I've got a friend locally who is going through the same thing this holiday -- being without her kids for an extended 10-day stint while her ex has them. It's rough, I know, in your case as well as hers. For lots of us LBS.
I too am without my kids again for this Independence Day celebration. Seems this is how it's going to be every year now -- unless the Leap Years should shift things around. (That'd take too long.) And since the wedding anniversary is July 3rd, it becomes another stab in the heart. But I've had three years to thicken up my skin in this regard, so it's not as bad as previously.
I guess we'll all try to muddle along through the three-day holiday weekend, thinking of each other going through the same thing. I plan on lounging by the pool this weekend. Maybe take in a ball game. I am no longer much of a drinker, but I am planning on tying one on Saturday. Still weighing my options.
By the by, Karen, are you managing to do anything for yourself lately? How's life for you of late?
