Wow, Not The News I Wanted

So, Dan has informed me that Kelly wants to separate. She and the girls will be living in their house in Alabama and Dan will be rooming with George at Dad's house for the year he's in Leavenworth for the Fort L course. Heartbreaking all around. I don't get the girls for the year (though they will be coming for a few weeks with Dan), Dan doesn't get the girls and the girls don't get their Dad. I don't know if Dan and Kelly will patch things up - I don't think they are actually fighting (which would indicate there were still feelings there); I think they've given up on the relationship. It's all so very sad. Very sad.

Dan has to room with George and Breezy because he can't afford the mortgage on the house and rent. I was over there this week-end to check on the cats while George was out of town and the place is beyond disaster. There's mold growing in the basement! Dan is going to have a very difficult time there. And Breezy will not like having to 'share her house' with a Hunt brother. Very bad.

And George can't possibly allow a baby in to that house - not in the shape it's in. The little girl (it's a girl!) will be constantly sick fighting all the bacteria and mold and God-knows-what. If the SRS saw the condition of the house, they would not allow George and Breezy to take the baby there. Very bad.

AND (yes, there's more!) Tom told me a few days ago that his family is moving - to Lansing - just down the road! Since Tom and Kathey are firm believers that it takes a village and not a parent to raise a child, I will live in fear that they will continuously send their kids over (and probably right around a meal time!) This is MY neighborhood; why do they have to crash it? Not happy with it.

Haven't talked to Susanna - don't intend to. She came out of her house to admire the car last week-end when I dropped the girls off and she acted like everything was fine. I'm sure Gregg (who checked it out from the porch) had some derogatory things to say behind closed doors. That I'm spoiled or demanding or something. Not that I care.

Charlie is not doing anything about the trust and we are all tired of trying. He is almost refusing to spend any time with anyone - the only person who's seen him at all this year has been George who had been working with Charlie's band on an album.

So that leaves John. The only Hunt sibling that I don't worry about.

Nuts.

Updates

So, Todd, Wendy and Abby are moving to Alabama this summer. They are getting out. I'm kind of jealous - I've been stuck here a lot longer than they have been! They say we can always go out and visit but I don't think we probably will. More likely we'll meet up with them someplace - DollyWorld or something. We'll see.

I said good-bye to the Camry and hello to my Midlife Crisis car - a solara convertible. I love it - I put the top down and drive around on my errands just grinning! Unfortunately, with gas prices what they are, I don't feel like I can drive around just to drive around. Experts are saying prices should start dropping in the next weeks so maybe I can indulge with a long going-nowhere drive sometime soon.

Devin's wedding has been put on hold. Apparently his finance's family feels she could do better. And they have made it known to her so now she's all confused and unhappy. They decided to wait until they both finished college - she finishes this month but Devin isn't even in school and he has a year of college left. I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up going their separate ways. Her mother seems to have too strong an influence on her still for her to get married. Too bad, mostly for Devin.

Today is Mother's Day. Not my favorite day anymore. I didn't make it out to the cemetery but I'm sure Mom hasn't noticed. I'll get out there sometime this week - or maybe next Saturday. Doesn't really matter when I go - they aren't going anywhere. I sure miss her - every day.

I have to go to the office every morning this week - I'm going to go shower now so I won't have to do it tomorrow!