It’s been a difficult few weeks, really, what with dealing with the USCIS, mitda stressing about her getting a job, Luc stressing over money and emmie still a bit yo-yo-ish in the mood department.

However things are seemingly looking up. I have two interviews today, one by phone the other in person, and I usually do quite well in interviews. It also seems that mitda is mostly over her bronchitis or similar URI and emmie is calmer, if not entirely stable. Along the way we cut back on family expenses by trading a car for an older model, and various other pushbacks on expenses, so once I start working again it shouldn’t be a situation where both Luc and my salaries go completely to bills.
The 9 yr old, emmie’s son, has hit the “why?” period. Yes I know 9 is very late but this is one of the places we see his developmental lateness (he is high functioning autistic). Unfortunately it’s even harder to be patient while a 9 yr old goes through it than when a 4 yr old goes through it. It’s just not cute, lol. We will have to try to stay as patient as possible though and hope he goes through it as quickly as possible.