I appreciate the support so much - more than you all know!
I just had to get on real fast (almost 2am) and post what a great weekend it has been!
Last night, my brother, SIL, and their two kids, my other niece, and my dad came up to join my mom. We had pizza, watched a movie, sat around and chatted.
I was awakened after sleeping in by bacon cooking, and we had eggs, bacon, english muffins (in honor of Silva), toast, coffee, and orange juice.
Then we drove up to the home town I grew up in, and did some reminiscing - then took the kids skating at the roller rink I grew up skating at.
Then, we came home and they sort of surprised me with a makeover. We fixed my disposal, hooked up my water feed to my fridge, some maintenance that I just hadn't had time for.
I had been wanting to do some more stuff to my kitchen (some of you might have read about my new ceramic tile floor). Well, we painted the WHOLE kitchen, recaulked everything, and my Mom and SIL bought me some "house-warming" gifts. They even painted all the doors and trim, my dad brought me a dryer (mine is junk), and they put down some of the quarter-round I needed to cover the gaps in front of my cupboards.
So now, it's 2am, and we're all pooped - but we have a big lunch planned tomorrow, then they are leaving, and then me and the kids will kick back tomorrow night and just chill.
I found a way to do a public Facebook picture album, so I'll post some pictures!
Also, a weird thing with W - she was with her patient and I was picking up hardware.
She randomly texted me that she was at an antique store, and had found some World War II document that had someone with the same last name as me. I was with my Dad, and he has looked up our family tree going back to England, and loves all that. So I asked her to send a picture, and she sent it, and then told me it was $179 - and said, "It's expensive, because it's history. LOL"
Just funny that she is thinking of me - I have no idea what her feelings are, or where her mind is, or any of that - it was just funny.
My family is all leaving today (Sunday) so we'll see how next week goes! Man, I just can't put into words. Kitchen looks great - my family is great - it's awesome!
Yep, it was great. Funny too - there was so much stuff that happened that made me talk/think about W, and most of it just seemed sort of like another dimension.
Really just nostalgiac - didn't make my stomach curl up into a rock. I love "moving on".
What a nice surprise that must have been from your family. I love when my house looks good.
I don't think we will ever completely figure out our WS. Just when I think I have a concept down, something else pops up and surprises the heck out of me.
Me: 46 FWS: 36 Married and Divorced 4/07, Pregnant 7/07,False R 7/07 Baby Girl born 3/08 Kicked him out because OW: 7/08 5/10 He realized what he had and lost. Moved home! REMARRIED 3/14/11!!
I am working on the pics - I only had during/after, so I'm trying to find some before pics.
It's funny - W said the kids were getting sick, and a virus was going around their school - kids have been sick, 103 temps, lasts a few days - so she called her mom to come be with the kids.
Hee hee - she has only seen her mom once at Christmas, and her mom hasn't come up or even been invited over in 8-9 months. But once MY family comes up and rallies around me, now it's a competition or something stupid.
I just expressed my sympathy for the kids - ignored the rest - I won't even respond to something so pathetically obvious.
So, W just called and left me a rambling voice mail about how a bunch of kids are sick, and they closed the kindergarten, so she is going to go get her mom, etc. I guess the good thing is that her mom will get to see the kids - they love their grandma, and have seen her once in a VERY long time. Hopefully, they won't be sick!
She went on and on about how she didn't want them to be sick, and I could pick them up early Friday if I wanted to, or I could get them some time during the week, etc.
I haven't responded. She said she was just trying to keep me updated, and didn't want me to feel like I had lost any time with the kids. Snort.
You're right not to take the bait. She's totally reacting to your family coming up this weekend. Hah!
It's interesting to see how the WAS respond to NC. Although I think I'm going to break mine now and send xBF that email. Just to make myself feel good. Then I'm back to darkness.
Sorry the kiddos are sick.
Last edited by pearlharbr; 02/23/0909:54 PM.
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Man, I just can't put into words. Kitchen looks great - my family is great - it's awesome!