Glad to see you back on the "radar". When I don't see some of you friends on here I get a little concerned, especially with your recent medical history. I hope your able to get the help you need before it becomes a real problem.
S16 said something about XW the other day that has had me thinking. Perhaps there is something going on in her head, non related to me, that seems to be screwing up her head royal. S16 was telling me how XW goes from calm and happy to way off the deep end for no apparent reason. We got on this subject when he said he was glad to see me happy now, since I don't have to deal with XW any more. He said that he's likes coming to my place since things are more stable. I was happy to hear that, but concerned for the children also. Some days I wonder if their going to show up on my doorstep for good.
This week is going to be tough. I'm not sure how much of a true family environment this is going to be, but I will try my best. The kids do seem excited, but a split Thanksgiving bugs me. I find myself apologizing to the kids for things I have very little control over. It's been tough being non-judgmental especially when kids take the approach of, "what the heck is Mommy doing", "that's not right". "Well, you'll have to talk to your Mom about that", seems to be the phrase of the month.
I really do need to start my own thread, but I don't think piecing is where I should be.