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!

Good Bye Sister

So, I have been deemed a total bitch by Gregg and Susanna and have been removed from their lives. Fortunately, I still get to hang with the girls (for now) but I don't expect that to last too long. I made sure Felicia had my email address before I took them home yesterday. Having Gregg out of my life is a blessing - having Susanna out of my life is tolerable. I hope I don't have to say good bye to the girls. But I'm prepared for it. Speaking of girls, the three came over yesterday for the Easter Egg Hunt. Tom and his family was a no-show. Guess that's no surprise. But Kristen declared it 'the best day ever' so I think we had a successful Egg Hunt and afternoon. Another visit when no one got on the computer; that always means a successful day!

If they get to come next month, we're heading to the Zoo! And we'll be going in A BRAND NEW CAR! Shawn and I are buying my midlife crisis car - a Solaria convertible. Silver, 2006. Shawn is bringing it home Tuesday. Very excited. In fact, I think we're going to get a vanity plate that reads, MIDLIFE. It's going to be very hard to say good bye to my Camry - what an incredible car that's been! My mom and dad have been in that car. Felicia practically grew up in it. The other kids only know me in that car. But, it's time. I'll cry when it pulls away for the last time and then I will move on.

One Year

I lost Cujo Kitten one year ago today. Sometimes it seems so much longer - sometimes I can't believe it's already been a year. I miss her so much it's almost unbearable at times. I miss so many people. Guess that's what it's like to get old - you have more loved ones on the other side than you do on this side. I'm in a knock-down drag-out with Gregg. I can't stand him. I can SO not stand him that I think I'm going to have to back way off on spending time with the girls. So far back that I may have to forego our Wednesday swims, and I've been taking them swimming Wednesdays since Felicia was 4. But I just can't handle Gregg and I open my mouth around Felicia and that isn't healthy for her. She doesn't need to listen to her aunt badmouth her father (even if the aunt is right). I need to either get it together or turn my focus on Mykenzie and Lindsey for the year they are here. I plan on working on snorkeling this summer. I figure if I can get comfortable enough in the water to snorkel, then we can snorkel on our vacation - either in the Bahamas or at the Disney private island (both sites offer it). Guess I'll be spending a lot of time at the Weissenbach pool this summer!

Just Checking In

Not a lot to share - all I seem to do anymore is work, eat and watch TV. Such the boring life - but it's all I can afford to do. Maybe if I stopped trying to take so many vacations I would be able to take in a movie every now and again. Right - don't think so!

Susanna wants to have lunch tomorrow. Great - not looking forward to it. She either wants to complain about the Idiot, agree with the Idiot or a bit of both. I cannot wait until Krissy's 18th birthday when I can wave good-bye to the Idiot and his brainwashed Dumbass. They are still saying no to the Colorado trip, he said no to my helping Felicia get her cat to the vet - I can't stay on the subject or my blood pressure will go up!

Speaking of blood pressure - mine is on the rise again, as is my weight. I have no idea why I'm failing miserably at getting this fat off. I sometimes feel like a shark when I walk in the kitchen and just go on an eating frenzy. Why? I am so disgusted with myself. All those people around the world starving and I am eating myself to death. Gluttony - may be the most deadliest of the sins.

Like I said, I don't have much to say so I'll just log off and go find something to do until I can fall asleep.

Fun Saturday

I found a house to rent on a Colorado horse ranch that John and Diane agree is perfect so I booked it. It's very expensive ($325 a night!) but John and Di insist on covering the cost - and I'm going to let them. My trip to the mountains is falling in to place - now I just have to cross fingers that Gregg will decide to let the girls go (he's saying no right now and Susanna is saying yes) and that Charlie doesn't back out as I really don't want to have to do ALL the driving. I am really thinking it's going to work out! I told Felicia to really talk up how excited she is to get back in the mountains and how much fun we are going to have - not to pressure Gregg but to make him feel guilty enough to relinquish them to me. He is such an ass.

I took the girls to Weston MO yesterday where we did the Irish thing. Roamed through Celtic Ranch store where we each bought a Celtic necklace that had our Irish 'sign' and then we went to O'Mallay's for an Irish lunch. I mentioned that I was planning a trip to Ireland for my 50th birthday and Emily said she wanted to go along. When I told her she wouldn't be old enough yet, she pouted for a minute. I told her I would go with her when she was old enough and her response was, "If you're still alive by then." Cracked me up! We had a real fun afternoon, and there was no TV watching or computer playing at all! We painted and played with Play-Doh and blew bubbles. Fun.

I've managed to make my $600 payments to Disney Visa for three months now (on top of the $200 payments to USAA Mastercard). I am committed to paying off Visa this year and the only way to accomplish it is to send them $600 a month. Then next year I will tackle and pay off USAA. In two years I will have $800 additional funds EACH MONTH! Then I will party!

Another Boring Week-End

Well, it is yet another boring week-end with nothing to do and no money to do it with. Is this really what God had in mind when He gave the angels the OK to create me? For me to sit on my tush day in and day out, vegetating in front of the TV or computer screen? I thought there were bigger things in store for me. I thought wrong. I will live a life of quiet desperation - just like most Americans.

Curly and Mo have had The Surgery and there have been no complications. I was worried about it - maybe because I had nothing else to worry over. I've been the responsible pet owner - good for me.

George and Breezy are expecting! They are thinking in October but haven't been to the doctor's yet for confirmation. It's great news of course, but... well, is anyone really prepared to become a parent? Maybe Sandra Bullock but she's about it. I hope they will do the quick court house marriage just to make things legal (you never know) and then they can have a lovely spring wedding after Baby is born. I suspect they will be leaving Leavenworth and moving at least a tad closer to her parents - but that would only be 30 minutes or so away. I'm happy for them but a bit melancholy over my non-moving life. The only one of us with a more boring existence would be Charlie- and his life might actually be more exciting than mine. At least he has friends and a hobby that gets him out. I have nothing. And really no one.

Todd and Wendy may be moving to Alabama. Another set of lives being lived while mine is wasted away. Great.