I'm a tad sad today. I've been watching John and Kate Plus 8 for a while now and have loved the show. I have a deep respect for Kat because she can handle all those children and maintain an organized home.  Up until about a year ago you could see the love for each other was deep and strong, but somewhere along the way they lost sight of each other's love. Last night they announced they were filing for divorce (they filed officially yesterday).

It made me a little teary to see Kate still so upset over this decision and a bit angry at John for not showing some kind of emotion.  I know what Kate is going through because I've gone through it myself so many years ago. Though I know what she meant by "I don't want to do this alone" when she referred to rearing the children by herself...it's a scary thing to think about.

I am glad to hear they decided that the kids would stay at the home and they would each take turns at the house. It was very mature of them to make that decision.

So sad to see a 10 year marriage go down the tubes due to a severe lack of communication...something they both admitted to.

So KIP (Knit in Public Day) is tomorrow in Fort Worth at the Kimball Art Museum.  I'm really looking forward to it because it will give me a chance to get out of the house and away from my 3 kiddos for a while.  A little adult conversation from other ladies will be nice, too.  One can only take so much Twilight talk (Diane is very into the story line), boyfriends, girlfriends, World of Warcraft game talk and Spongebob for only so long.

When I get back, our apartment complex is having their monthly social. We are having a hot dog cookout and the pool is going to open. It's one of the nice perks to being here. I love the monthly socials. I get to meet some of my neighbors I don't normally get to meet and talk to.  We always have food and games. The games have nice prizes. One month I won 1/2 off my rent....that was a $475 savings for the month. Yes I pay $950 a month for our apartment, but it has been worth every penny. I feel safe here and the apartment complex isn't crappy to look at, Paige can play outside without me worrying too much about her and I have great neighbors (except the the 4 single people who live upstairs, that's another topic)...I feel proud to live here.

I was hoping my new swim suit would be in by now, but it's on back order.  I really like the look of this new swimsuit. It's a 2 piece (yes I know fat people should not wear 2 pieces), but it's a tank top and shorts/skirt (it looks like a tennis skirt). I am hoping it will look more flattering on me than the traditional 1 piece with the skirt when it is wet. The skirts have a tendency to stick to your legs and well it shows more fat (which I find gross) than I wish to show.  I am trying hard to keep from offending someone else's eyes while I take Paige swimming.

Well, guess I need to wake the kids up, take Daisy and my mom's Pom (Chewy...she's at the biker rally with Dad in Austin this weekend) out for a walk and get the day started.

*Looks around her messy living room and sighs*