Hey Jo,

Ha! I love your take on chocolate and heard that too about serotonin. Like I need an excuse!

Have you read Who Moved My Cheese?? It has a part about going down cheeseless tunnels. In your sitch, H seems to thru out a complaint just to keep some convo going. And you step in to volley back, defending your action. Maybe just say, "I never thought of it that way." or "Hmmm. I'll have to think about that." And change the subject or walk away for abit.

The reason I think he's just trying ot keep the convo going is his compliments and acceptance of your invitation. By the way, I think you're the biggest hypocrite on this earth for telling me not to invite my W and going and inviting your H to ice cream within 1 day!! LOL I am so glad he accepted (my W's still not ready IMO).

You are such a great mother. DD4 is so blessed to be living with you and getting all of that special attentino. Her excitement to show her sisters was nice to hear.

Jo, don't work too hard. What fun can you work in for just you? Is there a girlfriend that can come over or go to lunch (or is it tea? ) with you? If you're like me, you get fed by work accomplishment, yet I hope you work in other stuff too, even if its a nice movie. The ice cream outing will go better (on your end) the better you self-love while DD4 is gone.

Your sitch is turning around again!

Gabriel


God heals the broken-hearted (Psalm 147:3)

Me: 44
W: 40
Separated 8/2011

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