It turned into the informal essay I anticipated. While feedback is appreciated, I discovered this was a process to sort through some of the muck read on a daily basis with bits and pieces scattered everywhere, and come to my opinion of the pending legislation. The process was cathartic.

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All the legal wrangling and battling covering the past twenty months finally, finally concluded today.   As the news is public record, I can post openly.

What did dad end up with after all the screaming and kicking?  It's good.

• Dad gets 1st and 3rd weekend overnight visitation.  No such thing as an extended three day holiday weekend.
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A tribute to all the fathers out there.

And as a special tribute to the guy who decided to accept the challenge again, to give life a chance to a most wonderful and deserving girl when he could have easily walked away... my husband, my love, Martin.

What a wonderful feeling knowing how richly blessed life is.

If it was worth fighting for, I employed a full arsenal... And won the ultimate prize.

If it required sacrifice, I willingly gave... And became the richer for the loss.

If it created uncertainty, I groped blindly for pillars of Truth... And discovered a deeper faith.

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Alive.

Busy.

Really busy.

Having fun.

That's it.

Words cannot even begin to express the emotions I feel right now.  We finally received the court's decision on Johnna's permanent custody.

She's coming back home for good!!!

The judge ruled both parents totally unfit to raise a child.  Mom lost all parental rights to Johnna.  The judge will allow a continuing relationship between Johnna and her ( Read more... )

Would someone please pull me out of this Alice in Wonderland nightmarish hell?

H.J. Resolution 5:  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

Without peeking:

1.  Who sponsored the bill?  ( ( Read more... )

Kids can be hilarious!

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Thunderstorms and dark storm clouds dominated this morning's skies.  A simple reverse of direction revealed one of the largest full arc rainbows I've ever seen.  It was spectacularly brilliant with the colour bands clearly defined, all the more so set against a very dark sky.

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Went back to the WC doc today to have the elbow looked at.  Finally, after 5 months someone took an X-ray of it.  Torn tendon.  But I didn't need diagnostic equipment to already know that.  Doc also commented on the profound swelling and heat still at the site after all this time.  MRI being scheduled to take a peek at the muscle.  PT, which will ( Read more... )