Just wanted to stop by & say "hi"!Things are going alittle bit better for me.I am trying to start paying off some old debts in hopes of getting my credit cleared up in a few years.I would still like to be able to get my house back someday.It's a long shot but I am hoping for the best. As far as Terry & the A mess, he goes to counciling once a week & it seems to be helping.We are still seperated & have been since January.I see him about once a week.I still don't trust him because of all the lying that he's done the last 3 years BUT I am trying to give him a chance.Don't know how long we're going to be apart or if we can ever be happy together again.I want for things to work out & he says that he does to. I have started thinking about taking a vacation alone in Sept.I want to go to Tucson for a week.I feel guilty about closing the daycare for a week & about leaving my kids BUT I have been trying to convince myself that I need a break.Besides I miss Tucson & haven't been there in 19 years.I also love to fly & haven't been on an airplane for 18 years.I only get 4 1/2 to 5 hours of sleep a nite so a week off would be nice.Anyway, just wanted to pop in & say "hi"

Sounds like everything is going OK, Barb. Not perfect, but OK and better than before.

FWIW, don't feel guilty about the week off. When Jr. was going to in-home daycare, the sitter gave me and the two other moms plenty of notice that she was taking a week off so making other arrangements was easy. If you do same, you should be OK. Your job is like any other - why should you not take vacation?