Over the Shock and GALing 6

[Thinker]

Just an update:

Alone with the boys since w left to visit her mother yesterday. It's been busy, without much time to think.

I am not a stranger to caring for the boys, but am getting a good firsthand look at my w's weekday routine.

Officially, took vacation so I could care for the boys while Mrs. T is gone, but in reality I have too many hot projects going on at work, so I am running around with my blackberry in my hand and trying to sneak calls in during naptime. Yesterday I bribed S7 to play with S1 (and keep him out of trouble) for an hour so I could attend a critical meeting by telephone.

I want to find some time for myself during the next few days. My personal goals for the immediate future are to do some more reading, find a new IC, finish the D-preparation financial analysis I have been doing (asset vaues now vs when we got married), and schedule a consultation with a L. I am forming a list of questions I want to have answered prior to any mediation sessions.

I haven't brought up mediation or D with my w in a few weeks. With what is going on with her mom, I'm not sure she would be capable of thinking rationally about our m, and I also don't want to add one more problem to her burden right now. It can wait.