...different day

[ljgeoff]

Today has been a day. We got up early and went to court with Jerome. Last March, a friend of his took him practice driving with her mother's car, and Jerome jumped a curb. He got a ticket for driving without a permit or license. He had a deal with the prosecutor that the charges would be dropped if he got his permit by today

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[pickledginger]

Phew! Good luck with everything. (Any special house-hunting deals you might qualify for, like those ones that roll in repair costs with the mortgage?)

I used to be busy ... miss it.

[ljgeoff]

We talked to a loan-dude and he said that our credit rating (well, Mike's credit rating) is fair (610) but that there's some stuff that would have to be cleaned up (about $2500) and we'd have to pay down our credit cards (about $1000) -- so what we're looking at is being able to buy something in about 6-8 months. *Or* if we can sell the manufactured home that we're in (we own it) we could use that for a significant down payment.

[pickledginger]

So either way, half a year or so sounds good. Cool.

[ailbhe]

Wow. It never stops for you.

[ljgeoff]

I dunno. I don't think I could have a quiet life. This skating on the edge of chaos is what I'm used to, and it ... I feel happy, like I've got a reason to push through every day. A part of me says that I shouldn't need to have a purpose, that just living is okay. But I've had that, well, not very often, but once in a while, for a month or two, and it drives me crazy.

[ailbhe]

It's funny, because what you GIVE is stability, constancy, dependability. Perhaps your rolling with the punches attitude is what makes you able to do that.

[a_phoenixdragon]

Wow!! Good luck, honey!! I'm hoping this is the turning point for you and your family and that only good things happen from here on out!

*HUGS*

[heleninwales]

Good luck with the house hunting. You seem to have so much energy and you work so hard for your family. I hope you can find a good place to live.

[amaebi]

Oh, my gosh.