an update on D's rash, and even said the landscaper coming over w/out us discussing cost 1st wasn't my fault as it was typical for our relationship w/ the landscaper.
I wrote her back and told her it would be silly for her to be near the house and not get her things, so I'd be able to stall w/ D a bit so she can get in and out w/out D knowing. W sent back an e-mail thanking me for being so considerate and even closed w/ "Have a good day." WOW! I hadn't heard anything like that from her in ages, so it was nice.
When we met at the dentist, she was still very nice and we were even laughing at how disgusting the stuffed animal from the parenting evaluator's office had been before they washed it. It was great and there was very little tension. I tried to play it as cool as I could and really enjoyed laughing w/ W again, so I think I did well w/ that one.
D and I did the dentist and she was AWESOME and w/out fear. That bodes well for the future. I may or may not need the root canal in the future, but we're hoping my crown work will do the trick. After the dentist, we rented "Enchanted," saw puppies, then bought some groceries. W sent texts saying she had left the house and I told her via text how great D was at the dentist. Again, we were getting along well for the better part of the day.
However, it all turned about 7:15 when W sent a text saying "Hey! I'm so excited to hear from your L that you are no longer fighting me for 50% custody of D."
This was in response to our letter to her L on Thursday which demanded a retraction of W's misleading claims against me and specifically said I was "not fighting for 50% custody of D, but rather asserting his rightful claim to that custody. Using your client's logic, she is the one who is fighting to maintain primary custody of D."
I didn't (and won't) reply. W had obviously recieved her mail before the text went out to me, so all of our good feelings from the day are basically gone. That is what is too bad about this legal mess we're in. I can only hope more time will allow us to communicate like we were for most of today. I liked that feeling. It was nice.
I made D steak and we watched "Enchanted" (which she really liked) and then I put her in bed. Tomorrow I'll take her to see her "old" friends at her original daycare, so that will be a good chance for her to play a bit. I'm not sure what our plans are for tomorrow after work/school except for a trip to the Dog Park w/ the boys. Saturday is also up in the air right now, but we'll find something to do to keep us active and having fun.
