The papers are now filed with the court.

I hope the date to finalize the divorce is set soon.

I hope it's not discovered that they are missing some crucial thing that will delay this even further.

I hope the judge sees that SS8 is being brilliantly provided for and CS isn't a necessity.

I hope the judge also sees that BM doesn't need alimony. It would be an awful shame for her to see a penny after how she's behaved.

AND

So tonight is the big Mega Millions drawing - half a billion dollars! SO and I both bought tickets. We were discussing what we would each do with the money on the way to work today. Here's the scary part of the conversation:

SO: "I wonder if it would be better to start the addition to the house, or just get a bulldozer and start over?"

Me: "You'd seriously want to stay where you're at if you had that much money?"

SO: "It's SS7's home."

Me: "It's a good home, SO. I can see why you'd want to do that."

Well, not a dingo - apparently it was a coyote. :?

Background: SS7 really loves his military stuff. Tanks, guns, artillery, if it can kill someone you can bet he knows all about it. He watches hours of History Channel and Discovery, and can rattle off details of famous battles, important dates and names of generals better than some history majors I've met.

So, here it was - the first time I get to encounter some skid issues.

SO's S7 has been an absolute gem for the 5 months or so I've known him. He gets excited when I spend time at the house (every weekend, and occasional days during the week) and he seems very comfortable around me, always engages me, wants to play, etc. There aren't any problems with jealousy of affection, etc.