So a few updates for folks who would like them:

1.) We successfully moved and sold our old house! Leaky toilet and pet-stained carpet aside, it has been pretty smooth.

2.) ET didn't pay YSS's school fees for this past year. She gets a STEEP discount on those fees. The grand total she didn't pay? $35. Yep. She has had since July to pay $35 and she hasn't. Mind you, she paid nothing towards OSS's college, amd DH put more than double that into YSS's lunch account. She well and truly now pays absolutely nothing for her kids - not even the measly school fee.

3.) YSS told off ET the last time he was there, though very similar to when OSS did it, she blew it up WAY more than it needed to be. In short, ET was talking to YSS about her house and YSS piped up with something along the lines of "you assume that I enjoy being here." Well THAT caused ET to call DH and ask when she could bring YSS back since he "didn't want to be there". Mind you, we were helping OSS move out of his dorm at the time (which she knew) and were two hours away. Why she called DH, I have no idea. Apparently having to face your parenting failures is just too much.

Upon further conversation with YSS, he said that he didn't mean it the way it came out, but when he tried to apologize and talk through it, she wouldn't listen. So, the next day, she woke up and they didn't speak of it anymore, and YSS stayed the remainder of the weekend. However, while ET wouldn't talk to YSS about it, she did apparently discuss the issue with GBM in front of YSS. Classy.

4.) OSS is back and WORKING! He makes peanuts, but he has very few expenses so that's okay. And he made Dean's List his freshman year. He makes a SM proud.

5) YSS has 4 B's and 2 D+'s in his classes, and he is *so close* to pulling those up to C-'s before the school year ends. That is a HUGE improvement, especially since he got D's and F's all last semester. I have found his currency (driver's ed and getting a license), and he knows if he doesn't get and keep his grades up that he'll get neither. He has taken that to heart.

6.) YSS has FRIENDS! Real friends! Live friends! Friends I have seen, in person, at his school!!!

That's all I have for today, folks!