I am Thankful That I Am Not Dealing with the "Turkey"!

This is the second holiday season without my still hopefully soon to be ex, and I am thankful. I am thankful he is not here making my life miserable everyday. I am thankful for my life and my two amazing teenagers. What I am not thankful for and will never be thankful for is the way he hurt his son to become a teenager himself again, and more than a year later my son is still working through his pain.  

I am also not thankful for the way our holidays have become divided. My daughter back east will celebrate with his relatives and my son and I will not celebrate as he really doesn't want to celebrate any holiday anymore. 

How can people leave their children. How can they not feel responsible for raising a child they had wanted so badly. How can they not want to be with them everyday? How can they not see how their actions can destroy another human being?

I am thankful for the thought that maybe we will all get through this, and I am thankful to all of you that let me share my thoughts, Happy Thanksgiving!

My Cheap Fashion Fix

In the color of the season T-shirt dress by All Saints purchased from 

The Salvation Army Thrift Store $6.00 T-shirt dresses range from $120-$160

They had some great deals and everyday they offer 

an additional percent off of a select section of the store.

Divorce Advice Said Best By Devo!

It was a lovely day! When a lot of the country is already trapped in snow, I still have Monarchs in my garden, the Milkweed I planted is keeping them here longer than I expected. "When a good time turns around you must whip it!"

I had to smile at the memory of how angry my husband had been when I ripped out the dead overgrown bushes. I had decided to make the garden a living beautiful place and it is. Butterflies and hummingbirds are here everyday and I'm glad I had finally stood up for something I wanted and now I am still here to enjoy my work while he has been gone for over a year. "No one gets their way until they whip it!"

Today my son stated that he did not want to be here any longer. I am not sure yet what that exactly means. We will talk about it later. Everything is still stuck on hold. It's been over a month since the judge signed the support papers and I still have not received the money owed me from last year. Why go through having a judge finalize orders if it is not respected by the other side? Why does it seem like women are always the ones left waiting? "When something's going wrong you must whip it!"

Why can't I find anything humorous to add to this post? Humor is the only thing getting me through all of this. "You will never live it down unless you whip it!"

At least I can share my greatest Cheap Fashion Fix find yet! 
"It's not too late to whip it, whip it good!"

My Cheap Fashion Fix

An ivory voile burnout shirt regular price $44.00 purchased at Ross for $0.49!

Even I couldn't believe it, and it really looks great on!