I shot the moon! I won! I won! WoooooHooooo!

Going to sleep for real this time!

G'nite, All!

Have a great day/night...wherever you may be!

Hi Charlotte,

Sorry I wasn't around earlier... our internet went down for a bit... Hope you're sleeping well...

Semper Fi,

RIF

Charlotte - Have you talked to her parents and let them know that you want the marriage? You can even add that you love the guy even though he is having some addiction issues and a bit of trouble with the law.

C22, I'm picking up from your posts that you are doing a lot lot lot better. Okay, so you're having trouble sleeping, having bad dreams, etc. Still, you're functioning, and you are following a plan. And your sense of humor is still working too.

About the package: You have done all you could, and more than anyone has a right to expect. Are you supposed to run after Mr. Gray with a rag and a spray bottle, wiping up his messes? Were he not so knotted up with Slag, had he not decided to vacation with her, he would be home to receive his own darn mail in his own darn house and ignore and neglect his own darn business until C22 took care of it for him and saved his saggy [censored] for him.

Sit tight, wait for karma to work its effects.

Echoing believer, can you talk to Slag's parents? If the house is in their name, there are records that have their names, address, so forth. OR, OWH could share that with you. Remember, he is your ally in this fight.

(((((Charlotte22))))))) rooting for you.

Thanks RIF!

Finally fell asleep after 5am. So I finally managed a little shut-eye!

Hi believer!

This is good idea. Mel thought a letter might be a better idea. In light of that phone call business Monday I am leaning more towards that.

I have her dad's name and address from one of the search engines. Cross-checked him with the name on the property report for the house and I'm 99.999999999999999% sure it is him.

Hi Bellevue,

This is true and I still can't believe he forgot about this.

I am still having a bit of a dilemma about it, though and may end up emailing him. Not until the start of the work week, though.

I am doing okay. I am sad that Mr. Gray won't talk to me but he can't ignore me forever. Meanwhile I'm enjoying time with family and getting to know my stepkids better than ever. I always had kind of a thing about that because I didn't want to seem to be horning in as some mother replacement or something.

I told them about that and I also told Mr. Gray's XW. But the kids really love me and that made me feel so good.

I have been having a super good time with DD...we text back and forth nearly every day and she has me in stitches! She's going to come out for a visit soon.

I guess I'm closer to them now than even Mr. Gray is. What a loss for him. Especially with DD. I am still hoping that they can repair their relationship someday.

Scene:

Me at home. Phone rings. My Doberman.

Seems he got a letter from opposing counsel that I have been sending some sort of letters to Slag.

He says he called oc and informed him that he has copies of everything in the package right in front of him and this is what it is.......(contents here)

oc splutters and sputters...the wind taken out of his haughty sails...

Egg on face! Egg on faces!! I could totally see this scenario. Might be a letter en route right now!

That would be a GREAT scenario.

Who knows? It might happen! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

C22, Is this your fantasy? If so, I love it!

If it really happened, I love it double!

[skips around computer monitor, singing softly to self]

Ooooh, just WAIT til Mr. Gray finds out that he's missed an important date and deadline, because Slag didn't pick up her registered letter. And he can't reach you, because you're in Plan B, and you have an attorney that HIS attorney needs to talk to. And he's stuck alone with the Slag. And venting to her. And miserable.

And all he can talk about over drinks and dinner is what a b#tch you are, and he doesn't even notice how she just got her hair done and how hot she looks in her new outfit, and when he gets home he can't concentrate on her in private......

just wait!

And C22 is cleaning out her closet, making room for more becoming clothes, donating out of style things to charity, and C22 strolls down the street looking so proud of herself and self-respecting, wearing a secret smile, so that men turn their heads to follow her.

C22 takes calls from her [step]kids on the cell phone, so wrapped up in their good relationship and so warm and close. Mr. Gray can't get the kids to talk to him because he betrayed their [step]mom and hurt his Wife for a slag.

Mr. Gray is shaving in the work bathroom and the light isn't very good. He misses that spot just under his chin that he always gets when shaving back in his marital home. He's spending money on clean underwear and sox, because C22 isn't doing his laundry anymore. In fact, he smells a little gamey, and there are dandruff flakes on his shoulders .....

meanwhile, back at home, C22 puts up Christmas decorations and digs out the old Bing Crosby Christmas Carol tapes to play .... and the smell of her home baked bread perfumes the kitchen.

Mr. Doberman works on weekends? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Great!!!

OC (opposing counsel)???? Well OC here generally applies to other child but ok..... OCon now has egg on his face. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Love it!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

L.

I wish! This is my secret fantasy. Of course, I can totally see it coming to fruition since the package is still sitting there at the p.o. (tick tock tick tock tick tock!)

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> yeah, opposing counsel! I thought it would help if I left it in lowercase letters...

Yeah, Bellevue...my fantasy...(sigh...)

It may yet happen, though. I know my Doberman would love to slam that right up the rear guard if he got a nitpicking call or letter from o/c again. He was pretty p.o.'ed the other day.

I'll have to come back later...I want to talk about your story. I LOVE it!!!!!

DIL, DGS and I were on our way out of the park earlier and we ran into an old friend of the family whose had a local band here and in H town for years.

It's funny because I was just wondering where she was because I saw my old bass player up on stage at the celebration.

She told me that he needs a singer and I said, well, why not? I have thought of this over the years, thought about getting back in on some level. Just for fun. But if it's a paying gig, more the better!

I think that's why he called here a few weeks ago. I never called him back, I was in really sad shape and I didn't know if he wanted something serious or to just be a pest. He's good at that.

So, I'll wait and see what happens. I don't know if this is for recording only or there will actually be live gigging going on.

Hey, I could invite OWH, he's in the biz. Or maybe that's not a good idea. Anyway, I'm off to the parade!!

See ya'll on the flip side!!

Hey Charlotte!

Hope you have a great time at the Christmas parade!

Semper Fi,

RIF

Hi RIF!

It was great! We shouted and laughed and had a grand ol' time!

Mr. Gray only came up once. There was a float with a live miniature donkey in a manger scene.

I shouted that I wanted their donkey and DIL says, "Wait, you already have one, except it's a [censored]!"

It was lots of fun! Lots of cool floats, too. The sirens from the emergency vehicles in the parade scared DGS a couple of times, though. We put cotton in his ears but it fell out.

One float was throwing Mardi Gras beads.

The Polka float was jammin' when they went by so we hollered at them in Czech.

There's a farm near here that raises Paso Fino horses and they had three gorgeous horses...one with a mane so long it was staggering. Reminded me of the unicorns in "Legend."

There's also a farm that raises Percherons and Clydesdales so there were lots of horses this year.

It was great!

I am home now. When I got here I started to get sad about Mr. Gray.

I was thinking about this singing gig if it pans out. It will be a good thing but it just feels like I'm leaving Mr. Gray behind in the dust. Well, leaving Jonesy behind in the dust. I WANT to leave Mr. Gray behind.

So I shed a few tears over that.

Oh yeah, after DIL dropped me off and went to see if DS was up yet to go to the parade (he works nights,) there was a paper shoved in my door.

Well, I'm being sued. One of the bill collectors that we couldn't pay because of Mr. Gray's frivolous spending.

All of these bills were brought out at the hearing thanks to my Doberman, but Mr. Gray's lawyer said, "Let's just let them ride for now."

So now I guess I'm going to have to get with my Doberman and find out if I need to get a civil lawyer or if this is even going to be relevant right now with our D case in the system.

That was the only other mar on the day other than the obvious: No Jonesy.

Be sure to contact the bill collector and tell them that your husband left and you are trying to get the money. Often they will give you a break.

Sounds like a nice day. Don't let things get you down.

Hey Charlotte!

Glad you had a good time at the parade! We've got some visitors coming in this afternoon so I'll be busy with my "dog & pony" show... but I'll check in and see if you're still up...

Semper Fi,

RIF

LOL!

Thanks, RIF. I had a lot of fun today with DIL and later on with the rest of the family.

And to think, Friday night I told my mom I didn't want to go to the parade and get depressed!

Thanks, believer.

I'll try and do that. For some reason, it's not bothering me too much at the moment. That could change by the middle of the night, though, if I wake up again and fret fret fret....!!!!!!!!!!!!!