Well, Christmas went off pretty well. The kids, W, parents, sister and SIL all came in for the holidays. Most are still hanging out at the house. (D already had to go back to Texas because of her job.)
I had to come in to work for a few hours and have spent most of the time reading the bb. Not really much going on here.
It hit me that this is the third Christmas I've been here and it's really the first decent holiday we've had together since the sh** hit the fan Thanksgiving of 2001 when she told me she was leaving. Been an ugly couple of years.
A lot of progress...and a lot of water under the bridge in '02 and '03. She moved out, moved back in a year ago, we moved last summer. In a lot of ways we've both mellowed and are getting along OK. But making it that last 10 yards to where we both feel like we've made it through has been tough. I guess we're both pretty good at pushing buttons and have a hard time getting over the past. But we're still here and I think we might be getting close.
I've met some really great people on this bb and y'all have helped in so many ways. I hope you are enjoying the holidays, didn't get too bogged down in the snow and cold, and all of us can look forward to a peaceful and rewarding year to come.
