good stuff

I have been busy with my son for the last few days. A few weeks ago he found my old tackle box and wanted to try it out. I bought him a fishing rod and the rest is history. We went fishing for the first time on Easter. He wound up catching his first fish and has been hooked since.

Things between me and his mother have been pretty good. We seem to have good communication and are getting along well. She was supposed to have her wisdom teeth pulled this week but can't afford the co-pay. I asked her why her new boy toy couldn't help her out. It makes no sense to me that this dude doesn't help out in situations I would think a new boy toy would. He never helped her move. What the hell is he all about? I just don't get it. I am filing my seperation papers soon...as I have been paying a ton of bills and give my lawyer money when I can. Will keep you informed.

My soon to be ex is always complaining about about how she has no money to do anything with our son. I just laugh. I am able to go out and do a ton of things for free or next to nothing. When I have him for the weekends I will get the local paper on a Friday and they have a section to tell you what's going on over the weekend. Most things are free and right up our alley. Then some things cost less than $10 for both of us to participate in. It's all about resources and using them.

Next month I am going to be taking my son down to Shenandoah Nat'l Park. He wants to see deer, bear, fish, raccoons, skunk and a mole. I think I can make most of those happen...the mole may be tough. I went to REI about a month or so ago and bought him some good hiking boots and he has put on about 30 miles in them already. He can easily do a 4 mile hike with no complaining. Which brings me up to a topic I will probably write about later this evening when I get back. Nobody reads this thing on a regular basis anyway so no hurry I suppose.