User:	circe811
	Date:	2009-12-28 17:22
	Subject:	2009 Year in Review
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	busy

2009 in Review

January
*Elery and I rang in the new year with our friends at Barb's house
*Our wedding invitations went out
*I celebrated one year of employment at Healthy Babies
*We started seeing Savannah on a weekly basis
*Elery's car was stolen
*Elery's car was recovered
*I bought a G1 (LOVE!)

February
*We designed and picked up Elery's wedding band
*My grandmother was hospitalized for her COPD and put on a vent
*Elery shaved his head--the first time he'd been without a mohawk since we started dating

March
*GOT MARRIED!!
*Went on our honeymoon to Disney World and took a cruise to freeport and Nassau, Bahamas
*My grandma died

April
*Elery lost his Fridays off but no longer had to work on Sundays
*Savannah started staying the night with us every Friday night. :)
*Officially booked our family cruise
*Willow had a birthday and turned 6 years old
*The Keepers of the Flame reconvened to start planning Resonance

May
*Attended the best InterFuse since my first year!
*We attended a memorial for brady out at the camp
*Savannah had a birthday and turned 6
*Savannah graduated from kindergarten
*In an attempt to kill himself, my father shot himself in the chest
*My sister and I flew down to FL to visit my Dad in the ICU. While there, he started having delirium tremens and he was put on a vent

June
*The Keepers of the Flame held our first day at the park/meet and greet
*Savannah reported that her mom's boyfriend killed their pet dog for "being bad"
*Extended our usual schedule with Savannah since it was the summer
*My father was moved out of the ICU and put in a regular room
*Went to one of Savannah's t-ball games out in Anthony
*Started house hunting with our realtor
*Put in an offer for our first home

July
*We celebrated the fourth of July and Elery's 25th birthday with 1 big party!
*Bought my first fridge
*Savannah made another report about her mom's boyfriend being cruel to her pets, ugh
*The house next door to the one we were purchasing caught fire and damaged the north side of our home--minor but enough to push back closing
*My father was released from the hospital, my sister and I began paying his rent
*We moved out of our apartment and into Elery's parents' house while we waited for our closing date

August
*We took a trip to OK with Savannah and Elery's family
*Elery reduced his hours with 411 and picked up some extra hours working at his parents' shop
*I turned 26
*We sided and painted our garage to meet FHA loan requirements
*Made my first purchase from Craigs List and ended up with an awesome sectional couch for cheap
*Savannah started 1st grade in Argonia

September
*Took early possession of our home and painted the living room, Savannah's room, and our bedroom
*CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE!
*Bought a stove
*Bought a flat screen TV
*Finally checked out TrueBlood and Dexter
*Had a housewarming party
*Resonance 2.0 went off without a hitch and was super fun

October
*Took Savannah on a big vacation with my family to Disney and on a cruise to Key West and Nassau, Bahamas
*Spent our first halloween with Savannah--she was Dorothy and we were other characters from the Wizard if Oz

November
*Held a belated Halloween party
*Promoted at work
*Child support enforcement started erroneously taking the full amount of support out from both of his jobs
*Child Support Enforcement fixed their error and returned the money over a series of weeks
*Side-swiped a woman's car at less than 10 mph--she made a claim that her car wasn't driveable

December
*Insurance adjustor denied woman's false claim against me and paid out for the minor damage I caused--since it was so minor this didn't affect my premiums
*Elery resigned from his job with 411 and began training to become a regular employee at his parents' shop
*Got some information that Savannah's home with her mother was not a good situation for her--learned that the boyfriend had been arrested back in August for 3 different charges. he pled guilty to 1 and they dismissed the others
*SRS investigated Savannah's Mom but with a lack of clear evidence, closed the case
*Spent Christmas with my in-laws but because of the weather, didn't get to see my family
*My Dad was arrested and put in jail

	User:	circe811
	Date:	2009-12-27 13:17
	Subject:	dad's dui
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	worried

Since I had a good holiday I figured it'd be best to post this in a separate entry so as not to spoil the rest. That probably sounds silly huh?

Turns out, my Dad's in jail. The lady from the campground where my Dad lives called my sister. He was arrested yesterday for a DUI, evade and elude, and resisting an officer w/o violence. This is his fourth DUI in the state of Florida though his last DUI was about 21 years ago according to my Mom. His bail is set at $2,500 but bond is 10% of that or $250. That's really not that much but I don't trust him to get out on bond and then follow through and show up at court and do what he needs to do, etc. If he didn't and we paid the bond, guess who'd be liable for the full $2,500? Yeah. NOT happening. I don't think he knows either of our phone numbers without his phone so at least we don't have to worry about him calling us and making us feel worse than we already do about our decision to leave him there. Sentencing is on 1/11.

So, I'm looking up FL DUI laws and I wish I hadn't. This is his 4th DUI in the state of FL, though his last DUI was 21 years ago. Here's what I've found for 4th convictions:

DUI Felony Conviction: (Repeat Offenders or Accidents Involving Serious Bodily Injury)-s. 316.193 (2),(3) F.S.
Any person convicted of a third DUI within 10 years or a fourth or subsequent DUI commits a Third Degree Felony (not more than $5,000 fine and/or 5 years imprisonment).

Imprisonment- s. 316.193 (2)(a) 2, 4(b), (6)(j), F.S.
Fourth or Subsequent Conviction: Not more than 5 years or as provided in s.775.084, Florida Statutes, as habitual/violent offender.

Driver License Revocation Periods for DUI-s. 322.271, F.S. and s. 322.28,F.S.
D. Fourth Conviction, Regardless of When Prior Convictions Occurred) and Murder with Motor Vehicle: Mandatory permanent revocation. No hardship reinstatement.

Those are all maximum sentences of course except for the DL revocation. He's SOL on that. And I don't have any idea how he'll get around without a license or without a vehicle for that matter. I'm sure they impounded his truck and even if by some miracle we could afford to get it out, what's the point? He can't legally drive anyways.

You can always count on my dad to figure out a way to make an already shitty situation ten times worse for himself. Just when you think he's hit rock bottom, he figures out a way to put himself even lower.

I called the jail and gave them my name and contact information for next of kin. He almost died of alcohol withdrawals earlier this year and if he's in jail without anything to drink, it's likely he'll go through the detox again so if he ends up in the hospital, I want to know. I let them know that he'd tried to kill himself earlier this year and about the alcohol withdrawals so they'd know to keep an eye on him and his health. They said that they already have him in 24 hour observation because he made a comment to them about how he'd tried to kill himself earlier this year.

So yeah, that's that.

	User:	circe811
	Date:	2009-12-27 12:56
	Subject:	hapy holidays!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	okay

( All in all, I had a pretty terrific holiday. )