November

Wow, I can't believe it has been 11 months since my last blog post. More than that really. Today I completed the Book of Our Heritage series and I feel wonderful about having completed that. I found the series to be rather challenging on a number of levels, and that adds to the greatness of the accomplishment. Mostly I am happy I completed it because I am able to now have a better understanding of the history behind cultural traditions, prayers, and other such things. I enjoy all of these things, and I especially enjoy them as it comes to traditions I wish to make my own. I am going to attempt to post here far more often than I have been, as I am now also maintaining a professional blog and I think that this blog can be a nice complement to that...assuming I still have a readership and that people are still interested in the personal topics I blog on, and/or any political content I may decide to add.

Speaking of politics, how about that election? I can't wait for Obama to get out of the White House!

Happy New Year?

Happy New Year to me right? I received a phone call today asking me to go and look at my Facebook wall, and low and behold a post from my ex-husband's mother, where she said the following, "Rebecca please stop your constant harassing calls to your ex and to our neighbors. Your calls are doing you no good. Your children are not being kept from speaking to you. The children have told us under no pressure that they do not want to talk to you. That is their choice. You need to honor their request putting... their desires above your needs. Respectfully, Helen"

To Which I replied with the below quoted reply. Of course I wanted to address that there is no respect intended in her reply, nor does she really have a clue about what she is speaking. One divorces spouses not children. Furthermore the children will tell people whatever they think the person wants to hear. I reported the incident to Facebook as cyberbullying and threatening/abusive behavior.

"Helen please stop harassing me, as I have done nothing to you but be nice and kind. I don't appreciate you make you accusations that are unfounded, and I would appreciate it if you would stay out of things that don't involve you, or would at least have the courtesy to answer the phone when I call."