Thank you soooo much, that means a lot to me. I have been doing the more appropriate GALing altho a lot of my time is taken up by my daughter and her activities but I really enjoy it so I'm not going to stop those things. But I have joined a book club, I've started reading again, and have been out to supper with friends and to movies. I've even started playing cards again with my friends and family. Next on the list is rearranging and painting in my home. His stuff is all gone, it feels empty so I need to make it a "home" again for me and my D. We got into an emotional discussion on the phone this afternoon. He emails me out of the blue to say he was coming and taking one of our dogs. He can't just do that! That would be devastating not only to me, but to my daughter and our other dog as well. So I stood my ground and told him no but I was willing to compromise if he wanted to pick her up to take her hunting. He agreed. I'm not sure he understood but at least he agreed. I feel like I "won" a very very small battle. If you have any other suggestions for GALing I would love to hear them. I don't have a ton of friends and the ones I do have are so busy with their own lives and children, i feel like I rely on them too much even tho they say I don't. I'm going to read up on your stitch as well. Thanks again.
