Progress

Dave just realized that his cell phone number being associated with Raj's account might be a bad thing, now that Raj is in foreclosure for his house. The bank could (potentially) come after those he has accounts with, so suddenly, he was able to separate his cell phone from our account! This is progress, and I'll take it anywhere I can get it!

Luckily, Raj was actually in the dentist chair when his tooth split, so they followed his cleaning with a filling repair - $700 later, he can safely chew again.

Apparently, boarding up the vacant house on our land wasn't enough and our trespassers have returned to break in - maybe to recover something stashed in the house? And they're attempting a "crop" of some sort in our field with some Miracle-Gro . . .

Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

More on Dave

I left a message for the BIL on his voicemail this morning asking whether he has gotten everything he wants out of the house, where he left off with any Estate Sale businesses, and how to split out the cell phone account. He left a civil (thank God!) voicemail in response, basically fishing for specific dates that the court/bank have set. The problem with giving any specific dates is that, whenever I've given dates/deadlines before, he reacts with threats of violence and name-calling. He spent through the entire parents' Estate 8 months ago, won't provide an address of where he's living now, and is utterly exhausting to deal with. Lord, give me the strength to get through the last of his drama!

Another fall

Raj fell & hit his head on a stair railing at Sunrise on Sunday afternoon, so I met him and the ambulance at St. Alexius. The only thing they found, besides a bump on his head, was low blood sugar, so glucose & pain meds were given & he was released. We'll follow up with his PCP, then the neuro, . . . but since he wasn't admitted this time, it'll be more expensive, and I'm already on a payment plan with that hospital. At least I sold the Camry, so we'll have that cash freed up to pay medical bills!

Didn't get in Friday, but Monday, I was able to (with the help of free legal aid & waived fees) file an Appearance and Answer to the Foreclosure Summons on the BIL's house.

Out with the old; In with the new

Raj is slowly stabilizing on regular meds & sleep; In hindsight, his regression actually helped a few things - since I had to push back several scheduled appointments and tests, I saved a good amount of money, and I also had a bit of extra time to accomplish some much-needed activities: Got the Sienna door fixed (can open/close now, just not automatically), sold the Camry (dropped insurance & discontinued plates), got the depression couch & chair ripped up enough to fit out the deck door & replaced with new couch, made extra payment on primary mortgage, sought free legal services for advice on BIL's house/foreclosure, and just received an offer on that house today! Halleluia!