Hi all,

I've been unable to post for quite a while due to being exceptionally busy establishing myself as an attorney - it is a ton of work! I am actually here in the office today - Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. - catching up on paperwork that I didn't get finished this week. I noticed an email from Forever-Damaged that I missed before, and thought I would check in with all the "old" posters....

How's everyone doing? Those that remember the oldies will be interested to know that I met Catnip this summer - she is every bit the wonder that one would think from reading the old posts. It was a real highlight for me. I've actually got to catch up with her as well.

Please let me know how you all are. And if Forever Damaged is still out there, write me again, please.

Warm regards,
Donna

CD sweetie and accomplished lady~
I am sooooooo envious you met the one and only Catnip, I should be so lucky to meet either of you someday!

My Mom passed from Lou Gehrigs in early Oct. I miss her so very much.

She was my Champion when things were rough.

How's married life and how are the boys?

How is XH with them? New H?

Love ya girl.... good to hear from someone from years ago..... ah...er...5 to be exact....;)

Love
Debi

Hey CD,

I'm SO jealous that you've gotten to meet the infamous Catnip! We are all doing well, and Abbi's just the sweetest little angel! If you still have my email address, drop me a line! I will check to see if I still have yours to give you a more detailed update!

Great to see you post!

Love ya!!!!

Oh Debi, I am sorry to hear about your mom. I hope you are doing well - that must be tough.

Newly married life has its ups and downs, now that we are a blended family with six children. It is sometimes harder than I thought it would be. I suppose we have the same problems that most blended families experience. However, I can honestly say that nothing seems all that dire when I compare it to the oc problem in my first marriage.

My ex just got remarried a couple of weeks ago, too, and is now seeing the boys regularly again. I am thrilled b/c his new wife seems to be a nice lady and is good to my boys. I hope he plays it straight this time b/c the boys need some stability from him.

Tigger, it is so good to hear from you. Did you and sailorman move to Virginia yet? I am not sure if I have your email. Mine is blackbird_fly1@yahoo.com Write when you get a chance!

Love,
Donna

CD, you know we oldies can't be happier for you. You tried so hard, and came so far--We're proud!! I hope your ex does right by the boys. And, yep, jealous you met catnip!! I hope she's well too.

Blessings,
"J"

I am hanging in here. Ny brother past away feb. 3, 2005. The last time I saw was Dec. 26, 2004.

Dawn

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Hi CD; hi everybody. I've been away from the boards for a while.

CD...check your e-mail.

CD!!!
Lovely to see you my dear friend!!

So glad to see everything is going well for you.
Continued prayers for your blended family...
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Things are going well here as well.
We moved out of the Metro area and are now living in the country. We do have a lot longer to drive in to work, but the benefits for the kids greatly outweigh that!

And, largely in part to your help, we have had Primary custody of Lil Bit (oc, for those that don't know my situation) for 2 years now. We were able to rework the visitation schedule, just like you and I worked it out to be... OW fought for a month, then gave in, basically after the Judge told her that it was basically what the State would have set it as if we had left it up to them.

We also just established Child Support. And the Judge also granted arrears over the past 2 years of over $5000.

Baby Mac, at 2, is not much of a baby anymore. He is definitely in the Terrible Twos. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

So good to hear from you!
Catch me on Yahoo, at least drop me a line!

Stacia

(gasp!)

NOSETTA!!! It's you!

Dang, girl....LONG time, no hear. It's sure good to see your name pop up. So, Nosetta, Esq., huh? I like the sound of it. You've always been such a go-getter.

You met Fire and Brimstone (Catnip)?! How is she? How are things with Bipolar Bear? It's been awhile since she checked in, too.

(sigh)

I miss the "old" days.....kinda.

Hello CD,

I am a relative newbie. Congrats on your law business. I would be interested in any referrals. My OC will be born in January. Any assistance will be warranted. We are choosing NC.

I'm glad you're doing great - and that the boys' father has come back - I hope he stays on track with them.
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Hi CD, Gem, Staci, OB1, Tigger, Jenny and Dawn and the rest of the old gang.

All is well for me and the family. We've had C with OC for 6 weeks. She's 5 years old now. It was extremely awkward at first but she was so terrified my mother instincts jumped in. She clings to me more than my H and she looks exactly like my daughter. Things have been going smooth so far hopefully it will continue to be that way. My daughter and OC are best friends it's like they've know each other forever. It's nice to read all your updates. Gem I hope you are in better spirits I know it's still a tough time for you. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

Tee aka Unsure

Zebrababy- Hope your doing well check in.

OH my Goodness... It's like the MB little voice was ringing in my head saying... "There's a reunion going on without you." I haven't logged onto this board in I don't know how long... and look what I find... all of my girls having a party and they didn't invite me. My email hasn't changed.... One of you guys could have at least dropped me a line. Heck it took me 15 minutes to figure out my link pointed to the old message boards. LOL. I even forgot my password and had to get it emailed to me!

Well, now that I've let that out.

How the heck are you ladies. Oh how I miss seeing your names everyday!

CD...congrats on the marriage and the successful blended family... You are a regular Brady Bunch over there. I'm so proud of how far you've come and that you found a man that can love and respect you exactly as you deserve. AND I AGREE... NO FAIR YOU GOT TO MEET CAT. I'M JEALOUS TOO!

Gem...so very sorry to hear your mother passed. I know know you and she fought a long hard fight. I'm sure she was so proud of how you stood by her side in that battle. And I also know that you take comfort knowing she's wearing her crown at the right hand of our Father!

Tigger ... on the move again. Last I heard you were in Phx. How is Miss Abby? And her eyes? Sailorman doing well too??

Stacia, Glad to hear things are well with you and Lil Bit. I bet she's just blooming in your care. You are so awesome and an inspiration for strength and courage. There's a special place in heaven for women like you.

OB...Glad to see you too. How are things with you? Last I remember, you were dating a guy that you really liked and thought you might have a future with... What's the update????

Dawn sorry to hear about your brother. I lost my cousin to breast cancer a few years ago and even to this day I have bouts of grief. I miss her dearly. I hope you find peace in his passing.

Jenny... how are things with you. Nice to see you are still on the boards giving support to those many Newbies that need it.

And my dear sista girl friend, Unsure. Your call out MUST have been what I heard in the back of my head, calling me to this site. I feel ya girl. I read you are taking another shot at contact. Hope that is going well for you. Is OW on her best behaviour? I know if she's not, you'll kick her into shape, with the quickness! How are your babies? Email me... the addy's the same.

Ok, Quickie update on me.

Husband and I are AWESOME. It keeps getting better and better. We're celebrating 10 years of marriage and 5 years of recovery this year. Can you believe it's been 5 years since I stumbled across this board with tear stained cheeks and no hope! So much has changed. In fact, my husband is now an ordained Deacon in our church. We recently had the opportunity to help a couple who were recovering from an affair. Sometimes I look back at all we've been through and I know that our testimony of how God has worked in our marriage is meant to help others.

Our kids are doing well too. My son has grown into a scholar athlete. He gets straight A's in the fourth grade and is a star football player. My daughter is a creative genious who is as crafty as she is smart. The girl reads constantly, and when she's not reading she's drawing/dancing/singing!

My sister and her two kids came to live with us. We finally got her to move up from Atlanta to "get back on her feet." She's a single mom trying to raise two kids (9 & 4 yrs old). We're helping her along and am glad to have the opportunity to bless her and make a difference in her kid's lives.

We're building a new home this year. I'm so excited, but scared at the same time. The mortgage scares me, the building process scares me, heck selling this house scares me. But I do it all knowing that God continues to rain blessings on my household. I can't deny the miracles he works daily in my life.

As for me personally, I got another promotion last year. More money, more work. We haven't been traveling as much lately, which is good. But I do miss my frequent flyer miles. I've been scrapbooking a lot lately. The kids books look really great. I think they'll love them when they grow up and share with their children.

Ok, I've typed enough. My fingers hurt.

Love you all so much.
Z.

Z,

It is like a reunion here, ain't it? For me, being the FWW, I tend to hang around to try to catch the few other WW's who come here looking for help. I remember how I felt the first time I posted, and feel that I can reassure anyone else just starting out on the journey of recovery in that position.

Sailorman and I are doing awesome, although we are seperated due to the military right now. No, he isn't deployed to Iraq, just at a VERY difficult school, and we decided it would be best to allow our DS and DD to finish school and allow Sailorman to get studying done in peace. We should all be back together by the middle of June.

Now for our dear sweet Abbi. Well, her eyes are beginning to drift now. Remember they were crossing and she had a surgery 2 years ago? Well, we've been patching for almost 6 months, and I'm not so sure it's working all that great. We did go down from 6 hours a day to 2 hours a day. I'm not sure what's going to happen, as I don't think that the doctor is going to want to do anything drastic with us moving in 4 months. Her next appointment is in April, the day before we take her in to have some allergy testing done. Over the last 3 years, she's gotten sick all around the same time, but no fever, no antibiotics help, just major coughing which then causes her to throw up due to her sensitive reflex! Last year, the cough lasted just over a month before we figured it was our cat. So, our little(huge) cat had to go to a new home. After that, she was pretty much ok, but would often go into coughing fits when she would run. Well, it happened again this year, and it's driving me crazy, so we got the ok from our insurance to get some allergy testing done. Unfortunately, the earlies appointment is April 4! Abbi's biggest worry is that she will also be allergic to the dog <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Other than that, she's doing awesome. She's going to be 5 next month, and is learning all her letters and numbers. She knows them all by sight, but is still learning how to write them. She loves My Little Pony and has about 2 dozen ponies! She also loves to color and sing.

Our son will be getting his license after we move. He's working on his permit so he can learn to drive right now. We have him signed up for a class in March. He has this crazy curly hair, but just got it cut and now doesn't look like a teenager, but more like a young man! With his intense blue eyes, he's bound to start getting more and more girls wanting to call him. He already has a junior(he's a sophomore) that calls occasionally. Heck, that's the ages that Sailorman and I were when we met. He really enjoys metals class with all the welding, and he also enjoys cooking at home. He's hoping that the school he goes to next year has a good metals program.

Our other daughter is taking of with band. She just tried out for a regional band with her clarinet. She's pretty excited and hopes she makes it. She's also growing up and is quite the looker, with her red hair, tall, thin, curvy body, and changing blue/green eyes! She's also a smart girl and got straight A's for her first semester in 7th grade!

I'm going to email you with some more private info that I don't want on this open of a board. It's some pretty exciting stuff, but nothing that I really wish to have anyone or everyone to be able to see, if you kwim.

Great to see you again, and I'm sorry that I didn't let you know about this little reunion, as I am one that does have your email, bad Tigger, bad bad bad <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Aww man....I always miss the good stuff. Got room for another "somewhat" oldie?!?!? It's like a class reunion or something....Miss y'all bunches!!!!