RECEIVED FIRST HALF OF SETTLEMENT TODAY!

[elleng]

2D HALF DUE IN JANUARY!!!

YAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

[maddezmom]

1. Congrats!!!!

Happy Holidays and here's to new beginnings this New Year.

[elleng]

2. Yup! I'm on it!

Thanks, maddez!

[maddezmom]

3. good for you

I'm hoping to be in the same boat..................soon.

[elleng]

5. My hopes are with you.

[maddezmom]

13. Finally will be getting my settlement on Wed!!!

[elleng]

14. GREAT!!!

Took my first vaca/trip this past weekend, and it felt great! Planning future trips, BUT STILL awaiting 2d of 2 payments, due by end of January. We'll see.

[maddezmom]

15. I just got back from one

With a few fellow Du'ers. It was a great time and the best part is I'll be able to write a check to my cc and pay for it in full. . looking forward to my next adventure.

hope you had a great time on yours and you get the next one on time so you can plan another one soon.

[elleng]

16. Spent an awful lot on restaurants,

and as I only have a debit card, its all done! Had a fine time, w cousin + her family I see all too infrequently.

You went with DUers??? WOW! I did that last spring!

Between my last post and this one, heard from the p.o.s., and told him a thing or two, including I MAY seek Contempt Citation against him if he doesn't comply in a timely fashion! NO MORE Ms. Nice Me, ENOUGH!

[elleng]

17. Hey, maddez!

SO HAPPY for us! So glad we're together in our success (however belated.)
Sent the p.o.s. an e.mail yesterday, after he wrote a 'hedging' message; I was unusually hard-a**ed, and guess what? He wrote back this afternoon: "Will mail the check Monday."

[maddezmom]

18. good for you

[Mira]

4. Congratulations ! This was a long time coming. Don't spend it all

in one place


I'm so happy for you, this frees you up emotionally!

[elleng]

6. Thanks, Mira!

Sure was long time coming! Negotiated agreement 13 months ago!!!

Looking into investing most of it, but thinking about some restaurants and travel too!

[Mira]

7. skip the restaurants, and double the travel. LOL

[elleng]

8. Should have included movies! Restaurants near movies! TOMORROW!!!

Travel will follow, I promise!

And theater! and concerts!

[av8rdave]

9. Congrats!

[elleng]

10. Thanks, av8r!

[laundry_queen]

11. Yay! congrats to you!

What a load off and what a great way to start the New Year!!

[elleng]

12. Yes indeed; working on it!

Thanks

[theexwife]

19. I can't wait...

Till I am in your position. My divorce is still dragging on. Year three to be exact. He is SUCH a prick. LOL...but that is saved for another thread...

[elleng]

20. It will happen. ex.

We didn't divorce, just separated, in an agonizing fashion, cost me $$$ in attorney fees but I retain our family federal medical coverage as a supplement to medicare. And the 'end' of this story about which I wrote in '11, he passed on 1 year ago. Daughters and godchildren received a lot as beneficiaries, and at the end, maybe because I'd been helping him with some medical matters, he provided for me via survivor annuity (from his federal employment) and I also receive a soc sec survivor benefit, so tho I wasn't beneficiary of any of his investments, my finances have improved, enabling me to rent a cottage and vastly improve my surroundings, like this, every night:



And have 1 grandson, born last December, and one coming, due July 20, and living near me.

[theexwife]

21. I am very happy for you!

As sad as it sounds, it sounds like your life it turning around for the better....my best wishes to you...

[elleng]

22. Yes it is, much better. Thanks.

Daughters still pretty upset about his death.

And best to you too, ex.