hope you love her, cause you're stuck with her now

[jon2911]

I'll have to go look that up!

[mishka422]

Your puppy dog treed a raccoon???? ICK! They are just vicious!

[MichelleLT]

Yeah. I actually sprayed the tree down with the hose to keep it up there while Roger got the dog inside and we all vacated the area. It was pissed lol.

[JCJ]

Hi Michelle,

I seem to recall that you run? I've just started and wondered if you have any tips for building up stamina.

How's the puppy?

[MichelleLT]

I'll post some stuff on your thread now that I found the new one you started.

Puppy is doing good. Not much of a puppy anymore. She's 15 months old now and likes to think she is all grown up.

Thanks for stopping by! Good to hear from you!

[MichelleLT]

So, bunch of crazy drama lately. Not sure if I have some sign on my back or what the hell is going on!

Saturday...my friend comes to visit. She shows up late, doesn't text when she gets close like she said she would. Turns out it's because XH contacted her and insisted on meeting her for coffee. She caved because she was driving the two hours out this way anyways. He wanted to thank her for suggesting Match.com to him as that's how he met the girl he's now dating...er...engaged to. I think. XH also wanted to tell her he was planning on proposing that night. I think it went well as she indicated that his facebook had something positive on it. I didn't ask what (relationship status change or some comment or whatever).

Am I reading too much into this? It feels like he wanted me to know for some reason. He knew she was coming to visit me. He insisted on seeing her before she saw me so he could tell her the news. This girl is my friend, even told him a couple years ago she couldn't be friends with him because he and I weren't friends anymore. They don't talk often, but she's polite to him when he does contact her. So, seemed really weird to me.

Also seems weird to me because XH and the new GF haven't even been dating 6 months. I guess he's in some all-fired hurry to get remarried again and start having kids.

Oh, and he still talks to SBW/TAP. The new GF is apparently "ok" with this, or at least wasn't given an option. I'm quite sure she doesn't realize this was his affair partner though, I'm sure XH told her she's just an ex-gf and they are still friends.

All I can say to all of this is...new GF seems nice, so I hope he's learned and grown.

I also hope he's in a good mood since the FBI will be contacting him about my background check! *fingers crossed* Hopefully he's feeling magnanimous and is not in one of his "it's all her fault" moods.

Then Monday morn, I go to walk the dog. Do my loop around the park and there's this guy walking in circles. When I leave the park and head back up the street, he also heads out of the park. Look back a block later, and he's still back there. Get back up by my house, and he crosses the street and comes up my street. Ummmm okay, don't want to walk up to my house now as I don't want him knowing where I live. Walk past my house to buy time, but I have to turn around as it's a dead end.

Decide to ask him WTF when I get back by my house as I know Roger is inside, my neighbors Jim and Charlotte are home, and my neighbor across the street is also probably home. End up telling him to leave, don't want him on my walk with me. He heads back towards the street, so I continue on my walk to do my last little loop. He follows me up there. So I call Roger and walk back towards the house. Roger comes out and the guy finally heads back to the main st, but is hanging around the corner. So, call the sheriff. Sheriff shows up and talks to him, he has no record or whatever, so they tell him to head the other way. I see them as I'm heading to work, follow the car to where they stopped to talk and confirm with them that they did stop the correct person. Get the report number, say thanks, head off to work.

Tuesday morning, I go walk the dog (Roger did offer, but I said I'd do it), go a slightly different and more roundabout way to the park, get down there, don't see anybody in the park at all. Am walking around the park and realize it was because he was sitting at the picnic table behind a tree in about the only part of the park I couldn't see. This time he stayed in the park though. Although I didn't loop the park, I went out the other end and around the block and took the long way home. Had to jog some of it to get home in time to catch the train to work.

Wednesday, no sightings. This am, I didn't see him either, but Roger saw him on his way to work. He lives in the low-income apartment complex a few blocks away of course. Why does low-income have to equal mostly trashy?

Ugh. Anyways, so glad I have tomorrow off.

Yay for girl's weekend with the out-laws! And at least I know going in what the gossip probably will be about.

[kat727]

How freaky is that? Glad you are okay but don't let your guard down. As for your ex, I agree, I think he wanted you to know and went through friend to do it. Maybe he hopes you will care?? Beats me.

kat

[MichelleLT]

Yeah, for sure. I am keeping my eyes open. I am not really worried on mornings I run as I'm quite sure if he tried to run his pants would fall down and he'd fall face-first on the street. But I am carrying my cell phone anyways.

Yeah, that was kinda the conclusion I came to as well. That I'm supposed to care, or even be jealous. Of what, I can't quite figure out. I'm sure he's been on his best behavior so far, but he's gained weight, lost hair, lied to me, cheated on me, and caused all sorts of financial difficulties, so I don't really think there's much to miss! LMAO

[Reincarnated]

Don't you have a permit to carry something that could cut a stalker in two? Maybe flash him your piece if he shows up again! What a creep....

And I bet your ex doesn't even realize why he "had" to do that, himself.

[mishka422]

Wow Michelle! That is super scary! I think I would have had a heart attack. Have you considered carrying pepper spray on you during your run? They have it in very small spray bottles that you can tuck into your sports bra. Glad the sheriff came quickly.

Now, your XH......he definitely wanted you to know what was going on in his life. No idea why other than maybe he felt like he needed to 'show you' that he was ok and his life was 'moving on' without you. Sad, but that's his problem.

What is the FBI background check for?