blinded by the light

it takes me only a browse back through the archives to realize that not much has actually changed other than superficial niceties. i was kindly reminded last night that i tend towards gullibility and have no real reason to trust the situation any more than before. he's not particularly more involved; it just feels that way because things are comfortable and easy in terms of communication. still, it's once (maybe twice) a week visits and they're that...play dates, not parenting in a tooth-brushing, bath-giving, butt-wiping sense. i feel detached from all of this; it is what it is and it's been a damn long time now - almost three years. truly, that letter from dcss made me realize that he just waited me out. i broke first.

i'm supposed to get my repaired hard drive tomorrow and i'm going to be focusing a bit more on pictures/images than i have in a while.

meanwhile, i completely redid the kids'/guest bathroom and i'm thrilled beyond belief with my own handywork. i finished to late today to take a picture in natural light. i'll upload pictures before i start on the kids' bedroom tomorrow morning.