August 19, 2007

  • What an interesting day...

    It's in the news that Michelle and Jim Bob Dugger have welcomed a 17th child to their family.  The boys still outnumber the girls 10 - 7 so they are thinking they will have more ...

    The New Mexico chile crop survived curly top virus and chile wilt to produce a healthy amount of chiles for roasting...

    My ex-husband told me that because he and his new wife have been travelling a lot lately and because they just held a big Christmas in August party at their place, they have no money so they won't be able to come to visit the boys when the boys have Fall Break.  Two things to know about this are that last week he couldn't come to see the kids in Branson because he was so behind on work was going to have to work all weekend.  And he has apparently forgotten he told me this because in the conversation this afternoon I learned that this was a lie.

    What a loser.  Its bad enough to be too busy to see your kids.  It's worse to lie about it. 

    We went to church this morning.  Church was awesome, we left feeling the love of God and at peace with our fellow man.  You know, it's probably something that would cause consternation among the more devout of my brothers and sisters in the family of faith, but when I go to church, when I pray, when I spend time with God, I come away feeling like a spoiled, indulged, and much loved child.  That makes me want to go out and be good to everyone I see.  Good thing, huh?  I managed not to say anything to the ex. 

    And here's what I think.  No matter how much I wish that my boys' father was the kind of person who would make them a priority and want to spend time with them, the fact that he ovbiously isn't this person kind of disqualifies him from any eligibility for special consideration from me in terms of facilitating his involvment in the boys' lives. 

    To be blunt, the days of me paying for his hotel rooms are over.

    We had baked chicken and corn on the cob for supper.  Isn't supper a great thing?  It's just so friendly sounding.  Tell the truth, would you rather "meet for dinner" or be invited to "come to supper?"  The boys told me that they are glad to be home.  We laughed and told dumb jokes.  They helped clear the table.  Now they want to go swimming. 

    Not a problem, I can do that. 

    17 kids. 
    Talked to a loser.
    I'm glad I don't have to worry about chile wilt.
    God loves me.

    Yeah - still happy.

     

Comments (7)

  • God DOES love you.    That's too bad about your kid's Dad.  He's missing out....BIG. 

  • Oh, and corn on the cob. . . . one of God's gifts . . .

  • Yeh, corn on the cob. We had that for supper tonight too. :)

  • You love your boys so much the love of 100 people couldn't compare.

  • A good worship service lifts me up, too.  Sorry about the boys.  Hope they don't suffer for the Dad's behavior.

  • Having had an ex-spouse vanish from our child's leife, well, I still cannot understand at all. Being a "dad" always comes first.

  • If my kids are to spend time with their mom, I have to pay to get them out there, and then I have to pay child support while they're there.

    Um. Hmmm. Not sure where I was going with this, other than, I resonate with your feelings on the subject.

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