Man, I can only hope and pray that ole Michael gets a job today. It will really help to get his mind off the mess he is living in and give him a little self-esteem. I may check with Wes to see if they are hiring anyone. The problem is that he would have to move to Hermiston that might upset his PO. Of course, coming up here would probably pretty well separate him from Mikey and Kate. It is probabkly best he stays close to Mikey now. There is no use to stress him now.

I thought I had a call from Michael around nine oclock and Tom was sitting on his ass taking up space.  We sat in complete silence for a long time and finally he slammed the door and left. There are some days I just don't want to carry on those stupid conversations. I left a message on Michael's voice mail. He said he was on a mission to get some long pants and a shirt he could work in. I asked him about Kate and he said she was job hunting today also. I asked him to stay in touch. Man, I sure hope that he is able to land something today. That truck driver sure leave a lot to be desired. He acts weird I guess because he feels insecure or something. It is probably me - everyone seems sort of weird to me anymore.

I got a call that he had ridden the bus somewhere and had met a Ukranian who had a restaurant and gave him an application and told him to come back tomorrow. He was pretty thrilled and I tried to give him plenty of support. It sounds like a bus boy job but it could lead into something better. i would think he would be spectacular as a waiter. Right now it is going to have to be minimum but once he gets his foot in the door I think he will be off and running. I am so concerned that he not get discouraged.

I have not heard any news this afternoon so I am assuming all is well and going as might be expected. I will probably give him a call later on this evening if I don't hear from him before. I called before I left the scalehouse and he was at the park with Mikey. He said that he was looking for more jobs and was not satisfied with just the one offer. I gave the deal that it was his job to stick by Kate because it was the test for him. If he really loved her he had to stick by her no matter what happened. He said that he was going to have supper and then go to a meeting. He missed last night and had some excuse. It will be interersting to know if he goes tonight. He made the comment that he was giving up the beer and not doing that any more. He also mentioned the fact that he was going to an AA meeting. The problem may be his drinking as muich as her drug situation. This is a very disturbing thought but something that I need to keep close tabs on. Somehow it begins to make a little sense. I will call call him if he does not call me. Somehow I will make a point of it tomorrow.

I watched The Number 23. I really did not think much of it. It was some sort of psychological obsession with the number 23 that was just too much of a stretch for me. I do not need that sort of thing to dwell on .

The Most Positive Memorable Moment today was the excitement that Michael had when he thought he might have a job even though it was washing dishes.