Positively moving forward

[awest1217]

Great Weekend! Cookout on Saturday, cookout on Sunday plus went to Applebee's for half price appetizers late, and parade, grad party and beach Monday. It was so much fun!

This weekend I have a girl's night planned at my house on Friday. Saturday I am administering the SAT or ACT (we do both) at work in the morning; an extra $90 coming my way. Then a grad party. Then whatever.

Some bad. Yesterday and Monday night S's ear was draining so I called the Dr and he said to come in. S has a double ear infection, but it could be from him being outside in the rain (with a rain coat) on Saturday and then swimming at the beach on Monday without ear plugs. The ENT said he wouldn't need them anymore, but I think I am going to go back to using them for just swimming because I don't want to do another round of tubes. The good thing is I caught it earlier so that is good. I am finally learning since S doesn't get fevers or any other symptoms.

WIth XH, I haven't heard from him at all. This is the second time where he hasn't seen S and hasn't asked for an update. I am not going to say anything to him about it, but it is just so funny. He talked about how he wants more time and a better relationship, but he doesn't try at all with S. He does tell S when he drops him off to call daddy if you miss him. If he says it this time, I am going to tell him that S is 3, he is almost 29. It is not S's responsibility to have a relationship with him. If XH wants to know about S, he needs to call, not the other way around.

I am not really mad about the XH/S thing because it isn't affecting S. It just baffles me how a parent can only see their child every other weekend for 36 hours and be ok with that. Not call to check up on the child and not even take the child more when offered. Baffling!

All in all, I am loving life. Everything is great and I can't complain. The weather was a little warm the last few days, but now it has cooled off and should be nice for the rest of the week. Oh and Friday I planted flowers, trimmed bushes, mowed, etc, and the house looks amazing! I love how beautiful it looks and it makes me proud to say it is all mine. It is really nice that I did so much work last year because this year I planted a few annuals, but mostly it is just mowing, weeding and trimming, no hard labor stuff and I am glad for that.