Yes, SD, I hear you, and I agree with you. It's what I've been doing for years now. I do truly wish you and your W the best, and hope it can come true - and if it does, and you can sustain it for at least 6-12 months, I expect you to come back here and TELL US ALL ABOUT IT! It will give the rest of us (me, CeMar, Hairdog, D36) much hope. It sounds like you are off to a GREAT start, and I'm hopeful for you in spite of myself. I do hope you didn't take my post as being belligerent, or a put-down, or belittling you in any way. It was not meant that way. I am all too aware that I am NOT an expert in this area, however much experience I have. I should always preface with FWIW, and that it may not be worth much. I VERY MUCH did not intend to throw cold water on your enthusiasm. I guess that post was more a reflection of my own current hopelessness and funk than anything, and I do truly apologize for that. I am planning an "expectations" chat with W sometime this weekend, and I'm really trying to prepare for it. There's a lot going on here right now, so it's going to be difficult to find a good time for it, but I'm hoping this evening after we get home from DD20's choir concert we may get an opportunity. What we need is a quiet time when we won't be interrupted for an hour or so, we have nothing else to do at the moment, and the kids are either out of the house or at least out of earshot. Not an easy thing to accomplish chez-moi these days...
