I FINALLY get to meet Lisa and Julie!! I am so excited!! We will be up and on the road by 6:30 a.m. to get to St. Louis……..I just hope I can sleep tonight! LOL!!! I am glad that Tim is going to get to come along with me. It makes me feel better to have him ride along on the amazing highways we have here in Missouri (do you sense my sarcasm at all!?!).

I didn’t post about this, but my dad’s wife passed away on March 17th. The woman did not like me, nor did I care for her. In my dad’s sadistic, twisted world, I did him wrong as did every other person on the face of the earth, so it is, of course, my fault as to why my dad and I never speak. Ummm….no…I don’t think so. The last time I spoke with the man was in March of 2004 when I called to wish him Happy Birthday and let him know he would be a grandfather. He never even told me congratulations or anything at all…..and never called or wrote. Well, until he sent me a “nice” letter with my Christmas card in 2006 telling me that I had “no right” to keep his granddaughter from him.

Sorry asshole, but I have to inform you that it is MY JOB to expose my children to positive influences and you sir, are far from that role. When they ask about you, I will tell them that you chose to live a life that I could not be a part of…..and that will be that.

I am very sorry that he lost his wife. That has to be a horribly, awful pain and hurt that no one who has never lost a spouse can understand. I sent him a sympathy card. What was so sad, is that I signed it with all four of our names, but felt I had better put a little side note that started “Dad”…..so he would know who I was. I know he has no clue of my husband’s name, or even that of his grandchildren. It is just so sad. So very, very sad.

But, I do not want to end this post on a negative note. I did get much done today. My carpets are all cleaned on the main floor and I re-arranged the furniture in the family room. I removed the coffee table to open up the room for the kids to be able to play and found a better place to store their books. It will definitely take me some time to get use to the new layout, but I will like it. It seems so much warmer and cozier in here now…..which is the look I was going for!! WOOT WOO!!!!