Been away for a little while.  Took 68 8th grader's to Nature's Classroom for 5 days.  What a great experience. My students got more out of the experience than I had even hoped for.  I cannot wait to go to work tomorrow and see what they are still buzzing about.

Things are going a little more smoothly with my AH.  In my mind I am working towards reconciliation and getting a little more comfortable with it each day.  We are spending time together and actually talking.  Some sticky moments, but I do not get to worked up about them.  I will be doing some reading on Tradition 7, as financial insecurity is a huge "ism" in our lives and I have worked really hard over the past 5 months on detaching from his financial burdens and making my life more manageable in this area.  He actually gave me $200.00 last week, first I have seen since he moved out 5 months ago.  His choices have really effected him financially and will continue to do so.  I know this, understand this and want to come up with a budget that I am able to deal with without resentment.  I do expect him to contribute financially, regardless of a reconciliation, but it would be much more difficult to not be resentful under the same roof, one I would be paying for.  So for today, I need to do some footwork.  What do I need to be ok, no I do not need fancy vacations or shopping sprees, but I do feel that I deserve to not scrimp every dime.  I work hard, have worked hard to get where I am in my career and should be able to reap the benefits of that hard work.

Progress......wow, it really does work!

Gratefully,

Lynn