Hey Jennifer,

Thanks for checking up on me. I am still here in the lurking mode. I wasn't sure if anyone wanted to hear from me...

Things are going well. My H and I are getting better at saying what we need to "out loud" and not expect the other to "mind read".

In fact, tomorrow is our 13th anniversary. We don't have any plans. D9 has hockey practice at dinner time so maybe a little private celebration at bedtime will have to do or dinner at a later date.

My best gift is that we are back together where we belong and not apart like last year. We have never done much to mark our anniversary - we started a collection of wooden decoys when we got married. We didn't add to it last year so I am thinking we should get two this year - we'll see.

My H came home for "lunch" last week one day. S4 was playing on the computer and none the wiser as to what mommy and daddy were really doing.

There are still times of confusion and uncertainty, but I am confident that we can overcome anything. I am certain that the OW (EA) is long gone. H is very committed to us and we are having fun again.

We talk, laugh and goof around in a way that had been gone from our relationship for a long time. You don't realize it is gone, but once it is back, you wonder how you let it slip away.

I have to catch up with some of my regulars - I have been lurking when I can, but need to drop in just to say hi if nothing else.

I'll let you know if the anniversary holds any surprises. But again, I feel like I received the best gift of all.

I continue to pray for those on this BB as it helped me recapture my M.


totite "Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative..."