Sunny Sunday

                             

It's Sunday! 

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!!  Saturday for some reason, Nicholas wanted me up at 5:30 in the morning...  And frankly, I don't remember what I did yesterday..  Oh..okay it's coming back to me..  I went to the grocery store, took my daughter to my mom's to spend the night, spoke to the Ex (always a thrill...ew), and chased birds from the backyard with a garden hose.  My poor cat can't even eat his cat food without those birds flying around him..  It's very sad.  Husband went out and dosed them good with the hose.  They didn't come back for a good 15 minutes, but afterwards, there they were again..  Poor kitty. 

I'm dropping my child support case.   I thought I would never hear myself saying this. 

Ex wants to pay more, but Child Support won't let him.  The state of NJ is witholding money he is sending.  I didn't get any support for the month of May.  The money Ex sent is sitting in an account somewhere.  It doesn't make sense; but government rules, procedures sometimes never make sense.  I'm going to have him pay me directly like normal exhusbands should.  He swears to God he will.  I'm going to take his word.  If he doesn't make good on his promises; it's back to Court again.  He is making good money now--his expensive shoes,  proves it.  He is sending money for May and June--when I get it, I'll drop it. 

He wants the kids to visit him for a few weeks in July.  Lizzy wants to go; Andrew doesn't.  We shall see. 

June is here..  9 more days until school is out, and a few weeks until my mom is Portugal bound.  Sounds awful, but I'm looking forward to the rest.  No more driving in circles for awhile.  It will be a nice change for my mom.  She will be going back to the country of her birth---living in the house she was actually born in; surrounded by the people and places shehas known all her life.  Besides interacctions with her kids, grandchildren and infrequent visits from the relatives she does have here in California, my mom leads a secluded life.  Without the grandchildren and us around, she would be pretty lonely.  She'll be with her sister and cousins this summer.  Whenever she comes back home from these trips, she always come backs feeling refreshed and healthy.  The island air of the Azores is not only soothing but nuturing to her. 

I'm beginning to look forward to my visit too.  Although I won't have hubby around with me for three weeks, I'll have some quality time with the kids and my relatives there that I haven't seen in years.  I've been bombarded with emails from some of them--they are thrilled to have me over there again, and they are already planning on things to do once we get there.  I hope to have many days near the ocean on the beach.... No work...no looking at the clock constantly...no driving up and down on my comute for 3 weeks--only the island ocean air, and the morning bread man sounding his horn through the village streets, and the sound of the rooster waking me up in the morning..  Sounds like heaven to me.. 

Well, I have eggs to scramble, two sleeply boys to wake up..  Later I have to go fetch my daughter at my mom's house.. 

Have a good Sunday everyone!