Bring on the Rain - Part 5

[SueS]

Good Morning-

I'm taking this slow. I can feel myself being really cautious. Part of me wants to jump right back in, but I find myself pulling back a little. I guess it's to be expected.

H didn't work yesterday. He typically works from 12-9 on Tuesday. He had a court appearance at 1:00 and then a chemical dependency assessment at 4:00. The court appearance was short. It was to see if he'd get his license back early. Didn't happen. He'll have to wait another month. He wasn't too upset about that. His attorney questioned the arresting officer. I didn't quite understand everything, but it sounds like his attorney might try to get things lowered due to some technicality. I was glad I went to the assessment with him. Turns out he needed to provide the name of a character reference. Since I was there, they were more than overjoyed to be able to talk to me too. She took us each in individually. She asked me if I thought that his drinking was a problem. I said yes. I told her that he's not one that drinks every night. At times he can have one or two if we go out. However, a lot of times, if he does go out or we're at a party/function, he can't just have one or two....he has to go all the way. I told her that I couldn't lie to her and tell her that it's never affected our relationship and I gave her some examples. She told me that in her position, she doesn't see him as an "alcoholic", but someone who does abuse alcohol when they use it. She said that there are 2 levels of classes that she can recommend before counseling (treatment center). She doesn't feel that he needs a treatment center, but has recommended that he go to the 2nd level of classes. She said that the second level class addresses not only the affect of alcohol on your body & functionality, but also your personal life and your family. She said that she hopes he gets something from that. Boy, was my H nervous that I went in. He didn't say anything, but you could see it on his face.

The rest of the night was pretty quiet. We're still recovering from all the travel lately and just rested last night.

D4 had computers again yesterday at school. She was so excited because she said the teacher asked her to help a couple of the other kids. We've worked with her a lot on the computer so she's a pretty smart little one when it comes to that.

Well, another busy day at work. I'll be on later.

Have a great day!

-SueS