The countdown continues

[Awoken]

Wow. I've been away for a long time. Life's gotten busy, and I guess I haven't had the time. Quite frankly, by the time I get home I've been exhausted.

A lot of little things have happened:

1) W signed over the house to me, to my great surprise
2) I refinanced the house, so I can stay in it for a while.
3) W signed the divorce papers, but crossed out lots of paragraphs. THEN delayed giving them to my lawyer for two weeks.
4) W told me she has decided that text messages are no longer appropriate, so it's email only for now.
5) My lawyer and I just sent back another proposal for the agreement, since I can't accept the changes she made.
6) The pets (one of the two dogs, and the two cats) seem to be having problems with the changes in the home.

Last, I had really the best father days ever. Which really surprised me; I'm not feeling like the best father. I wish I had been able to save my marriage.

My kids planned the entire day for me. We basically revisited/recreated things that we had enjoyed doing together over the years. They both wrote me detailed cards thanking me for helping them through this tough time. The details they poured into the cards brought me to tears. In the midst of all this, I feel like the luckiest guy!

I hope all of you are doing well too.