Jen-

First, the good stuff. I took my kids to the Yankee game yesterday, and despite a forecast of showers all day, we had to take precuations to avoid sunburn from all the sun!! We had a great ime and then we went to my son's game and I played with my daughters on the side most of the game while W sat with her dad.

As for your question, interestingly, she had a job interview earlier this week and a follow-up today 25-30 hours per week and the ability to get home by the time school ends. So, we'll see where that lead.

I did offer the bedroom and am looking into purchasing a more comfortable Aerobed for downstairs. The reaction was somewhat positve in that her nasty edge towards me dissipated for about 48 hours. Unfortunately, it returned this morning, with an expletive laced tirade when I gently approached her to see if she had overslept for going to the gym this morning. Evidently, she changed her plans and was mad at me for appraoching her. Oh well. Later, I just wished her good luck on the follow-up interview this morning.

My other problem is that she is still involved at some level with OM -- clearly still emotional to me (don't ask me how I know, but I do). My attorney calls this the "bridge affair," the R a WAS involves themselves with to make the emotional separation in prep for a D. Seems on target to me.

To be honest, I'm at the point of giving up. Were it not for the conversion, I think I would be moving on by now. (Ah, she's ringing right now -- I'll hit my VM). If I knew an annulment was a certainty, I might even file for a formal separation judgment. I think I have an attorney I'll retain and we'll plot my strategy sometime thereafter. Money talks are not far behind.

Later this post...

I just played the VM and she got the job and took it on the spot. She was now asking if I could make changes to my sked to accommodate the new work arrangements!!! It looks like I have some uses in life! I'm going to have to think about this now--especially in terms of money, etc. Oh well. The sun is out, life is good, and my building hasn't been blown up yet!


Keep on fighting the good fight.

Merrick