So many many little things....

We did get moved and found a home, and a year into this new home we are still "adjusting"...it has been a financial nightmare indeed! When you buy a home, remember to get a "home warranty". Unlike us, whom decided we would not need it, and ended up replacing every godforsaken appliance in this place before February. The furnace still has an issue, that we have let go because we have a wood burning furnace that heats the home instead of using gas, but still! In case of emergency it should work properly.

So in the matter of the children...well so many little things, tooo many to mention and name. Since we've been to our new home it has been a whole different world. The kids are not far from my parents, which Grace thoroughly enjoys, and we are not much farther from town than 30 minute drive like we were before.

We discovered that Kevin's OM "other mother" David's ex, has decided she needs to find herself moving back into the "windmill projects" where her stepdad and mother just recently moved from...they have a tiny trailer on a tiny lot smack dab in the middle of those dang blasted windmills. She has yet to reveal this information, although we know her lease on her apt is coming up due to resign, and since they will NEVER be able to sell the little lot with the little trailer...she might as well live there RENT free right?!? Have I mentioned "OM" has not paid her $39 and some change a month child support since last May? Yeah really! And she's got a nice paying job at a nice company here in town. She also managed to divorce her husband right at the year mark of marrying him in Aug 2009. Kevin divulged the tidbit of information on her moving...and that helps tons. At least we are soon to be expecting an argument on pickup and drop offs.

Since she stopped paying her CS (child support) we've managed to keep an even ground with her. She's not all bipolar and freaking out. She's kept it cool with us...I think so we won't take her back to court...but wait...there's much more coming her way and she has no idea just yet.

As for Grace she's alive and doing well I suppose...when school started I took on her little brother Ethan (my ex husband's son), watching him before and after school, and I've been doing a gazillion cakes, which I love love love to do. It substitutes my time and generates a little money for odds and ends. Grace has been doing well in her studies and I can't be happier...she's coming into her own personality more and more, although I could do without the awful moodswings that are reminiscent of her mother at 13. I was horrible! I can only imagine a year from now you will find me in that padded room..as she asks her grandmothers to buy her "unmentionables" for her.

I really can't imagine life any other way. Kevin knows where his home is and continues to threaten "I'm going to live with you forever, mommy" but in the same breath say "I'm going to move out when I'm 16 so I can own a gun." The story there is, I won't let him have a gun in my home, even a toy one...I fear he does not respect these types of weapons enough yet to know that you don't point them at people because they will die. Although he has a severe prefascination for them. The saddest part to it all is, is he wants to "learn to hunt" just so he can have a gun. Let's just say, it's going to be a battle. We have found no other interests he has except for playing video games on the wii and during the summer being in the pool and in the water. He loved baseball last year, but we are skipping it this year because he needs to practice writing. He's not doing so hot with that, but his progress in reading is now OFF the Charts! He's in the 95% where as when he started the school year he was only in the category of "does he hold the book right to read it." So kudos for that!

They say that writing will follow, but to manage for him to get a thought on paper is like pulling a tooth that's dangling by one thread, although very simple...he throws a huge fit, that it's "JUST TOO HARD"...and I've come to realize he's an all or nothing child...if he can't do it right the first time he doesn't even want to try, and he knows he's not spellig his words right, so why put forth the effort. Yup, that's kevin....and boy if he doesn't win a level at the wii, he'd much rather give up and play a different game than to challenge himself.

David and I are doing well, we are coping as best we can with all involved. I started a group on FB in light of many occurances with the "OM" and named it Drama Wednesday, it's a select group of ladies, we can get on and vent with and get support. I'm super happy to have started it because it's become a great area for my closest and dearest to stay connected when we can and vent frustrations and share ideas, and give each other suport. It's been a blessing in disguise, and I guess that's why I let the blog lag...in fact ALOT...we moved, and I got lost. ha ha ha

Go figure. Such as life! Another trial, that we are now surviving. Now the goals for this new year is to get out and visit our long lost missed family members and friends we have not gotten to see out of state. I don't know how we'll manage...but we are going to try to find a way! *fingers and toes crossed*

Waiting on Baited Breath....

So if you were one of the one's following my blog and waiting with baited breath...guess what, I quit writing...and guess what!!! Kevin is now 6 going on seven and Grace turned 11 in December!!! We've missed so much together! So let's get started on to the new adventures!

I promise, you will not have to wait long...I'll be back to blogging either tonight or tomorrow...although tomorrow I think is best. :0) Happy Tuesday...now let's move on already!