Pep you are hysterical!

BK, enjoy your vacation I am jealous!

Nams and Stph...I have been an avid reader forever but since the kids activities have increased with age and b/c I am reading tons of academia for grad school I have almost no time for pleasure reading. I am currently hooked on the Left Behind Series (LaHaye) on book 6. I read 2 books each quarter break. My mom tried to get me to read Marley and Me (I am a lab owner/lover) but I just couldn't get into it.

I loved Dinner with a Perfect Stranger...most of James Patterson's books and like Stph, Nicholas Sparks. My favorite book strangely is The Hot House which is a book about Leavenworth Prison. Any war related book usually is high on my list as well. I am fascinated by the versitility and adaptation of the human body and spirit in extreme circumstances as well as the long term affects so I have an interest in studies r/t the aftermath of war and PTSD issues etc.

TMI...sorry,
gotta get my kids ready for the WH pick up but that is an entirely different story...most likely categorized in the mystery/humor/self-help section...hopefully it won't develop into more of the James Patterson type lit!!!

Jeffrey Archer - big novels. Multiple storylines involving various combinations of main and supporting characters.

Janet Evonovich's Stephanie Plum series....hysterical suspense (?) series. There are 12 of them so far and each one is better than the last. They are FUNNY.

I HIGHLY recommend these.

Hey I still have a stack of affair/relationship books 12" high to deal with before I get anymore books. LOL.

Well, get to reading BigK!!

Oh my, how sad to see this thread limping along so. I don't believe I've ever seen it on the third page.

Thanks for all the books recommendations. Now that I've done the grown up thing & gotten myself a day planner I've started a book list. I got a lot of book ideas from Cincinnati Library, they publish a book review. I'll try to post the link.

BigK, I've got a slew of marriage/affair/divorce related books, many of them Harley's. Gawd am I happy to not be reading those any more. The relationship books I'll keep for future reference. Have a great trip!

wh...wh...where's everybody gone???? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

well....on my end....very happy to have the holiday season behind me...got the xmas tree down and all...

Hi Todd (me waving!!...assuming you have now become a lurker not-by-choice!)

...uhmm.....wondering if Pio is doing the same.....Hi Pio (...just in case...)

...and what the ******....the same for Larousse (again, just in case)....

Well... as the saying goes with 'low points'....there is no where to go but up! ...n'est-ce pas!?

I got it....will get some fransay going here....it might hit a few spots!....

Je suis désolée mais...il faut ce qu'il faut....allez les amis...reveillez-vous! ...à l'attaque! ....allez...hop! Les choses ne peuvent aller si mal que ça....me permettre de continuer en français???!!!!

Je sais que c'est un coup bas...mais d'une autre côté...vous ne me laissez pas de choix! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Yeah Nams - it's really getting old ya know. I don't need them anymore.

I wish Pio would come back.

Me too. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Hi Luna

Anyone seen 2Much?

Hi Stef

Where has EVERYBODY gone??

Come on people, let's get it together here!

Hi TKO skeleton family!!!

How's everyone? BK, I'm still here...not much time now that school is back underway and I have zero free time. It has been pretty good though since I am occuppied most of the day and night and rarely think of WH. We've had a few text wars, he is requesting I "get the paperwork ready"...says he'll sign it and I can have what I want-- even sole custody of kids as long as I don't block him from visiting.

I don't have much $ so was planning on doing the on-line dissolution since WH so "agreeable"...waiting until after tax returns come in since I had no access to WH bank acct. to have a clue about his earnings and withholdings. WH was trying to mind**** me with his P/A tendencies and has become aggravated that they no longer work...he has resorted to requesting that I "leave him alone" although I never call and only text regarding kid coordination and attempting to get more info for the dissolution before I pay the $ to complete it. Ironically he is always the one to initiate calls/texts...go figure.

I have been pretty calm; emotional, sad but slowly moving on. Still in limbo regarding my summer relocation plans, hopefully will hear something soon. Still loving the kids and trying to compensate for having only one parent around...I don't know how single parents do it over the long haul...it has basically been 18 months of me being solo parent and it is hugely rewarding but painfully draining...I feel like I have aged 5+ years in the past 6 months:(

I miss you all and worry about Beth, Todd and Pio. I'm happy to hear from Nams, Luna, Stph and BK and occassional cameo from Pep, Believer and others.

I guess like our phases and stages in A-land and life in general threads are born, reshape, die, transform, whatever...I just miss all of the sarcastic techno diversion...just not in Kansas anymore huh?

Hope you all are well

BK aren't you on the road yet?

Hugs

2mhb

Hi 2much. I'm sorry for the pain you're going through.

I miss and worry about every one too.

(((((2much)))))

Hi 2Much - We leave on 2/22 so it's about 6 weeks I guess.

Glad to hear you are doing well.

BK,
I must have missed that scheduling tidbit so I'll quit asking you when you leave!

Have you heard from anyone via email? Sure stinks that the wonder twins have vanished.

I do appreciate your keeping an eye on me...you haven't harrassed Stph lately, what's up with that? Since you seem to be the confessional I must confess I had final breakup SF with WH over Christmas holiday...least a good memory of what it could have been like in that regards for years to come...good closure for me. Guess that takes the heat off of Stph eh?

LOL, life goes on.

ROTFLMAOPMP. 2Much!!!!!!

You are too much woman.

I have not heard from Pio for a couple of weeks. I am sad they are gone. It is sad when they feel their own thread is no longer a safe place for them to be. I did my best.

Rest assured I have other avenues on which I can kick Steph's [censored]. It has been well kicked lately I assure you.

I hope you are OK. We need to keep TKO alive in the hope the wanderers return.

BigK, I thought your trip was Jan. No matter.

2much, please understand this is not a criticism. How is you even want to have sex with your WWH?

For me, when things were bad in the M, sex was the first thing to go. If I didn't feel connected I didn't want sex. Granted, there was a time when I wanted more sex in my life, but I had to make the effort to want it with then H.

Hey stph!, Hey Luna!

Hi BigK, Nams, stph20, 2much....and anyone else 'lurking'...LOL!

Yeah...I am also wondering about Beth, Todd and Pio...

I know the others..like Cinderella, Believer, Pep....basically drop by when they feel like it....so....not worried too much about them...LOL! ...although I don't know about Cind's health.....sounded pretty serious....even though it seems she's on 'top of things'....hope you are doing OK, Cind!

Went to see a movie last night...by a South Korean director.... based on the life of the painter Jang Seung-Up (now known as Ohwon).....prrrrrettty interesting.... and all the time I thought I had it bad!.....sssshhhhh...some life! ...though sounds like he did some 'magical paintings'..... may get a book out on his paintings.... major difference in everything: composition, method, etc. from those that I know like the renaissance painters, impressionists, etc. from the 'western' world!

Also happen to catch an interview with a French therapist who has been researching 'manipulators'..... so....went to borrow her book at the library and reading it.... as expected... my first reaction was that I was not only surrounded by manipulators.....but that I myself was totally one... until I caught on that there is a MAJOR difference between manipulative ways...which apparently pretty well everyone is guilty of using.....just as another method of getting what we want (read: BS & WS)....versus a true hardcore manipulator.... thank God!

....but I am enjoying it.... will force me to keep in check my 'manipulative ways'.....but better still...be more aware of when 'manipuative ways' are being used on ME... now....apparently....a true manipulator...will be a much harder cookie to crunch, should one come into our paths!

...just speculating....but I wouldn't be surprised if by now Todd is living at the Fire Station.... and Pio's house being overrun by hamsters 'forced' Pio to go live it up in his garage among his 'heavenly' tools! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

stph20....is OW still leaving her job at the end of Jan?!?

BigK??....have you started to get any 'butterflies' in your stomach about your big trip to the US?

2much.... I agree...we need to put some meat on the 'skeleton'...

Any good easy recipes to suggest?

....and glad to see that you are 'comfortable' enough with us to come 'clean' about SF....

on my end....if you are not reading my thread.....heard through the grapevines that WS is 'missing' his little family...but....as usual...not enough to want to do something about it! .....I really don't know where I would be now emotionally if it were not for PLAN B...it's getting to be easier and easier to focus on MY projects.. I was even actually up to 'seeing some old photos' and do a 'collage'...so when I walk into the house.... the first thing I get to see is my beautiful boys at 1 and 3 yrs old.... 2 and 7 yrs old..... a picture of me getting big hug from both of them... now....when I don't have the real thing to come home to....I have their.... PICTURES! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Happy Wednesday all,

Nams,no offense on comments...as crazy as it is I still love H...not WWH, I could resist him easily, but over the Holidays I saw lots of H and thought it may be the last time he surfaces and is choked out completely by the WH. Not to sound superficial but he is just plain HOT and the SF was spontaneous, fun, emotional and for me a rekindling of a memory that I can keep with me. For some reason I can see past all his wayward ways to the person I know who is buried alive in the WH body. This is how I know that given the proper conditions and the WH's willingness our M could be recovered if he chose to change his wayward ways. Doesn't look like that will happen so I just wanted to seize the moment. I had the whole STD work-up and was good to go and promised myself I wouldn't succumb but I guess the emotion got the best of me.

Luna,
Looks like you are keeping busy with the arts and entertainment part of life. Thanks for the reviews, I would be interested in the book title.

I can imagine that Beth is recovering with the love and support of her friends and children and quite possibly her H. Pio is probably shoe shopping with G in his spare time and doesn't want us to know about it and maybe Todd ran off with one of the cooks from his favorite local eatery!

We should start a fictional TKO and each contribute to the characters daily drama's...readers would be so confused between fantasy and reality...wait, that already is happening. LOL!!!

Have a good day all

Hi there Luna! Do share the name of the book & the author. I'll put it on my book list.