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Remember me? Appearently, it's been over a year since I posted - wowza.....I'm not sure where to begin so I guess...
Will:
He's 6 now, about a month, month & a half into 1st grade and he's doing pretty well. We have "school, latchkey, homework, dinner, bathtime, bedtime." If he's not on that schedule, things go a little crazy lol. He still has Occupational, Physical, & Speech Therapy but he seems to be managing. A while ago we found out from his geneticist that Will is actually considered "mildly retarded." The chromosome that he's missing a part of actually deals with a person's intellect. His...disorder doesn't have a name but at least we know what it deals with. And, as you can probably guess, this made him eligible for SS benefits. Hell, I figure I'm paying for Social Security that I'll never see so he might as well. Benefits will start by November so that will be a big helps since rent & water/waste went up in my complex. Also - and I recognize this is for completely selfish reasons -- i can order AT&T U-verse & get DVR/ internet in my life again. I'm not a big fan of AT&T but the bundle is cheaper than Time Warner. Moving on, Will's dad still isn't paying child support like he should. It's taken Attorney General letter's being sent to his preganant girlfriend's parent's house (where he currently lives) to get more than the $20 we've been receiving. And I hate it b/c I can't really do anything since -- right now at least -- I don't have enough money to pay for a lawyer. But we will soon. And then I'll do everything in my power to get my ex to give up rights. I've even told him that Will will qualify for more benefits if he gave up his rights & he still won't do it.
Dave:
I've been seeing this guy on and off for almost 1 1/2 yrs.....mostly good times. I can see him living with Will & I at least. He's been stressed with work lately and you know how most mean are: "My pain is greater than everyone else's" so it's been kinda hard dealing with him lately. I like to talk about my day & vent for like 5-10min & then I can relax and not think about work but I'm not really given that chance as of late & it bothers me. I know it's partly me being selfish but I still feel like he should do something too. And...we've had a talk a while ago as to what we want & where we want this to go which turned into understanding that he was hurt so badly, it's hard for him to trust women again and he cares "a lot a lot" about me. idek....he compliments me on my looks (I'm average), my parenting skills, my work ethic...like, everything but when I mention "dates" he all but freezes up & dies. I've already told him that I need some kind of romance, that actions speak louder, but I don't think he really gets it yet. And then since he's been depressed lately, he talks about leaving CC. I can't say "No, don't leave!" because that makes me vulnerable & I'm not okay with showing that side. I'll play Devil's Advocate for him & give him all the options available but when it comes down to it...it's like, he doesn't realize that "technically" he doesn't have any responsibilities in CC & he can get up & leave whenever. I wouldn't want him to but I also wouldn't stop him from doing whatever makes him happy. I'm not quite sure how to deal with this b/c even though we say we want this relationship, I'm not sure if we can sustain it.
Work:
I work for Legacy Home Health Agency & it's pretty damn great. I've been there...almost 5 months & they've really put a huge amount of trust & responsibility on me. I bill private insurance companies (ie Humana, BCBS, Evercare, etc.) and work on Collections as well. Annnnnd now we have a new branch to the corporation called Legacy Therapy Center (in which my kiddo will be in the Pediatric Therapy brochures!!) & now my coworker/biller & I bill Home Health and Outpatient Therapy. She deals with all the Medicare & I deal with the rest of it. The system that the department bought is really....not good. But we're looking at other programs to use and it's been great. Like, management is listening to what I say & coming to me with important questions - I feel needed in a great way. And now, we have the Adult Day Care Center which has been open a couple of months & I was told Friday that I'll start billing that. So, I'll bill commercial/ private insurance for Home Health, Outpatient Therapy & all of Adult Day Care. Yes, it's very stressful & I'm having to go into training classes/ meeting for all 3 departments so I get drained at the end of the day but it's great. But you can sure as heck bet once I'm trained in Adult Day Care billing, I'll be asking for a sufficient raise. I'm not asking for the world, just compensation for what I'm doing -- and possible permission to work every other Saturday (that's like 6hrs of overtime!).
Everything Else:
I'm not sure where I'm going in life & I have no clue what to do. All I know is that I need to make sure my kiddo is happy & healthy and doesn't have to worry about where the next meal is coming from or if bills will get paid on time...I promise...I'll start updating soon.
Possibly.
Maybe...
Will:
He's 6 now, about a month, month & a half into 1st grade and he's doing pretty well. We have "school, latchkey, homework, dinner, bathtime, bedtime." If he's not on that schedule, things go a little crazy lol. He still has Occupational, Physical, & Speech Therapy but he seems to be managing. A while ago we found out from his geneticist that Will is actually considered "mildly retarded." The chromosome that he's missing a part of actually deals with a person's intellect. His...disorder doesn't have a name but at least we know what it deals with. And, as you can probably guess, this made him eligible for SS benefits. Hell, I figure I'm paying for Social Security that I'll never see so he might as well. Benefits will start by November so that will be a big helps since rent & water/waste went up in my complex. Also - and I recognize this is for completely selfish reasons -- i can order AT&T U-verse & get DVR/ internet in my life again. I'm not a big fan of AT&T but the bundle is cheaper than Time Warner. Moving on, Will's dad still isn't paying child support like he should. It's taken Attorney General letter's being sent to his preganant girlfriend's parent's house (where he currently lives) to get more than the $20 we've been receiving. And I hate it b/c I can't really do anything since -- right now at least -- I don't have enough money to pay for a lawyer. But we will soon. And then I'll do everything in my power to get my ex to give up rights. I've even told him that Will will qualify for more benefits if he gave up his rights & he still won't do it.
Dave:
I've been seeing this guy on and off for almost 1 1/2 yrs.....mostly good times. I can see him living with Will & I at least. He's been stressed with work lately and you know how most mean are: "My pain is greater than everyone else's" so it's been kinda hard dealing with him lately. I like to talk about my day & vent for like 5-10min & then I can relax and not think about work but I'm not really given that chance as of late & it bothers me. I know it's partly me being selfish but I still feel like he should do something too. And...we've had a talk a while ago as to what we want & where we want this to go which turned into understanding that he was hurt so badly, it's hard for him to trust women again and he cares "a lot a lot" about me. idek....he compliments me on my looks (I'm average), my parenting skills, my work ethic...like, everything but when I mention "dates" he all but freezes up & dies. I've already told him that I need some kind of romance, that actions speak louder, but I don't think he really gets it yet. And then since he's been depressed lately, he talks about leaving CC. I can't say "No, don't leave!" because that makes me vulnerable & I'm not okay with showing that side. I'll play Devil's Advocate for him & give him all the options available but when it comes down to it...it's like, he doesn't realize that "technically" he doesn't have any responsibilities in CC & he can get up & leave whenever. I wouldn't want him to but I also wouldn't stop him from doing whatever makes him happy. I'm not quite sure how to deal with this b/c even though we say we want this relationship, I'm not sure if we can sustain it.
Work:
I work for Legacy Home Health Agency & it's pretty damn great. I've been there...almost 5 months & they've really put a huge amount of trust & responsibility on me. I bill private insurance companies (ie Humana, BCBS, Evercare, etc.) and work on Collections as well. Annnnnd now we have a new branch to the corporation called Legacy Therapy Center (in which my kiddo will be in the Pediatric Therapy brochures!!) & now my coworker/biller & I bill Home Health and Outpatient Therapy. She deals with all the Medicare & I deal with the rest of it. The system that the department bought is really....not good. But we're looking at other programs to use and it's been great. Like, management is listening to what I say & coming to me with important questions - I feel needed in a great way. And now, we have the Adult Day Care Center which has been open a couple of months & I was told Friday that I'll start billing that. So, I'll bill commercial/ private insurance for Home Health, Outpatient Therapy & all of Adult Day Care. Yes, it's very stressful & I'm having to go into training classes/ meeting for all 3 departments so I get drained at the end of the day but it's great. But you can sure as heck bet once I'm trained in Adult Day Care billing, I'll be asking for a sufficient raise. I'm not asking for the world, just compensation for what I'm doing -- and possible permission to work every other Saturday (that's like 6hrs of overtime!).
Everything Else:
I'm not sure where I'm going in life & I have no clue what to do. All I know is that I need to make sure my kiddo is happy & healthy and doesn't have to worry about where the next meal is coming from or if bills will get paid on time...I promise...I'll start updating soon.
Possibly.
Maybe...