Without reading more than the first few lines...err..wow this is a leap of faith at the wrong time of year. I've been drinking with family so anything I write is not completely coherent and sober me.

I would seriously hold back and think through what you are proposing. I read that transition is on the cards and your wife is not even aware that you CD. I'm not being a downer here, wait for some more lucid replies, but Sis, hold back for the moment at least.

Becky