the kids and i spent all day yesterday going through their bedroom and came up with 10 garbage bags of toys, books, stuffed animals, puzzles, dress up clothes, etc. to sell and donate. they were awesome and completely uncluttered their room, getting rid of about HALF of their things. i put everything up on craigslist and within an hour we made enough money to buy the paint for their room. parker helped me prime and paint their bookcase and a cute little stepstool. i'll have pictures up tomorrow when i've replaced the batteries in my camera...gah!
ah, and here's a good one: i finally got a ruling from the department of child support services in the mail on saturday. the divorce has been final for months. the order has been in place for months. the dcss case has been (to my knowledge) CLOSED for months. and yet, they apparently didn't get the memo and suggested that he pay me $300 more a month than i'm getting. oh wait, no, they did get the memo. there was ALSO a letter in the mailbox saying that the case had been closed. *scratches head* wigga-what? fucking tax dollars hard at work. if bk and i hadn't settled in january it would JUST NOW be time for a ruling. over a year and a half after i opened my case. i'd be on the flipping streets by now...
ah, and here's a good one: i finally got a ruling from the department of child support services in the mail on saturday. the divorce has been final for months. the order has been in place for months. the dcss case has been (to my knowledge) CLOSED for months. and yet, they apparently didn't get the memo and suggested that he pay me $300 more a month than i'm getting. oh wait, no, they did get the memo. there was ALSO a letter in the mailbox saying that the case had been closed. *scratches head* wigga-what? fucking tax dollars hard at work. if bk and i hadn't settled in january it would JUST NOW be time for a ruling. over a year and a half after i opened my case. i'd be on the flipping streets by now...