I had a little disappointment yesterday, but I am moving forward. My son's birtday is coming up in a little over 2 weeks and it falls on a Saturday when I have the kids. He wants to have a costume party and we shopped a bit for his costume (also for halloween) last week. He tells me that he wants to have the party at his mom's place instead of mine because it is so much bigger. I was kind of hoping for a neutral location, but I dont want him to feel guilty in knowing that I wont attend his party over at his Mom's/Ed's house. I just plan to take him and D7 out for dinner after their party is over.
The kids also told me that they are going to Maui during winter break. I called XW to confirm and organize times since we split winter break with the kids. XW said her mom was going too and they had not made reservations yet, but she would keep me informed and it may be necessary for the kids to miss some school. I need to let XW know that I am not ok with the kids missing school. Later, the kids told me that their mom and Ed were going to get married on Maui. It will be interesting as to when XW tells me this information. I really could care less now, but I wonder if she thinks that she needs to keep it a secret.
Oh, and the kids say that they traded in the BMW convertible for a Mercedes sports car that has a speedometer the goes up to 200mph. I looked the thing up and it looks to be around $70 G. I do hope the kids are not being taught the lesson that money buys happiness.
