Well, W went out to eat with D and me tonight (the first family "date" in over a month) and, later, snuggled with me a little on the couch as we watched a DVD.

A revealing comment: at one point, she mentioned the rising real estate prices here in Baton Rouge (way up since Hurricane Katrina) and said, "We should have bought a house a year ago when we had the chance." I'm thinking to myself, "Wouldn't fighting over a house have made the last few months just that much more fun," but that was almost certainly a statement of her ultimate vision of the future.

The next time she comes over, I'm going to be busy GAL or something -- I don't want to be ahead of where she is right now.

I think I'm starting to come around again to wanting a M with her, but I'm not going to allow it to really restart until and unless I'm comfortable with who W is as a person and I'm sure I can respect and trust her.

The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth." (Psalm 145:18)