Thanks Tori for the compliment. Honestly this site has been the most helpful thus far.
As far as the consult with my L. It's someone that I know and respect because if profession.al collaboration. We give referrals to each other. I respect her and the work she does. I've seen how good, fair, and family oriented she is.
Based on me being the "fixer," I know where all the financial stuff is.
Oh, on a side note, I'm eating bday cake and drinking a protein shake in bed (trying to give her space and regain some of the weight I loss initially), so I hear her literally LOL and then calls me out to watch a video of her doing Zumba that D took earlier tonight. So I sat beside her, not too close, but close enough that she eventually pressed her foot on my leg; and she ignored her phone until the video was over. Nothing huge, just a little positive. If that didn't make you smile, then smile that I'm eating cake and enjoying it.