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[courageous wife]

Ni NM

Glad the RA is back under control!

Hope your S is feeling better! My kids both have strep throat! I am thankful that they both got it at the same time!

Zoobrew sounds like he is getting his life together!

Your thread is always a "feel good" one to read!

[newmama]

Oh Man, CW! BOTH kids? You might be next, right? I hope not!

Glad to see you stop by. Yeah, tonight zoobrew texted me and invited me to go to the mountains with him next month! I really and truly don't want anything serious. I know that doing something fun like getting away does not imply that necessarily but I don't want him to get the wrong idea. I said yes so we'll see what happens. We will talk again before then and I want to meet him in person to get a feel for what he is thinking...

Had a great day off though and saw a movie "Love and Drugs" that was pretty funny. The dr. appt was fine and useless but at least I got a flu shot.

Ok 3 more days until my winter break! woo hoo!

oh and exH texted me in the middle of the day to ask how S was doing...I told him yesterday that I would let him know if he was sick but he still had to ask. He then texted me tonight to let me know S was fine. And another text later to inform me he would be out of town on a business trip just for the day tomorrow but wanted to let me know in case S was sick. ????If S has been fine yesterday AND today, why would he get sick tomorrow? Whatever.

[awest1217]

Isn't it funny now that you have moved on exH is communicating more "for S". It sounds to me like he just wants to keep up with you.

I also have 3 more days so I am excited as well. I think us teachers are as anxious as the kids. Have a great break!

[Mystik]

Hmm... Not sure what to think about Zoobrew. Maybe now that he's had time to sort out things in his life and figure out what he wants, you're still on his mind an awful lot. Definitely get a feel for where he's heading with this before getting in too deep.

And what is up with your exH? Possibly feeling some real regret for his actions?

Glad that DS is doing better, and yay for holiday break!!

[BobbiJo]

Interesting, our exes....mine texted last night to tell me he forgot to tell me he was on an overnight trip to chicago. It was my night with the kids so he didn't really have to tell me...sometimes I think they just like keeping a little contact going.

[soleil]

"OH by the way I forgot to tell you I'm on this trip."

Oh yeah he wants contact and to reach out to you, BBJ, especially when you did not require that info at all!

[BobbiJo]

Yeah it was funny he even apologized for not telling me!? And then told me how he just tried raw oysters for the first time and they were weird. Pretty sure that is not kid related, necessary information!

[lostandconfused6]

NM-
I am jealous that you have 3 days until break!! We are in school up until the 23rd! yuck! Someone said that your thread is always a feel good one to read, and I have to agree. Thanks for your positive posts. It helps to hear someone that is doing ok, since I am struggling so much right now.

[BobbiJo]

Ugh! We are in school till the 23 as well!

[newmama]

WTF? THE 23RD?? I hope you don't return until January 12! As a teacher, how can you get holiday prep done? I realize other people in different professions may work til then, but they have the option of taking some days off, right? I could be ignorant though.

Yeah my kids are all over the map this week, but tomorrow we have a FUUUN day and I can't wait!

I went to happy hour tonight with a former teacher friend and had a blast! AND the food was so yummy. I lost track of time,though, and had to let exH know I would be back at 7:40 instead of 7:30. I just let him know that I was having dinner with a friend and lost track of time. No worries- he returned S about 7:50 (although I was home at 7:35--sorry, being anal retentive). I admit I wished my friend and I could have chatted another hour or more!

I replied to zoobrew's text from last night after I had the happy hour. My friend warned me that skiing for the first time with a pro is rather intimidating and humiliating. Argh! At least I plan to discuss details with zoobrew before we go. But I have many other things to worry about before then--so I won't be thinking about it too much.

This weekend I don't have any plans in particular. It's okay, though-- plenty of boring but necessary tasks to keep me busy.