2018-12-29 Carole Baskin’s Diary

Carole Baskins Diary

Jamie Says Divorce Was Final in October 2018

I think it is Victor’s signature and Carolyn Thompson’s as witnesses on the marriage certificate. Jamie’s two closest friends.

I went online to see when, but all I find is their marriage certificate. Since it was amicable, maybe that doesn’t result in a filing. They have certainly both stayed quiet about it and it’s been so awkward when I go LIVE because our fans all love the fairy tale marriage between Big Cat Rescue’s President and Vet and if Jamie’s not talking about it, I can’t talk about it. She says Justin is living with Dr. Green, a vet from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, but neither of them post about it on social sites. For the first time, I saw Victor say something romantic about Jamie. Something like, “Hiking with this beautiful girl...” Jamie says he’s the only one who tells her she’s pretty. Maybe he’s the only one who realized just how special she truly is. I don’t tell her she’s pretty because I hate it when people tell me that. I don’t see physical appearance as something important. I tell her she’s smart, talented, creative and so does everyone else. I guess we long for what we think is missing or not seen.

I’ve been trying to move wealth to Jamie over the years and have made sure not to create a taxable event for her by transferring her home over multiple years through percentages of the trust document. Now I am moving cash to her. She probably won’t invest it as wisely as I would, but it’s past time to let her see what she can do. I had already cut her a check for 5k earlier in the year and she used that to make her PAC donation to support our federal bill. Yesterday I cut her a check for another 10k but told her I still want to fund her African trip on my credit card that we share.

Howie has been sick but today felt good enough to gather palm fronds in the yard. I wish he’d just let me pay someone to do that, but he seems to get a lot of satisfaction out of it. Yesterday Mom said she couldn’t “see any folders on her computer any more.” I couldn’t suss out if she was blind or had somehow hidden something from view.

I struggle with PCs since I use Macs but told her I’d come fix it and help her put all her Christian music on a disc drive so she could play it without a laptop. That led to ripping 9 CDs last night, but now she can enjoy her 151 songs wherever she is. I’m going to help put them on her iPhone X today too. I had offered to do that back before Dad died but she said she preferred silence. Maybe because Dad talked so much.

Howie, Jamie and I all went over the year end raises and then told everyone on our list, each to who we deal with the most, what their increases would be next year. I’m grateful that we are doing well enough financially to make their lives a bit easier.