Well, I think it is almost a week away till the College world series and so today, since I had the day off from work, my dad had planned like a week ago to take me and the kids to the Henry Doorly Zoo.
A day at the zoo today was probably the best because for one, when the college world series begins, it will be busy everyday; the zoo is the next most popular place to go while u are in Omaha, NE....and, two, it was not so much of a hot day. We usually go in the morning though so it was a little chilly when we went but nothing big at all. Eventually, the sun came out and we were feeling good.
I was amazed by how much fun the kids had today though and how very well behaved they were. Sometimes, they were not all that perfect in listening to me but I would have to say that 80-90% of the time they were doing well. We all had fun though. My dad rented a wagon for the day and the kids only sat in it for a few times, however. They felt a need to walk instead, which was good because after the zoo the kids were worn out and ready for naps.
Before we left though, we decided to get on the carrasel. It would cost one dollar per token to get on the ride, actually and from what i understand, this money was for some kind of a fund raiser to help the animals of the zoo...maybe pay for more food and assistance for the animals. Anyhow, Jacob road the Ostrich and sammy just road a regular horse. I just stood in the middle of the two as the watcher for sammy...jacob seemed to do very well with his animal. But both had a fun time regardless.
And then there was a fun time at the zoo with some young snow leopards. The kids loved to watch the three big cats jump and attack in play with one another...it was really cute to see the cats have fun as well as my kids enjoy a good laugh. Regardless, we did stay at the zoo for just two hours or so because afterwards, my dad had to drive me to go pick up my check from work so that I could go pay rent and such.
I can not believe that the management here at my apartment is much more strict than the other place I lived if rent is not paid. Usually I pay rent by the fifth of each month but this time, I could not and will be struggling more this month than I ever have...oh, but that will not happen again, I can tell you that. I got a notice yesturday on my door that I have three days to pay rent or quit...ugh, not another thing like that again. Would have paid it when I got my child support but that will not happen till next month...my ex may have to pay me some sort of a payment plan because he was irresponsible with paying me the support this month...but he does not know that yet. I figure that since I have the proof to show that there was no mistake on the child support arrangment, my ex will probably be getting a phone call from his commander that was informed by his post commander that he needs to pay me the support for this month somehow...and if he lies that he did over pay me then I will have to take this to court with my proof. LOL...and just think what would happen if he still lied in court, hmmmm, I wonder what would happen to a soldier that lies in court?
I have been told sooo many times that when my ex had the kids back in Dec06-Jan07, when I WIRED him the support back since he had the kids, that I was not suppose to do that. My lawyer even told me that I should not have done that. And this other lawyer that my friend was telling me about was saying the same thing. In fact, this lawyer, my friend's the client, was saying that the non-custodial parent should never have to say that he/she can not afford his/her children if only the child support is returned, only then they can afford to keep the children in their care. That is a no-no on the non-custodial parent's side by doing this.
Yes, we all know that when this divorce was finalized, my ex was still recieving a well enough paycheck by living in Italy but now that he moved back to the states he can not afford much things at all because the child support is wayyyy too high, for him. Oh, but that should not be much of a problem for him since he is an E-6 now. And a canine MP at that. Okay, so I have said enough of this for now but really, my ex does not know what is coming to him. This credit to his account is fraudulent and I have the proof to make it go against my ex. You see if he would have just paid me something instead of waisting the money on a trip to Atlanta, GA then this would not happen.
But seeing that my ex seems to think that there is nothing to worry about, I will look on his side of it. He has the money at this time and if he complains that he can not afford to take the kids into his care next time he gets to see the kids...thats if there is a next time...I do not want to hear him complaining; LOL, especially if his wifey is preg with their second child that they will probably not be able to aford either. My ex husband's wife though seems to be doing the complaining for my ex because he does not know what to do in all of this I guess. I guess for once I would like for my ex to tell me everything instead of the whiney brat telling me about everything that is going on. My ex has his visiting rights though and I am concerned that he does not plan on using them for a long time because he can not afford much at all. I just hope that if this does come down that the error was legit with the support, that he would be responsible enough to save the money for important things regarding his two children here with me that he does not get to see very often.
