13 Months and counting....

On May first, Mark will make another child support payment, just as he does every month. Then we are down to just 13 more! He has not heard from nor seen Shelby in almost three years. This of course is because of Mary and her influence and insanity, which never seems to get any better. I have said in the past that she is insane, and I stick by that comment.
Her latest thing is trotting Shelby out to every Doctor and Specialist known to man. I have always thought that Mary suffers from "Munchausen by Proxy" and in fact, she fits the profile perfectly. Shelby has had over 15 doctors appointments in the past three months alone! Anyways, her latest one was today, an 'echocardiogram' for her heart. Mary said that she had mentioned to the Doctor that Shelby had a hole in her heart when she was born. The doctor asked her more about it and Mary admitted that it had closed up and Shelby was fine, but wanted it checked. When she emailed Mark about it, he said that the test was not necessary and that Mary should cancel the appointment. Mary emailed back saying that she could not do so as Mark emailed her too late for her to cancel and that there would have been a charge for her to cancel within the 24 hour window. Mark called the clinic and there is NO cancellation charge, people can cancel ANY time, AND the office is open 24/7 so Mary could have called at any point in time. Another example of how she just does whatever she wants with Shelby and blatantly disregards the parenting plan that says that she must include Mark. She just makes a show of it....
Anyways, the whole point of this is that in 13 months, months that are going to fly by, we shall be done with the constant silliness that comes with dealing with Mary and her delusional world.
The person I really feel badly for is Shelby. After all, in 13 months WE will no longer have to deal with Mary. Shelby will always have to live with her mothers insanity. God Help Her.....

Jaye

Is it Spring Yet?

The calendar says it is. My flip flops say it is. But one look out the window and you know it is NOT spring around here. A whopping 35 degrees today and it is April 6th! Actually hailed so much today that it looks like snow, What The Junk?? Bring on the sunshine already, six months of rain is MORE than enough!
I am a big fan of four seasons and the past few years it seems that WA state has only two: rainy season and two weeks of summer. I really don't mind the rain, it is the gray that accompanies it and I am done. I want sunshine and to wear flip flops and capris and I want to be able to know that if Mark calls from work and says 'lets grill out tonight' that by the time he gets home it will STILL be nice enough outside to grill out! Normally I wouldn't whine so much about the weather but I am really wanting to start running again and every time I set out to run it is raining. UGH.
So here is to hoping for Sunshine and lollipops and bunnies and flowers and all things spring like!

Have a good NON rainy day my friends!
Jaye