Update -

Last week, the house and senate voted to keep most of the funding that was going to be so drastically cut. There are still cuts to be made in every individuals program, looking to be about 10%.

The program that my individual is in is a family run program. His mom has been working very hard to cut that 10% without cutting day staff, respite staff or my position. So far, it looks like there will not be any monetary cut to my stipend! YAY! The only thing I will be loosing at this point (subject to change) is 1/2 hour of respite per week. I know I can live with that!

His mom and I were talking the other day and kind of brainstorming to come up with ideas of where she might be able to cut. I was willing to help by paying out of my stipend some respite hours each month instead of it coming out of the program. Luckily, it gave her some other ideas and she was able to come up with me loosing 1/2 hour of respite....I'm so pleased with that!

I know I was pretty worried here for a bit about my job. I think I had good reason to worry (but I didn't perseverate or go off the deep end). One never knows what the powers that be will make stupid decisions and follow through on them. In the back of my mind I knew that what they were proposing was ludicrous and setting the state up for a lot crap and more money to be spent in other ways. It just didn't make fiscal sense to me at all. Then again, since when do those powers that be make much sense half the time anyways??

Anywho, I just wanted to update all of you that were so kind to read and post here. I so appreciate all your support and care. I don't know what I would do without you folks!