I Think I Can...

Didn’t post anything last night because I didn’t have anything to say; I thought my day was uneventful when I was sitting here thinking of a topic. Then I realized, right now, that there were a couple of things I could’ve mentioned. First, I had an appointment with a caseworker at the local DV shelter who gave me some more leads on housing. She’s also going to contact the garage owner that I contacted last week. He’s going to help me get my van ready for inspection so this girl is going to contact him and put in a good word for me. She’s also going to be able to pay for my inspection. YEA!! That’ll save me a little bit of money.

Plus, she’s got some vouchers for me to be able to get some work clothes; I’ll be able to start sending out resumes/cover letters to attorneys offering paralegal services and won’t have to show up in jeans and t-shirts. Not that I would have, but having more than one outfit would be beneficial; dontcha think? I have to go back and see her on Monday and she’ll have a packet of information ready for me to move forward. I think it’ll help me, anyway, because something else happened yesterday that added to the positive of that meeting.

When I got home, I got a phone call from the school I had Dolly enrolled in to attend Pre-Kindergarten. I spoke with the lady last week and sent her a letter telling her I was withdrawing Dolly so she could attend Head Start. I figured this lady was just calling to confirm receipt of the letter – I sent it via email – but she wasn’t. She was calling to tell me that a different elementary had an afternoon Pre-K spot open so Dolly could attend with them. I was really excited about that. I immediately called the other school and left a message for the person to whom I was referred.

She called me back today, while I was driving, so I didn’t answer. I didn’t even realize anyone would be in school since it was a holiday. The kids are off so I figured the school would be closed. Anyway, when I arrived at my destination I returned her call and she confirmed that there was an opening. She did explain, though, that they started at 12:20 rather than 1:00 the way the other school did. I asked if it would be okay for me to pick up Dolly from Head Start at 12:15 and get her to Pre-K by 12:30. She said it would be fine. YEA, again!!

So, tomorrow I’ll pick up Dolly’s file from the first school and take it to the new school on Monday. I’ll also fill out the enrollment paperwork and she’ll be set to start on Wednesday. They’re off on Tuesday for the primary elections. Since she starts at 12:20 she’ll also be getting out before 3:30 which is an added benefit. The boys get out at 3:25. Had she gone to a different elementary for afternoon Pre-K – the other two I contacted said she wasn’t eligible to attend being out of district – I would’ve either been driving across town delaying the pick-up at one school in favor of the other, or the boys would have had to begin walking home from school. I wasn’t too fond of that since it’s not all that close and I know they wouldn’t always stay together. Now, though, I have no problem; I can pick up everyone without delay.

Since I got the phone call about Dolly being able to attend afternoon Pre-K after Head Start on the same day I had that meeting with the caseworker I figure things must be improving cosmically for me. Perhaps the Universe has decided to work with me rather than against me for a while. That’s fine as long as it’s for longer than a day. I need some longevity here and can’t stand being helped then dumped just when things start going well. That’s when things get really frustrating and I start to fall into a funk all over again. I’m not getting my hopes up too high on the positive things just yet, though. I know, I should be more positive; and I actually was until a few months ago. I just can’t though; getting let down hurts too much.

On Monday I have an appointment with another agency here in town to discuss more housing options and some other help possibilities. I’m not sure what else they can offer but I’ll find out when I get there. If things are on the upswing for me I’m thinking the person I speak with will be able to offer more help than I’ve already had; we’ll see. In the meantime, I’m just going to try to keep looking up – I said “try” – and just take things as they come. I’ll get started on what I can tomorrow while the kids are in school and see where that takes me. For now, though, I’m going to get some sleep and hope for happy-rather-than-funked-up dreams.

Until next time…peace to all.