I don't think any of it is manipulative either, just very detailed. I guess that is good when it comes to the kids, but I thought the note on the cable bill was much more than I needed to know. She does like to include lots of details in her stories.
Since we haven't really corresponded for 2 weeks, I wasn't sure if I should see this as her reaching out a bit or not. Probably not, because this is how she has acted all through the summer. Also, wasn't sure if I should be trying to connect with her on these issues at ths point or continue to stay dim. Can't really go dark with all of the kid exchanges.
She will have the kids all next week because I will be in Europe from Monday til Monday, so I guess I will be dark for a week. I'm not planning to contact her from there at all.
We'll see.
Thanks to all of you for your continued advice and support. It is really good to have you to bounce things off of.