the hardest part is over

photo taken by Alf, in Denmark

It always amazes me that people are freaked out by the lives that Jamie and I have led, as well as Bill and Em. It's true that each of us continues to deal with the fallout of our previous lives, which is why it is so important for us to pull together and protect each other, at all costs.

Although it seems like a stressful situation we're facing with Em's mom, I think it'll be okay. We're going to suggest that Em and Tina exchange letters instead of the phone calls. The pressure for Em to keep everything a secret (where we live, where she goes to school, where she hangs out) is too much for someone her age. When she was little, it was a real possibility that Tina might try to take her, and back then Em wouldn't have been able to stand up for herself. Now, we worry that Tina will use the info to stalk and threaten us.

For the last year or so, Em has been saying that this song is our Family Theme Song. It will bring Bill to tears if he happens to hear it on the radio. He says it brings back an image of bunkbeds, set up in a new apartment, right after he won full custody of Em. They literally had nothing but each other back then. He was scared, but happy.

Little Wonders
-Rob Thomas

let it go,
let it roll right off your shoulder
don't you know
the hardest part is over
let it in,
let your clarity define you
in the end
we will only just remember how it feels

our lives are made
in these small hours
these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away,
but these small hours,
these small hours still remain

let it slide,
let your troubles fall behind you
let it shine
until you feel it all around you
and i don't mind
if it's me you need to turn to
we'll get by,
it's the heart that really matters in the end

our lives are made
in these small hours
these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away,
but these small hours,
these small hours still remain

all of my regret
will wash away some how
but i can not forget
the way i feel right now

in these small hours
these little wonders
these twists & turns of fate
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away but these small hours
these small hours, still remain,
still remain
these little wonders
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away
but these small hours
these little wonders still remain.

You can listen to it here.

Have a nice Saturday!