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Nothing. The other lawyer convinced the judge there was a lot to talk about and we shouldn't do this today. Our attorney argued that we had a special hearing scheduled for this purpose and we were prepared. The judge decided to kick the can down the road until JULY 19th. 

DH wont likely be able to make it. Our attorney wants me to fly out without him to go on the stand in person. We are also going to try and get a change of venue and a new judge. This was a continuation of a continuation of a continuation. 3 years and no final ruling. 

I have stated before that we have a great co-parent relationship, I am not here to vent on them, it is more I feel really bad for them!

They moved to California in January, we are on the east coast. We have done semi-long distance before, they were stationed about 3.5 hours away. It was a pain but we made it work. The kids went 1-2 times per month and extended holiday's and school breaks. They also made huge efforts to be here for things like band concerts, and other school functions.

I had a wonderful mother's day. My bio's each got me a piece of jewelry (it was their stepmom who helped, so it was super sweet). Nothing expensive but one was a delicate bar necklace with a mama bear and 4 cubs behind her. The other was a pea pod necklace with pearls colored to each of the 4 kids birth stones. 

I am trying to help my kids come up with a good mother's day gift for their stepmom. They are being very generic this year... so no help! LOL

I was thinking about doing one of those wine glass tumblers that you can get personalized... The stainless steel ones. They just moved to southern California so I would think it would be nice to have for the summer and beaches and pool. What do you guys think? 

She likes the whole "bonus mom" thing- so whatever... LOL I was thinking:

"Badass Bonus Mom"