MG, I hope things are okay with you too.

And oh yeah, I forgot to comment on the rocking good news that KB's fuckhead employer is about to find out why not to mess with a Bitch.

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Cass, I'm so sorry your PADI stuff got lost in the mail. I'm still hoping it'll bubble out of the system either at your end or mine. I feel bad, because you were being so kind.

Left field or not, thank you. But *really* it was in absolutely no way any fault of yours. That package must have been marked to be ether-bound no matter where I had sent it.

Oddly? I am still sorry that it took me so long to send it off. Which? Given that it went lost? Not on the logic train...

My return name and address was on the package as was your address (though no name as I wasn't sure if "ita" was postal appropriate). The package also was covered in faint silver Buddhas. I am counting on them to eventually get the book and cd back to one of us. Hopefully you since I am already certified.

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I mentally stepped away a long time ago, but have not been able to do the divorce thing for my own reasons. But I have a feeling it will happen eventually. There is just TOO much else going on to contemplate adding anything more.

You are in my heart and my thoughts. I hope that things work out in the best way possible for all involved, especially you.

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Oh, hey, I do have good news to share - my mom had her old dialysis access (the one with the blood clots attached to it) removed today. The procedure went well.

This woman is so stubborn, refusing to give in to her health stuff, she went on a job interview last week. For a full time job. They are supposed to decide this week - so any spare job~ma and health-to-do-the-job~ma would be appreciated.

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Also (and I am taunting the elusive triple-post here) I can get couple copies of a burn of the cd portion of the PADI information. Which will be good refresher for me and I think you can figure out if you like it based just on that. I mean the book is nice for being a book and all but there isn't a lot of information that exists only on the pages. So, ita, I shall attempt the fabled re-mail.

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My father is a petty jerk who married The Worst Woman In The World.(that is not actually Condi Rice or Ann Coulter, at least)

In a really sick way I almost wish your dad had married one of them, just because the thought of either of these women having to deal with a smartmouth tattooed fic-writing neoMunchkin leftist proudly noisy crip stepdaughter fills me with cruel glee. You would destroy their punk stepmoster asses. If someone filmed that I'd watch it every Christmas. Or, possibly, every day ending in "y".

{{{MG}}} I've gotten hints of discontent between you two before; it's all the more admirable, then, that you're raising such great kids and making your home a place where K-Bug felt safe bringing C to for sanctuary.

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Congrats, Daniel!

What JZ said, to both erika and MG.

I spent my lunch hour outside, and will probably be a malcontent all afternoon. It's lovely out there, and it's work, work and more work in here.

ION, I think I'll apply to a job in New Zealand, just because I can, and because it will mean that out of three resumes I've sent out, two will be to other countries.

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you're raising such great kids and making your home a place where K-Bug felt safe bringing C to for sanctuary.

So much this, you don't even know, MG. And thanks to JZ for having the words I've been meaning to express.

Also, job~ma and health-to-do-the-job~ma to MG's tough as nails mum.

Second brand new broken dryer is on the way out the door. This is a good thing. Now if Lowe's would just call so I knew when the brand new Not!Broken dryer was arriving, I'd be oh so happy.

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Huh. Crazy stalker insane woman who used to live in one of the two apartments behind my house just showed up. It was one of the more awkward conversations I have had recently.

I told her that, for memories sake, she could look around the backyard and then just leave.

Also implied (and by implied, I mean outright lied) that I was still happily married since frankly I can back that lie up right now if I need to. Because she is crazy and scarily stalked me and if I need to be in debt to anyone? It will be the ex that I trust and can ask to play a part to make things feel a lot safer for me. Though hopefully it won't come to that and she'll leave as he is quite protective of my safety.

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Great news, Daniel! I'm so pleased for you.

But once they split up, there was so much animosity and hatred. They couldn't speak to one another, even on the phone to make necessary arrangements, civilly for many years. My father still hasn't forgiven my mother for leaving him, and my mother has only barely forgiven herself for marrying my father in the first place.

Yeah, you don't want to do this. Our operating principle during the separation and divorce was: Animosity between parents is the most damaging things to kids in a separation.

So, except for one little tiff very early on, Emmett has witnessed none of our epic fights (many were long after we separated. One involving screaming in the street. In the daytime. In front of her office. That was during the whole Not Paying For School kerfuffle we had). He thinks that we care about each other very much. Which is true in its way - we do care about each other as Emmett's Other Parent.

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