Well, let's see...Dropped off the kids last night nad helped put them to bed. Then I left. My X was tired and originally, she told me that she was going to go out with her sister to see a band for about an hour. I asked her who was going to watch the kids and she said my stepson who is 14??? Does she really think she was only go for an hour and how safe is that for our kids? Well, it ends up that she didn't go because her sister was tired and so was she.

ANother update is that I got a call from the X and she just told me that my stepson wasn't going to go to the gym today; because he wasn't feeling well. Also, I was supposed to do a GAL thing with some new friends. We were going to seethis band and it turns out they are sold out!! See what I mean about me trying and it always seems to fail!!! lol

Well, I asked her about whether we were meeting up tomorrow for the WInterfest thing and she said she still hadn't setup all the plans and who was going or meeting who. Her parents might go with her and maybe her sister. She told me that she wasn't sure how awkward it would be for them. I asked her well how about you do you want to meet up or not??? She said it was fine; but that she needed to go to her new workplace in the morning to deal with some things and then figure it out from there. She said I don't want to hold up your day. I said that I would enjoy being with the kids. Again it seems to be more about how her parents will feel??? Isn't this about us and not them???

Anyway she will let me know tomorrow what is happening and there is an impending snowstorm headed here too for tomorrow.

Well, I said we are still meeting on Tuesday morning to do the lap swimming and she said "Oh, yeah we will" She seemed pretty much okay with that. It just seems like the real issue is with her parents. I am starting to believe that if her parents would just step back and let us be, that we could fix us; but until she can address that issue, we are in hold. I may be wrong about this; but it seems that anything that we can do together without them there is okay; but if they are in the picture, then it becomes an issue. For instance, meeting to go swim together, having dinner together, making dinner, etc. is not an issue for the 2 of us. But when the family is involved, it is. See, right now she is at their mercy; because she needs them for a babysitter when she works.

I hate this I have plans to workout with my stepson, plans to go out tonight to see a band. All that is now not happening and so I am by myself once again, even though I try to GAL. Then tomorrow is up in the air because of the awkwardness of her parents seeing her and I together. Man this just sucks. I can't push at her; because it will drive her away if we have any chance; but like I said above, the GAL stuff falls apart. My X gives mixed signals based on who is around. I am going nuts over this.
I know I try to do other stuff; but it is hard when it never seems to pan out.

Frank