Yes careful is right. I have Mark keeping me in check because I am a people person so I can see how I can get caught up if I am not very careful.

After all this drama we ended up playing guitar hero together for an hour. The girls were doing the dishes upstairs and were fighting like cat and dog. So WW goes upstairs yells at them and they start back up in 30 seconds. So I go up and go in with a no LB mode. Next thing you know they are laughing and getting along... for about 15 mins, but chalk one up for daddy.

You know I think I'm starting to believe my MIL and that she is loosing out and a very good man that gives her what she needs, and that this will be her loss. She is scared for her.

You ARE a very good man. Your wife is taking a terrible chance. So far you are still wanting to save the marriage. But she is gambling that YOU won't be the one to want the marriage over.

Hang in there. I'm very hopeful.

Well it would be very wrong to not believe believer when she says she's hopeful... sorry very hopeful.

Hey buddy. Just wanted to stop in and tell ya that I'm sorry you are having a bad day...but it does sound like it's looking up. Maybe she'll let you cop another cheap feel (hahahahaha)!

Very low enery tonight and completely consumed by stress about our financial sitch. It is soooo grim. Most days even if it comes on my mind, I can push it out and just remind myself we have a plan. But some days it weighs so heavily that nothing can lift it.

Anyways, I hope your night continues to get better. You are a GREAT guy- B is right...

Believer, I got a question.

I am very anxious about that first week alone when the kids will be with her. How did you handle the loneliness? The problem I have is all my close friends and family are an hour and a half away. I'm just so used to activity in here (I don't think I've ever been in here alone) I've got the cats, but they don't talk back. I know that I'll adapt but that first week is kind of freaking me out.

I was never alone in my life, and it was awful at first. You need to make some plans to do stuff that you love. After awhile you will get used to it. Now I enjoy being alone.

And it isn't politically correct to say it here, but all of our MB men do just fine. Either she will straighten up and be a great wife, or you will be done and find someone else.

So things can only go up.

Truly beginning to believe that over the past 2 weeks is what has brought me the inner peace that I was desperately seeking for the last 3 months.

Yes, It just clicked in... I haven't gone on photo shoots in years, it's all been about the family. Need to get out to the wilderness and start that up again. That and the golf swing needs allot of work.

Don't even get me started on how much work my golf swing needs. It's frightening!

there you go 14... what state are you in, maybe we make a weekend golf getaway and meet half way.

Geez TMTS,

I leave for a couple hours and look what happens to ya??...lol. Not that I am one to talk. Its funny you should ask about what you'll do alone, because I have my kids so much that I relish the peace.....but then again, I've craved that for years.

Ummm and 1 1/2 hrs away from friends and family is not THAT far....Suck it up...JK.

You will be fine be cause your TMTS... You have grown in this experience, you have become stronger and you will survive. YOu better because I don't know what I would do without you here to do my laundry......LMAO (thought I was gonna get mushy on ya, didn't ya....lol).

In all seriousness, you are doing fine. YOu have seen some cracks in the Alien facad, but tonight was just a reminder of what you still have to do continously and constantly, Plan A.

Keep the chin up...tomorrow is a brand new day...

not2fun

I'm in Chicagoland.

Perfect... golf I've never golfed in Michigan but I hear they have excellent courses. Mind you I can't complain. remember I'm in Canada so there is ALLOT of space. I've got 3 chamiponship course, 8 semi private, and 4 municipal courses withing 20 min drive.

Niiiiiice. Space is what I need to compensate for my horrendous acuracy!!

Oh you wouldn't like many of them... lots of trees.

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14, Want to go ice fishing? I'm heading to our vacation property in NW Illinois tomorrow night and going out to drill a few hole on Saturday. I'm 45 miles SW of the city, BTW. I'm just about at I80 and I55. Send me an email and I'll give you a cell phone number.

TMTS, Skip the golf. Take lots of pictures...That's what I did while waiting for withdrawal to end. I walked the dog and went out into the woods alone to shoot pictures.

I'll send you the url to my blog. I have a few pictures up there.

Mark

Mark1952-

Ice fishing is not my game, but thanks! I'm on Dad duty all weekend anyway!

We must live pretty close to one another b/c I live in that general area as well.

You've got mail.

Ice fishing? BRRRRRRRRRRRR................

14...Got it and replied.