Six months later--the truth is out there

[hoosiermama]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends! In the midst of the devasation that is most of our lives, I am thankful to have such wonderful companionship on the journey to healing, peace, and joy--whatever it may look like when we get there.

No, DD12 will be home for Thanksgiving. The cousins she most wanted to see are not headed to St. Louis after all, because of the recent death of their other grandpa. They may visit one weekend in December, don't know for sure, and she will go with them. H is on-call on-site at the hospital until 8 pm. DD and I will be going over to a friend's house around noonish, then she will spend the night with her dad tonite. Tomorrow her choir will welcome Santa as he drops from the sky in a helicopter at the State Museum. And we both have 4 days off for the holiday. YAY us!

When H dropped her off yesterday evening, he sent along a check for $150 with a notation that said "1/2 November child support." After a note from my L that said he hadn't heard back from H's L, I wasn't counting on anything to change. But then, court is in just a little over 2 weeks so I guess I should anticipate him acting a little more human between now and then to impress the judge. Again, playing the system. Too little too late, I think. However, I am very thankful to have the $150--it will buy a lot of groceries. And I put $20 in my gas tank last evening--and it's almost full! Gotta love that!