For the Guy with Kids and a WW 23

[hopeful4her]

Hi, NG.

Welcome to the wonderful world of H4H. I'd offer you a drink, but I'm not sure if you partake. Keep on postin'.

It's taken me a hell of a long time to get where I am.

I got a call from D7's afterschool counselor at the Y. D7 was complaining about her throat and had a slight fever. About 99.5 degrees. I asked how she was acting and they said that she seemed kind of down and was laying on a cot. Not bad, though.

I thanked them for letting me know. I shot a text to the wife instead of an email because I was getting ready to leave. I just wanted her to know about D7. I would want her to let me know these things too.

"Just wanted to let you know that the Y called and said that D7 had a slight fever and her throat hurts. They had her laying on a cot feeling kind of down."

She called me while I was walking into Home Depot. She told she had gotten my text. She told me that D7 had been coughing and was being given cough meds and also allergy meds, but that they didn't seem to be working. We talked a little about her snoring, which has been getting worse. When D11 was D7's age, we had to have her tonsils and adenoids removed. She snored so bad and couldn't breath at night, that she would keep waking up through out the night gasping for air. In the morning, she was tired and acted terrible. After the surgery, she sleeps like a baby. Made a world of difference.

We're going to have to do the same for D7, I think.

The wife said she was on her way to get D7. She talked about a couple things, but I don't remember because I wasn't really paying attention. The traffic I think. She ended the conversation.

"Well, I better go. I'll talk to you later, okay?"
"Okay, bye."

Made myself some dinner at home, paid a bill and then started to watch "Out of Sight". George Clooney and J Lo. I love all those types of movies. Elmore Leonard books, I think. Related to "Pulp Fiction", "Jackie Brown" and "Get Shorty". I got 'em all.

My brother calls me around 8:30. He is getting closer to taking a leave of absence from work to go through rehab for his drinking but he's worried he may not have a job afterwards because of cut backs. I told him he has to do what he has to. He starts to talk about his soon to be ex. Still going through his crap. Why did they do this to us? Did they plan to do this? How painful it is to see all the pics and stuff still up on the walls and stuff.

I jumped his ass and told him he needs to take all that junk down if he can't handle seeing it. I told him I know exactly what he is going through, but I'm not going to let it keep me from living. He is such a "woe is me" type and lives a constant pity party. After 30 minutes of tough love, reality checks and ministering to him, I get a call on the other line from the wifes cell.

I ended my call with my brother and it was D7 calling me. I told her how happy I was that she was calling me. Ecstatic, actually. I kept thanking her and she was being funny. I took a chance and asked her,"

"Okay. Tell me the truth. You remembered to call me or did someone have to remind you?"
"Well, momma told me to call you."
"She DID?"
"Yeah."

We talked for about 20 minutes. I told her to get to bed and then I talked to D11 for about 20 minutes. I told that I was planning on asking her mom if I could take them to the park on Saturday, since she has to work. I do have to get D11 to and from a Saturday math class that ends at noon. The wife had emailed me last week about it. Looks like I'll need her help the weekend I have the girls after all because I'll have to work that Saturday.

I told D11 to get to bed and talked to S14 for a bit. Asked how track was going. Found out he's running in his Converse so I told him that maybe we can go Saturday and get him some running shoes. He has track shoes already, but needs running shoes, too.

I need to email the wife today and ask her if she needs me to get D11 to the school or if I just need to pick her up from school. I was also going to thank her for reminding D7 to call me.

That really surprised me. I think that was nice of her to do.

I've been dying to play some pool and drink some beer. I don't care who I go with, but I'm going on Saturday night.

Who else is in?