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[kolja]

Update- it was not only a 180 for me, but a huge 180 for us over how, and what, we communicated about over the past almost-two-months. After I initially replied, her replies were immediate and more and more collegial, dare I say friendly. Granted, they became focused on how we would divide things in the house which is a little disheartening for me (but i didn't show it). But it WAS nice to not be arguing. She SEEMED happier, and in fact she SAID she already felt much less stress. Even for me there was a little serenity at the end of the day. And, it's certainly not the end of the process either; her mother and I were talking that this might be what it takes for her to feel free and safe enough to do whatever it is SHE needs to do on her own, while I do what I need to, and then see where we are.

In other news, just placed the first order for Girl Scout cookies here at work. Thin Mints shall be returning to my house shortly!!

And, another dispatch from the 'getting a life' department; one of our local ski resorts (I think several around the country do it) does a 24 hour ski/snowboard event to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Last year I did it on my own just on a whim. This year, when I mentioned it, one of my coworkers thought there might be enough interest for us to have a team. So today I started seeing who might be interested and we've already got about five (teams are capped at 10 so it's not a HUGE undertaking). So, we'll add charity ski team leader to my 'getting a life' resume. And, 24 hour ski bum come March 3-4.