Update on the 'ex' factor (long)

[Aerkuld]

A couple of posts here have reminded me that I should give you an update.
The last time I posted about the situation was this...

I'm an evil bastard

Needless to say this didn't turn out too bad in the end.
Following the serving of the eviction order and the arrival of the POD things moved pretty quickly. Obviously she dragged my name through the mud with the neighbors while they helped her load her stuff. She did get 95% of it loaded or sent to friends houses for storage then called me before leaving for the UK to tell me that there was still some stuff in the garage that needed sorting. Once she was out of the way I went in, picked up my motorcycle that had been sitting there for the last two years and sorted out the remaining things. Most of it was the boys things, so I rented a van for a coupke of days and moved it to my house. I spent the next day and a half loading up the van with junk and taking it to the dump.
I did finally get it all cleared up, got the pool people in to get that sorted, got the entire house clean and tidy, and I did end up closing on the house on the set date.

Everything went pretty smoothly through the summer. Her and the boys were back in England, but I got to speak to them every couple of days. The only problem I faced was that she refused to take the boys over to visit my parents. I thought that was particulalry mean as being as she was only a few miles from them. I even asked if they could come over to her, but it didn't do any good. Fortunately she did allow my stepson to visit his Dad and I had many long conversations and e-mail exchanges with him about the situation. Needless to say, through a little plotting and scheming my parents did manage to meet up with the boys before they came back - but she doesn't know about it! I did suggest to my eldest that if he felt guilty about it that nobody would mind if he told her. His response "No way am I going to tell her!"

So they all got back to the USA in the middle of July. She had her visa allowing her to work, but no accomodation, so the boys came to stop with me while my ex got a house sorted out. I did get the low-down on their trip. It seems as though she had a bit of a falling out with some of her extended family members while she was there, but I guess that's another story. I had a blast with the boys here and got them in good shape and well disciplined. They were keeping their room tidy, helping with dinner, getting ready in the morning with no complaints, and really behaving well. I was very proud of them and was really up to speed with the whole routine at the end of the month.
Anyhow, my ex started work and got a house of her own sorted out. Once the furniture was unpacked it was time for the boys to move back with her. The little one did say that he'd like to stop at my house and I really didn't want to let him go. But he's been back at his Mom's for a couple of weeks now and has settled in OK. They're only about ten minutes away so it isn't bad. They've both settled back in at school and seem to be doing really well.

The latest? Just before she left the UK she let her former ex (my step son's Dad) know that she was going to be getting the court to review his child support commitments.

[The Gaijin]

Good luck man, it is never easy. Glad your kids are close. My cousin is divorced and the Dad went back to the U.K. All that travel is not easy on anybody...