Half the ceiling has to be finished and then Sheetrock.. So close and yet so far away.. But I feel as though I’ve gotten another jump start on it and the whole process is moving again!

The ex wife finally called me on being friends on fb with Marks daughter.. Initially I explained I have loads of clients on fb but she wasn’t buying so I quit selling! I did have Mark on the line though, it was his decision to keep it up or end it.. I’d kept the door open in case we learned anything useful for the trial.. Now that trial is over, the door could be slammed! Lol and I did!

I couldn’t have pulled it off in person or even on phone.. I couldn’t hide my dislike for her and her actions from my voice.. But with text and emails.. I had time to gag, take a deep breath, and lead her down the path I wanted..

I wonder if the irony of the situation was lost on her? She lies and cheats on him, lies in court, in emails, in my office.. Then I used lies to keep tabs on her lol

I was amazed through this whole thing at the depth of her deceptions.. Any tiny thing you say she turns around.. Even accused the judge of lying lol all because she didn’t side with her.. Amy failed to show any documents to prove what she said.. There were however plenty of documents to prove what she said was skewed.. Little stuff, big stuff.. Didn’t matter it was one twisted lie after another.. I spent many hours looking at her discovery packet and shaking my head in disbelief..

But. Its all over now.. Oh she swears she will appeal, but I honestly can’t see an attorney taking the case on with the judges orders and facts laid out before them.. It’s just a guaranteed loss.. Sad but true..

Fact is… My life as a double agent is over lol I’m already sleeping better!

In another week, maybe more, it’s possible this job will be over and he will be coming home… This part of the wait is long for me too..

We speak daily, we text more than often, and yet it isn’t as good as in person.. It only minimally fills the void temporarily.

I miss my friend. I don’t know how it happened but there it is. He has become a central part of my life.. My days.. My existence.. He’s the best friend I’ve ever found in someone here.. He’s as important to me as Monte (Ross) and Monte & I have been friends for 15 years? Maybe 13 or so.. Either way it’s amazing to find someone that you are so much like, so in tune with..

I’m thankful every second of every day he came into our lives.. Into my life.. He reminded me of so many things that were missing.. Reminded and then gave them back to me..

I owe him my life..

The last four months I have ceased all outside activities.. Outside meaning anything that doesn’t pertain to Mark lol.. I let those things fall to the side because they would always be here tomorrow, but with Marks stress and job I just wasn’t sure he would be.

We have spent a lot of time working on his divorce.. I’ve watched him worry and fret and give up and nearly give in.. I’ve done my best to encourage, help, stop him from giving up, and ironically the day of the trial I couldn’t push him to fight.. I wanted him to.. But he stood to lose his home and that’s not my decision to make..

It did go to trial July 15 and we have waited every day since for an order from the judge to find out how his life would change..

The days surrounding the trial were a mash of appointments with the lawyer (yup I was there too, involved in this battle up to my eyebrows), visits with friends, welcoming his kids and grandkids into my home, sharing our time together, our worries and burdens and still finding time to get to know one another.. Then divorce trial.. It started at 1.15pm and went on into the night until 10.00pm… I’d never been so glad to hear Marks voice as I was that night.. His daughter (named Sara also just without the H) and I had spent the hours together going insane with worry because the attorney had talked us into not going with him.. So by the time it was over, she and I were near to insane..

His ten o’clock phone call marked the beginning of a six day waiting period that we expected to be over on the morning of the fourth day.. Another little aggravating factor … Day before trial I began coming down with swimmers ear and staph infection in left ear..I’m still recovering a week later after dr visit and er visit..

So today, the order finally posted. We did a three way call with mark so we could tell him the news.. I expected the laughter and the hollaring and even the cheering that you couldn’t hear over.. What took my breath away and made me hurt deep in my heart was the sound of his tears.. I cried too..

So there is paperwork to be finished, a burnt house to be restored, but that’s okay because now he’s a free man and very shortly we will sign the decree to make it very official