Today is the first day of spring break for the kids, and this is my first divorced spring break. It’s also the first time I won’t see my kids for seven consecutive days because this year they will be spending the break with their dad. It would be hard if they were going somewhere far away. […]
life after divorce
The Next Chapter
Two weeks and two days ago, my parents closed on a new home for the kids and me. I’m renting it from them until I can qualify for a mortgage on my own. The journey from first seeing the house to closing on it was a long and VERY emotional one – it was a […]
My First Night
***NOTE FROM SUSIE — trying something new tonight… I might have a book in me. Here’s a chapter. What do you think?*** We told the kids about the divorce the Friday night before. All the details had yet to be worked out, and we were all still living in the same house. One thing we […]