I finally bought a TV! Yup, me, finally! It arrived yesterday, and still in the box... I hope to have the satilite hooked up in a week or two... no rush, of course, it's still one step at a time here.
I also bought a sofa to replace the one I gave my son for his apartment. It'll take me a couple of days to get the livingroom put back together.. but I'm thinking of working on it, which may not sound like much, but it's more than I've done in months...
I'm a little nervous about climbing out of this rut completely, because I fear Dick coming back around to kick me back in... as it seems has been the way things have gone for the past few years. However, I know in my head that he can only kick me back down if I let him, and I'm the one in control of where my head is at. I've thought about where I'm at, and now realize there really isn't much more he can do.... except ban me from my S's graduation.... and that's only one day, and has nothing do with the life S and I will have down the road, and into the future. Sure, he can also prevent me from seeing D until January.... but even those days are even numbered, and with each day that passes, there's one less day he can do anything.