It's hard to make the adjustment to alone - but sometimes a relief when there has been so much tension in the house. Missing the kids has got to be tough, though. Sounds like you are being supportive to W - much better than fighting!
If there had been tension in the house, I agree it would be a welcome break, but unfortunately / fortunately, the past few months were mostly tension free. W and I really had been getting along well.
A few interactions with W yesterday. I called her cell at lunch time and D picked up the phone. They were in the car getting back to the apt. after picking up a new mattress. Talked to D a bit and then had her pass the phone to S. They had just pulled into parking spot and W was working on getting mattress off of truck, so the conversation with S got choppy and confusing. Hello? Hello? It's hard trying to have a conversation with a 6 year old, but even more frustrating when he's running around a parking lot. I told him to tell mom I'd call back at a better time and said goodbye.
W called back a minute later and wanted to know if I needed to talk to her. Told her that the call had been confusing and frustrating and that I figured it would be better to let her unload the mattress and I would call back at a better time. We talked for a minute and then I went back to work.
W called later and left a message to give me her new house phone #.
Got home from work. Made dinner for myself (steak and broccoli rabe). Went to Home Depot and picked up some discount wood to make a table for the breakfast nook (cost for wood to make table top about $8 - bargain). Also bought some shelves for W's laundry room. Got home and gave dog a bath, watched some TV and then bed.
My ribs are feeling better this morning, so I don't think I cracked anything - just bruised.
