Kat--There are even KU basketball fans HERE... you can't find an even more avid fan where you live? Maybe that's the point you need to sell first.
BA--I like the Tigers just fine. Jim Leyland is a personal fave of mine-such a lovable curmudgeon!
Sweet Stuff texted me when I was ready to leave work yesterday and opted out of the movie, but told me I was welcome to come by. We're rescheduling movie date to Saturday, and we'll bring D16 with us and choose a movie she'll like. Probably Turbo. He wants to go to church with us. So that's nice.
I did wind up telling him how I felt, and it was well received. He was VERY happy. So. Now we build on this. I told him about this place and about you folks and the input we have for each other. He literally laughed when I told him that I call him Sweet Stuff here. And to say he was surprised I disclosed our first "date" was an understatement. I told him, well, these are the folks who help me navigate these situations and if I left that out, I couldn't get the help I need if things blew up. He seemed satisfied with that.
This time I was over, I paid attention to the photos he has out. His kids--all 7 of them--are really adorable. It makes me so sad for him that his kids have to sneak around to see him. The older ones have heard their mom say that nothing short of ruining his life will do for her, so they are very protective of him and what they do and say about their dad. What a bummer for everyone. That's his big baggage, and mine is the fact that D16 will always be my sidekick. I'm really grateful that he's completely enamored with her. Pretty much everyone is, so that's not a surprise for me.
So that's it from my neck of the woods.
On another happy note, my landscaper finished my front yard yesterday. We've got more work to do, but he's laid the template and I'm SO happy. It actually has curb appeal now and looks adorable. I just might have to stay there longer than I anticipated.
Hope everyone has a fabulous day.
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
