Update ~

Things going well here for the most part.

Job is great, kids are great, GF is great. I'm hitting some fitness goals I never thought I would achieve (got into running marathons). With the interest rate hike, my plans to purchase a home have been put on ice, but that's fine with me. It frees up a little money for trips with the kids that I otherwise would have felt more stressed about.

I have a lot of ongoing co-parenting challenges with XW. I had hoped things might improve over time, for everyone's sake (kids and parents). It's truly aggravating. I won't go into details since this isn't a co-parenting forum. Things could be a lot better for our kids without the nonsense that goes on, but it doesn't seem like that's going to happen for now.