Ok, so I've been sitting here trying to figure out how to afford meds and groceries - yeah, we're that tight this month. Someone (a family member I won't name) was supposed to send us $400 he owes us and he putzed and we won't be getting it until next month and it totally screwed us ( Read more... )

I'm feeling much more . . . rational this morning ( Read more... )

No, there's nothing specific wrong - just the usual - but I feel like sitting in a puddle and bawling my eyes out.

I have no idea what's wrong with me.

I really need to keep it together so I don't freak Clinton out - he doesn't need to see me lose it. And yes, I know I'll be ok, and no, I'm not going to do something stupid and hurt myself. I'm ( Read more... )

Well, Stuart's first day of school was yesterday and he's off at school for the day today. He's pretty happy at the moment and is definitely getting along well with his classmates ( Read more... )

As of 3 pm PST yesterday, Stuart OFFICIALLY has EI paying for his tuition.

We are going to be tight for the next year , but who am I to complain about living like students after what we've been living like for the past 5 years ( Read more... )

(Nabbed from wood_dragon, brashley46 and nicky78The first five people to respond to this post, will get some form of art, by me, for them. I make no guarantees about quality or type, but I will assure that I will give it good effort and that the art will be individual to you. (There could be jewelry involved or perhaps doodles or ...) Whatever it ( Read more... )

First, the really good part (in case I haven't told you): Stuart has been accepted to the Video Game Design Post Graduate Diploma program at Vancouver Film School. This is the best program of its type in the country. They want him badly enough that they have offered him a $7000 bursary towards his tuition (tuition is $27000 ( Read more... )

See how much perkier I am? I think I just needed to whine and pout for a few hours and then get a good night's sleep in my own bed. I'm feeling much more reasonable today ( Read more... )

Trust me - you don't want to read this. This is Erin feeling whiney ( Read more... )

After a WONDERFUL (if excessively late) night with Nic and Andrew (with the pleasure of spending time with Jason and meeting BeerGoddess and her other half), it was off to Toronto this morning for my long awaited appointment with a pain specialist. After 8 months of waiting for this appointment, NO, I wasn't going to try to get something closer to ( Read more... )