W had several picture albums by the dumpster that capture our early years of M. I picked them up and put them in the trunk of my car - figuring I'd save them for S5 as mementos of his family. I thought instantly of my thoughts regarding my father's illness, wondering this weekend how I could get S5 to better know his Grandpa, wishing I had more pictures/film. This will be my gift to him and his kids. Will store them out of the way when I get back into the house.
Outside of this, I reviewed my sitch and noticed a few things:
My R with W is going thru a seasonal pattern. There aren't a whole lot of built-in contacts thru S5 like there were when W arranged swim lessons and T-Ball. I'll need to get off my duff and look into creating some for the Fall.
This is a normal 'down time' for us, and W probably needs a break from the sitch to recoup or grow.
Others are noticing my postive changes, so absence from W may help her to do the same.
I decided to get back to what I know that works for my PMA: exercise, creative work, prayer, and reading. Worked out and ran hard this afternoon. Will take S5 to the Gulf of Mexico Thur and Fri for water fun - hurricane permitting. Alternate plan - tubing at a local springs. I'm starting to feel like a 38-yo Huck Finn
