I am not giving up hope, but like Robx and a lot of other guys here, the patience is the toughest part for me. Men usually dont have the gift of patience, and I expecially dont have it. But I am working on it, I try not to look in to the little gestures she does, pulling lint off of my face, and stuff like that. She keeps talking about how she cannot afford this ir that, and I just want to tell her "why did you rent something that is going to be tough to pay for"? but I dont say anything, I just listen and smile.
I told the kids in front of the W, that we are going to church on Wed and they could spend the night with daddy after that. W did not say anything, and I did not feel the need to ask her if it was ok. As you all have said, I need to lead and make decisions for myself and the kids. Like I said in my previous post, W said she couldnt go Wed, and I didnt invite her anyway.
I think I will plan a trip to the zoo maybe this sunday, I will mention it to the kids, if W wants to go she can tell me, other than that I will take the kids regardless.