My parents are still out of town, I don't think he will contact them because I told him if he did I'd explain the full story to them.

He actually slept at the house last night. He contacted me and I told him he could sleep there last night if he came to dinner and talked with me.

No big revelations, no switch flipped, but I asked him a few things that I could tell made him think. Like I asked him " how long are you willing to go with no job and have your situation be like this, before you consider other options?" And when I asked him how long he thought he would need to work before he could get a place and he said a couple of weeks, I informed him that apartments require like 3 months payment up front (info that has been given to him more than once, but the he obviously never read or listened to) and he looked shocked.

That's good. I hope stuff starts to sink in.

Would you be open to him coming to Bmore with you? When my cousin had to move out of my grandmother's house, she moved to Arkansas where her other sisters had already settled, because it's so cheap, and her daughter and granddaughter had to come too, because daughter remains unable to fully support herself and granddaughter.

It's good to hear he is communicating somewhat.

I would be willing to let him come only if he registers for training of some sort or worked full time and paid toward living there.

Askye, when my aunt had her strokes, she lost a lot of depth perception, which really wasn't too evident until she hit a bridge railing.. happily it was more embarrassing than serious incident. Still, your Mom needs to get an all clear.

Hivemind- I'm making food to take to friends who just had a sprog. I'm trying to think of things easy to eat while holding a baby, so I'm doing hand pies for dessert. But it's a question of size. Should I make them larger, so it's like a slice of pie in one (think Mickey D's apple pie) or smaller bite sized (like two bites)?

I would think smaller, so when she has to put it down quickly it's likely to make a mess--or she can stuff it all in her mouth.

For dessert? Smaller, I think. If it were a main course, then bigger. But it's also nice to be able to have just a couple bites of dessert? (Though I'd consider the crust-to-filling ratio carefully)

Timelies all!

Well, Mr. S's first day at PEP went well. Still haven't heard from the school.(We had the nanny drive him to PEP and pick him up. This is obviously not a good long-term solution, as the agency is expensive.)