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happy engagement anniversary Jim... UGH...
That smarts...

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"I do want your Addresses offline, I will try to get a little something tasty to you you can only get them here... "

Give me a hint - is it a Green Bay Packer????!!!!!!!!!

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Kringle (danish pastry) a zillion calerioes a slice and worth ever darn one!


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A Thanksgiving and Christmas traditon (and whenever we want to go to the store to get one.)!

And don't forgit REAL Brats, Real Cheese, and Pasty!


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Spoke to WW yesterday actually she wasn't to foggy the W actually was there half the time, she cryed a lot, however there is virtually zero % chance we won't divorce Monday, it would take GOD's personal intervention to save our marraige now. It is a Pity we had a good thing going for those 5 years...

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A finial order of Divorced was entered on 0945 july 9th 2007 in the case of James and Bobi ...

Uggggh..
jim

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Well it is over... plan b has been discontinued,

Moving to plan getting on with life and picking up pieces...

Jim

thanks to all who tried to hep me save my marrige... I just wasn't to be.


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I'm so sorry Jim. I wish there was something more I could say about that. Getting on with your life sounds like a fine idea.


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I know isn't much that can be said... I meesed up and didn't meet her needs, she quit, she admitted she ended up getting her needs met elseware... she says she can't go back there...

What else can I say live and learn...

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Just checkin in... doing ok in guess... lets see what is new...

Divorced on the 9th...
$3000 raise on the 10th,
House appraisal on the 11,
refi my house to improve debt load on the 13th,
closed on the 16th

paid the lawyer $3100 for the divcorce
Paid off the credit cards all of them.

Now only own for houce and car.

cash flow increased about 450 a month... so I am feeling much less stressed. then I did.

Dating a little, no soild leads yet few nibbles. generally felling better and better... Guess the world really didn't end...

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Jim, sounds like you are doing okay. Hey, it's better than before, and will improve with every passing day, as long as that is your wish. Keep us updated, okay?

It's inspiring to hear of people doing well post divorce, to know that MB did help them, to know that life does go on, and that you are happy, fulfilled.


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Yes MB helped, and the support I recieved from Believer (whe was really there in the begining) as well as Orchid, And Dog was critical! The peanut gallery was priceess.

Happy Post divorce, well that might be a but of a strech...

I am soildly OK! as sonine said comfortable in my own skin...

I am physically doing ok, I am down 70lbs and holding it off after 5 months,

I am emotionally stable, the drama has ended. I beleive the meds blunted the depression, and I am now post depresion... I am generally upbeat, not as angry, not crying etc. Still a tad brused and little gun shy but willing to take risks and date the fairer sex.

I am finanacally viable, and not so tight i squeek...

so all in all yes I am comfortable and ok.

I would love to have some balance IE a better half... Some steady SF, someone i can make plans more then 4 or 5 days out... But oh well that will come soon or later...


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Jim,

In the wise words of Ricky Van Shelton.

Just take your time, and keep it between the lines.

Keep it up Jim, you're doing fine


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"Some steady SF"

Amen to that!!!!!!

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just a bump, not here so much trying to live life, chasing skirts, takin care of bussiness etc. life is soundly ok. could be better has been worse...

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some steady sf"

i'm with you believer! amen!
i 3rd, 4th, 5th that one!

mlhb


God first, family second, and all else will fall into place.

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Thanks Orchid... someone pass the Ice bag.

It has been brought to my attention that I am pressing,
actually it hase been mentioned a couple times. I am some what impaitent (about like a 4 year old) and have a lot of drive when motivated and I am highly motivated!

One gal said needy, I don't think needy is correct term but I can see how the nornal world that doesn't know about 15 hours, EN/LB could think it is...

I really want to get life back to being stable, predictable, comfortable... The only thing I can predict now is that it is unpredictable! Dating is a serious rat race... fun at times.. But crazy as well.


Oh well need to do more Jim work... Not sure yet on what but know I am to im-patent, I am gun shy (afraid to get hurt) and I bruse easly, waiting for the shoe to drop etc.

On the good side was 208 on the scale soaking wet this AM. it has been 10 years since my scale said 208... Woot Dr say at 200 he want me to stop and hold stedy... Last Novenber 06 I was 275. So not all bad news.

~Jim


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Well i just relized i ahve passed six months living alone and for all inrtents and purposes single.

I can't say I like the current situation, Pixxa and burretos are getting old... It would be nice to have a helper too... Then again it isn't killing me. It is better then the crazyness and endless pain, then again almost anything is better then that!

I guess you could say I have adjusted, and I accepted it.
It would be hard to say I am happy, maybe the best I can say is accepting where I am.

I admit I would like a steady GF with the stability it
provides, I would like to feel the happiness of having someone meeting my EN on a consistant basis again. I mean my boy Midas (golden retriever) trys real hard but has difficulty holding a converstaion. On the day she moved out He took it to occupy the ex's spot in bed, he isn't to bad of a cuddler, but his kisses tend to be sloppy side... thank god he dosn't have flees. But he is loyal and dosn't cheat!

Figuired I would give a 6 mmonth report Myabe it will help those comming behind me and let them know it will be ok... To those in the crapper, it does get better. You can survive this.

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checkin in.... doing ok...

Just advertised in Craigs-list for a roommate.. as much for a friend as for the money both would be equally nice. Otherwise one day is like the last... trying to day and rebuild my single life and it is hard... that is all i really know... kida of habd platued...

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hi folks,
Noting to report just check-in... life is going ok, still looking for a roommate, noting on that front yet... more later...

jim


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