okay, first off, nikki, I am and never will be the woman you are. sigh. tried to FINALLY fix that toilet the runs and runs and runs. last fall I put a new flapper in (which was big enough, considering I didn't even know what one was at the time) but that didn't work. so last week when h was out I girded my loins and channeled nikki and tried to replace the whole inner workings...only to discover (after I had it all taken apart) that the kit I bought DOESN'T FIT!!!!. lets just say it was a true lucy/ricky moment in my life, and with ricky back home, well, it was hard to figure out what to do. eventually I got it back together again, and with some help tightening this here and there, we are back to the same problem as before...which beats the hell out of a puzzle of pieces laying all over the bathroom floor. someday I will get this blasted thing done, though. someday!!!
as for the rest of my life, there is good and bad. h and I are still together, which is good. a few bumps in the road, but we are working thru it. we are both still in IC and are starting MC, at least monthly check-ins, this week, which I think is a good thing. the toughest thing for us right now, though, is that h got laid off a couple of weeks ago. scary as all hell, but he's doing everything he can to find his next job. god willing he finds it soon and that its a good fit and both of us can concentrate on rebuilding our family. I know he'll do it, I have all the faith in the world that he will, its just the not knowing when that gets to me sometimes (and him as well). I know, many have it tougher than me, and I do count my blessings, just would love to catch a break already. its been a tough enough year and a half.
other than that, S6 started 1st grade and is LOVING it, and the twins start up their 2nd year of preschool in a week (now known as mimosa monday). really looking forward to a small break that I get again while they are all in school. but especially love it because they all love school so much...its fun to hear their stories.
hope everyone is doing well and had a great summer!
M-41 H-38 M-10 years, T-14 years Bomb-PA 3/19/07 Separated-6/7/07 Piecing/h back home 5/08 S-6 S-4 D-4
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says, 'I'll try again tomorrow.'"
