It is time.....

[toystoryduo]

I'm sorry to hear about your knees, Kim. When you do Shred does that make them hurt more?

Your DS8's room sounds nice. Hope you'll post some pictures!

Sending lots of good thoughts, , and prayers your way today. I hope the appointment goes well for you tonight.

 

[lovinaz]

I hope all goes well with your meeting. Sounds like STBX is finally accepting that it's over and is ready to move on. Believe me, it could be WAY worse! So I'm glad things are at least civil and I hope they stay that way for good.

 

[inkkognito]

Sending good thoughts for the mediation process. Hopefully he has started to come to closure and will do what needs to be done. It's never an easy time, but it will run more smoothly if he's on the same page...then you can move on with your life and not have to waste energy on an unneceessarily rough split.

 

[kimwim8]

Thanks, ladies!

Yes, the shred definitely hurts my knees more. The jumping jacks & butt kicking/running in place are killers! Its just such a good workout that I'd hate to have to stop. But I'm going to put it off until after Thursday & see what he says....

Thanks also for the support with mediation. I'll let you know how it goes.

And yes, of course I'll post pics of DS's room!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Kim - hope stbx can move on amicably (SP!!) will be thinking of you
great job on painting DS room, cant wait to see the pics

 

[toystoryduo]

Thinking of you, WISH sis!

 

[kimwim8]

Hey girls.

Not a great day, food-wise y'day. I think I'm letting the KNEES get to me...

wheat bagelful
1/2 turkey burger w/french fries
2 slices cold pizza
WW ice cream bar

Mediation went really well last night. The mediator even commended us for the fact that we were able to get through the whole process via mediation and no lawyers. She said the percentage of couples that start mediation and actually finish that way is very, very small. I'm SO glad we were both able to do it this way, for the kids sake. Anyway, We walked out with the packet of paperwork we need to take to the courthouse to physically FILE for divorce. We discussed that we will wait until after my Key West trip to take it over there together (makes things go faster b/c we can both sign things there). Once we hand it in, we wait about a week for a court date...which she predicts will be about 2 weeks later. And that will be that!

I don't think he's a horrible person, he just wasn't right for me. Too much to go into here, but we will work so much better together as parents than as husband & wife.

Have a great day, everyone! Thank you again, so much, for your love and support!!

 

[kidsrfun]

Hey girls.

Not a great day, food-wise y'day. I think I'm letting the KNEES get to me...

wheat bagelful
1/2 turkey burger w/french fries
2 slices cold pizza
WW ice cream bar

Mediation went really well last night. The mediator even commended us for the fact that we were able to get through the whole process via mediation and no lawyers. She said the percentage of couples that start mediation and actually finish that way is very, very small. I'm SO glad we were both able to do it this way, for the kids sake. Anyway, We walked out with the packet of paperwork we need to take to the courthouse to physically FILE for divorce. We discussed that we will wait until after my Key West trip to take it over there together (makes things go faster b/c we can both sign things there). Once we hand it in, we wait about a week for a court date...which she predicts will be about 2 weeks later. And that will be that!

I don't think he's a horrible person, he just wasn't right for me. Too much to go into here, but we will work so much better together as parents than as husband & wife.

Have a great day, everyone! Thank you again, so much, for your love and support!!

Congratulations on making it thru mediation! That says a lot about the two of you and how well you'll work together as divorced parents!!

 

[toystoryduo]

I'm glad to hear that the mediation went well for you!

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

 

[lovinaz]

I am so glad you are able to deal with this as mature adults. It will make everything SOOOOO much easier and better for your kids. If only all men were like that...

 

[inkkognito]

It's great that the two of you are able to focus on the kids and handle things in a mature way to lessen the impact on them. As you said, he's not a bad guy but he just wasn't right for you. Too many couples I see in counseling are all about blame and finger pointing and who is right or wrong. But there is no objective right or wrong...two good people can get caught in the wrong circumstances or just not mesh together in a way that works for the long term. Better to put the energy into moving on than pointless blame.

 

[Briarmom]

Hey girls.

Not a great day, food-wise y'day. I think I'm letting the KNEES get to me...

wheat bagelful
1/2 turkey burger w/french fries
2 slices cold pizza
WW ice cream bar

Mediation went really well last night. The mediator even commended us for the fact that we were able to get through the whole process via mediation and no lawyers. She said the percentage of couples that start mediation and actually finish that way is very, very small. I'm SO glad we were both able to do it this way, for the kids sake. Anyway, We walked out with the packet of paperwork we need to take to the courthouse to physically FILE for divorce. We discussed that we will wait until after my Key West trip to take it over there together (makes things go faster b/c we can both sign things there). Once we hand it in, we wait about a week for a court date...which she predicts will be about 2 weeks later. And that will be that!

I don't think he's a horrible person, he just wasn't right for me. Too much to go into here, but we will work so much better together as parents than as husband & wife.

Have a great day, everyone! Thank you again, so much, for your love and support!!

You're doing great Kim.

 

[kimwim8]

Hey ladies. Not sure what's going on, but my mind is a little off track this week. I'm trying to not let it get completely out of control...

Stick with me, I'll whip myself back into shape, I promise!

I go to the ortho today at lunch, so I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[kimwim8]

Ok, so went to my first ever mammogram y'day morning (not as bad as I thought it would be) and then ortho on my lunch break. Fun day! haha. Ortho is sending me for lymes test b/c he doesn't understand my amount of pain (and I have a high pain tolerance) with the minimal amount of arthritis I currently have in my knees. Besides that, I got a cortisone shot in each knee...and today I already feel much better!

This morning I went for a filling at the dentist and DD10 had an extraction to prep for braces. Another fun morning.

I weighed in at 139.0 this morning. Which is good, considering my food choices this week, and the lack of Shred. Without looking back, I think I was 139.8 last week...so it's a loss.

Have a great weekend, ladies!!

 

[toystoryduo]

I'm glad that your knees are feeling better, Kim. Do the cortisone shots hurt? When do you have to go for the Lyme's test?

Congrats on weigh-in! I haven't had time to do Shred this week. I did Zumba though and love it!

Hope you have a nice weekend!

 

[momof2minnies]

Hey Kim,
Nice to see you around here again.I remember reading your posts a couple years ago.You were totally inspiring to me at that time.It was around the time Amybeth and ScoJo15 were on too.Miss them.
I remember thinking about all your running and how you did that- now I do that to and it is thanks to the 3 of you guys.

Sorry to hear about your knees, that is a buzz kill- as the kids would say! I know a guy at work who has Lymes disease too and same thing his knees really bother him.

Keep journaling- Have a great weekend!

Linda

 

[corinnak]

Time for a bump, Kim!

 

[kimwim8]

Hey ladies. I'm so sorry!! Life has totally taken over. It seems like I have plenty of time to journal when the kids are with their dad. But when they're with me...I'm with them (obviously) hahaha!

Thanks for the bump, C!

Linda!! So nice to hear from you again! Thanks for the kind words, and I'm so happy for you and your running!

Tracy - The cortisone shots don't hurt. The ortho dr sprays the injection area with the freezing/numbing stuff, so I don't feel the needle at all. I do feel some pressure in my knee from the liquid going in, but that's about it! They hurt later, I guess when the numbness wears off. More like an achyness. But now they feel great again! Hopefully it lasts for a while. I have a lab slip to go for my lymes test. I'll be going sometime this week.

Not much else to report, ladies. My trip is fastly approaching.

 

[toystoryduo]

Woohoo!!! Two weeks until your vacation!!! I bet you're looking forward to it.

Hope you have a great day, Kim!

 

[momof2minnies]

Kim,
Are you on a cruise or flying to Key West? We were there in Nov on the Magic and loved it- what a quaint little place.I have the temp check for weather.com always checking Orlando and Key West- self torture I guess! HA!HA!


Linda