2009 and where did all the time go.  It fled, It fled into a castle past.  Blargh!  2008 was definitely a year of highs and lows of such magnitude I was pretty much at a loss for posting anything... or even having to time to do so.

 

In brief... we had a busy summer and Rennfest we were only able to work 3 weekends this year due to issues, badly injured friends, work and time available for rest...  I love the faire but I'm not running meself or my family into the ground to attend.  From the end of the faire my fiancee and I decided to tie the knot in Nov (though we'll be holding the big wedding next November on the same day) and consolidate households...  plus, of course , dealing with the tight times we seem to be experiencing economically. Having to purchase a newer vehicle for the wife since hers decided to die on us a week after the wedding.

 

That being said I hope all have had a wonderful new year.   And for any Kabyles out there Asseguess Amgess!  Have a great Yennayer 2959

Sorry I've not posted much on this blog... Things have been rather hectic this year.  This last weekend we worked our last working weekend at MDRF for this year since October is just plain booked solid with things that must be done and promises to be kept.

There's been quite a bit of drama within the past few months that has pretty much consumed most of my feline attention.  It involved my children.  Seems one day that my ex-wife's husband decided to teach my ten year old son a lesson and beat him viciously with a studded and braided leather belt. 15 times on the backside.  Hard enough to leave livid bruising and cuts from the metal studs days and days later.  Now my sons are all very tough customers... it takes a lot to make them bruise so imagine the savagry in that beating.  To say I was livid would be an understatement.... my blood ran cold and I forwent on my initial idea of confronting my ex and her husband with this affront and instead chose to take pictures and head straight over to the Police.  The upshot of this is that the boys (My 17 year old son and my 10 year old son) are now living with me... I still have so much to do to make this legal and binding.  But the criminal court case is tomorrow morning.  I'm so very proud of my son for having the bravery and strength to tell all these strange people his story and life in that hell-hole which was then corroborated by the arresting officer who arrived at their house and noticed 40+ cats, the stench of feline urine, and filth everywhere.  He made sure to mention to the attorney and the CPS agent that the house should never house children in the state it was in.

Luckily we have such an amazing support group of our friends (whom I will always refer to as my chosen family), my immediate family as well as my in-laws (not to mention my so very awesome fiancee and her family)...who've  been so much help and kindness and who love the Mugwump so very much I could never find a way to repay their kindnesses.

So it's been an adjustment having them now living in my apartment full time... having to get new furniture and some new clothing as well as other items for living.  Getting the boys set for school and getting all the paperwork filled out and submitted as far as who the contact parent is now and the fact that Herself (My ex wife) is not to have contact with any of the two younger boys without supervision.  Plus I'm still in the process of trying to find a lawyer in Loudoun county who doesn't charge $300+ per hour to have custody and other matters ammended on the divorce decree.

With the court date being tomorrow and then the rest of the month devoted to promises and faeriecon in philadelphia...there was no way we were going to be able to make the next two weekends of faire.  Now We will be at faire on the last sunday (Oct 21) to play... Hope to see many of you there since I've only managed to see a few of the people on my flist this year.