Things have been consistently sliding downhill, on almost every aspect of life.

We ran out of propane, been without it for 3 weeks or a bit more. No heat or hot water because of it. No shower or clean dishes...the kitchen stinks. The propane company says we didn't pay for 2 of our fill ups last year. We have the checks, but can't find the receipts, so they don't believe us. We have to pay it before we can get any propane. And its been below freezing here already! We are 'making too much' to get energy (or any other kind of) assistance. The bank keeps 'losing' money every paycheck...about 200$ this last time. They come up with an excuse everytime, but I KNOW how much the check is and how much we spend

The neice staying with us, is still with us...added expense when we can ill afford it. This is the 5th month of having her. She's not a bad kid...but financially we can't afford another person without income.

My physical health isn't better...and have been getting more mid-bone pain than before, still stiff and can't do anything much. Oh, except sit around and feel useless next to my smelly kitchen. I now get tactile hallucinations in addition to the usual auditory and visual ones.

Yeah, things haven't been going so well here...once again, sorry for an absence and then coming here only to receive