just friggin great

moms gas (ie: heat) was shut off today. I don't even want to know what next.

Coming in threes!

My Friday sitter called to tell me her car was in the shop. A hood flew off another car and damaged her front end. GREAT! My Monday thru Thursday sitter called to tell me her car got repoed over a $2000 bill she didn't know she had. I told her she could borrow my car that was parked by Superdaddy. Actually, my mom let her use her car and my mom took my car. Only problem...my car was smashed while parked on the street. Wasn't smashed yesterday morning but was smashed yesterday at 8:00 pm. Oye Ve' Things came in threes. Now it is time they leave.

Stars aligning

Things are happening in my life right now. Some major things. Some not so major. Just the beginning of the month I was stressed to the max. Things were not moving in the right direction. Though things still are not where I want them to be, they are going there slowly.

My dryer died. As in 3 towels and 1 pair of pants in 4 hours were still not dried. My washer will only hold a half a load to wash. Spending $30 at the laundry matt on Saturday was not fun. Neither was the 3 hours with 3 little girls. One whom I noticed was scratching her head a lot. Not mine though yet. Have to be on the look out for head friends again Uggg. No more friends spending the night for a while I think.

Having to pay all the back child support in 30 days or less is hurting. It makes for small grocery shopping bills and only necessities. No more buying school lunches.

Spending a large amount of money on a present and the very next week getting a $591.84 shut off notice on my electric bill.

Our church had backpacks for our low income preschool program at the church. My girls asked to get one. We ended up with 2 one for each girl. Somehow, we managed to get them filled with the proper stuff under $20 each! The lady who does the baptismal banners at church informed the pastor she was unable to do them anymore. She nominated me to do them. I do not have a sewing machine and have used my mother's for the things I have made. Looks like the church will let me use one of their sewing machines.

We got a letter from school last week. Someone put our family's name in to get winter coats and boots for the kids in the schools. Bubba, Miss J and Chicky will have new coats and boots.

Perhaps the stars are aligning for us for a little while. Things are looking up in His time frame not mine.

Recap!

Bubba completed his eagle scout project. Now has to deliver and fill out rest of paperwork and get it signed off. Very quiet weekend. No step kids. Imagine that. She will not let the courts dictate when he can see the kids. She will let him see her kids when she feels like letting him see the kids. Her birthday is Thursday. My guess is she will drop them off Friday so she can go to the bar for the weekend to spend her hard earned child support money.

I think this will be a fine weekend to make ourselves unavailable seeing how every other weekend from last weekend forward will make him free for opening gun season for hunting.

Dear ex-father in law passed away Monday. Not that i am part of the family or anything anymore, but my ex's best friend called me to let me know on Friday so I could take the kids and go pay our respects. DA's sister spent exactly 2 hours with Miss J out of the days she was here. Arriving Friday evening...staying until Monday morning. Lots of quality time. Would think the only thing she had left of her brother would mean more to her than 2 hours. O'well her loss.

Hope every ones weekend was a good one. Had to train the new girl at work this week. She will replace me when I take my baby leave. Too bad my job includes use of a computer and well, she doesn't have one yet or a phone. What is a secretary to do? Put the new girl to work cleaning out the supply closet I tell ya. Fun Fun!

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PIA: Im almost there to a better life thank god...

This was posted as her header on her myspace. Glad she is almost to a better life. Wish she would leave my life alone.

Tangent

After doing some online research, it appears her child support will more than double since he is working a better job and she is not working at all. There is some retarted formula that they use and it goes something like this....


it takes said amount of money to raise a child and if parent A (custody parent) makes said amount of money, and parent B (Superdaddy) makes said amount of money, take this equation:

Raising money = (Parent B - Parent A) take difference subtract 77.9% (which is allowed because we have other children).

I don't get it, however the schedule they have on line shows (custody parent income) across the top and (non-custody parent income) along the side. Basically you find the income for each and equal it out (like multiplication table) and her child support will go from more than $600 a month to closer to $1250 a month because when the first order was made she was working and now she isn't.

I mean give me a break. It took 2 of them to make a baby, shouldn't it take 2 of them to financially support them children? Why shouldn't he have gotten a better job to better himself?

This economy sticks everywhere. They are punishing the parents who are trying to live above poverty level. What is wrong with this picture? She chooses to live the way she lives. She is fully capable of working and just doesn't. Her "job" is a Stay at home mother. They don't get paid much and quite frankly, I find it hard to believe love alone can make a house payment and pay the bills.

Ta Da...Outcome

Ya know, the beginning of the year, Superdaddy was 3900.00 in arrearages give or take some. Currently, he is 738.78 in arrearages. You do the math. She dragged him back to court. We don't have money coming out our noses or the other end if you know what i mean. Never mind she has not let the children come over since Labor day and that was only one child that came. She showed up in court today with her older two children. Shows class huh? She thinks her arrearages will be able to get them into a "purchasing a home" house. What the hell happened to the $3200 from previous payments?

Whatever. We have to come up with October payment and an additional $500 within 30 days or he goes to jail. Never mind it cost him half a paycheck to go to court today That right there could have been her $500.

Sonofa! I wouldnt be so darn bitter about it if she actually put forth an effort to raise them children. She has no job. Welfare and childsupport raise them children. I work so she can sit on her behind and take Superdaddy to court.

PIA

She is dragging him back to court. YEAH! Just more missed time from work. Just how in the hell do they think he can pay child support if he isn't at work? He will have to miss a half a week of work for one losey day of court.

Baby Thumper

We had our followup ultrasound yesterday. Thumper is a girl. There was no little turtle that we could see. Chicky will have to get used to a baby girl. She had her heart set on a little boy. Her and I both. After our first sonogram, i kind of warmed myself up to the idea of a girl. I had really no choice did I? It took a few weeks. Yesterday when she said well for sure I do not see a turtle I didn't cry like i did the first time.

Her baby finally came home Saturday and he is so cute. Tiny little pumpkin of their family. All of our prayers and good thoughts for their family sure had a positive outcome (thank God).

I wish fall weather would come and stay. Last weekend the kids were wearing shorts, today it is 45 degrees sheesh.

Remember beginning of September I told you about child services coming to the house? She has not called or let the kids come by since then. Not even looking for money. I think she might have gotten herself in trouble inadvertently by calling trying to get us in trouble. Hope she bit off more than her mouth could chew.

Anyways, does anyone know how to get rid of a creek in the muscle under a shoulder blade? Mine is killing me for almost a week now. HELP!