I have tried to maintain contact with my kids as best as I can these past few months since X took them. Its much more difficult now that they don't live with me at all. To complicate matters often when I do call them with plans to do something, X will say she already has plans with a little chiding that I shouldn't wait til "last minute" (despite the fact that I am call a couple of days ahead of time), followed by a "why don't you spend more time with the kids anymore?" from her. Huh?

DS and I went hunting last weekend, had a blast. I texted him along with X Tuesday night about going again this weekend. No firm answer for a couple of days and when I inquired again I was told he had lacrosse practice this weekend and can't go. Mind you this is the first mention of lacrosse I've heard. Turns out he joined the team Wednesday, the day after I asked about him going the hunting trip. Coincidence?

I did get a textfrom DS he needed a costume for "Colonial Day" at school today. I had him ride the bus to my workplace after school yesterday and we went to my old home and got a costume together (backwoods trapper with coonskin cap and suede leather knifesheath). We then went to my wife's house (where I live) and put the final touches on it, made a fake knife out of plywood for the sheath and he painted it. Later he opted to leave it at home lest risk "weapon" on campus issues. We finished the evening with barbeque and I transported him to his mother's.

I took the day off from work to be with DS at "Colonial Day" at his school. X and her H showed up after I arrived and left before I did. I hugged DS goodbye when it was over and stopped by my old house on the way home to wife's house. That's when "crazy" happened.


"Fear is the mind-killer" Muad'Dib
Me 53, XW 44, DD 14, DS 12
Bomb and OM 12/15/06
Separated 01/02/07
Divorced 05/13/08
X married OM(OMH) 08/2009
Married 06/09/13