its the little things that count...

it really is. There is the sound of joy in my house again. for the first time in a long long time. there is laughter, and fun. My boys have been chasing each other around the house, after Aston - the 3yo, snapped his brothers undies. Now where he learnt to do that I have no idea. But they are playing, and Laura is laughing. and my heart feels good. oh so good.I think I'm coming down with a cold, so have rested on and off for most of the day. Laura cleaned up the kitchen for me, unasked. and did...

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yeah - well that was a waste of time....

Went back to court today. And HE asked and got another adjornment on the grounds of just being able to access legal advice - ffs he has had two weeks! And was told at the last hearing that if he contacted Family Relationships it would expediate the whole process of getting parenting orders in place. he hasnt contacted the supervised visitation place either. yet has the audacity to walk... hobble into court and give the magistrate a piece of paper that obviously claimed that I was keeping aston from...

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a dull moment

There is a running joke between me and my friends about me never having a dull moment.... well I'm having one. and its absolute bliss. Have had a lovely lazy day with my boys. And have just slowed myself right down. Have felt no anxiety today at all, and consequently have not had to have any valium.I'm going to meet up with my old boss tomorrow, who is here visiting from Brugge. I'm lucky enough to be getting two paintings as well. It will be good to see her. Been such a long time, and they were...

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the straw that broke the camels back

well its finally happened. my breaking point. the place where i have gotten to that there is no point of return.It was the friday night before my birthday, and I was going to a friends place to get a tattoo done. and I had managed to be able to go without any children in tow.anyway - the texting began from R. I turned my phone on silent. This was the first night in over 4 years that I had no children, and was out with friends, doing something that I wanted to do, and I wasnt going to let him ruin...

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