Life, the Universe and DBing

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LP-

It sounds like you have a busy but fun day ahead of you.
Enjoy!

[2stepboogie]

10 miler?!

I remember when I could run 10 miles!!

Oh the bouncer idea??

Brilliant!!

As people get into arguments in the bar and walk out breaking up you can pull them aside and give them some DB advice, for a nominal fee of course.

[LearningPatience]

2step, I'll give you a cut on our profits for your excellent suggestion.

OK, here's where my day went all WTF?

My 10 mile run was hard. I never thought it would be my legs quitting before my lungs (I'm asthmatic). Still ran the whole way and sprinted at the end, but I was seriously low on energy after mile 7. Good thing I had running partners.

Here's where the day went all WTF on me... boys and I went to Humane Society for family volunteer training. They separated parents and kids. Twenty minutes later someone came in and said 'is S12's mom here?'. I thought, well he has a semi-common name, but I asked, 'curly haired kid?' Yeah. Turns out he fainted and hit his head on a table on the way down. He was fine otherwise but has a big lump.

Called his M and told her. This is the second time this has happened in a little over a year, so she's concerned. From what I can tell, as long as the kid is acting fine, just observation is needed. Ended up calling an urgent care clinic both to appease his mom and just to make sure I was right. I was. Other option was ER if there were certain symptoms. Liker I said, he's fine but big lump in the head.

While this was going on, I missed a text from W. Here's where the big WTF comes in. Her text to me read:

I am tired of the emotions and everyone thinking u r the good guy. Either we meet in the next week and talk about us or I have my lawyer serve divorce papers.

I just stared in disbelief. I had no idea where that came from, it was completely out of the blue. Told myself whatever and hung out with the boys a little more.

Had dinner plans at MIL/FIL at 5. Went there and MIL's sister and family were there along with SD and BIL/his W and 2 kids from NY. Had a great time catching up since I hadn't seen them in a year. Grilled, ate well, had wine, BIL took pictures and showed S14 how cameras really work. Very enjoyable evening.

As I was getting ready to leave, I shared text message with SIL to see if she could make sense of it (she's an IC herself). She told me not to take it personally, it was due to something that happened earlier that day. It sounds like W wanted to have dinner at her mom's since everyone was visiting, but MIL said that the boys and I were coming over. Don't know how it was said or conveyed, but W took it badly and left crying. At least that semi-explains the text. At this point, I just think she's f'ng crazy.

Oh, I never responded to the text. I do want to ask her what the hell she wants, but I really don't think she knows. If she wants to push D, I honestly don't care. She has much more to lose than I.

[~ kd ~]

WTF...?

So... like... talk about the two of you, otherwise she'll file...?

ummm...

like she's been DBing you and had a backslide with an R talk and ultimatum...

[LearningPatience]

Even after a decent night sleep I'm still shaking my head going WTF? Have to say her logic was faultless. Wait, did I say faultless? I meant non-existent

And this is the first time she threatened with an L (she had said before that she would do it herself). It must be serious now!

...and today is the one year anniversary of our S. I thought I'd at least feel a little bit bad or something.

[jbnati]

LP, Geez, that's disturbing. Maybe she's frustrated with you going so dark. She want to drag you into M/R talk.

Have to say her logic was faultless. Wait, did I say faultless? I meant non-existent

Logic?

Sounds like you're keeping your head about.

Congratulations on the 10 miler. Keep up the good work.

[GAL Man]

I don't know what to say LP!!!!!!

Are you going to hold out and see if w follows up on the text? Either way?

[LearningPatience]

jb,
thanks for the encouragement. The running has been good for me physically, mentally and has helped me learn to push myself.

GAL,
even if I wanted to respond, I don't know when I'd have time because... (wait for it)... I'm getting a life

I may end up seeing W early this week. SD is leaving Wednesday, so if I see her before that I'd have to pick her up at the house. Other than that, I really do have things going on most of the week. Wednesday and Friday evenings are flexible at this point, but W doesn't need to know.

If she emails or texts about the last tirade, I have no problem letting her know I don't respond to threats. Nicely of course.

I updated my FB status last night (yeah, I know most of you hate FB. Deal:) to say 'It's been a year now and my how my attitude has changed :)' W isn't in my friend list, so it wasn't for her benefit or to rub it in. It was my self-affirmation that I'm doing all right and that I have a PMA about me. And it's good PR.

[LearningPatience]

Feeling a little low right now (noting to do with waking up at 2:30 I'm sure).

I didn't get a chance to see SD before she left. I'll be seeing her in college in a little over a month, so there is that.

W hasn't texted, emailed or called about her text. My assumption is that it was an idle threat brought about due to her own pain.

I met up with a bunch of friends Weds. evening. It's been a while since I'd seen a lot of them. Just had a sandwich and beer and left after an hour. Right after I paid the bill and was getting up to leave, OM and W came walking in and met up with the group. W had her head down and wouldn't even look at me. For someone who had supposedly just come from seeing Harry Potter, she sure didn't look very happy. Who knows if she perked up after I left?

In a way I'm feeling a bit left out, as I haven't done anything with my group of friends in a while, but it sounds like they've all been doing things and I guess I wasn't invited. Oh well, not like I haven't kept myself busy.

Work has been so slow for me that it's hard to keep motivated there. Been applying for jobs; for some odd reason most of the ones I think I'm qualified for are in Colorado. Don't know if I'd take a job there due to my kids, but the temptation is there.

Still waiting for the dealership to find me a car and still trying to coordinate running in 95 degree heat (I thought MI was supposed to be cold!)

And I *do* have a reason to contact my W... SD borrowed my season 3 set of Lost DVDs and left them at the house. No way in hell is W keeping them

[LearningPatience]

This GALing is going to kill me if I'm not careful

Very busy, tiring day today. Had my long (10 mile) run this morning and it's still hot and humid here. Normal run partners weren't there for the whole thing so I ran with a few new people. One woman in particular is (IMHO) quite attractive and I was happy to meet and talk to her for a bit while running. It's always a good feeling...

Took a short nap after I got home. Woke up from call from MIL. I was going out of town and I had offered to get her some items from a store that they don't have here (initials are TJ). She offered to let me borrow a cooler so that I could get some cold/frozen foods for myself.

Just before I left I got another call and it was from W. I was a little wary so I answered the phone with a questioning 'Hello?'. W said 'I have an actual question for you' and asked me a couple of things about our prescription coverage. She had the wrong company in mind. As far as I knew, she was in Chicago, but I didn't ask why she would need to deal with a prescription there. I gave her the group id etc and she kind of accusingly asked if I ever gave her updated insurance cards. Told her I was pretty sure I did (nicely) (oh, and I know I did) and after she got the info I ended the call. Texted her the same information so that she had it handy and she replied right away with thanks. Whole thing could have been done by text, but of course she misses my voice (Barry White it's not).

Got the cooler from MIL and she mentioned that I was welcome to stop by anytime next week while BIL and family were around. Part of me wonders if she extended the offer to her D, but only the mean mischievous parts of me...

Went to a HUGE art fair after that. Parked a mile away and walked. And walked. And walked some more. Thankfully I stopped a a brew pub or two to make sure I stayed hydrated in the heat! Had an awesome time and wish I could have bought several things. Walked back to my car and just barely beat the rain. Went grocery shopping at TJ, drove home and met a friend for dinner.

All in all a really good day. It's not quite 10pm on a Saturday night and I'm about to go to bed.

Before I go, make sure to stock up on lumber. I have an email I plan on sending to W tomorrow and I want to make sure you all have the opportunity for pre-emptive 2x4s. Until then...