7/4/08

It was a quiet July 4th until 10:00 anyway.

We technically didn't have the kids and we didn't have any company. So, for the first time in a couple of years Ira and I could just do what we wanted to do for July 4th.

Jason was only supposed to be here in the morning, so I got up and made french toast and bacon before he went off to spend the day with his dad. Since his dad will be working at the beer tent at the club on Saturday, they were supposed to spend the whole day together. I did not know my french toast would throw everything off so badly.

I made breakfast around 10 and Jason just called his Dad back to tell him he was going to eat here since I had made breakfast. Meanwhile, Jess decided that he and Janine (girlfriend) were going out for breakfast. Jason called him at 11 and was told that they would be back in a little bit, half hour at the most.

At 11:45, Ira and I rode our bikes down to the parade and Jason chose to stay at home. At 12:35 I get a text that Jason was where we normally sit to watch the parade, but Ira and I were in a different spot. Come to find out he had walked down to the parade because he had gotten tired of waiting for his dad.

After the parade, I had a very slow bike ride home, in order to keep up with my son who (for some reason I still don't understand) walked. It was after 1:00 before Jess and Janine finally came back and called Jason to see if he wanted to watch a movie with them. At this point, he's pissed and declines.

Ira and I went to the store to decide what we wanted for dinner, at least pretty sure it will only be us for dinner anyway. NY Strip, salad, grilled potatos, and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Jason finally decides to ride his bike (novel idea) to his grandma's and ends up between there and with Jess for the rest of the night.

Ira and I then hung out, had dinner, and rode our bikes up to the fireworks. From there is was cannons, bombs, guns, explosives until midnight. Well, not really, but it sounded like we were in the middle of a war with all the fireworks going off in the area. But, it's July 4th, why not make a lot of noise to celebrate!!

Today, we have a party to go to, and Jason will be going with us. As noted, in one of my last posts, he has been spending a lot more time at home and the story above has become day-to-day. Ira and I are starting to think there may be a bit of a Janine conspiracy going on and Jess just can't see it. But, I feel sorry for Jason, and I have tried to stay out of the middle of it. I have just told Jess that Jason just wants to spend time with him, but he has just been too busy for him, and the sad thing is that the busyness really isn't anything of any major consequence - it's just busyness. He only went to 2 baseball games, I have been the one with him at camps, Ira and I will be the ones running him to speed/agility clinics for the next two weeks and Jess is just too blind to see it.

Either he is going to wake up or Jason is going to keep pushing himself away from him, which is the one thing I fought hard to keep together when we divorced - breaks my heart!