Long time no visiting...

Life has been busy since I was last here.. Lots to catch up on.
Our trip to Michigan in August was a huge fiasco. Let me back pedal for a bit. I've been working with my doctor to determine the best course of medication for me to take. My moods are very unstable - from happy, depressed, to raging.

I had just started Risperdal the week before we left. It wasn't working well at all ... so fast forward to our trip. The kids were unbelievable..they fought the entire time we were there. It's almost like they got stupid on the car ride there. They couldn't find socks, clothes, couldn't keep their hands to themselves. They were nasty to each other, never having a kind word to anyone. And I just lost it. I was cranky, grumpy and just plain old pissed off..and everyone knew it.

The last night we were there, I listened to J's mom scream about how awful me and my children were. I got up and started packing. I told J that I wasn't spending another night in that woman's house...We were supposed to leave Saturday morning, we left Friday morning instead.

We didn't tell the kids anything ... until they asked. When they asked we told them we left because we wanted an extra day with them at home before they were returned to their Mom's in MD.

We get back from Michigan and that's when the $hit hit the fan. J's sister emailed the ex-wife and told her how abusive we were, and that she was going to file a report with CPS. The ex-wife refused to allow us our weekend with the kids as the court order states. We filed a show-cause motion with the courts for her repeated violations of the court order.

CPS came to visit..and all but laughed walking out of our house. The report states that this was an ASSESSMENT..not an Investigation..and that there was no cause for an investigation - there was no abuse.

We've since had no contact with J's family in Michigan. J's mom has said that she doesn't even want J notified when she dies.

It's just a huge mess.