the news can now be shared.

the kids and i have made a move. not yet full and completely moved, but it's a start.

my big baby boy is now living with his girlfriend a couple of counties over. i hope and pray that works out for him. otherwise, i don't know where he'll go and it's cold outside. i suppose it's time for all of us to grow up a bit. amazing what we can do when we have to.

baby girl and i are now living with my friend, let's call her angel, because she is an angel.

my marriage, only 2.5 years old, has been dead in the water for some time. it was suffocating. i won't go into any details here as not one thing was the problem, but suffice to say the kids and i couldn't live there any longer.

so my friend and i were talking and she offered. her husband died 6 years ago and she has a huge house - too big for just her and her 2 girls - she is the most loving person. she was almost in tears asking us to please come and live with her and consider it long term too. there is peace and love in this home, something we've not had for a very long time. it's lovely. and i am blessed and fortunate and i realize it and won't take advantage of that.

the husband got angry, but understood. he admitted he hadn't worked at the marriage, but there weren't any tears. weird, that. i think if i loved someone and they told me they were leaving i'd be inconsolable. whatever...i don't know what i expected. i don't know him at all. i don't understand...but that's ok. i don't have to understand. i just have to deal and move forward and recapture my life and my dreams and embrace all the love that i've been shown and return that love exponentially.

so today we have to go back and get some more clothes and stuff. he's being nice in vacating the place for a bit while we go, but really, why wouldn't he? i don't want my baby girl made to feel any more uncomfortable than she has been.

we'll be moving things around here at angel's place and settling in. we have a sort of apartment in the finished basement, and we'll all be sharing the middle floor...kitchen, family room, dining room, etc. it's a very nice setup for two single moms actually. again i say, i am blessed by so much.

so that's that.

love and hugs, people. love and hugs...