Robbin's 12th Birthday!

*sigh*

I STILL haven't heard from Robbin. In his entire LIFE I have never ever gone more then 2-3 days without talking to him, and that only in the last year. Before Rob stole him he was never away from me, not in his whole life. And now that bastard has not let me talk to him in TWO WEEKS. I don't know if he is ok, where he is, how he is, why they're telling him he can't call me. I have sent him email after email and they go unopened. We go to court in 10 days. Wish me luck, I want my baby back!!!

Well

I have moved. I like the apartment, the location is safe (police on one corner, town hall caddy-corner) the neighborhood is clean and mostly hispanic, which suits me just fine, having lived in Spain for 10 years. Today I ventured out and found a grocery store that takes EBT and has a "carniceria" (meat shop) where I got a package with chicken wings, legs, ground beef, some kind of little meat chunk (would be good in stew, or quickly pan fried and added to a casserole or a sauce over rice or noodles), he added a package of hot dogs and a big bag of taters...for $19.99!! They also have a whole isle of Goya stuff so as far as groceries I'm good to go there...yaay!
I am also about 2 blocks from the Sovereign Center, where they do sports and concerts...which will be a blast because I'll hear EVERYTHING!
Tonight they have the Americal Idol tour, and on Fri or Sat they have...get this...Journey and Heart!!! WOOHOO!!! I have seen Journey in concert, and if I recall correctly I should get a contact high from here rofl...then on the 20th...ZZ Top!!! so it looks like living here will be full of adventures, certainly not quiet little Florence, or Chester...Chester was not quiet. Here won't be quiet either but I think I'll somehow manage to live with it (Heart!!! I Love Heart!!!)
Now, the bad stuff...Rob didn't bring Robbin this weekend. No reason, no excuse. Just didn't bring him. Oh yes, you betcha I have a call in to the atty. I called the police there where they are but would you believe they CLOSE for the weekend? WTF??? So that was no help. I'm going to ask my atty if I should call them again now that they're open, even though it is past the weekend. And they are going against another part of the court order and NOT letting Robbin call me when he wants, I did not talk to him or hear from him from Wed. till last night, and then they cut off the call mid-sentence...bastards...Karma, my dears...Karma...they think they are above the laws of Man and of God and of Karma...they are not, and I will be more then happy to assist in their discovery of that fact...
I miss Robbin so much, it hurts so bad when I don't hear from him, the worst is not seeing him, not knowing what he's up to, where he is. I just want to hug him again...my baby...

My Boyo

He is with me but at this time only on weekends, I am working to remedy that, Rob has an atty and now so do I. I am also in the process of moving, having *finally* located an affordable apartment, it is in Reading, about 70 miles away but well within the 150 miles the divorce agreement stipulates. I am SO pissed at Rob though, it is Robbin's school break and he won't let him stay with me for more then the "usual" weekend. That sucks. There is no reason for it, just to hurt me, and not giving a good hot damn that he is ALSO hurting Robbin. But then he never does, it is all about HIM and what HE wants and when HE wants it, it is not about me, unless it is to hurt me (and what the HELL did I do to make him hate me? I was faithful and honest, and he can't stand that. He is a pathological LIAR and I have proof of that. Oh and it will all come out in court. And do you think the courts are going to like his little games? Assuredly Not.)
Meanwhile Robbin did something so cute last weekend...he said "Mom, can I pamper you?" I said sure hon, what do you have in mind? He said he wanted to do my nails!! Well, I have acrylics on (I do them myself) and so he decided to do my toenails instead (paint them, the fingernails were already done, and in the same polish he'd chosen!) So he sat cross-leged on the floor in front of me, gently took each foot in turn and did the nails...and did a good job, to boot! What a sweet boy he is!
One problem I am having is they apparently don't believe in manners at Cathy's, because Robbin's manners have gone into the crapper. Every weekend I have to remind him to use his manners. Every weekend! Everything I do they undo during the week. I am trying to raise him to be mannered, that is the way I was raised (Rob aparently also was not, he still chews with his mouth open), I know that if he goes out into the world with his manners intact he stands a much better chance of getting somewhere and not having his hiney handed to him on a platter...yet another reason I want primary custody. I want to give Robbin every chance at success possible.

wow

Wow, I'm here. Life is SO totally different it's hard to even describe. The first, biggest and best change is that I get to be with my baby again. Gods but I missed him! He is tall and strong and healthy and awesome. And I get him for the summer break, a whole two 1/2 weeks! Starting today! Hopefully sometime we'll be able to arrange some activities, he wants to go to the King of Prussia Mall, not sure about that, if they don't have handicap chairs available, no can do. Maybe we can go to bingo? I know he loves that...I have had him here on weekends (2 so far) and now I'll *really* get to make up for lost time!
Living here is, well...hectic? Noisy? All of the above? And sometimes none of the above, they are very good parents and their kids, for the sheer number of them, are amazingly quiet (except for mealtimes lol)

Well...

It looks like the big move is ON! He has his ticket, I have the truck reserved, I have called and arranged for services to be turned off, just have to remember to do an address change and I'm jake! I can't WAIT to se my baby again!

Susan Boyle

Well, she's gone and done it again, moved me to tears and goosebumps. This time she sang "Memories" (from "Cats"). When she first started, the nerves were apparent, she even wavered in the first few lines, and wasn't really in her comfort zone. But...when she hit the words "every street lamp" she entered her zone, you could SEE it. And when she hit that high note...."touch me..." the goosebumps almost made me look like a prickly-pear cactus! I Love her!!! And I SO SO SO agree with what Piers said! And she showed some of her humor during Simon's comment *grin* She is a star! No question about it!
Now, I want to hear her sing "You raise me up" you know, the song that Josh Groban sings...(I love him, too, BTW...awesome young man!)
Link: Susan Boyle Enjoy!