"Petitioner and Respondent shall have joint legal and joint physical custody of the minor children. The minor children shall reside primarily with the Respondent, but shall also reside with Petitioner at reasonable times mutually agreed upon by Petitioner and Respondent to include, but not limited to, the following specific times when the Petitioner shall have parenting times."
January 2003 Archives
Episode One:
I told MS to take a time out for hitting her sister. She refused. I told her again, saying if she doesn't start her timeout she's going to miss out on the Superbowl party she's been eagerly anticipating.
Screams my five year old in reply: "I'm not listening to you! I'm not taking a damn timeout and I'm not watching the damn game!"
WHOA.
Episode Two:
MB begs me to open her special drink for the party, sparkling (carbonated) water. I say no, she'll have to wait, but her arguments are so cute and clever I agree to let her take a sip ("to make sure it's good for the party"). I open the bottle--SWOOOSHTHTHTHTHTHTH. Sticky beverage everywhere.
Me: "Uh, MB, did you by chance shake this up before you handed it to me?"
MB: (enthusiastically) "Oh yeah! A lot! I played with it and threw it and shook it and..."
Her first lesson in "what happens when you shake up a carbonated beverage", for her to learn and me to clean up.
"He doesn't deserve you. He doesn't deserve any part of you and he certainly doesn't deserve what you've given him. He doesn't deserve to have your friendship! It's not as if you have his. He, of all people, doesn't deserve someone as special as you.
I've watched for some time, seen him use you and manipulate you-- over and over again-- when you didn't see it. I've been sorry to see it and how it has hurt you. That hurts me. I know you say you've never wanted him but I've seen him get to you anyway. It's sad. So sad. You don't deserve this. Why do you let it continue? Forget him immediately and don't look back."
Away From The Sun by 3 Doors Down
It's down to this
I've got to make this life make sense
Can anyone tell what I've done?
I missed the life
I missed the colors of the world
Can anyone tell where I am?
My thoughts at 9:09 am, Tues., January 21, while awaiting class:
A good indication of my overall well-being is how much I interact with others. Today I have smiled and greeted each janitor I passed by.
I'm going to call my ex today and say, "What can the kids and I do to make your birthday better?"
One class period seems so very long.
I wish I had an iPod right now.
I want a small tattoo on the back of my neck. Right side, near my hairline. Black. I know just what I want and just where I want it. Not gonna get it.
I'm hungry.
My enemies to success this semester: feelings of overwhelm, panic, fatigue, hunger, and rebelliousness; lack of focus; procrastination; and failure to attend class!
There's a guy in this psychology class who's wearing a sweater and looks like Matt Damon. My oh my!
The word for the day: curmudgeonly!
Here was where my rant regarding the comment "I hate cops" was. I've decided to delete what was a lengthy entry. Ho hum.
I'm in a ranting mood today, so I intend to put up enough blabbing today to make up for all the days of silence.
My daughter is sick, and if a mother's intuition can be trusted, she has strep throat. Her grandma took her to the doctor today while I was in school. The doc didn't even bother to check her for strep, despite the fact that her symptoms would strongly suggest such. He simply didn't want to check her, because he says a lot of kids have been coming back with negative strep tests lately. Oh yeah, and that means my daughter "probably" doesn't have it iether? IDIOT. I've just read up on strep throat and what he diagnosed her with (croup), and he's out of his mind! He honestly must not have listened to a word her grandma said, because it's a real stretch, if even possible, to apply his diagnosis to her symptoms.
Just a note to say that things are good. There have been several events lately that have brightened my world not the least of which are new acquaintences and an old one who has seemingly returned. My car is back, dance lessons have resumed, my social life has picked up with a spark, trial is cancelled, custody arrangements secured... Oh and so much more! It's been snowing. I've acquired a new love in my life (a cat named Oliver). I've got food waiting to be cooked. There's a brand new table gracing my home. My house is clean. My school schedule is very satisfactory. I have a job offer (I hope!) doing something on my "must do in my lifetime" list. And there's so much more than this! Suffice it to say I feel rather good about myself, feel well loved, and feel there are many good things in my life and many to look forward to. It's so nice when the world seems bright.
An entry is coming soon. It is. I'm just feeling entirely too tired tonight.
I heard this song tonight for the first time and thought, Yeah, that sums up rather well where I am right now.
