here and now. i am home, with my children, safe and warm. and thankfully getting over the flu. we have devised a plan with the people who wear suits,so no one will be taking our furniture this month. the heat will stay on, at least until the beginning of next week, when a trickle of cash should arrive breifly on account before disappearing into the void. we are no longer protected by the big kids on the block but they were bullies and we are wiser now. outside it has been snowing and the world is a brighter place, if not a bit chilly. i am surrounded by trees, green, solid, and bending with the wind. watching the snowflakes stretch the minutes. as she says, time goes by, so slowly...soon i will make lunch, put a fire in the fireplace and try to keep my mind still.