Just an update on what I have been doing.

Went to Mexico. That was a blast. It was the first time I have seen the ocean since I was 18 months old, and, as you can guess, I don't really remember THAT trip too well. LOL

My traveling companions wanted to know my first impression on seeing the ocean.

I hated to disappoint them, but it looked just like Lake Superior, where I grew up. The endless water and waves. Yup. Just like Lake Superior.

But it sure didn't FEEL like Lake Superior!! Much warmer!! I spent a good amount of time in the ocean water and it was glorious!!! Loved it!!

The whole trip was great. Met some pretty cool people, both vacationers, like us, AND employees of the resort. There was one employee, especially, who I will always remember. She was a delight and she loved us, too. We were so sad saying goodbye to her, but she will be a facebook friend and I really hope to meet her again someday.

After getting back from the trip, there was the mad rush for Christmas, of course.

Made it to my mom's for the holiday, even though it was uncertainty with the weather on whether or not we were going to make it. Jenner was especially eager to get there since she will not have the next Christmas off and knew she would not be able to spend it with Grandma.

She LOVES going to Grandma's. Probably because she is spoiled when she gets there. My mom LOVES her grandchildren and they are all spoiled rotten when in her company.

Jenner and Jason went to go see Jim in Duluth, where he is now living with his girlfriend, on Christmas Day. That was fine with me, but I worried about them since the weather was really really bad and they had to go over the High Bridge, which is hard to navigate in high winds. It was so windy that day, that one of my Viking flags snapped off in the wind and it was lost over the harbor.

I was just glad they made it okay.

I have been dealing with Jim, of course. He had sent me a counter petition to the divorce papers I served him with.

When I ORIGINALLY sent him the papers, just to check over, he was fine with them.

Now?

Not so much.

He changed NINE things on them, the most notable being that he wants Ivan to pay him, in addition to the mortgage costs, $20,000.

LOL!!

Yeah, like THAT'S gonna happen!!!

If JIM gets $20,000, then I should get $20,000, so that adds another $40,000 to the sale price of the house. Not to mention the $10,000 special assessment still on the house from the city improvements. AND I found out yesterday that there is an additional $7000 lien on the house that JIM caused, even though he SAID he had it all under control and he would not allow a lien on the house NOR would he allow my credit to suffer.

What a liar!!!

Oh well.

So, the bottom line is this: In order for all this to be paid off AND Jim gets what he wants in terms of cash, the house would have to sell for $188,000.

What a laugh!!

In THIS market?

No way in hell would it sell for THAT.

So, anyway, I called the court to find out what is next and they said that I am to wait for the court to schedule a date for a meeting to go over our differences.

That's fine.

I have all my figures and I have all the changes in the counter petition ready to go. Jim had to state on the counter petition ALL the changes he made to the divorce petition that I served him with. He listed TWO, and neither of those were the MAJOR one about the demands for the house.

Guess what?

I went through the papers and he made NINE changes, but only admitted to two.

So, I don't know if he did that on purpose, trying to pull the wool over my eyes, or if he really was just that stupid.

I could believe it either way.

So, I will wait to see where the meeting gets us.

Other than that, I am working today. Bossy Man is off, so I have nothing more to do today. I am waiting to see if my district manager gives me work to do since I told her I was bored and wanted something.

other than that, I brought a Netflix with me today so I can at least do SOMETHING besides surfing the net and getting totally bored.

Bossy Man is back tomorrow, however I am off, and will be off until Monday.

I have a feeling that Monday will NOT be a good day. It will be so busy since I got nearly nothing for work the last couple of days.

But that's the way it goes here. Feast or famine.

Other than that, my social life has been busy. Looking forward to New Year's Eve at Doug and April's annual party. Will be tons of fun!!!

Last year was the first year that I met most of the "garage group" and, now knowing them all MUCH better, the night should be a blast!!!

Dave and I are still seeing each other, although I honestly don't know how long I will continue to do so. He is a difficult man to get close to, and without going into detail, I really don't know how long I can deal with his insecurities and indecisiveness.

So, there's that.

And, yes, THAT is causing me a bit of turmoil at the moment.

So, with the divorce, and busy schedule, and dealing with goofy ass men, things are pretty hectic.

Okay. Time for a smoke and then it's MOVIE TIME!!! LOL

Have a Happy New Year!!

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