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June 30 HHHI really like PA and am glad that I moved back. When the weather goes over 85 and the humidity also increases, i do think about other parts of the country. I don't know where I would move, just someplace with less humidity I guess. Jamie went back to her apartment last Saturday. I miss her already. It's good for her - she starts another summer job working with kids at a summer camp who use Spanish as their first language. She also talked her boss into letting her do her job that she had here from her apartment. The recruiting she was doing was done by phone and email, so she can do that easily from her school apt. I'm really impressed that she got her boss to do that. It will be nice to not have the extra run to do at 6 pm every night. Jamie had a ride into her job every morning, but I would pick her up at the end of the day. It wasn't really that much to do, it just feels like one less thing now that it's not there. (I have no idea if that makes any sense!) My darlin' Eddie. I do not remember EVER going out on a Friday night, telling my mom where I was going and then just not coming home or calling until Sunday evening. She would have had my hide plain and simple. Eddie did that last weekend. I of course to the ever so calm approach of lighting into him the minute he came home. (with his gf and a buddy) I over-reacted and yelled and got upset. He deserved it certainly, but I did not help matters. Later we did discuss it. He's not really against the whole idea of just letting me know where he is or if his plans change. I'm not against giving him an appropriate amount of freedom for a 17 yr old guy. Hopefully the next few weeks will go a bit more smoothly. We shall see. Have to get to the bank and the post office today. It looks gorgeous out, but I know it's going to blistering out there pretty soon. Oh for a pool! June 24 home alone! Wow, the 3 children currently living here are all out at work. I am home alone. Have to admit, it feels weird. Eddie started his drafting internship today. He was cute. (and yeah, I know - no 17 yr old guy likes being called cute) He was up and ready plenty early, wearing a tie. No one in the place where he works wears one, but I think he wants to make a good impression. Ed wore a full suit to the interview. We had a bit of minor drama leaving. Could not find the car keys. It is partially my fault as we are down to one set. The girls used the car last night and did not put them back on the table by the door. (will be getting about 4 copies made today) I wasn't happy to say the least. Eddie and I were ready with enough time to spare that we could stop and pick up a hoagie for him for lunch and scout out where the bus stop is. We did see the bus stop, but really did not have time to stop for the hoagie. We did still get there about 10 minutes early. I went around the corner to get his lunch then and brought it back. He's so excited about this.... and I am happy for that. The shower last Saturday was really nice. I have always especially enjoyed seeing my brother Ron and his family. Why I've let it go for seven years I don't really know. My sister in law Karen is a great lady and the girls, Jennifer and Allison are just as neat. It was so much fun seeing Jenn and Allie do silly sister stuff and just enjoy each other. Jenn's fiance, Jason stayed for the whole thing and he seems to be a sweetheart. Although it was pretty hot out, if you stayed under the one canopy/tent is was not bad at all. Jenn seemed to really like all of her presents and everyone is excited about the wedding Aug. 17th. It's a gorgeous day today. I am going to get 2 loads of laundry done and hopefully get gas for the mower. June 22 wonderful time I truly enjoyed my niece's bridal shower yesterday. I hope Jenn and her fiance, Jason had as good a time. I'm not sure if it was just seeing my sister in law and nieces again after 7 years or what. I have started posting the pictures, but can only get one to load at a time. First time I've used the camera, and unfortunately I did not read the entire owner's manual first. Will be posting more a bit later. June 15 Father's Day To All the moms or grandparents who have to be a dad too All the males in kids' lives that don't have a dad, but you are like a father to them or show them how a good man acts and especially to all the Dads who step up and love their children with all their hearts and souls and are there for them every day..... Happy Father's Day!!!!! http://todayspictures.slate.com/20080613/ June 13 so many things... ...to talk about! Let's see... Liam's birthday was Wednesday. He's 23! How is that possible? We were not able to get together - he had planned to go to an amusement park with some friends and by the time I realized they did not go it was too late to whip up dinner and a cake. Bad, bad mom! We caught up with him when he stopped by last night. It was good to see him. I gave him the freezable pilsner glass with the Phillies logo on it. He and I will probably go get his contacts as his other part of his present. How long do most people keep doing things like that? I can't imagine not celebrating his bday but I have caught on that most families don't make a fuss. Monday was a modification for child support meeting. I brought my lawyer along as I did not want to mess anything up. Bill was there a few minutes before us. The last 6-7 months, he lost about 40 pounds I think. I guess that's a good thing as Jamie told me he has diabetes. He's still on crutches from falling and breaking his lower leg. I don't know, to me he did not look so good. My lawyer even asked how old he is... 49.... she had thought he was at least mid 50s. It does not give me any joy to see this. I wish he was taking care of himself and all of the kids. Anyway, after much discussion and having to deal with a hearing officer that really did not seem to know what she was doing, (and 2.5 hours later) we reduced it to reflect only Eddie on the order. About $3000 was taken off the arrears as it had accrued since last mid-June when Colleen graduated high school. It turns out that even though I sent in the emancipation orders every time one of the kids became 18, the amount was not changed - Bill was supposed to ask for a downward modification. Uh, yeah. The amount he pays on the arrears was loweered and I agreed to forgo 3 months of child support for while he is injured. (that will be a one time only thing - cuz yeah, your kid does not need anything every day of the year) What most irks me is the zeal to get the kids off the order the soonest moment possible. At least I hopefully have finally realized that I'm never going to figure Bill out. There was some very good, positive stuff I saw when we were dating and first married, but either they all overshadowed the crappy stuff so I did not see it or he has changed considerably. He has not woken up since being jailed - "a mistake was made that day". He refuses to see he put himself in that position. 11 YEARS of not paying consistently and he doesn't get that he was breaking the law. Also, he claims that the federal probation was violated because he could not pay child support while he was in jail. Hello.... you violated the federal probation by only working a few weeks during all of 2007. What nearly blew me away was him saying he did not say he was waiting for a waiver to see if they could stay in Long Island for the step sons' education back in Oct before the judge. He said it in open court and there are records!!! Is he so used to lying that he believes his own lies or is his sense of reality that distorted? Oh my goodness. He hesitated when asked to write down his wife's address in Texas, doesn't know her phone number, does not know where he is going to go after the half way house time is us and doesn't know when he will be able to work again. Lord, he just gets sadder and sadder. The kids know some of what happened on Monday, but not all. I don't really see a reason to divulge everything. If/when they ask, I'll tell them honestly, but there doesn't seem to be any limit on how low he's going to go and I don't want to dwell on it. Jamie talked with him for 10 minutes - well he talked - the other night and she has his contact info. Hopefully that will be good for her. Yesterday was the last full day for students at my work. Today was 2 finals and Monday will be 2 more. The kids do not have to come on Tuesday unless they have finals to make up. This year has been stressful. The teeny room we have and only having our lead teacher for half of the day have taken their toll on everyone. Today we had an ice cream social. Every month a different department hosts a breakfast for the whole staff. This month we hosted with the pe/health teachers. It was fun... from setting up, serving everyone, eating and clean up. The PE folks are great and our group is pretty neat as well. It's funny how a bunch of teachers can be just as excited as little kids when they have about 15 different flavors of ice cream and all the toppings set up for them. We also got to see a lot of the new teachers we haven't really met or veteran teachers we don't see because of our new location. I've been looking at my YMCA schedule and am hoping to take Pilates a few times a week as well maybe another new class. That and checking out and picking a video relay service to work at part time are my summer plans so far. One of my favorite teachers ever is coming back from New Zealand for her wedding July 13th!!!! I cannot wait to see her. My niece's wedding is August 17th too. Wow! I can't wait!! June 08 I'm hot ... temperature wise that is. The last few days we have had temps in the 90s. Hello, what ever happened to Spring?! "Summer" doesn't officially start for about 11 more days. Couldn't tell that by southeast PA's weather. More like late July of August. Not going to do much of anything other than what I absolutely have to.... like picking up Colleen from work and doing my grocery shopping - but hey it's cool in there! May come close to enjoying it because of that. Oh, and I have to run to Kinkos to print out a few documents for the modification hearing tomorrow. It'll be weird to see darlin' Bill again. I don't mind lowering the child support if it is indeed "too high" for just Eddie. Not looking forward to having to pay a lawyer again, but I just feel like it makes more sense. Representing myself could end up costing me much more in the long run. I always feel a little sick to my stomach seeing him. Funny how someone you once loved more than anything can make you want to be physically ill. Ah well. Work is gearing down. The last student day is June 17th and our last work day is the 18th. After that, I will be going to the video relay service for training and will work there about 2-3 days a week. (assuming I can handle the technology) Well, now that I am sitting in front of a screen, my brain has gone blank... guess I will try again later. Stay cool. |
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