Just an update: the personnel committee did not approve me to live outside the city limits because I do not have any "hardships" as they put it. I could have easily went up to the podium and gave them my big sob story, but I figured they didn't want to hear or even cared about what I have going on in my tiny life. Apparently, that is what you have to do to get what you want around here. Also- I find it very hard to take it with a grain of salt when the people that you work for don't care about their employees when election day is right around the corner (the alderpeople get voted in and spring elections are coming up, so that is a huge reason why they said no to me, to make themselves look good).

We also met with a bank about getting a mortgage, and because of my high student loans (that I'm not yet paying on, i still have 1-1.5 years left of schooling) it would be difficult for us to get a loan (heaven forbid people improve themselves, but of course that bites you in the butt too). We are looking into another bank to see what they say or what they can do for us.

We now have 2 months to figure out a new place to live and somehow either find myself a new job or figure out a new plan of action (we HATE the apartment complex we're living at-we couldn't use our porch because it was collapsing, found out we had hazardous mold and had to move within 24 hours, etc and that was all within 6 months of us living there). Anywho..... BAAHHHh!!!!!!!!!! When will it stop! Gosh! I can't wait for life to get back to "normal"....