I just wanted to add a post to let people know that I am alive and well! I am planning an article for this week, but need to get a break from work in order to draft it. So look for something to be added later this week!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Still Hanging In There!
Nothing much has progressed since last week. The custody hearing for my children was originally far the end of March, but since the trial was moved, they also moved the custody hearing. Now that will take place toward the end of May. I had another meeting with my lawyer and so we are still going over the case. Another meeting is scheduled for next week.
I continue to have visitation every Thursday. At this time only my youngest son is coming and he has been coming faithfully each week. We have a great time talking, catching up on the week, drawing pictures together, shooting some basketball and just enjoying one another's company.
My oldest son has not been coming and I miss him. He told the counselor that the reason he is not coming is because he does not like the place where we have to meet. I suspect that this is the least of his reasons. As far as I know counseling has stopped with him because he refuses to talk to the counselors. He has withdrawn within himself in many ways.
I certainly do not have access to a lot of information about my family and, as a result, I can only speculate. And, yes, that is dangerous as it can lead to conclusions that are not true. However, I do find it interesting that the only child of mine that has been consistent in visiting me is the one child that is also not living at home with the rest of the family. You can make of that what you will, I suppose.
That's it for this week's update!
I continue to have visitation every Thursday. At this time only my youngest son is coming and he has been coming faithfully each week. We have a great time talking, catching up on the week, drawing pictures together, shooting some basketball and just enjoying one another's company.
My oldest son has not been coming and I miss him. He told the counselor that the reason he is not coming is because he does not like the place where we have to meet. I suspect that this is the least of his reasons. As far as I know counseling has stopped with him because he refuses to talk to the counselors. He has withdrawn within himself in many ways.
I certainly do not have access to a lot of information about my family and, as a result, I can only speculate. And, yes, that is dangerous as it can lead to conclusions that are not true. However, I do find it interesting that the only child of mine that has been consistent in visiting me is the one child that is also not living at home with the rest of the family. You can make of that what you will, I suppose.
That's it for this week's update!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Court Date Moved!
Hello and sorry I have been away for so long! In all of life's business it is easy to forget to update the blog. Please forgive me for my absence. As I have been reminded, I will try to post something at least once a week even if it is just to say that I am still alive.
There have been some new developments, many of which I cannot share publicly on this blog. Feel free to email me and I will answer what I can that way. A link to my email address is on the left-side bar.
One such development is that the court date for the trial has been moved.
The original trial date was set for March 6th (last Friday). I was all set and ready to go to court and to accept whatever lot was handed to me by the court. Then, about a week before that, I received an email from my lawyer letting me know the court date was going to be moved. Of course, I wanted to know why. It turned out that the staff for the commonwealth attorney had scheduled the trial during his vacation time! So the date had to be moved. While I can understand that, I just wonder why no one caught this, say, a month earlier instead of a week before the trial!
It was not until about the middle of the following week that I received the new court date: April 28th! That added almost two more months to the time I have to wait to see all this resolved. Ugh! However, this may be good (according to my lawyer).
Other than that, things have been going steady. It is hard to build a business, even as a freelance graphic artist, when you don't know what the future holds. Currently I am getting by, which is fine for now, but I really need to start getting ahead. Again, this is difficult. For example, how could I, in good faith, take on a three month project if there is the possibility that I could be in jail by the end of April? As long as this is a possibility then I owe it to my clients to send them elsewhere for long term projects. This is another reason (among many) that I just want to get past all of this.
I did go to court at the end of February as a result of the assault and battery charge my wife levied against our youngest son. That court date was simply to go to court to get a court date. How fun! So my son also goes to court toward the end of April. The charge carries the possibility of "detention" for him. I am hoping they are using this term to possibly frighten him into behaving better. I cannot stand the thought that he could end up in juvenile detention over this!
Again, there is a lot going on, but I just am not at liberty to share publicly all of it. Feel free to contact me privately should you feel the need to.
There have been some new developments, many of which I cannot share publicly on this blog. Feel free to email me and I will answer what I can that way. A link to my email address is on the left-side bar.
One such development is that the court date for the trial has been moved.
The original trial date was set for March 6th (last Friday). I was all set and ready to go to court and to accept whatever lot was handed to me by the court. Then, about a week before that, I received an email from my lawyer letting me know the court date was going to be moved. Of course, I wanted to know why. It turned out that the staff for the commonwealth attorney had scheduled the trial during his vacation time! So the date had to be moved. While I can understand that, I just wonder why no one caught this, say, a month earlier instead of a week before the trial!
It was not until about the middle of the following week that I received the new court date: April 28th! That added almost two more months to the time I have to wait to see all this resolved. Ugh! However, this may be good (according to my lawyer).
Other than that, things have been going steady. It is hard to build a business, even as a freelance graphic artist, when you don't know what the future holds. Currently I am getting by, which is fine for now, but I really need to start getting ahead. Again, this is difficult. For example, how could I, in good faith, take on a three month project if there is the possibility that I could be in jail by the end of April? As long as this is a possibility then I owe it to my clients to send them elsewhere for long term projects. This is another reason (among many) that I just want to get past all of this.
I did go to court at the end of February as a result of the assault and battery charge my wife levied against our youngest son. That court date was simply to go to court to get a court date. How fun! So my son also goes to court toward the end of April. The charge carries the possibility of "detention" for him. I am hoping they are using this term to possibly frighten him into behaving better. I cannot stand the thought that he could end up in juvenile detention over this!
Again, there is a lot going on, but I just am not at liberty to share publicly all of it. Feel free to contact me privately should you feel the need to.
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