Talking to my siblings 

     Sometimes I like to remind myself that there is more going on in my life than my crumbling marriage.  This is one of those times, so I am writing about the other stuff here.  The theme of the past week, besides this mess, has been family.  One of my goals for my new single life is to spend more time with friends and family.  I want to rely on them more for my social life, instead of putting so much pressure on a romantic relationship(or my "next victim", as my stbx refers to any future boyfriends).

     I e-mailed my sister about travel plans and she responded that she will be out of town when I visit.  Then she politely asked about D.  Sigh.  I sent her an e-mail explaining that he will be moving out shortly.  She immediately called, very much the concerned older sister.  Once I got through reassuring her that I was fine, we had a good talk about things.  My sister is more of a free spirit than I am and has a hilarious perspective on things.  I mentioned that D can spend hours playing video games and she was horrified.  This girl spends two hours a day working out and cannot imagine vegging out for hours to play "Gears of War" or whatever goofy game he is into at the moment.  She has a point.

     Then there's my older brother, who I also spoke to this week.  He always makes me laugh.  He has been contacted by our half-brother, who none of us have ever met.  This is one of those times when being able to track people down via the internet is a good thing.  We all have the same father and my brother has the same name as dad.  Well, he has a Facebook page.  Our half-brother took a chance and sent him a message.  They talked on the phone for an hour and I should be hearing from him soon.  How cool is that?