Light at the end of the tunnel......

[NYCPeter]

Hi everyone - seems like forever since I last posted (it was only Monday).

My W received my L's counter-proposal and is ok with most of the major points.

I get the girls 50/50 - I'll have them 3 weekends out of 4 (Thurs night - Mon AM) and make up days the other week to make it 50/50. Works out very well as my W can work weekends and I get to see my girls as much as I can.

She's come down a little with her alimony demands, but to a level I can live with. I've done the math - and I can make it month to month on my salary with a few small luxuries thrown in.

I did joke with W that I wanted a clause in the decree that we ML twice a week post-D, got a laugh out of her...

She hasn't filed - but it's going to happen any time now, I slipped a little and asked "So there's no chance of calling this off and starting again" answer was "No" - I think that's pretty emphatic.

Realtor has valued the house at a level where if it sells I'll be able to pay off my car and lessen my monthly outgoings and have a little more cash left over. House is going on the market next week.

I've found an apartment complex that i like very much and 2 bedroom apartments come up for rent pretty frequently, so with any luck when the house sells I'll have a nice place to move into.

Spoke to the co-ordinator for my D10 - I will be able to transition assistance over to me for my time, I already have one person we currently use and she'll start the process for me to interview other people.

Re: GAL - Had a good week, played soccer Weds and then went for drinks with work colleagues on Thurs. Tomorrow I pick the girls up from grandparents and I'm taking them to a puppet show. Sunday is Superbowl party at a friend's bar in the city - it's going to be crazy.

Been busy planning my west-coast vacation in early March, be good to catch up with an old friend and then spend a few days with my sister.

Oh - I quit smoking on groundhog day - figured it was as good a day as any, I get cravings but so far it's not too bad.

W and I have been pretty cordial but distant - what choice is there, we like each other... She just doesn't love me...

I'm in a good place and I can picture a good life for me and the girls post D - I hope D7 handles it well emotionally and that life won't be too disruptive for D10.

Not sure how long it will take - but I'm not going to be a barrier to the process. I know I am more fortunate than many other people.

Peace everyone.