http://shishnit.org cluttering up the internet since 2001 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I spoke to Keith last night.  He’s regularly attending an alternative high school.  He attends for a little over 4 hours every day.  Classes begin at 12 noon each day.  There is no recess, no lunch, just online learning activities driven by actual teaching staff on site.  There are around ... http://shishnit.org/2010/03/09/improvement/ Keith is attending school regularly again and he is following rules again.  I haven't talked with him because his cellphone service has been pulled as punishment.  I also must call my ex about ten times before he calls back with any information or updates.  Having said that, I have blogged .5% ... http://shishnit.org/2010/03/08/kidlet-update/ I went to Keith’s myspace tonight.  I miss him like madly.  I’m afraid for him.  I’m almost always afraid for him.  Sometimes it has been months upon months when I haven’t seen him over the years…and then sometimes it’s just like I’m reliving memories trying to have a son. Sometimes I ... http://shishnit.org/2010/03/06/hope/ "If you live in Salt Lake City, Utah, Buffalo, N.Y., or Rochester, N.Y., your ride to work is probably the smoothest of any big city in the country. Residents of Tampa, Fla., Detroit, Mich. and Atlanta, Ga., on the other hand, endure the most grueling slog to work" via msn Why ... http://shishnit.org/2010/03/04/no-shit-msn/ It's been a rough week and tomorrow is still only Thursday.  It seems that mostly all I do sometimes is work work work.  This is largely because of my all inclusive (nearly) all day long workday.  Or the fact that it feels that way.  I work from 12:45 to 10:15 ... http://shishnit.org/2010/03/04/tired/ The post for everyone but especially my internet friends out there in the OKC…. A certain someone that inspires me to actually cook more often. I swear some of those recipes are coming soon….to a blog near…er..right here! I’ve been cooking, snapping photo’s and then not blogging. I know I know…. First ... http://shishnit.org/2010/02/28/ive-been-cooking/ Keith went to court this morning.  He was released into his father's care.  He is (last I heard) at home with his father.  He was informed by the judge that if he doesn't get it together and attend school and listen and ends up in that court again, he will ... http://shishnit.org/2010/02/26/another-update/ Mostly, I just feel scared. Inadequate. Ill-prepared. Weak.  All the things I thought I left behind years ago. http://shishnit.org/2010/02/26/the-reality-is/ My son is spending the night in a Juvenile Detention Center.  Police were called to the hotel room where he was staying with his girlfriend and her grandmother.  The police detained him and called his father, who did not answer.  Why all this calling of the father and not the ... http://shishnit.org/2010/02/26/update-take-2/ After many tears, a long conversation with my Aunt in PA and a few other conversations with my best girlfriend in Florida....I decided not to go meet this grandma at 10 a.m.  I'm not into negotiating with a stranger.  I gave her no permission to get involved with my child.  ... http://shishnit.org/2010/02/25/these-are-the-days-of-my-life/