Diving back into the ocean

[Underdog]

Pen--As always, you have a flair for the obvious, as well as the dramatic and comedic sides in life. Is this admirable? Well, it's a good thing that I think so.

I'd hate for your head to explode and your stomach to implode with all that curiousity that's brimming under your surface from the sheer restraint. Are you sure you don't have a spycam on me or something?

I will say with certainty that the gentleman who has piqued my interest is a pretty swell guy and doesn't seem to be put off by my present circumstances--including a wisea$$ D10 or a really hyperactive D7. Or the fact that I have a sullen, estranged at-some-point-to-be-XH who hangs around my house too often for most people's comfort. Or the fact that D7 licks the cat because she thinks she is one. Sometimes I think he's a little weird. But hey, life is strange in that regard don't you think?

I'm enjoying working on being friends. I have missed having a man's company who can converse about things... books (including self help genre!), life, kids, weather, sports (good thing he likes hockey) and he seems to like hanging out with me. What a refreshing change from the steady diet of indifference and avoidance? What girl doesn't like a guy who is willing to express his enthusiasm for being present in whatever shape or form that holds?

Hey, nobody ever told me I was stupid, so I guess this girl is going to sit up and say she likes it! Don't expect any grand announcements here on that front, though. This is all I'm saying on the subject of Mr. Enthusiastic.

You'll have to send me an e-mail sometime and tell me how long it took for your H to move past the sarcasm. I appreciate you sharing that with me because it does make me feel better about things in general. I think D10 and I have a pretty good handle on him, though. We figure that once the golf tournament is behind us, he'll be less grouchy and easier to deal with.

If not? Well, I've got bigger fish to fry. Good thing I have a skillet big enough to handle all of it. Thank goodness I have had help trying to coordinate that fish fry!

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