Hi jaybee,
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And even though your xh may have seemed indifferent by his silence, you can't know how often he thought about you but didn't call, or how he actually felt. I do think that the fact he called after all this time, does mean he has never been indifferent.


That's a nice thought, and one that doesn't bother me as much as it used to. Like everyone else, I always wanted him to love me as much as he used to and always wanted to know every thought of his and where/if I fit in. I suppose I have accepted that the past is the past and things are how they are for a reason.
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It sounds like a good plan to retain a lifestyle which gives you some financial leeway

Yes, I don't want to be stretched to the limit. If there was an emergency now, I would only have myself to count on. I wonder if I could have counted on XH anyway. Hmmm. Mexico has put me back a little as I had just gotten back on my feet. I didn't want to lose the opportunity...and now at least I have the means over time to get back to flush.

It was kind of fun to just run off and go do something with the neighbor. She is a widow of six years and starting to enjoy her own spontaneity. Through the grapevine, I've heard her H was quite overbearing so I can understand her sense of freedom. She has a twenty something son (born in her forties) and is "mom" to lots of his adorable friends, some of whom I got to meet.

Tonight is a quiet night in for me also and my time to be domestic is frittering away as I ramble on. I'll git 'er done...I still have tomorrow.

I'll be leaving for Mexico the beginning of February. Good for you going on a trip! North Africa sounds very exotic. For me to top Mexico I would have to leave the continent. (can you hear my future vacation wheels spinning?)

Hugs, GG