Start of the end..

[BigJohn]

And once again, after about 5 minutes of wandering around the living room/kitchen while making sure to not speak to me, as I collect d9 and get her stuff ready, she goes and grabs her sunglasses again, and pins her hair up with them.

I just don't get that, it's several times that she has done this. It's like 10 degrees and cloudy out....

Let me guess... the sunglasses- are they the big bug-eyed type? My STBXW does the same thing. I think they are mandatory accessories for all WAWs going through mid life crisis. Speaking of accessories, does your STBXW like boots too? I've been seeing my STBXW running around with boots pulled up over her jeans lately.... wearing one of those white ski bunny bimbo jackets. Mind you we are in Northern California and it's presently in the mid-sixties. The first time I saw her in this costume I just about laughed out loud, she looked ridiculous, like someone ready to jump on a plane to Aspen. I think the only thing she was missing were the furry ear muffs and 4 foot long white wool scarf. Glad I didn't laugh though because afterwards I just felt bad for her- clearly her EA/PA has morphed into MLC. Sad and frustrating but again there is nothing either of us can do to help our Ws.

I miss our dog, and boy was she happy to see me! She is an Alaskan malamute that I swear has intelligence I have never seen in a dog before. She can barely contain herself when I come in, and runs in circles, and tries to press practically through me as she buts up against me to get close for some kisses and pat's!

The reason I am bringing up our dog, was as I was getting ready to leave, she was sitting on the couch watching d9 and I, and she let out these 2 whelps that I have never heard from her before, as if she was almost in pain/sad about us leaving, because she then jumped down and ran to the door to try and press past it to go out with us.

That was strange and sad, and I do miss her, she has so much personality!

Excellent breed! My first dog as a young boy was a female Malamute. A very good, intelligent and fiercely loyal dog. Our 16 year old family cat passed away a few weeks ago and was clearly stressed this entire past year with the tension between my W and I. I feel for the pets almost as much as I do the kids in sitchs like ours- they are often very sensitive to the emotional dynamics in the household and have a hard time as well.