Newcomer living in Hell

[bravo61]

well the wife came over to get the kids. but she wasn't supposed to. we had talked about it and she has to be at new job at 7a so i was gonna get S to school and watch D till babysitter picked her up at 330p tomorrow. we had talked about it but she was tired and forgot i guess. that's ok, i had save some leftovers from dinner and she was hungry. she spent about 30 min here and the kids showed off the prizes i got them for our trip to olympic national park this weekend-wed. i got her a pair of hiking socks too. we had nice work talk and she said that she was excited about the trip (me too). walked her out to the car and got the intimate hug. what's nice is that she puts her stuff in the car and then comes back out expressly for it. she did, however, leave her purse. i called but she was apparently talking to her brother. she was gone for about 45 min. she walked over (l live in the complex across the street so i can be there for the kids if needed) to get it. she smelled of alcohol and she had been crying. didn't ask if she was ok just told her i hope she has a great first day of work. she gave me another hug and left. man i miss her!

on the 180 front, i set up the boarding reservation for the dog, got travel books to help plan activites, and shopped for games and books for the family during the trip. trip planning i always left to her-never realized how stressful it was. so this week i did all that and had the kids from mon nite thru thurs morning. and on fri morning i will be going straight from work to her place to get kids where they need to go. oh yeah, and i spoke to her atty regarding the child care support plan. i got it whittled down to under $500. i really don't care about the amount per se, i just don't need to be told to take care of my family. it was nice to hear the W echo and support me in that belief of me as a dad. i left the decision to send the papers off to the state with the W. i told her i would rather wait till the end of the year and the tax filings will be less complicated. she didn't really say what she was gonna do but i let her know that i would prefer that(but i didn't plead).