Still have ongoing legal issues that I'm not at liberty to discuss.  I can't discuss the case at all or the issues regarding the plaintiff.  But I can say that I'm enjoying single life.  Dating in Vegas was surprisingly easy.  I went out with several women and had good experiences.  I had no idea that I'd be such a commodity as a sober, employed, reasonably attractive guy in his 40s.

I've been dating the same woman since the middle of July and it's been going really well.  I've written about her in a few blogs back before I disappeared for a couple months and in my last blog.  She and I spend as much time as possible together.  I don't get much alone time with her.  I sometimes get Fridays alone with her and they're great.  Except for that, I've usually got one or both of the kids.  We usually go out with the kids.  It's really cool to me that she likes to go out with the kids and I.  What's better is the kids like to spend time with her too.  My son won't leave her alone.  My daughter talks to her and has, at times, elected to do things with her.  She even plays with my dog.

She and I took the kids out to the Greek Festival here in Vegas.  It's centered around the bad-ass Greek Orthdox church (that old guy on the right is literally 97 years old):

It's mostly a bunch of music, dancing, and a shit-ton of Greek food:

My son wanted to do the kiddie rides.  My daughter wasn't into it.  My girlfriend asked her if she wanted to go on the church tour with her while I took my son on the kiddie rides.  My daughter enthusiastically said "yes" and went off to spend girl-time with her.  They had a ball for a half hour while my son and I did the bouncy castle and pony rides.

Every Sunday, we hang out, make food for the kids, and watch NFL.  I was 11-2 on my football picks last weekend.  I missed the Seattle/Rams game and Giants/Eagles games.  I've been rolling on bets this year. 

Last month we took the kids to the Boulder City zombie walk.  Over 1,000 people dressed up as zombies and occupied main street:

By the way, none of these pictures have the kids or I in them:

The girlfriend went all out on her costume and had skin hanging off of her face.  I won two of the raffles by buying five tickets.  It benefited the nearby children's home.

I've been dating the new girlfriend for almost five months and I've gotten pretty attached to her.  It's hard to tell her that I'm in love with her due to all the shit that's happened in the last year.  But I'm pretty sure that's what's happening.  I've got a lot of emotional, legal, and financial baggage that I'm bringing to the relationship.  But I think I'm worth it.  It's not like I'm interested in getting married again.  I doubt she is either.  We're both not seeing anybody else and haven't for months.  She's been single for about six years and hasn't dated anybody longer than five or six months in that time.  I think I've had enough dates with other people for her not to be "rebound" girl.  She's not going to move in with me (kids aren't ready for that even if we were).  We're not going to get married.  I don't know what the next step is. 

I'll probably just keep playing it by ear.  I'll work on telling her that I'm in love with her.  Seems like kind of a high-school thing to do.  It's been so long since I've been in this position, it seems weird.  I'm just glad I'm getting on with my life and working on the things I need to do so I can be happy.  By proxy, my children are being made happy too.  I'm not going to get into their problems, but so far, my relationship with the girlfriend has been healthy for all involved.