I tried to daydream, but my mind kept wandering

[ClingingToHope]

D9 has an IEP with regular meetings. A problem in third grade was they fired most of the aides because of budget problems and replaced them with a handful of special education teachers. The lady they hired for D9's school was awful. She is not cut out to handle troubled kids.

Today, I saw D9 a couple of times on her birthday. D9, XW and I sat together for D12's theater camp performance. D9 rode home with me because XW had to go to the bank for a half hour -- more consolidation loans????

Then I headed back to work. XW bought D9 a cell phone -- she's been begging for one. So now both the girls have them and I can call or text them directly and not worry about XW.

Also, I talked to the private college here that has an MBA program. I can get an MBA for less than $20,000. I have $10,000 already from XW's retirement. And I can borrow the other $10,000 when I need it from my 401(k).

So I can get an MBA without having to take out student loans, be finished with the program in four to five years and then move on and up from the newspaper business.

Kind of ironic that the D will help me get an MBA.

When I was sitting with D9 at my old house, she asked me if I was sad.

I told her, "No. Honey I've had a great week. Lots of good things happened this week."

She smiled.