My job kept getting worse, everyone has left or has resumes out. I was able to get a promotion to another job which I started about 3 weeks ago. So far so good. I'm doing all things I've never done before: editing, desk-top publishing, purchasing, and QA. So I could use the new skills to get other jobs, but really loving a lower-stress job where people are awesome. Everyone in the office has been there 10-38 years and they stay until they retire and sometimes even come back after they retire. So I think that's a good sign it's a good office.

Still getting along fine with X. He has a new private attorney job apparently making big $$$ he started a month ago and was traveling extensively before then, so I've been having the kids much of the time the last couple months. It's wonderful that I have them much of the time, but they are expensive...Supposedly we have joint custody, but it hasn't worked out that way...S21 is finishing up community college and S15 is doing well in high school. She wants to join the math club for fun so hard to believe she is my daughter!

X told my daughter that OW was his mid-life crisis so apparently it took him a while to figure that out...They are still engaged, but D15 says they used to be together all the time when he had the kids, and now he spends time with her mostly when he doesn't have the kids so I'm happy to hear that.

Still not dating. I joined a new Presbyterian church, and 99% of the men are married or over 80. And that's where I spend most of my spare time...I need to figure out a hobby where there are single men under the age of 80.

Karen


Me 53
D18, S24