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

Thoughts for the Day
Now Playing: Jaws. on TV
Topic: Oh Well
Hello Friends,

It's been a great day. I took my daughters to a large outdoors store, Bass Pro Shop. The store is very extravagant with lots of neat things to look at. We had a great time. We bought quite a bit of stuff.

I got my federal tax return back. I feel happiest when I share with the good people in my life. I'm only spending a little of it though. I'm prepping for some court stuff coming up.

I read books to my youngest, Amy, each night before she goes to bed. After that she would call her mom and tell her goodnight. This happened too when Amy was at her mom's, and she called me. As of late Amy doesn't want to call much anymore. I try to get her to call but she says no. The sad part is I can expect she most likely won't be calling me much when at her mom's. The good I guess in this is that I don't have to talk to the ex much. I talked to her a few moments tonight for the 1st. time in 3 days and she still got me a little ticked. Sigh.

Tomorrow we will go bowling with the Baronette and her kids. It sounds like fun. Her daughter and my oldest daughters will most likely start emailing each other. Sounds nice.

Aha, the phone is ringing. I bet it's the Baronette. Time to hop off and talk to my favorite lady.

I'll talk to you blog readers later,
TBB

Slip Slidin' Away
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: Timbuk 3. The Future so Bright I gotta' wear Shades
Hello Friends, Happy Valentine's Day

Things are good these days. The Baronette ( Jodi ), came over Sunday and met my girls. We had a super nice time. She is so in tune with kids. She has lots of practice. She has 4 great kids of her own.
We listened to music, talked subjects, ate dinner together, talked about school, and other things.
Amy, my 6 year old especially liked Jodi. The practiced gymnastic style stuff and played. Amy gushed over Jodi, trying to constantly bring new things for Jodi to experience. Amy got her hair done up in braids.
Now more than ever I look forward to a lot of experiences yet to come. My mind reals with the possibilities.

The ex still looms. I'm trying to be a better more patient dad these days. I hope the daughters will see this and elect to tell their mom they want to keep the existing custody situation. The girls are doing better in school it seems. I took them out to eat Saturday night, and Sunday we went roller skating.

I wish the ex's hardshell un-candy like coating cracks and she comes to understand that a dad can never be the same role model to his daughters as the mom is. Men are from mars...yadda,yadda,yadda.
The girls know they can call their mom anytime to talk girl things. The ex seems to believe I should be like a woman and replace her when the girls are with me. She tells me "I just don't get it". I think this statement is ironic coming from her.

I'm girding for the fight, strengthening my battlements. My coffers are full. I won't fall easy. It's a shame we can't come to terms.

That's it for now. I've got to get some sleep. I'll talk at cha' later,

The Blue Baron

Good with the Bad
Mood:  not sure
Now Playing: Norah Jones House of Blues
I'm a little somber these days. The ex is circling over my head with threats of limiting the joint shared custody of my sweet daughters. She acts like she holds the high cards in the deck of children's love. She says things like "They will always love you" and other little ditties that ring of her holding the upper hand. It seems like a Dr.Seuss Xmas tale where her heart oughta grow 3 sizes. If she had the heart she wouldn't be so flippant and instead say things like, "I'll help you find the magic bullet to help see that they have there dad's company as much as I want mine".

So for now I'm securing a good counselor who I hope can poignantly throttle the righteous judge (if it gets that far) into the non sensibility of my ex's odd logic.

On the positive side, Jodi (the Baronette), is a source of joyful consistency that helps me through these times. I have good support from my friend Nancy (Artemis), too.

My company has secured a big cabling job from a very large shipping company. This holds the promise of keeping me busy working a 2nd. shift soon. I can use all the cash flow I can get. We at the company are happy things are going well. Now I have to dust off my hard hat and work boots.

The Baronette and I will see each other tomorrow and have a nice date scheduled for Friday. We still act a little like sophomores. We say things to each other than read into these things, nuances that weren't there in the first place.

I still tell you friends, she's a keeper and a lighthouse in my life.

That's it for now. Take care. More to come later.






A tense Blue Baron