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Today in my new world, my new life, I drove to work. The fog all around me... I drove down that back road, just like I do each and every day, reserving it for my trip to work only.
The trees are bare, the roads curve. The music playing in the background, I am singing.
The fog lays just above the ground in the fields. The fogs backdrop being those bare trees all along both sides of the road, and between different fields.
About a foot from the ground is where the fog lays. Just making out the line of the trees, it lays against them.
Ever so often, as I drive along, a small flock of birds flying through the fog, up towards the sky, up towards the sun which has already risen, and hides behind the fog.
The sun peeks through the clouds. It makes the fog radiate through everything, the sun and the fog are as one, together. They cause a haze.
I have written about the beauty of the fog before, and I still feel the same.
My life, it used to be a fog, but not anymore. Not that I mind the fog, but that fog, I did not need.
The sun, it shone through in my life. Right through the clouds. It woke me up, it made me alive.
The fog, it used to be a warning sign in my life, and truly, it was. Something was bound to happen, when there was fog, and it did.
It always did.
And it still does... it presents itself in its magnificent glory. I am still alive, through the fog, the sun and clouds, through it all, I am alive, and I am so happy.
That fog, it doesn't bring me down... I see its splendor.
Another happy day is behind me, with only more to come.
I'm still here. Although mostly because I am bored and have been reduced to picking bellybutton lint out of my gut. It's like a snow day here. Extreme high winds and zero visability so no driving. 78 below in the wind so no walking either! I'd trade it for your fog lined trees in a heartbeat. Drive careful. I'd imagine you may have deer down that way and one might come leaping across the road in front of you! Keep the faith.
I'm still here. Although mostly because I am bored and have been reduced to picking bellybutton lint out of my gut. It's like a snow day here. Extreme high winds and zero visability so no driving. 78 below in the wind so no walking either! I'd trade it for your fog lined trees in a heartbeat. Drive careful. I'd imagine you may have deer down that way and one might come leaping across the road in front of you! Keep the faith.
And onward...through the fog!
...way I read it, the snow day was referring to the lint.... , a certain visual presented itself...
ROFL...guess I needed that laugh Seriously, stay warm and cosy...can't even imagine a -78 windfreeze factor.
Robyn, guess you've snuggled in for the night...can tomorrow be Thursday Already!? Will the kids go to tjib's Friday? I'm unclear on what the courts decided for the visitation part.
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They are supposed to, as far as I know. Other than that, he has not been following visitation at all.
It is so messed up that I don't know who is supposed to have the kids when or anything.
What we agreed upon in mediation was placed into the decree and became legal. He had signed it finally on Jan 3, according to the paperwork.
It is set up in a very strange manner, in 2 month increments. Because we would not.. would not agree. He wanted them every single weekend, I wanted to do every other.
No. No.. it was no on both of our sides. I finally came up with what it is, and he reluctantly agreed, and now hardly even sees them.
First month is every other weekend, second month is him for three week ends of the month, me one.
I have no idea what month we are on, or when he is supposed to have the kids, because he never has them. The past two times he has had them, one time was only in the day on a Saturday, and the other overnight and til sat evening.
Since Christmas eve, that is how much he has seen them. Due to his personally 'crisis' he makes it.
This is just what I have to do, he says. Don't give me a bunch of crap he says.
Bite me, I think... lol but I do not ever say it.
Yep, I was snuggled in around 930 or so. Different kind of evening last night, for sure
Morning Robyn - Sounds like it was an interesting day at the treasurer's office, wish I could have been a little fly on that wall <g>.
You have fog - we have snow and cold....although nowhere near as cold as it is where Rance is (thank goodness!!!)....and we don't get belly button lint blizzards either
I hope things at work have calmed down for you and things are going smoothly.
It's too bad your "wasband" can't be civil enough to let you know whether or not he will be taking the kids for the weekend earlier in the week so you can make plans either with our without the kids. I guess this is probably the last shred of "control" he can exert and he will use it as often as he can.
I see Dennis is also a coffee lover...maybe we need a new topic "What's your relationship with your coffee?"
Rockky - Hope you're enjoying your trip and not going through internet withdrawal!
Wasband! That's a good one... Robyn, DTD is right. It's his way of maintaining that last little shred of control over your time. It's actually not that little, and he needs to be reminded of the schedule and if he doesn't want to take the kids on his visitation days, then that is fine but he doesn't get "make up time" the next weekend. You'll also need to document this because it could also mean his share of the child support will go up. I hate to sound so materialistic but it is true.
Ah Synopsis, you are so very diligent and caring, always looking out for our girl. THat is so very hero of you. I hope if the need ever rises that I will have someone to look out for me just like you.
Had my cup of coffee this morning, am on Starbucks breakfast blend. I like the smoothness of it in the mornings.
Hmm, have been trying to find an excuse to go into town to Kroger for groceries again, but cannot come up with a good one. They have a Starbucks in there and I walk around all happy with my huge cup of choice.
I miss everyone on here. Let's not let Robyn down, while she is taking downtime we can still post and keeep in touch.
My weather email just alerted me to a 40% chance of snow tomorrow night. No accumulations though. We have been dancing around the subject of snow for a couple of weeks now, I am afraid we might end up with a nasty ice storm, which is what we usually get. sigh.
HOw is everyone doing? What is your favorite cup of joe? Do you put a little 'something' extra in it on these long cold winter days?
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