Great Times
I had a great time Sunday March 19th. I and my kids were invited to a party. The Baronette's oldest son Joseph had a combo birthday and Confirmation party. Here is a dapper Joseph,

The Baronette's parents hosted the affair. They have a beautiful quaint home high up in the hills of southern Indiana. Here's a picture of Jodi (the Baronette) and I.

Finally here is a nice picture of me and my girls. I can't get over the view. Jodi is used to it but I found myself staring at it a lot.

Now the ugliness as of late. Mediation is pending over child custody and the seething ex. My lawyer will try to negotiate with her lawyer so we can wisely save some money. I would still take it all the way if I had to but if a compromise works out I may settle up. Issues need to be addressed. I'll let you know more later on.

Take care,

Weekend Wildness ( well relatively )
Mood:  energetic
Now Playing: Steely Dan, My Old School
Hi Readers,Lurkers,

I've been real busy. I have my wonderful kids back for these 2 weeks. We're enjoying each others company a lot.

I've been doing some double blog duty. I have a new blog on Benrik

This is my light hearted spot where a lot of fun is poked around. I leave the dark stuff here on this blog.

Speaking of the dark stuff, I have custody mediation coming up. My ex and I will do our best to bolster our positions. I've done some research and think I have myself ready. We'll see how it goes. Give a little, take a little.

The Baronette and I met for a fish fry at a local church. We're both Catholic and eat fish on Friday's during Lent. She brought 3 of her 4 kids and I brought my 3 kids. We came back to my place and had a real fun time. The kids played so well I got to sneak off with the Baronette for some nice alone time.

Here are 2 pictures of 3 of her kids and 3 of mine.

The order is, Aaron, Kelly, Rachael, Joseph, Amy, and Tina. 2,5, and 6 are mine and the other 3 are Jodi's ( Baronette ).

Tonight we're all going to a movie together. I need to get off my blog creating so I can cook dinner.

Take care readers, I'll shout out again soon.

TBB

Amy's Art Gallery
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: the quiet of kids in bed!
Topic: Fun at the Baron's house
The Baron beat me to this...I wanted to write about painting with Amy! (pout)
My kids were gone this weekend, which always makes me a little sad...i mean, i'm glad to have some free time, but i feel so funny when i go to bed...the house seems so empty!
Anyway, the Baron's girls came back Saturday and i was privileged to hang out at their house for the weekend...delicious dinner cooked by the Baron himself, play restaurant with Amy, a movie with the big girls, and a funny book before bed.
Amy was in an artistic mood Sunday morning so she, her dad, and i created this lovely art gallery....she was so tickled to have her art displayed, that her dad had to take a picture! What a sweet girl! As i told the Baron, Amy puts the "E" in energy! (laugh)
All in all, a great weekend and my kids are now back safe and sound. I am looking forward to next weekend when we are all going to be together.
The Baronette

Artistic Works
Mood:  happy
Hello there,

I just wanted to let you guys know, I'm so happy to have my daughters back with me. I have them for 2 weeks and love it.
The Baronette and I have been hanging out quite a bit. We worked together with my daughter Amy on a gallery presentation. Here are some pics....

Amy was very proud. No more to say for now. I'll talk to you soon.

TBB

Moving Violations
Now Playing: Bad Boys




Do you ever get mad because peoples of certain occupations seem to drive rudely down the road? Let's look at some examples...

These private company guys are often driving in the fast lane and not yielding, blowing by others. Taxi drivers seem to believe they have license to do what they want. Private ambulances love to hold that fast lane when not on an emergency or carrying someone.

Let's look at this Ky revised statute.....

Hey guys!...not passing? This statute applies to YOU.


These guys below hold the fast lane too. The law enforcment person is the worse here. They often make U-turns and don't use blinkers, cut across lanes. I'm sure they think they're worthy of respect but they're sense of respect is skewed. Better yet they might think they're worthy of "healthy respect". This term only applies to what they think. To an observer, "healthy respect" means contempt. I reason they think I don't know if they're responding to something and they can run on the benefit of the doubt.

Let's look at the Ky revised statute on this....

Cutting through the legal jargon, this means "Hey, even if your an official, if your not responding to something, DRIVE RIGHT."


Now, let's talk about these guys. They have NO reason to expect they should be able to drive like scofflaws. One can only assume they think that because they're an state officials, they're above everything. They are the worst on the road. The biggest fast lane hogs.

If I need to pass these guys, I just do it in the right lane. They're harmless. They garnish contempt for the state when they drive rude.


Now the most offensive...

What's up with this? Do you need to park on the sidewalk? I can only guess it's vanity. I don't think society will fall apart if this guy is asked to use a parking space.

I've travelled in other states and their enforcment guys act respectable. I think our state enforcement guys must have been trained in a twisted manner, Maybe at Eastern Ky University. This is where a lot of police training occurs. If cops like the guy above wonder why police don't get respect, they should know it's because they themselves don't seem to show it to the community. Let's face it, someone who acts rude might be considered a jerk REGARDLESS of their occupation.

Whew! I've done enough damage. I've been waiting to post this. Getting off the ex for a bit is a welcome feeling. More to come on that later though.

The Blue Baron

Fish, fun, and other adventures....
Mood:  special
Now Playing: kids, tv, the Academy Awards!
Topic: What a weekend!
The Baron has given me the go-ahead to be a contributor to his page, so I wanted to write a little about our weekend.....
We started off by visiting the K. of C. in my hometown, where my 14 yr. old was volunteering at their fish fry...we had some great fish and shrimp, and poor Baron was introduced over and over to my friends, but handled it gracefully. He isn't quite the social butterfly I am, but I think we balance each other well...besides, we were on my home turf.
Saturday we vegged for awhile, but Saturday night we ventured out to Caesar's for a delicious buffet dinner, compliments of my dad, and then onto the boat for our first try at the slot machines...we only won enough to keep playing, but we had lots of fun, particularly at the penny slots! I think we both agree that once was enough, but it was an adventurous evening! The company was great, anyway...
The best part of Saturday evening was back at my house, after the kids were in bed, when we had a loving conversation...I am so lucky to have a man in my life who actually cares about my feelings! I, too, have a troublesome ex and I can honestly say that he and I never had the rapport that the Baron and I already have. It's a refreshing change.
Sunday (today) the Baron accompanied me and my crew to church and even adapted well when Aaron wedged himself between us for half of mass! I know he is feeling a bit bluesy about missing his girls and upcoming unpleasantness, but I told him earlier I am proud to have him around my kids. They really like him, but hey, they've got good taste! (smile)
The Baron treated us to lunch at McD's, but the funniest part was when we were driving home and he was as easily identifying the hit songs on the radio as my teens! I felt old and outdated as they traded information about Pink's latest video...at least someone speaks their musical language! His girls are lucky that he cares enough about them to know what they like and to listen to it...me, I torture my teens with country music! Just ask them, it's probably grounds to call CPS (laugh).
Anyway, the point of this post is that we had a fantastic weekend and I am truly touched by the evolution of our relationship. Adult relationships are tricky, and in ours there are 7 children, 3 ex's (my 2 and his 1), a live-in boyfriend, and multiple sets of grandparents, so I am grateful that he agrees with me to proceed with prayer, loving care, and a great deal of caution!
To quote a chapter from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, "you can't pray a lie".....I pray that the situation with his girls is resolved quickly, peacefully, and amicably as possible, and that we all can look forward a fun spring and summer with all our children! More later from "the lighter side"....

Baronette

Mood for the Day
Mood:  cool
Now Playing: Yes, Fragile




Hello All,

I'm sorry I haven't written here lately. Work, appointments and interaction with the Baronette have kept me busy.

For the time being I'm not going to get on the ex and the doc so much. During my married life I always compared the ex and I to a Star Wars movie. I told her she acted as though she was on the dark side. Never trusting others, never giving any quarter, always looking to avoid being bitten even if it meant a pre-emptive strike. I on the other hand trusted that people were inherently good. I gave the benefit of the doubt. Co-workers would make comments to me about the ex and her attitude. Maybe someday a little light will kick on in her head and she will lighten up. I forgive her for what she's doing. The doc has been ok in recent history pursuant to a gentleman's agreement. If you read this doc, I'm sorry about anything bad I've said. You were very nice to gift your clix toys to the Baronette's kids. I consider him a non sequitor at this point.

I have some more stuff I will publish soon. I'm cutting and pasting pics for an upcoming blog. This week I hope to post it.

Take care friends,
TBB

The World of Communication
Topic: My guy is a phone guy
The Baron is a phone tech, and a darn good one at that...
i created this montage kind of as a tribute to the long hours and hard work he does every day, just trying to right by his customers...I'm just so lucky, with all he has going on in his life, that he does so much for me and my family as well...i've said it before and i'll say it again, i wish my kids had been so lucky to have a dad like him!
Baronette

The True Story of the Tammy song, and other lies....
Mood:  on fire
Now Playing: dead silence
Topic: random retorts
Random Retorts:

A few 'Random Retorts' from this weekend: I'm gonna go to bed in a few minutes, but had a few things I wanted to share. Several are worthy of a post in and of themselves, but a few retorts for now to get 'em out of my system, although I wonder if I can sleep, with all the bullshit I've just read!

* I don't think anyone should take potshots at her ex's family in public. To compare this behavior to a sporting competition - Foul.

* Caring and compassion are admirable qualities, but social misfits who don't really have real jobs or can even drive themselves to work do NOT make good dads.

* It is hard to think or feel positively about one's ex-husband. I know. BUT, the person who needs anger management counseling would be the person who turns everything good he does into something bad. FOUL again.

* Lying to children about their father is just plain wrong. Manipulating their thoughts and feelings for your own selfish purposes is evil, and the truth will come out in the end. Twisting things around so you get what you want may work in the short-term, but they will eventually find out the truth. PENALTY.

* When a little girl requests a song, out of love and loyality to her mom, and her dad humors her, there is nothing "freaky" about it. And trying to find amusement in it, to put someone you love at ease, is just plain sweet. Sometimes you go along with a 6 year old so she will feel happy and like all is right with the world. UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS.


Let me just add, for the record, that a lot of what was written is UNREAL and UNTRUE! The Baron is one of the best dads in the world - he puts his girls first 24/7. The only issue that has come up in the 3 monthes I've been privileged to know him was him flying off the handle a little over his teen's internet safety! no more!

A very confused person wrote that he is putting his needs over his girls by wanting the current custody arrangement to continue! He just wants to be their dad! I wish my kids could be so lucky. He has freely admitted he was not a perfect parent when the marriage was intact, but when the going could have gotten rough, he got going - He CHANGED. My children's father ran away to California to play for almost 4 years and abandoned his children. I told 3 delightful young ladies how lucky they are to have BOTH of their parents loving them.
The truth will win out, and the bottom line is, no matter where those girls live, they have a fantastic dad who loves them..that's what they will remember.

The Baronette.

PS. I am "The Luckiest.Girl.In the World." - because I have the Baron.

A Fumation
Mood:  incredulous



I was going to make my next entry about something besides my ex but she's driven me to write about her again.

She made an entry to her blog today. It has stuff regarding my black sheep brother and my kids.

First off, she's taken liberal untruth at what she understands my brother did trying to get money from my mom in the nursing home. Like anything told to someone, the tale has become twisted to make it sound like he tried to get through a locked hallway and my aunt yelled at him to "get out". All untrue.

Secondly, she's taken a good intent to retain righteous and fair loving joint custody of my daughters, and twisted it into bad intent. She talks about how I think only of myself. If she had any more brain than the Oz scarecrow, she would know that it's important that both loving parents nurture their children. Instead she thinks that she should help encourage my kids not to want to see me on a slightest provocation. She claims I have anger problems. Another adult was here when the sole incident in the last few months happened, and it was to GUARD the girls against internet predators. I don't think I was imprudent. We both agreed I may have been a bit upset but nothing like my ex claims.

The final straw is that she is bold face lying and has manipulated me to bolster keeping her daughters selfishly to herself. I was warned about what she might do but now the she has vindicated her evil ways.

She told me before my girls came back last time that THEY DID NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT CUSTODY. In respect for my daughters, I chose not to talk about the custody. Lo and behold on my ex's blog today she says I must not care about them because I didn't talk to them about the issue of the custody.

Folks, she bold face lied to me. She manipulated and has spun the situation against me.

I'm now taking all the evidence I have to a lawyer to mount a super fight. This has gone far enough. Slander and lies from the most vain one. The mean spin mistress.

Worse off, she's dragged the baronette into it. She says the baronette sang the song "Tammy" with me when the kids were in the car. I played and sang this song ALONE for my 6 year old who requested the song be played.


Do you guys wonder why I make the sign of the cross why I think of the ex.

More to come,
The Blue Baron