Shock of all shocks!!!! D17 returned from a birthday dinner (for her dad's GF ) and she said "it might have been a fancy restaurant, but I would rather have been with you at ______(naming our favorite Chinese restaurant)" . I was proud of myself....I even encouraged her to buy a gift....had to loan her money since she is always broke (she only found out about the dinner last night)

I have been really angry with her dad after he called me to see if it was ok to take her out of school for SPRING BREAK 2009 It turns out he promised her he'd take her to Mexico, but his GF's spring break is different from D17's. Now this is the man who has been upset with me when I "let" her stay home from school even when she has a fever. I would think it would be easier for an adult who works at a school to take off at a different time instead of taking D17 out of school. CRAZY! The other crazy part is that he doesn't even know his schedule next month, but he's willing to put down money for a condo and the airplane tickets for D17, GF and GF's kids.

So, I am angry at him, but have to figure out a way to channel this anger!!!!!