Thanks, I wound up doing errands and groceries and stuff until late. Every night this week. It's a nice job, not stressful at all. Super nice people. The people in my office are nice, and everyone on campus. It's like the Disney of community colleges, although maybe a lot are like that. But if you're looking for a job anyone, it's a great place. My only concern is that H is throwing fits about me working now and not being able to be with the kids 24/7 or daycare for them. If I do daycare at this point, I wouldn't be able to pay my bills. My L says she will look into asking him for child care or upping the child support or alimony to help cover that. With this job, I basically have just enough to make up my bills, and cover emergencies, like that traffic ticket I got last week. I hate to say it, but I'm still going to look for part-time weekend work (when H has the kids). But I've been trying for the past months so I'm just grateful for the job I have.

A new fight with H is over summer camps. I told him I wouldn't be able to help out with the $$ until I get my first paycheck (it's monthly and it works out you have to wait a month to get paid b/c of my start date. I told him I could help out the last weeks in July after I get paid. He wants to put her in summer camps in his town which would be an hour drive about in the am and pm for me so about 2 hours total driving each day.

D9 and I want her to attend summer camp in my town which is 15 minutes from here for me. They have an art camp in the am which she's done the last 3 or so summers, and a theatre camp in the afternoon (the theatre we volunteer at) and a bunch of her best friends will be in that. My ? is I was planning on doing all the driving if she attends the camps in my town, but if he does put her in summer camp in his town (more expensive than my little town so I can't think why unless it benefits him legally or just wants to make me drive hours everyday?). I was thinking about saying if he does enroll her in his town fine, but I won't do all the driving, I will do half as we usually do. Petty or reasonable? What do you think?

Karen



Last edited by karen43; 05/19/09 08:49 PM.

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