Life Changes

I thought everyone knew, but I'm slowly realizing that is not the case. I filed for divorce last month and it should be final later this month. Leonard and the kids will continue to stay in the house in Minden and I am getting an apartment in Omaha. Our kids have moved around so much in their short lives. Our boys have never been in the same school two years in a row. We would really like them to have some consistency, so I think staying put is the best option for them. If it doesn't work, we can always make changes later. I travel a lot with work (4 continents this year, not to mention the ones in the country) and am gone quite a bit. I work long hours too, so they are used to that. Leonard has stayed home with them and will continue to do so, something they are used to. Jennifer of course is very upset with the divorce, but likes the arrangement we have come up with better than anything else. The boys don't even know the word divorce, so we aren't using it. They just know Mommy will have an apartment in Omaha and will come see them too. My hope is that if we do things right, by the time they do understand the concept of divorce, it won't matter because they will know we still love them more than anything.
So, if I didn't tell you, it wasn't a secret, just not something that most of us consider happy news and I didn't know how to share it. Leonard doesn't want the divorce, so he has shared with even fewer people than I have. I know in my heart that this is what is best for me though. I will not be happy any other way. I hope my friends will simply accept this choice and not stray away because it's hard enough. I want and need my friends.