Ominus Bonus

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I had court this morning at 9:30. I was sitting there with my L and didn't see my W or her L. I asked my L if he had seen them. He told me he didn't. After about an hour or so (we were #22 on the docket - last case) he got up and called her L. He showed up about 15 min later. Apparently he had forgotten about the court appointment.

We got in front of the judge and the judge said, "Isn't this the first show?" My L said yes. Then the judge said, "It looks like we're missing someone." Her L proceeded to tell the judge some story about his assistant being out and her forgetting to call my W to tell her about the hearing. It was just a Preliminary Conference - basically a formality for setting up dates when things have to happen, any motions, etc...

It didn't take long at all. My L told the judge about the custody rotation we're doing and asked if he could make an order for the arrangement to stay the way it is right now. My W's L said my W isn't in agreement with the arrangement so the judge set a date for next Tue for us all to come back. But the judge did say the current arrangement is to continue until then.

Now I have to do some legwork to put together some counters to arguments I think she may try to present for not continuing the current custody arrangement. Always something to do.

After the court stuff I picked up my kids at my brother's house and took them home. My SIL watched them for me while I was at court because I had them until 4:00 today.

At 3:30 my W showed up at the house to swap. When she came in I asked her how her trip went. She looked at me with these deer in the headlights look and said, "I had a good weekend if that's what you're asking." I said, "I figured you went on a trip because you said you needed the GPS last week."

I should have kept my mouth shut. But it just came out. Still learning.

But tonight I took a break from it all. Usually I would have gone into work after she took the kids but I decided to go to my brother's (that's where I stay when she has the kids) and just relax.

I went to the Super Market to pick up some groceries we needed at the house. I sent a text to my W to let her know I was picking up some things and I'd drop them off on the porch of our house. I asked her if she needed anything.

She sent a text back asking if I could get seltzer for her. I told her no problem. I got the stuff and dropped it off at the house. Sent her a text - "Porch. Seltzers by the garage door." A little while later she sent me a thank you text.

I went to my brother's house and relaxed. I watched a really good movie - "An Unfinished Life" with Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Lopez and the cutest little girl. (Not as cute as my daughter )

I thought it was an excellent movie.

I'll leave you with this:

At the very end of the movie Morgan Freeman was talking about a dream he had where he was flying. He said, "I got so high I could see where the blue turns to black. From up there you could see all there is. And it looked like...there was a reason for everything.