Hurricane Emily
Miss Emily is on her way to visit south Texas and northern Mexico...Yay for us...
I told Pete, the year we buy this damn station is the year we get a hurricane and low and behold....
We have taken every precaution possible at home and the station. We are stocked on food and water, batteries and candles (scented ones too!!) and books to pass the time. The boys are scared and nervous. It looks like we won't take a direct hit, but we'll get plenty of rain and wind anyhow. This should prove to be interesting. In other news, my ex is supposed to sign off on the boys, giving up all parental rights, allowing Pete to FINALLY adopt them. The only reason the ex even entertained the idea let alone agree to it is because I told him he wouldn't have to pay one red cent of the 11 grand he owes my poor children. That quickly changed his tune of "Those are *my* boys." (I responded, "Oh yes, you mean the boys you haven't seen or talked to in two damn months!) Either way, Pete has been their dad all along anyway. When all this is said and done, we are going to have a celebration/party. How sad for them though. How do you explain that situation to them. I can't tell them the blunt truth and say the motivating factor that moved your dad's ass to give you all up is money. I have vaguely explained that their dad is signing a paper to allow Pete to adopt them. I explained that he was still their dad and loved them very much, but that since Pete was in their lives on a daily basis we decided to do it this way. I think Danny understands more than he is letting on and JD simply doesn't give a damn. He can't stand his dad anyway which I think is very sad. I told them one time that their dad had to go work and that was the reason he didn't pick them up and JD told me, "Mom, he has a bunch of other kids and he probably just forgot. He's stupid." I sat there with my mouth dropped to the floor, speechless. God knows...I have tried to make the picture pretty to them as far as how their father is portrayed, but they have been around him enough to know that I am stretching the truth. I just don't ever want them to say that I bad mouthed their father. I would never do that in or around their presence. I only do that in private!!! LOL
Saturday night we took my mom and dad out for his birthday. Good times were had!! I am so lucky to have such a great relationship with my parents. They're great!
I told Pete, the year we buy this damn station is the year we get a hurricane and low and behold....
We have taken every precaution possible at home and the station. We are stocked on food and water, batteries and candles (scented ones too!!) and books to pass the time. The boys are scared and nervous. It looks like we won't take a direct hit, but we'll get plenty of rain and wind anyhow. This should prove to be interesting. In other news, my ex is supposed to sign off on the boys, giving up all parental rights, allowing Pete to FINALLY adopt them. The only reason the ex even entertained the idea let alone agree to it is because I told him he wouldn't have to pay one red cent of the 11 grand he owes my poor children. That quickly changed his tune of "Those are *my* boys." (I responded, "Oh yes, you mean the boys you haven't seen or talked to in two damn months!) Either way, Pete has been their dad all along anyway. When all this is said and done, we are going to have a celebration/party. How sad for them though. How do you explain that situation to them. I can't tell them the blunt truth and say the motivating factor that moved your dad's ass to give you all up is money. I have vaguely explained that their dad is signing a paper to allow Pete to adopt them. I explained that he was still their dad and loved them very much, but that since Pete was in their lives on a daily basis we decided to do it this way. I think Danny understands more than he is letting on and JD simply doesn't give a damn. He can't stand his dad anyway which I think is very sad. I told them one time that their dad had to go work and that was the reason he didn't pick them up and JD told me, "Mom, he has a bunch of other kids and he probably just forgot. He's stupid." I sat there with my mouth dropped to the floor, speechless. God knows...I have tried to make the picture pretty to them as far as how their father is portrayed, but they have been around him enough to know that I am stretching the truth. I just don't ever want them to say that I bad mouthed their father. I would never do that in or around their presence. I only do that in private!!! LOL
Saturday night we took my mom and dad out for his birthday. Good times were had!! I am so lucky to have such a great relationship with my parents. They're great!