Well, here we are...  still in Chicago with the ever wonderful Darcy (and Doug and the rest of her household)...  still hanging in there and hoping...

It seems that for every "good" week Kevin has, financially speaking, he has another 2 bad ones to keep him set back.  He has accomplished a few "goals"...  He FINALLY got an eye exam and new glasses (he's only NEEDED them for about 6 years now)...  He got a "beater" car, his license cleared up and insurance...  But he's nowhere NEAR the MAIN goal of enough finances to get us a place to live and bring us home.  He's, oh, about $3800 shy of his $4000 goal (enough to pay first/last/security and have another month or so put aside in advance).

Luc misses his daddy like mad, even though we talk to him every chance we get on the phone.  I've even helped to usher in the apocalypse by getting a little "pay as ya go" kinda cellphone (and for those who know me that's a HUGE thing...  LOL!).  As long as every month I can at LEAST make the $30 or so to KEEP the phone up and running and have plenty of minutes for Luc to talk to Kevin I feel kinda okay-ish (for what I pay I get 200 anytime and 500 night/weekend minutes),

I'd like to get enough money together to get Luc a few "wishlist" items from Amazon...  now he has a V-Smile pocket (learning game system) I'd LOVE to be able to get him a few more games (he only has 2).  I'd also love to get him a few more book/cartridges for the Leap Pad+Writing he has here.  I just want to keep him as calm and happy as I can during this whole thing.  I want him to remember this as a "fun vacation" even without his daddy, instead of a nightmarish exile, ya know?

Anyway, he's finally asleep, so I guess I can go chill for a bit.  I'd go read in the living room, but there's kidlets asleep out there on the couch...  *sigh*