Pretty much going toward the Rollercoaster Ridin feelin here
Good morning. This is MI and it’s SATURDAY!!! AND, it’s a THREE-DAY WEEKEND WOOHOOO!!! Just can’t beat that … cept to say … my lover-lips is layin cozily about in bed in the next room – whoa! Steamy!Hmm, now we seem to be getting lost on that point. Ahhhh…
We’re still into John Mayer … we’ve just discovered him Wow what a find! As a soloist it looks like he goes back 9 years ago. Can’t be much further back than that – he looks too young … Not my type, but probably has a few girls at the edge of their seats. Ok, let’s not spend our morning there. Hmm, Chief seems to be wanting to do the keyboard this morning. He has his paw resting over the middle of the space bar so it goes down each time I press it … oh oh … there goes his sister now there is no order in this world … she was scratchin the couch so we had to move him to stop her.
Ok, there was no way to save that moment … we’ve moved ahead to the next set … we’re 20 minutes down the line. We had breakfast of Rich’s leftover chicken and spaghetti – and before you get to thinkin it was overboard – it was a half chicken breast and about 6 forks of spaghetti hmpf! BUT, then there was the opportunity to get another one of those chocolate covered strawberries! WOOHOOO! We used it as an incentive to take our medicine and we also got some fresh coffee and used the washroom. Very productive 20 minutes! Oh, yes … I know … we brushed our hair and washed our hands like four times … yes good girls … noooo no more rewards … I’m sorry heeyyy no more frownie faces … one strawberry at a time is enough. You heard me … shhhh
Hmm. Just thinkin of one of our clients – the one that we’re working with for at least the time being … not sure where we left off with her, or if she was mentioned.
Oh ok … I found it … I’d written a paragraph on it on Valentine’s Day … Good day to start … well there’s more to it and we might as well start there, but what I was just thinking of was keeping a log … I am thinking that one of the reasons she may not be taking a shower is that either the water heater is not working or she doesn’t know how to control the hot water part, because she shivered when I asked her about the shower and said “cooollld.” We’ll have to look for other consistencies toward that direction. I do honestly believe she told me honestly about having taken a shower, though I’m not sure how good the showers are. She might just be dabbin
As to the catch up on that one … The first and second sessions one on Thursday and the other on Friday went very well. We had previously made a chart and so we put it on a clipboard in an easy to find place for the client next to the printer. To it we added her calendar and we also ended up leaving a list of all the people that she would be interviewing with the tape recorder. We also stopped at Walgreen’s that first morning and picked up a brand new brush for like $3.29 and comb set … really nice little “air drying” brush and comb – purple too! She’s loves it. We watch her gingerly brushing her hair … she looks a little sensitively as if she’s not used to doing it. Hmm, That’s a thought. I wonder if Sr. would allow me to put a mirror on the back of my door. I’m not sure because it would face out toward the next office when the door is open, but I’d like to think it over and see if it’s worth a second thought. It would be good emotionally to get people to see what we are seeing.
Anyway. Wow … there’s so much to say with this one both personality and goals.
Going to need keeping it straight.
Let’s see from the beginning …
Whoa … had to wait a minute. Rich is up!! But he could only do us for a few moments. He let us message him for abour 8-9 minutes and play about 2 minutes, but then our guy was beggin for mercy – he was saying something like COFFEEEEE, I haven’t had my COFFEEEE!! Ok, player two point. We let him smooch something soft and then let him be to wake up in front of his computer and coffee we poured for him … *sigh* I supposed I could really understand that need. Poor baby. Hehehe he woke up with a dream about not feeding all the flowers or something as his job … I could see the pressure put upon him! EVEN in his SLEEP!
So anyway stretchin out to a very nice morning … It’s 7:30 am. I think I’m pretty much clear until hmm. Be at Thom’s about noon. Should leave maybe 11-11:10 … want to make sure we have enough time to stop by the car wash. Love the $3 one just a couple blocks away from the boys place … most often I’ll stop by there so they don’t have to get in a messy car. Right now my car looks camouflage black and white splash dots. Blends in with Chicago city streets and pot holes. Better to be early than late. Hmm, better check my bank account to see how we are there. WooHoo … $1188 … cleared. This has to go for bills mostly, but it means that I don’t have to borrow money from Rich to pay for dinner with Thom. That’s a good deal. The big bills seemed to have gone through ok and there are no overdrafts. Feel pretty good about that.
We stopped by at the H & R Place last night … we had them take out the $134 or so payment out of the money we are to receive and we opted to get our money back in 8-15 days so as not to take out the extra charges just $30 or so, but basically, since we’re just paying bills we decided it would wait. The money will be automatically deposited in our account. We’re lookin forward to the big one being paid to our government debt … that will be the big deal. I think how it is going to swing is that we’ve now paid of the dental bill and we’ll pay off the dental surgery bill – small one and then just make a small installment – continuing on the school loan and instead give Rich $600 for the money toward California. Then when we get the rebate from government we’ll pay off the school at that time if there is enough money.
We’ll have to hope that $600 is enough on our cut.
WooHOO … just progressed that part … I went to SATO travel and submitted a request for information as to travel for Thom’s graduation date … They say to wait until closer to the time though to make sure he’s going to make it and there are no physical injuries – so that he’ll graduate on schedule.
Oh mannnn … we’ve been responded to!!!! Look at this!! (CLICK ON IMAGES FOR FULL-SIZE)
I’ve been read and responded to!!! I’m so happy … hmm maybe I’m supposed to talk back now … or just listen? I’m not sure … Feel like I would like to talk. Maybe I should give it a try. Hmm.
Hmm, like everything else now it’s a little of wait and see. I’m pretty sure my post will get approved.
Ok, didn’t realize how far into the morning we’d gone … so we did a few more things and then went through the shower routine and got dressed. It took about 40 minutes. We’ve got about 20 minutes now. We talked to Rich too. He’s saying some good things and some not as good things. He says that we were gone along time, but its just four nights and two of the days will be Thom stuff – the other time I would like to get some visiting time in. They won’t compare to Thom stuff, but it’s not often you go to California. He marked out Wednesday through Sunday, but then through in a curve ball. He said JVS won’t let anyone mark out January days until they know when CARF is scheduled in – sometime in June. He said nobody can go those days … that would be scary to make all the plans and than not to get him. And, there was something really good. He said that he WOULD go to the ceremony with me, but he added that he’s not sure that Thom would be happy to see him. I can’t believe that it was said that casually that he would meet one of my boys. Now the deal is to figuring out how to get the other two boys there – if not Alex. I don’t know that seems impossible. They could rent a room together … wouldn’t that be so neat? Would need a room for at least 3-4 nights. That’s about $360 plus transportation, car and food. We gotta start pulling for them. Maury will be the toughest – hard to say, he should get money when he’s out of a job askin for money.
But, he should be able to go, but then there is the question Lauren is going to pose – what about her and the girls? But, that would mess up because there would need to be another room. Another $360, plus more airflight.
Shoot – don’t know how to do that. Depending on the cost of airflight … we’re figuring that if the boys could get together on it that we could get back $1900 from taxes pay $900 to government, $700 to Rich for us and $300 toward boys, or enough to cover 3 nights hotel. Then they would have to figure out cost of next part. It would be some help – then if Lauren went with she’d have to do it WITH them, but we’d hope she couldn’t take off 3 days work – maybe not Maury either, figuring he’s going to be in a new job. But, then if at least Alex, Joe, and if Alex can afford it for his girl – then the three of them – and/or if Bob wants to bunk up with them … but basically, what I’d offer is one room for whomever. That might be enough motivation for them to start saving up or beggin their other family for matching funds … that would be a good motivation for Thom – wouldn’t it? Think though they’d have to keep it to like 4 per room … not sure though, they are young and springy.
Hmm, how does that sound? I wish I knew what our cost is going to be … about $500 for hotel, shoot planes gotta cost at least a couple hundred even on discount – would hope that’s round trip. We’d have to see. Maybe volunteer $300-400 toward rooms though … see what Thom says.
Ok, better get going … 11 am!!!!
posted by Ann Marie @ 2/16/2008 11:02:00 AM
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