I think I reminded D7 just once. I have never reminded D11. And don't forget, I get the kids for one week, then we switch off and she gets the kids for one week. We switch off on Sundays. On the week I have the girls, S14 will come with me on Wed and stay until Friday morning. Then he gets picked by his dad and goes for the weekend. The means that she will have Wed-Sunday morning with no kids. Those are the times that OM comes around and stays, I believe.
I have pretty much cut myself off from her completely. Besides the convo's concerning the kids.
I went to pick up the kids today. She tells me the kids ate already. She was off today. S14 is getting his things ready. I start to ask the girls to gather their stuff. She didn't get pissy as usual because I guess the girls told her that I wanted to go pick our tree tonight. While she was helping D7 put on her coat in the living room, she looks up at me and asks,
"I thought we were spending Christmas together?"
I stood there looking at her for a minute, probably with a confused look.
"I don't remember talking about it" I told her. She thinks for a second. "Well, we can do it that way. If you want, you can have them Christmas Eve and I'll get them on Christmas day. Whichever."
She looked surprised at my reaction and almost....embarrassed. I wasn't sure.
I didn't really say anything. I gathered the kids, she is telling them goodbye, and while I'm walking out the door and she is telling D7 goodbye and to go pick a good tree, she asks me to call her so that we can talk about it. I just gave a quick nod while walking away and talking to D7. No goodbye to her.
We got a pretty nice tree for $25. A Frasier fir about 6 1/2 feet tall. Third tree we looked at. Got it set up and we'll decorate it tomorrow night.
I doubt I'll call her tonight. Maybe I'll just show myself available on IM.
Me 47, WW 38 SS18, D15, D10
Good Bye Girl. No longer SAYING she's moving out. GBG moved out 8-1-08
"I have now decided to enjoy life instead of figure it out."
