A Happy Thanksgiving

So the midgets saw their dad for the first time in over a year. They came down with my sister (and her brother) to spend the holiday weekend with me, and I thought it was about time they came face to face with reality. It was time for my son to know what being a knucklehead will get you, since he's started to put being cool before his schoolwork, and it was time to stop deflecting when my daughter asked questions about where her dad was.

He was reluctant when I first brought it up, but in the end, he agreed it was a good idea, because he felt like he needed to press our son about his recent behavior. I knew that was all it would take - the best way to make a stubborn person do what you want them to do is to make them think it was their idea LOL. In the end, it was a good thing for everybody. My daughter cried when he picked her up and hugged her for what seemed like a week, and I could see in my son's eyes how happy he was to finally see him after so long. Im hopeful that their talk will have a positive impact on his performance, and that, on some level, a void in my daughter has also been filled.

So throw in a night in times square, a house full of food and late night comedies, and there you have my weekend, but that was definitely the highlight. I came home that evening to an email of tremendous thanks, for not only bringing the kids down, but also for being a great mother to them. I have to say it was a well timed message. I definitely needed to hear it and be reminded that everything I have instilled in them will not be undone by a couple of months' separation. The important thing is that when they arent with me, they are in the hands of someone who cares and has their interest at heart, and that when they do come back with me, Im settled and equipped to carry on with the job I started with them. That being said, chances are good that they will stay where they are until school is out. Its not what I want, but its whats best. Another move is pending for me in 2011 and I would rather have them change schools once, rather than twice, and while the degree of travel I have been doing isnt mandatory, right now, its a critical part of me cementing my position at my company.

So onward and upward, people. 2010 was just the beginning. It appears my transition is not yet complete, but I am remaining open to all that comes with it, and hopefully the end result is a desirable one for everyone involved.

Yall be easy.