For the most part, I'm feeling AWESOME today! 

I know I hadn't been here in a while, and it's only because I had been busy trying to hold my marriage together. 

In spite of everything, Karl decided to stay with me.  He's a wonderful man and I would have hated to lose him.  At one point I was going to let him go and just call it a loss, but we BOTH decided that our marriage is worth fighting for.  And I'm going to see this thing through, dammit!

We've been through a lot over the past few months.  We are still on shaky ground, but we're making it work and it has been working. 

I won't go into too much detail about what happened.  Just know that I did some things a wife should NEVER do!  And he still forgave me and he still loves me.  I will NEVER try to ruin that again.

The kids have been doing great too!  They all started school and I was sooooo glad when Sam was able to get into the same school as Jason and Felicia!  Now we only have to make ONE trip to the school this year!  AND she has a space in the before and after care as well!  Things are looking up and the first week of school went VERY smoothly. 

Jason and Felicia both got their white belts in karate last weekend and Sam is still working on her green.  We spend 4 days a week in karate, but the kids enjoy it, so I'm good with that!

My birthday was on July 25th and I got a new companion!  Karl bought me a KINDLE!  And it's the most addictive reading device EVER!!  I can't even TOUCH a regular book anymore!  And I'm reading them faster and faster!  I don't know why, but I LOVE this thing!  I totally cried when I got it!

My new job started back in April and as of today, it's still going okay.  I had to give up my own personal office for a cubicle recently, but it doesn't bother me, that's where I came from.  I don't know if the people here are working out for me though.  We are soooo busy, but yet, they have contractors that assist with the work, so that we won't be TOO busy.  Okay....so of course there are some people that give ALL there work to the contractors and I can't do that.  My contractor has to practically FORCE me to give her the work!  I guess that's something I have to get used to.  But it's all good.

I'll be back a little later.  I just wanted to post a brief update so that I can begin coming back on every night!  I miss you all too!  I'll be back soon!