I received a 0.23 cent raise at my last review.  Normally I would be happy with that, but at the bottom of the paper was where I am at compared to the tier top pay with my company.  I am barely over the line for median wage.  I worked so much overtime since starting with this company that I didn't realise what my regular pay is on an annual basis. I barely break 33k/year.  The last three years I was making over 42k/year.  That is how much overtime I was working.  $10,000+ worth of overtime.  Now I have "free time"...but my checks are so pathetic I can't do anything lol.  I love my job, most of my coworkers are awesome.  Yes, the foot thing was annoying (and it still hurts) but there is a lot worse things I could be doing.

 DH just called me and said he got a 0.48 raise.  I have no idea what he makes, but now he claims he will be making about 52k/year.  How can a man who makes a flat 52 with NO OVERTIME..NEVER HAVE ANY MONEY???  I hope when the house FINALLY gets sold he can pay off his vehicle or maybe just hold on to it and pull out cs every month.  Let his past pay for his future.  BM told him if he ever sells the house that she will take him to court for as much cs as she can get.  Seeing that she is the reason she hasn't had any type of increase since custody was established, I'm hoping this blows up in her face.  DH is excited because ss turns 11 this year and according to him that is when ss can decide if he wants to continue living with BM or move in with us.  Great.  I'm trying to create a monthly budget and the man that can't make a budget to save his friggin life is excited about another mouth to feed 24/7.  If that did happen, I guarantee BM would not give DH any child support.  We also don't live near ss school, so dh would have to drive him every day.  He really hasn't thought any of this through.

I can't remember my past blog.  Mom was arrested again and this time placed at North Memorial.  I have no idea how long she will be there.  Now grandma has decided that my brother needs to leave and I'm stuck in the middle of it.  I knew there had to be more to the "basement mold" story...They do have mold that needs to be removed but I have a feeling that if we would have let him stay, she would have called and said "you keep him now".  He posted online a few times, first saying "guess I gotta find a new place to live" then again "anybody have a place for me to crash until I get my ssi? I can pay for my own food"....Nobody has responded to either.  I know everyone is waiting for me to respond.  Dh family has even told me it is my 'duty' to help him.

  I don't care.  I have been helping him look up assistance programs that he might qualify for, but it has been a process.  I'm not doing the work for him.  I have enough on my plate as it is.  Now the new thing is "rich aunt" is hounding me for my dads cell phone number, she wants me to give it to my grandma.  My dad knows what is going on and is trying to see if there is a bedroom in the house he is renting for my brother to stay in.  I told aunt this, she got mad and said "she is sheltering his child, give her the gdamn number".  Here's the thing.  My parents are divorced.  Brother has dad's number.  Dad told me a long time ago not to give his number out to mom's family.  I don't want to be in the middle of this mess.  I deleted the post.  I feel bad, but I have my own issues.  He's 23.  She should have realized he wasn't going to move out when she let him move in.  Sorry if that sounds harsh, but I'm getting so sick and tired of dealing with other people's problems.  It's time to focus on my own.  I feel like this blog is all over the place.

Topic flip again-I wish they didn't change the site to "bluish-purple".  The yellow was a nice happy color.