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"Things are at a new normal," said Ellen-Beth, who moved her four children from their Calabash Lane home in North Port after Coralrose was found dead in the woods on Sept. 17, 2006. "She (Coralrose) was truly a scamp; she was an impish child."
Now in the Fort Myers area, the children are closer to Ellen-Beth's parent's Cape Coral home and their Jewish education programs. Another change in her life is that Ellen-Beth divorced her husband, Dale, after he was charged with two counts of possessing child *advertiser censored* on his computer.
Dale was recently released from the Sarasota County Jail. He is registered as a sex offender and on probation for five years. He can see his children through supervised visits.
"The younger kids miss him and they don't really understand it," she said.
"I go to work and the kids' school and then they go to Hebrew school," said Ellen-Beth, who admitted she's sometimes able to get a babysitter and go out with her girlfriends. Now, she takes a little time for herself once in a while.
"I don't do it often," she said. "But it's nice to go out with female friends."
After the murder, the state temporarily separated Ellen-Beth and Dale from the children. Ellen-Beth quickly did what the courts ordered so she could see the children regularly. She was granted full custody of the children.
For the past year and a half, the family has been doing homework, playing and eating together. The constant activity and organized chaos is something the single mom loves sharing with her children. "The case against me is closed," said Ellen-Beth, who was ordered to keep a tidy house. "I will never be Martha Stewart. But, I've learned I don't have to be Felix Unger anymore."