Update on my personal situation. I have finally gotten my gas and electric assistance, it took a lot of extra work than it should have. A great example of your government at work, Not!

I also met with a counselor from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation this week and they are hopefully going to help me take some certification classes that will enable me to get a job. I am keeping my fingers crossed and expect to hear back from them in two to three weeks. Hopefully I will be able to take a certificate program at my local county college this Fall semester and then maybe I will be able to find employment. This is something that I want very much.

My eBay sales have picked up some in the last month, I would hope because of the ads on this blog, but you never know if you do not try different methods to sell your items. It is my hope that you the reader are less irritated by my ads than you were by the Google AdSense ones.

As I mentioned in the first paragraph I finally received both LiHeap and USF help with my gas and electric bills. It is a great help to have this as it greatly reduces my costs. Please if you do need help go to your local social services and request of them that they assist you to get the assistance you need.

I am still behind on my property taxes and sewer/water bills. As of now I know that I have to sell the house before the end of November of this year, in order to not have the lean holder seize it from me. As I write this I am searching for housing that can accommodate myself and my 50 odd pound dog. It will not be easy, but I do not want to part with him. You must understand that he is part of my support system, you dog and cat lovers know what I am alluding to.

Someday soon I will no longer have the home that I have known since I was a small child and my attachment to it is very strong. People do not seem to realize that the “Family Homestead” has great meaning to myself and many others.

For now I am cleaning out things that I do not need or want to make the house look better for when I put it up for sale. So many memories (good and bad) and treasures of my childhood are here in this house. It makes me want to weep that I have to leave here in the not too distant future.

That is my opinion- Jumpin Jersey Mike