Summer vacation

So much is going on that it sometimes seems impossible to find the time to sleep let alone update everyone on our progress.  Or maybe because it does not feel like there has been any progress.  But I do know that we are moving forward.  It may be in small, baby steps but it is moving forward none the less. 

To begin, we are all still living separately and have our house for sale, keep your fingers crossed, we have an offer and are just waiting for all the final approvals to come through.  However that means that sometime in September the kids and I will be homeless since we have not found anything that is suitable or in our financial window.  We have lost out on two homes already that someone swooped in with cash in hand...if only!  We have now started looking outside our school district expecting to pay the tuition for our old district so my kids can finish their high school education since they will be a junior and a senior this year.  The ironic part of all of this is my husband will still have a place to live and it will be the kids and I who are out on the street so to speak.  We have a few to look at this week and are hopeful that the one we really want is within our reach.  It would offer us everything we are looking for and everyone seems excited about it. 

It has been a busy summer for all of us.  I spent over one week traveling with my daughter for all her softball.  Between college camps and out of town tournaments we covered many miles over a short period.  But the highlight would be one Sunday afternoon when my husband was granted permission to attend her games.  He had not seen her play since she was in community ball and had never seen her play school or travel.  I think he was blown away by the skill and dedication of not only my daughter but of all the young ladies on her travel team. 

My husband was also given permission to travel out of state to visit our son at college.  He had the opportunity to visit the campus and see the community that my oldest son now calls home.  It was a chance to spend some time with him and be part of a family again outside our home community and the dark cloud that comes with it. 

So no great changes or major movement in our situation but things are getting better bit by bit.  My husband is following his guidelines and working through the system.  And as he does so, he is earning the chance to be included more in what the kids are doing on a day to day basis.  Once the housing situation is settled, I know I will feel much better and then get to look forward to a normal life once again.