originaldaddio

Well it's done. We signed the last of the paperwork today. The house is now only mine as is all of our joint debt (that was the deal). The only thing left is the official order from the court and the divorce decree (Sep 28 is when it should go through). I have been a wreck these past few days over all of this. I...
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Went in for my yearly physical this morning. Evidently everything is in order. My Doc is gonna get me into a "smoking cessation" program. I quit for a long time but started again when the divorce started getting stressful (and no I don't smoke cigarettes. I smoke a pipe. How lame is THAT) We'll see if it helps because I really do need to quit....
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I don't feel like I have anything to contribute today. I have been reading my group threads and my friend's journals and every time I start to type out a reply or a comment I dump it. I know it's partly the doldrums I get into whenever my son leaves but it seems to be more than that.

There seem to be a lot of...
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Well, I am going to see a short film a friend of mine directed tonight. He's a guy I used to work with in Chicago many years ago. One of those "tortured artist" type directors for whom directing comercials was the equivalent of selling one's soul to the devil. Made me sit through hours of Bunel films as a younger man. Can you tell how...
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First day of first grade today. He was very excited once I got him to wake up. We walked to school together. It's a nice feeling walking your child to school. All of his new school supplies in his new Spiderman backpack. It was kind of a weird feeling making his lunch and snack bag after three months of summer vacation.

We also went to...
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Well we did go to Disneyland yesterday. It turned out to be a bit of a struggle getting started and a "time out" was eventually called for. We were supposed to be taking two of his buddies with us but he decided he didn't want them to go. After talking to their mom and her assurance that it wouldn't be an big deal for them...
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I got my boy back! That always makes my life better.

Went to Disneyland yesterday. Met up with whitewidow, Clarkekid, and Viking_Samurai. It was a lot of fun. Space Mountain is finally open again after two and a half years. I was so worried that they were going to completely change it and screw it up. They didn't. It was fantastic! We...
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Well, my son broke a board! Six and a half and he punched right through it. I was very proud of him. The best part was just how excited and thrilled he was once he had done it. I actually got a good shot of it. Maybe I'll post it in my pics when I empty out the camera. When he was given his new...
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Midweek. Keeping busy. Got to see the boy for a while today. I took him to Karate class because the ex had a voice student but neither of us wanted him to miss karate. He tests for his jr. black belt tomorrow. He's actually going to have to break a board for the first time. It's going to be exciting.

Going to see him test...
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Got the boy off safely to his mother's. I always hate seeing him go though.

Actually trying to keep myself busy this week. Tonight is the only night I don't have plans. I figure if I book myself up than I have a legitimate excuse to say no when the ex calls to ask if I can watch our boy because she has something to...
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