Lori's attorney finally sent over her version of the Final Divorce Decree. It was a real eye opener. I had hoped and assumed it would mimic the Temporary Orders that we both worked so hard on to approve. It represented the sacrifices and compromises we made in the best interest of the children. If it had, our divorce would be final now. Unfortunately, it was much different, and many of the proposed changes were out of the question. I cannot for the life of me understand why Lori wants to change our original agreement. To do so, makes no sense at all. I was extremely disappointed to say the least.
I of course had to make many changes to her "Final" version, and my attorney has been working on making those corrections and sending it back to Lori and her attorney. It should happen today or tomorrow. With my changes, I have tried once more, and for the final time, to be fair with my response. In fact, I actually penned two different "Final" versions, and submitted both to my council.
The first version I submitted to my attorney mimics the Temporary Orders that Lori and I agreed upon. When I agreed to the Temporary Orders, they represented the absolute threshold of my sacrifices and compromises. Those compromises were done in the best interest of the children, and would allow Lori and me to move on gracefully and amicably with our lives. If she accepts this version, which is essentially the same one she agreed to 8 weeks ago, our divorce will be final in the very near future.
If Lori declines the version that mimics our Temporary Orders, then she will receive my second, and final version. It is drastically different than our Temporary Orders, and it will land us in a very long, expensive and drawn out court battle. It's unfortunate, and for all of you that know me, the very last thing I want to do to the kids. I simply will not have a choice.
The kids are, and have always been the most important thing in my life. I have been their primary care giver for at least the last 5 years, and I will not sacrifice any additional time away from them.
So, there you have it. Not an encouraging update on my life, but as always, I have hope. Anyway, on to some more positive things.
This was my weekend to have the kids. It looked like both Aidan's and Christopher's ball games were going to be rained out on Saturday, so since Lori would not be seeing them on that day, she asked for a bit of extra time Friday. I, being the kind of person I am, said yes. Lori ended up dropping them off at my house around 6:30pm Friday afternoon.
The rain that I mentioned earlier, actually started on Thursday night. As a matter of fact, it actually started right in the middle of Aidan's baseball game. Let me tell you, it was an absolute deluge. Cats and dogs doesn't even begin to describe it. Unfortunately for us, when the bottom just fell out of the sky, we still had a 500 yard walk/run to make to the vehicles. Woo Wee, we got DRENCHED! Soaked to the bone. Not good, especially for Lori, who had come straight from work and was wearing a dress. YIKES!
So, it rained all night Thursday and the majority of the day on Friday. We really needed it. It had been a long time since we had seen a rain like that. Normally, rain like that is always a good thing, but like I stated earlier, it's not good if you are planning on playing sports.
Christopher's baseball game was cancelled on Saturday morning like we thought it would be, but his soccer game at noon was still supposed to be played. Lori met us at the fields about 11:45am and the kids prepared to play their game. After all of the teams arrived on all the fields (probably 20 teams), the geniuses in charge decided to actually look at the fields. Well, what do you think they saw? Ant piles......a whole bunch of ant piles on every field. Now, mind you, these ant piles didn't just pop up in the 10 minutes it had been since we arrived. No....I can assure you that they had been there all morning long. Yep, it took hundreds of families to arrive, park and walk over to the fields, before the brain trust that is Frisco Soccer actually decided to walk the fields. ALL GAMES WERE THEN CANCELLED! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! NOT HAPPY!!!!!!!!
After we left the fields (angry I might add), Lori joined Aidan and Christopher and me for lunch. We all went to MooYah burger, and feasted. The boys absolutely love their hamburgers. We left there full and happy.
Later that day, I decided to do something crazy. Aidan and Christopher both received gift cards to ToysRus from Kenny and Hailey for their birthdays. For some insane reason, I decided to take them to the store on a Saturday afternoon. For those of you who have been to a ToyRus on a Saturday, you already know how completely insane that store gets. Kids everywhere you look! Not only that, but more toys than you thought possible. I swear I think Christopher touched almost each and every one of them. 1 1/2 hours after arriving, the boys had finally made their purchases. Whew....that was a beating....
After we got home, the boys were knee deep in their new prizes, and having a ball.
We got some pizza on Saturday night, and watched some fun movies. We had a blast.
On Sunday, Aidan had baseball practice. I took the kids to the field. While Aidan made his way over to the diamond, Christopher made a bee line to the playground.
Lori met us at the field, and while I helped with practice, she and Christopher got to play on the MerryGoRound! Wooo Hooo
It was a fun day for all, and we got some much need rest on Sunday evening.
I have the kids until tomorrow night, so I'm sure there are more adventures in store. I'll keep you all informed, and hopefully have many more pictures soon.
William
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