Jaxon is 16 weeks old!

Jaxon is 16 weeks old this week.  4 whole months!

He is SO good and SO smart.

Jaxon knows to sit and stay.

He LOVES to run on the beach

Jaxon asks to go out for potty breaks.

He can get up on the couch by himself now.

Jaxon plays fetch for HOURS.

He chases stuffed animals, which my stepmother gets at yard sales because of course Jaxon chews on EVERYTHING

I should ask her not to get stuffed animals that look so much like the real kitties, though.

When I say "give me your face!" he puts his nose up and into the leash.

Jaxon is a snuggler.  He LOVES to snuggle with you on the couch.

The other night, he got up on the couch with me and started chewing on me.  I told him that I was not a chew toy.  He got down, grabbed a chew toy and came back up.

And he has stopped stealing the TP.

What a cutie!

The Compound

I have described The Compound where I live before. I have told the story of Phyllis the nutcase druggie here.

Well, things have gotten SO much worse with her and her lease is not up for another 3 months. Ugh. Kathy has told her that she will not be renewing it and if she finds a place to move to before the end of it, she will not hold her to it. YAY!

Poor Kathy has been made sick by all this crap that is going on. She is on nerve meds and is taking Tums like they are candy.

One good thing is that the police have been out to The Compound quite frequently and I have had lots of chances to flirt with them. There is even one that wants to come over and celebrate with us when Phyllis (Druggie) leaves. AWESOME! I think he’s the cutest of them all.

Anyway, while before Phyllis was just annoying and obnoxious, has elevated herself to out right STUPID by the fact that she gets stoned, either on her Rx meds or the recreational drugs she takes, She has claimed that someone broke into her apartment, drugged and raped her and stole $9,000 worth of jewelry from her.

Of course, she had no idea who came into the apartment, could not describe the jewelry that was stolen, and even went to the hospital to get checked out, all of which was negative. The police and detectives looked all over her apartment and didn’t find anything.

Also, she has 8 doorknob sets up there and can’t seem to get one to work. The other night, she came down to Kathy’s place and asked who was on her porch and stripped the screws from her doorknob. Of course, no one had been up there and SHE is the one who stripped the screws when she used a HAMMER to put them in.

But she called the police and Officer Cutie came over and checked things out and even installed the lock for her. He then stopped by the picnic table where we all were gathered laughing at her to chat. He said they know she is nuts but since she claimed rape and they can’t disprove it yet, they have to put up with her.

On Friday afternoon, we were all outside enjoying the weather and she was up on her deck passed out in her lounge chair with her purse beside her. My Dad blew the horn when he was under where she was and she didn’t stir. Anyway, Son’s father came to get him and I left to get my bike fixed. When I got home, she wasn’t there anymore but her boyfriends truck was in the driveway. I assumed he got her up and took her inside.

Around 1:30 in the morning, I was woke up by the ambulance coming down the road. I looked out and saw 2 police cars out there. So I got up and took Jaxon for a walk to see what was going on. Neighbor, Len poked his head out the door to ask me if I knew what was going on. I was over there chatting (Len lives under Druggie) when one of the cops came out to talk with us. I was quick to point out that I live over there in the other house and was just taking the puppy for a walk.

Len told Officer Hottie (yes, he’s a different one from Cutie!) what he heard happen up in her apartment after everyone went about their business. After I left, Len went inside. He heard the boyfriend (aka Ball-less) pull into the driveway and assumed that he was getting her up and inside. Shortly after that he heard a bone crushing crash to the floor and then she was wailing that she had fallen. He said that went on for a few minutes and he also heard the boyfriend trying to comfort her. Then all went quiet so Len assumed that she passed out again.

Then Len heard the boyfriend leave around 9:00. We don’t know what time he came back but the neighbors were woken up around 1:30 to the police and ambulance. She was claiming that someone beat her up and that’s where she got the broken nose and gash over her eye.

Officer Hottie said they (Phyllis and Ball-less) were giving a completely different story. They pulled Ball-less out of the apartment to talk with him and hopefully get the real story, which unfortunately didn’t happen. Eventually, everyone went away and we all went back to sleep.

While I was in Maryland visiting, the cops were called back by Phyllis because she wants to file charges that she was beat up by someone. Of course, she has no idea who punched her in the face.

The cop who came over was Officer Cutest. When he was done with Phyllis, he went to Kathy’s house to talk with her. They are working on getting enough facts to prove that she is nuts. He asked if Len would give the police a written statement of the facts as he observed and heard them.

While we were all having dinner together on Sunday, we joked that we should assign the cops their own space since they were there almost as much as we are. Since Dad’s car is in the shop, they have an extra space, that’s where we put it.

The police haven't been called back since we put up the sign.  bummer!

So the calm and quiet of The Compound has been broken frequently by this nutcase but we only have until August 1st before she has to be out. There will be a party at my house on August 2nd or the first Saturday after that. In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy the smorgasbord of Officers who are around.

Total Randomness!

The sun is out! Finally. So much rain lately. We even had a awesome thunderstorm over the weekend. Jaxon was not phased by it either. Such a good pup.

Over the weekend Son, Jaxon and I went to MD to visit with Son’s other grandmom. She is my mom’s best friend and when Mom was dying she said that Judy would be Son’s other grandmother. So of course, its been a while since we visited so we went. Jaxon traveled well, he curled up on the seat and slept for the ride.

The police have been at The Compound a lot lately because of Phyllis and her nuttiness. But that’s another post.

Work has been a little crazy too. I had several applications due at the same time and then a funder scheduled a site visit for 4 of our 5 sites. I am in charge of the Policies and Procedure Manuals, which were supposed to be updated when the new CEO was placed but I was not allowed to take care of it. So when they were notified of the site visits, guess who had to RUSH through updating the 4 manuals in less than a week. At least all the manuals are the same and I just had to make 4 sets of P&P’s and put them in the books. And now its done except for the other 2 books. But I need paper for those 2 books and supplies are not being ordered for some reason.

I have finished coordinating the summer camp schedule for Son with his father. I have 2 weeks of vacation with Son but need to come up with ideas of something to do for at least one of those weeks.

My new bike was broken. I lost one brake pad on the front. Made for scary stopping. I took it over to the bike shop and they fixed me up in a jiffy for no charge. Gotta love free!

Check out other randomness at the Un Mom! Lots of fun over there!

Dad Update and My Boys

I am going to start this with goodness.  My Boys walking to the bus stop.

Jaxon loves to follow Son on the curbing.  So cute!

Dad Update:  (previous entries, Here)

Dad went back to the Drs yesterday and left with some shocking news.  They said that his heart will always be too weak for them to operate and repair/replace the valves.  He will not be a good candidate for that surgery.  They are recommending two alternatives to help him.  One is a heart transplant.  CRAP.  I had to sit down when he told me that.  What a shock that my dad is THAT sick.  Well, not yet but he could be.  Medically, he is not ready for a transplant but they want to get him on the list so that when he IS there, he's ready.

The second option, I don't know much info about and neither did Dad.  They want to put a pump on his current heart, which will help to relieve some of the stress on it.  Its a fairly new device but they have had success with it.  One of the Drs who helped to develop it is somewhat local and Dad will be going to see him very soon.

We have lots of questions about both options and feel that we have time to get the answers to those questions, especially since Dad is doing pretty well right now.  

In the meantime, we are making a list of our questions and are going to enjoy our time together!

SHOCKING!

Every year, Son goes to the local YMCA day camp for the summer and LOVES it.  He knows the routine and gets to swim EVERYDAY!  To my budget its expensive but given Son's enjoyment, its worth it.

Anyway, I have been corresponding about summer camp for Son with his father.  You register early and get a discount and every little bit helps.  You may remember my troubles in dealing with his father.  If not, here's a little reminder.......

 

This weekend was Son's weekend with his Dad.  But the Autism Center was going to the Philly zoo on Sunday so I asked if I could pick Son up early and take him.  His father agreed.  That's NOT the shocking part.

With the restraints still in place in the divorce, when we exchange Son one of us stays in the car till the other says good bye and Son is making his way across the parking spaces (yes, many, many spaces!). 

On Sunday, his father parked with only ONE space between us. This made me a little nervous but since it was BJ's parking lot, there were TONS of people around if I needed anything.  I got out and opened the hatch for Son to stow his bag, then moved to the safe side of the car.  Son came over and so did his father!  YIKES.  I haven't been that close to him without an officer in the room in 4 years.

The shocking part is that he handed me a CHECK FOR SUMMER CAMP.  I know my chin hit the ground and I stuttered asking what was going on.  He said since he has overtime and extra money right now, he's going to pay in advance.  Chin on ground AGAIN.

NEVER in the past has he been ahead on ANYTHING concerning Son.  I usually end up in COURT to get his portion of things. 

So Folks, if we have a blizzard, IT'S NOT MY FAULT!  lol    And I am waiting for the other shoe to drop.

THIEF!

There is a thief in my house and I caught him this morning!

Jaxon is stealing the TP from the bathroom. 

I'd better check under the couch to see if that's where he is hiding it!

Happy Weekend!

Lincoln Financial Field

Sunday, Son and I joined the group from the Autism Center to go to Lincoln Field, where the Philadelphia Eagles play.  Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia was hosting a Huddle Up for Autism Day.  They have a fairly new Autism program at CHOP and it was a fund raiser for them.

Son standing near the entrance.

There were LOTS of people there.   Many with their special needs kids as well as kids without disabilities.  There was plenty for the kids to do, arts and crafts, computer games, moon bounces, face painting and a guy making balloon things.

Son did some Arts and Crafts as well as some computer games, then we had a quick lunch.

After lunch, we stood in line for the moon bounce.

Son decided he wanted a balloon thing so we stood in line for that as well.

This is not what he wanted but after waiting in line for 2 hours, it was time to leave and the balloon guy wasn't making elaborate balloon creations anymore.  Son took the news pretty well.  Only a little meltdown and he was able to pull himself together quickly.  I was proud of him.

Some of the kids needed a quiet room. There was SO much noise and other stimuli for the autistic kids.  But the Eagles had offered up their luxury boxes for quiet rooms. One of the people on the bus with us said they spent most of the day there with their grandson.  They raved over how nice it was.

We could have taken a tour of the center as well as gotten face painting and autographs but we were stuck in line because there was only ONE balloon guy and Son HAD to have one.

Overall it was a nice day. Son behaved and listened to me for the most part. And it was a day out!