Spoke Too Soon
And I thought my week was odd as of last Thursday...sheesh. I wasn't expecting the kids back until Sunday, Saturday night at the earliest, but Laurie calls at 11 am on Thursday saying they are back in town and will be at the house by about 1 pm. Oh, and by the way, she's moving back in.

To be fair, we had discussed her moving back in before, sometime after she returned from Florida. It was just a bit of a shock when I didn't even expect the kids back for another couple of days, let alone her too. Understand this is not a reconciliation for us, just kind of a transition phase. I've been primarily responsible for the children for the last three months or so, and she has been staying elsewhere that whole time. This phase of us living together again is just a chance for her to get used to being around the kids again full time, see how she copes with that, etc.

Of course, it's also hellah awkward for both of us. In the space of a couple hours notice I went from single dad living in my own house to something close to the awkward roommate who everyone wishes would just move out...lol. Unfortunately, I can't do that, even though I technically have a new house to go to (though it's not truly livable yet). We really both need to be here during this stage while Laurie gets used to things again, gets back up to speed, whatever you want to call it. Anyway, it's just weird.

Same day, late afternoon, I have a meeting with my business partner, who provides most of the money for the real estate my company buys, and he tells me the stress of investing in real estate is killing him, and he's not sure he can go on because he's now $40,000 in debt vs. when we started out. The fact that we have accumulated nearly ONE MILLION dollars in holdings during that time does not seem to balance this out for him, which is absolutely beyond my comprehension. Sure, we have debt on those holdings too, but it's about $750,000 in debt secured by the one million in property, and the properties produce income that more than pays for the mortgages, upkeep, repairs, etc. WTF?

So anyway, my time since Thursday has been, as one might imagine, fuckin stressful. Is my business going under, do I need a new partner, blah, blah, blah. No answers yet. All this while trying to figure out a very difficult transition with Laurie and the kids.

Oh, and I was sick with some nasty flu over the weekend, so that was a nice touch too...lol.

And there ya go...that brings to a close my VERY odd week. Anyone wanna buy me tequila shots?? Please?