The kids and I were bopping around the house yesterday morning, nothing really on the schedule. Figured that I might swing by my classroom again, kids in tow (it's not hard for two kids to occupy themselves in a science classroom...).
Out of the blue, we get a call from son's best friend. He and his parents were going to Chuck E. Cheese and wanted us to come. Wound up spending 2+ hours running amuck in C.E.C., and then we hit a sporting goods store for football equipment needed by our older sons. Their son wanted to come home with us to play and for dinner (sloppy joes...his fave). Got home, kids and I played, I made dinner, drove the kids to their football practice.
Son's friend's parents (who I met through W, but now they're friends with me) plopped their camp chairs next to mine. Great two hours watching our goofy kids trying to look like football players. Comic gold. Neither of our sons quite get how to properly tackle - they look like they're trying to dance (or mount) with the tackling dummies.
Despite making a point of my not discussing W and OM all day, my friends chose to bring them up (they went camping together last week and live next door to them). Turns out that W and OM are bickering. A lot. Publicly. And often in front of my kids and friends' kids. OM's unwillingness to interact with kids is a growing sore spot, as is his fiscal irresponsibility, unwillingness to deal with housework, and oh yeah...him going on a bender and abandoning W forty miles from home. The female friend stated OM's bender involved something significantly worse than just drinking, and that it is still a major issue between W and OM. I didn't ask what occurred.
My friends soon realized that I really didn't want to discuss W and OM, although I jokingly thanked them for the update. I reiterated how much I love W, how I've forgiven her, how I pray daily for her return, and how I will welcome her back. The male friend told me that I was "goofy", but his wife got all misty and told me I was "amazing." She and W used to be thick as thieves before the current insanity, and they still hang out (albeit awkwardly) once in a while, so there's a better than fair chance that my words and/or sentiments may be relayed. That wasn't my intention, but it probably can't hurt.
After football practice, we all headed to our respective homes. Kids and I ate mint chocolate chip ice cream and watched "Meerkat Manor - Season One" on DVD. Next thing you know, it was time for bed.
A day that started with no agenda and me desperate to fill it turned into an insanely busy time with friends and good times.
Me: 47 Kids: 2 boys, 14 & 8 Bomb: 5/5/08 Married: 16 years, together 20 Divorce final 8/11/10 I remarried, to an amazing woman: 3/17/12... "Once in awhile, in an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale"
