Hey guys.  Sorry I haven't been on here in a while.  Court was an all morning affair and nothing was accomplished.  We never even got in to see the commissioner!  It was continued.  David came home a few days later after court and the first week was a complete angel.  (Why doesn't that surprise me?)  He made his bed.  He watched tv with us.  He cleaned his bathroom.  He showered.  He helped out around the house.  All of a sudden that was all gone and for the most part he went right back to his old self.  No huge outbursts thank God.  But in my mind, just a matter of time.
The kid needs a major reality check.  He blames us for everything.  Our fault he has to go to court and says we lied.  Ugh!  He is pissy because he says he has no Summer.  WTH does he think is his Summer?!  Sitting and playing video games, eating and sleeping 24/7 until school starts?!  Yup!  Oh hell no! He keeps taking off all of the time.  Today he blew off his mentor.
Work has been rough due to the many storm claims we have had, trees falling on houses and power lines.  I am actually handling one fire where the house was directly hit by lightning.  Plus, we are short handed.  2 coworkers retired 5/31 with no replacement in site.  1 coworker is on "temporary" assignment for 2 years so they have to leave his spot open.  Plus vacations in the Summer. 
On top of that, court is continued to Wednesday, 7/3 but I do not have to go.  Will be every 4-6 weeks of follow up!
We must have 6+ hrs of counseling sessions with various people throughout the week, plus filling out forms, emails, phone calls.  I cannot keep blowing off work. 
DFS closed it's case.  If this gets any worse, we are put on a child abuse list where we have to register.  I volunteer at Church and have for 11 years!  All because David keeps doing this shit!  I could be blocked from volunteering at Church around kids!  All he sees is how this affects him and not how it affects anyone else.  He sits and blasts the tv with that garbage screaming music and I am working from home.  I tell him to turn it down and it becomes a pissing contest.  So parental controls are in order and he will have to have me put a PIN in to watch tv now.  I am SO done having control issues with a 16 year old.
Anyway, I am still here.  Up to 174.5 lbs.  My highest ever.  I feel really awful.  I have 2 pairs of jeans and 2 pairs of shorts that barely fit.  Oh, and to add insult to injury, TOM is due to start today and I am cranky and crampy.  Have had sort of hot flashes off and on and anxiety attacks (minor but uncomfortable) for last 2 weeks as well.  I haven't had bad psoriasis flares ups since I was a teenager but my elbows and scalp have really bad itchy bumps.  Guess its the stress and hormones? 
all 3 puppies are my joy!  Trying to convince Paul that my baby Jack needs to stay with us.