Checking In...

 

Saw this on the book of faces.  (Yes, I'm back on, don't judge me.  At least now I know I can walk away.)  I sent it to Youngest, since his manic episodes have led to much shopping (and more recently returning).  It's the compulsive click to feel better, and then, well, he doesn't. 

Him: "It will be here in a month."

Me: "Good thing Alaska doesn't use her kennel."

Him: "It's the perfect place"

 Things have been slowly getting better.  I am almost afraid to say it aloud because when I do the backslide is inevitable.  He has court on Thursday (Edit: HAD court, it was continued, his lawyer feels it will be better for him to not be virtual.) and we went to my friend's house to get him a hair cut.

Her: "So what look are we going for today?"

Him: "Not guilty."

Ultimately the consensus is that things will work out fine.  Just kind of stinks that he can't resolve it before the holidays.  But for now, he's moving on to the next thing, finding a car.  He's started working part time again, and doesn't hate it.  We went to breakfast the other day with my Mom.  His appetite is less than acceptable.  I asked him if it was the stress of court or if it was something else.

Him:  "Well, my life's kind of like a house fire right now, and all I've got is a squirt gun to put it out. But, I've let people know they need to settle what they owe me.  I figure then I can upgrade to a super soaker."

THIS is Youngest.  This, off the cuff, quick as a whip humor that I missed so much.  He's struggling still, yes.  But There's tiny, tiny, steps that say he's working through things.  He confessed a guilt to his girlfriend tonight, they broke up... again.  Not sure what's going to happen there, but just because she's good to him, doesn't mean she's good for him.  And all relationships end, one way or another.

Oldest is just about done with his semester.  I believe he starts finals this week. All I know is that this online hybrid thing sucked and he's headed to the city in January.  He's back with his old roommates in a luxury high rise dorm that he'll never be able to afford outside of college. It will be easier for him to study with his groups and learn immersed in the college experience, it's just a hefty price tag to pay.  Though, I'm mid-refinance on the house so my co-signing for him has gone wonky.  I have options, just not sure I want to use them yet. 

The hubs is on another run of antibiotics since the first one barely touched the Lyme symptoms.  Holiday is on us and we're both stretched thin which doesn't help. The dog is on the mend though, her uti seems to have cleared up nicely and while we still put them down, the pee pads are only utilized one of 5 nights now.  Fingers crossed she's good to go, because giving her pills has become an all out game of chess, and I have no idea how to play chess.

Hubs and I picked 2 things we wanted this year.  I dropped off my rings at the jewelers yesterday for the redesign I wanted. Today I picked up the new couch that Hubs wanted...

Well, half of the couch. We would have had to make two trips anyway and we already took the other couch out.  Rather than wait another week, we took what they had.  Seems the distribution center shipped out 2 lefts by mistakes.

Well played 2020, well played.