Still doing good. I kind of fell into the kids' program on Wed. nights at a local church (not the one I'm a member at). They have a children's program, teen program, and an adult program so we all can go. Nice people, too.
Been typing handbook and forms for the mom's morning out program. We're hoping to start Dec. 2. I felt bad getting paid, but actually that'll just be the hours I'm at the church, and I'm doing lots of work now before then, so I feel ok about it. And I really do need the $$.
The L emailed today. I gave her the latest on the kids. S15 got on the honor roll, before you get excited his classes are PE, Art, Reading, and Pre-Algebra. He got an A, C, and 2 Bs.
D9 did fine too but a few more C's so not on honor roll. The math teacher had shown me the 48 she had in Math the week before report cards, and she changed that to a C; I supposed b/c of D9's being so hard-working (works harder than any A student), and the fact that she's special ed, but not getting the services. Seems fair to me. I emailed the L saying I'm ok with her attending, but would like to pull her out at the end of the year if she doesn't get special ed services by then.
I also asked her about getting increased alimony in case the child support is lowered (b/c that is X's intention), at least on a temp. basis until I could hopefully get a better-paying job at some point. The judge's rationale at the temp hearing was that I could live rent-free at the old (foreclosed) house and X was paying lots on credit card bills each month. I'm now paying $700 rent though, and X hasn't been paying on the credit card bills this year. He got a raise at work of a couple thousand sometime this year (according to the L). I just want to be able to pay the basic bills and not go in the hole each month. If X starts paying half the copays that should help too, since I've paid 99% of them the past year...
