I wonder if some insects have overwintered in your bat box and they are looking for food. They won't attempt to nest in a bat box, so my guess is they're looking for insects.

My first thought was "he's gay, and he's a fabulous dresser" because it takes a confidant man to pull that off. Lol then I read goldies post....ok so he's just a fabulous dresser. I can see that dressed up with black suit pants and a bow tie and fab diamond studs...or casual with jeans and loafers. I'm obviously hanging around with too many well dressed gay men lol. I have a couple of friends I could instantly see that on heh heh.

TMG, I tumble my glass (in my double barrel tumbler from Harbor Freight) for 30-45 minutes. I put enough water in it to cover it at least 1/2" and then a drop of dish detergent. Then I rinse it in a strainer and it is very finger friendly and clean. I really like the difference in tumbled glass on 3D items. It's just a real plus on flat surfaces. Well worth the money IMO.

"I like how she thinks that her toothache is an emergency that should involve DH in any way, shape or form." I know, it's so ludicrous. See, that is the problem with BM and other parents like her. DH can tell her until he is blue in the face that ALL communication between them needs to pertain to SS and SS alone. But then BM will *make everything* be about SS somehow. Like yesterday and the toothache. It was our 5 day period with SS, and he should have been with us through Monday morning. BUT per the parenting plan, BM got SS for Halloween this year, so DH was taking him to her house at 4 pm yesterday. I'm sure somehow in BM's warped mind, the fact that she had a toothache was going to affect SS because she was not feeling well. And that's how she justified trying to get the name/number of the dentist. What's loco is the woman has STATE INSURANCE that, I'm SURE, will pay for a dentist. I don't know what the deal was yesterday, if she was trying to find someone who would see her on an emergency basis or what. Who knows. I agree, Ima, in all other aspects, DH IS a decent man---which makes it all the more frustrating why he is the way he is with BM and that sick relationship. BUT ditto Mattie. He is trying, he's working to set boundaries, at least more so than in the past. He jut commenced his own therapy and the woman he is seeing is a stepfamily-oriented counselor with a solid reputation. I am hopeful she will be really positive for him. I haven't pressed him for too many details because he is antsy about therapy and I want him to get comfortable and not feel pressured or anything. I do know that when he recounted the details--the things BM has done, ie false child abuse allegations, drinking, assaulting me, verbally harrassing me, him, putting SS in the middle---the counselor said, "This is a serious situation that requires serious action." I think hearing an objctive person tell him that this stuff is NOT NORMAL really made an impression. He told her, too, that he feels torn because his wife (me) wants him to stand up to BM, stand up for our marriage and family, and HE just wants to keep the peace. (He admitted it, ladies! HAAAAA.) The counselor replied, "Well, guess what? I'm going to teach you how to do BOTH." Yippy!