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[ClingingToHope]

Yes. It was a beautiful day and I spent three hours with the girls after school. They got muddy in the creek, cleaned trash out of the woods (their idea), played with kids at the complex, in D11's case -- caught up on her reading, and then I walked them to W's when she got home.

You know I looked good when I got to W's. So today was a shining day. My heart was breaking as I walked away. But I thought to myself, I was a great dad today and I'll never fail my family. W will have to live with the fact she threw someone dedicated to her happiness to the curb.

I hope your S is feeling better. I had terrible ear problems growing up. Frequent ear infections. Thirteen sets of tubes. I still have hearing loss in my left year. Definitely not fun.

Any Chicago trips planned this summer.