Happy Birthday to D8, Mozza! Mine turned 8 as well a few days ago - and I somehow was foolish enough to let her have a pajama party. Your way sounds much better!
That certainly stings that you are on the hook for your ex's unemployment. Are you going to wait until the subject comes up or have an upfront talk with her about it - I say this with curiosity as the person who never has a frank discussion with my ex about anything.
I hope you have a lovely vacation with NG. I find having something to look forward to really helps my mindset. My ex MIL (need to come up with a better name for her) and I are going to take my girls to the big island of Hawaii this summer and I find myself doing a little happy research every night.
Really glad things are going so will with you these days - Mozza!
