I'm feeling like Total Adult Fail.

how is this your fail? He's the one who hasn't paid the mortgage on his other house. You worked out a situation that is good for you. The only thing that is a little sticky here is the rent issue, but that's hardly your fault when you're dealing with family.

I think we might have a contract somewhere for renting our friend's house, but it's year's old. Thankfully he has a great job and is up-to-date on his mortgage. Unfortunately, he's also paying the mortgage for his mother, and his brother lives with Mom, and Brother hates us. Fortunately, our friend has already told his brother that if a situation comes up that involves the authorities, our friend will be coming down on our side, not his brother's. Which does nothing to help our relationship with the brother, but makes me feel more secure housing-wise.

Why must there be family drama? Can't it all just be little tribes against the other tribes, instead within the tribe. This, of course, sucks if you're in the other tribe, but at least you'd have your own people at your back.

-t is wise. Maybe you could set a timer and follow some scenarios through to their conclusions, then see how many are negative predictions. Can't remember where I heard it, but I try to remember that worry!=planning.

Vortex is also wise.

I'm back at work on my MDT. I kind of want to just keep going on it, but part of what I'm working on is transitions, stopping one task and starting another. Looking at my to-do list, I really need to tackle some other things I'm behind on. Okay, 20 more minutes on the MDT and then I will change.

I just spent two hours on the phone trying to make a mortgage payment. Seriously - I'm giving them their money and they won't/wouldn't take it. No wonder they (GMAC) are about to go bankrupt.

sj, J is totally adorable! What a sweetie.

Aims, much home-ma. I hope the situation doesn't affect you too much.

At Heathrow. Despite the incredible mess that El Al originally made of our seat booking, we didn't have any further arguments with them here and we checked in with no bother. They didn't even object to carrying my walker as well as the wheelchair. Fantastic. Here's hoping I cope with the flight (bit of a nervous flyer).

J is one super-cute kid!

That's so bizarre, Stephanie. I run into that no-we-won't-take-your-legitimate-payment things now and then and it never gets any less weird.

Safe flight, Seska.

Easy flight~ma, Seska!

Steph, that's nutso.

I got derailed on blogs about getting out of debt. No really, setting timer now and back to MDT. Two more 10-min chunks and I get chocolate.

I'm feeling like Total Adult Fail.

how is this your fail?

Cause I'm not wealthy and successful and do not own all my own shit, including my own house.

(And that is my own Shit and Issues that I put on myself. Because it's so easy to beat up on myself since I have lots of practice.) t kicks sand

Cause I'm not wealthy and successful and do not own all my own shit, including my own house.

If that's the case, then I'm totally fail because I don't have an awesome husband and kid like you do :)

I know that it's hard, but, honey, you've got to look at all of the good things that you've got going on. It's not fail, just not where you want to be, which is totally legit.

t pins Listen to Vortex and All Buffistas sign on top of computer monitor

t tries again

I am frustrated that we are not where I would ideally like us to be, home-ownership-wise, but we are in school, we are working toward better things, and all that matters is that we keep our family as awesome as it is.