Let's Catch Up

I can't believe it's been so long since I've been here. I guess that's what happens when it's summer and the kids are here all day long with their friends in tow. My mind just turns to mush and nothing comes to mind that I feel like posting. Eh, that's alright. Let's just catch up now, shall we?

First things first, Rex (the ex) finally got a job and started this past Monday. I'd have thought he'd have gotten one a helluva lot sooner but I was way off on that. If you recall, he left Missouri sometime in March to go live with a cousin in North Carolina and ended up staying in the extra room of the cousin's neighbor. So much was happening to the poor guy that he just couldn't find a job. Too many obstacles were in his way. Make sure you read those last two lines with lots of sarcasm.

The lady lending him the room threw him out at the beginning of July because he wasn't contributing to the bills so his family sent him bus fare to move back to Long Island where he's been since July 4th. He's living with his mom and had his new girlfriend - you heard me right, his new girlfriend (that's 10 in almost as many years) - drive him back to North Carolina a couple of weeks ago to pick up the remainder of his things - his car, which he left because it wasn't tagged; his giant tool boxes; all his sundries.

He's got all of his belongings now, and his car, and finally found a job but he's telling me he needs to have the child support modified because he's not making as much money as when we first got divorced. He said he'll up it again as soon as he starts making more money. Whatever!! As long as I start getting child support life can be a lot less stressful for the kids and me. I won't have to be on cash assistance anymore and our bills won't be behind.

The kids are happy about it but Zach still won't speak to Rex and Dolly doesn't want to speak to him now either. All this time Rex thought it was because he didn't have a job but what he doesn't realize is that it's a lot more that they don't like than the money issue. He'll learn one of these days - I hope.

But enough about him. School started today for the kids and I think I'm more excited than they are. We've been together every single day since last July when Children's Division wouldn't let Rex see the kids anymore and I had to get supervised visitation for him. I need the break to enjoy some nice quiet time for a while each day while they're in school.

This week they only go Thursday and Friday so I won't get any real breaks until next week when they're gone every day. It was nice today, though, just sitting here listening to the quiet for about six hours. I even got to shower without having someone knocking on the door to ask me a question. It's the little pleasures that I enjoy.

Once the kids got home things were back to the way they've been for the past six weeks - noisy, kids arguing, friends in and out of the house. It was like it never stopped. I can't complain, though, they all had a good day meeting their new teachers and making some new friends. Of course they're all nervous thinking they might not do well but they always do so I'm not worried.

I'm never really worried about them and now that things are settling down with Rex I can worry less about other issues, too. I don't really ever need to worry, though, because everything always works out for me. :)