Supermom and the Brighter Tomorrow

[JennyF]

WTG...it feels really weird to have the sign on the lawn...I hate it actually. But when I get stuck on that I just think about the place I want and how exciting that will be. Living on the same street as my best friend! How great will that be?

People are starting to come through and I don't have to leave, but there is a lock box on the door. They call to confirm appmt's with me first so I can decide whether to be here or not. I am going to try to keep D out of the house when people are coming as I don't want to freak her out more than I have to. So today while the house is showing I'm going to pick her up from preschool and we're going to have dinner at the park! I love a picnic!

D was good last night and this morning for me...thank God. 2 nights ago she bit me....she has NEVER done that. She was so frustrated and tired...I have been reading a lot and it is her way of expressing her own hurt and confusion right now. I wish H would start to concern himself a little more. Every time I refer to a book he rolls his eyes...I just don't get him.

ANYWAY....it's been an emotional few days but I think I'm on the upswing again.
This weekend is H's first double overnight with S. So both S & D will be with him Friday and Saturday nights. I'm sad about it...but it will be good for both of the kids.
So what am I doing to keep myself busy? Well since it's the long weekend (Victoria Day weekend in Canada) I'm heading up North to a friends cottage! I haven't been up there childless in almost 4 years so I'm really looking forward to it. I'm going to read and go for walks and cook and drink and play cards and sunbathe and drink and maybe even go swimming in the frigid waters! Did I mention I'm going to drink?
I've known this friend for 20+ years and have been going to this cottage for just as long. She is my friend who went through exactly this 5 years ago.
That's right, she had a 7 month old baby with Down Syndrom and her H left her for someone else. Long story short....7 months later the aliens returned him and he came back to her to work on their M. Now almost 5 years and ANOTHER daughter later things seem to be going pretty good for them. The way my friend handled her sitch was DB perfection. BUT....she didn't even know she was doing it. She did't have the book or anything...she just accepted, faced reality, GAL and began to move on. And only when she did that did he reconsider. She had her ups and downs but she was amazing. She is one of the strongest people I know and she has been an amazing friend and resource through all of this. Thought you all might like to hear that DB success story!
I can't wait to spend the weekend with her, her H and their 2 D's.

J~