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Submitted by stormabruin on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:44am

So, Dh came out on top with court last week. That was the first "win" for him since 2005, so we rode on that high for several days.

I wouldn't have expected another bit of good news so soon, but SS called Sunday night & informed us that his minor live-in gf left with her mom for a Dr appointment Friday morning & she hasn't been back. He hasn't seen or heard anything from her since. Woohoo!

Results from court

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Submitted by stormabruin on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 9:42am

Seems to be a big week for step-court!

Long story short...finally A WIN!!! Not huge, but it will throw BM in a tizzy, as it affects her "income".

DH had his contempt hearing yesterday where BM claimed he owed her $2000 in arrears from when he stopped paying on SS in September. I'm not sure how she came up with the $2000 figure, but that's what she turned in.

We figured up that if the judge put him in arrears it would be $578.

Christmas update

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Submitted by stormabruin on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 9:19am

So, we'd planned to have Christmas Eve Dinner...DH, myself, his mom & step-dad, & his sister & her 2 kids, as it has been for the last 4 years. I was kind of looking forward to it being that way, for the first time since the kids cut DH out of their lives. We've finally managed to figure out how to live life happy, just the two of us & this would've been the first year of being able to see around the absence of his kids & really just be able to enjoy the company of those who genuinely want to celebrate with us.

Catching Up

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Submitted by stormabruin on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:13am

It feels like forever has passed since I last addressed our situation here, but when I checked my blogs I realized it's only been a month. LOL!

We had court December 1st to drop SS from the child support order. BM's mother called DH 3 days before court & they talked about getting new phone cards for the kids. At that point, the house phone, both of the kids' cell phones & BM's cell phone had been cut off. DH was to get paid the day after court & he told her that he would get SS a phone card so that they could contact someone if they needed to.

O/T: Another tragedy has stricken Virginia Tech

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Submitted by stormabruin on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 2:19pm

Some of you may recall hearing about a massacre at Virginia Tech back in 2007. 32 were killed & 25 others wounded. I'm not sure what it is about that area, but there have been several other shootings there since.

My FB has been bombarded with updates from our local news channels regarding more this morning/afternoon.

At this point 2 are reported dead & the suspect has not been caught.

Schools are on lockdown in 2 counties, so parents do not have contact with their kids who should be getting off the buses now.

Don't drop the ball on fatherhood...

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Submitted by stormabruin on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:06pm

One of our local channels just posted this video made by The Virginia Dept of Social Services on their FB page. Thing is, they seem to only direct the message toward dads. Sadly, the agency pointing fingers at dads play a big part in knocking fathers out of childrens lives themselves.

If only this could be a motto directed to EVERYone in our courthouses. Dads, BM's, lawyers, counselors, judges, DSS, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3EVBrDoPh4&feature=youtu.be

Funny how the importance of education strikes SS the week BM received her first short-paid CS check

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Submitted by stormabruin on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 8:43am

SS called Friday night. He called because he was bored. Never mentioned social services but did tell DH that HE decided he's going to do the homeschooling this year. DH asked him whos idea it was & he said it was his. Funny how the inclination struck him the week BM received her short check...

Evidently Social Services has made contact

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Submitted by stormabruin on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 9:07am

I don't know if it's a result of my phone call to CPS or DH's contact with the school district in trying to verify enrollment.

You know that song (it's kind of old) "How far is Heaven"? It's one that SD loved when she was little. We heard it on our way home yesterday & DH asked me to text SD from his phone to tell her he loves her & misses her. He's texted her a hundred times & she's never taken the time to acknowledge him. She texted right back yesterday. She said:

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