Well, I am showered and waiting around for Mikey to call me. I guess we will go shopping and then look around for something else to do. I wrote to MM and she wrote back this morning. She says she does not mention the conversations we have about the situation. I am not sure that is true. I guess I do not trust anyone in this situation. I thought the other day might have been some sort of test. There is really not much I can do about the Mikey situation. I am sure it will play itself out the way as it is supposed to. I guess my biggest concern is that every male that has appeared in Mikey’s young life has sort of disappeared in a relatively short time. I would like to make my influence and relationship a bit longer and a little more important.

We went to McDonalds for breakfast. Then to WalMart for the shopping list. That turned out pretty good. Mikey got a belt and shirt that was not on the list. Then we went to Clackimas shopping mall. I was looking for the skating rink. Come to find out it was at the Lloyd’s center. Found that without a problem and soon Mikey was on the rink. He did a great job of skating. He really had a lot of fun with his friends. I told him I had to leave and he really teared up. Then he wanted to go to a park and play. We finally found the 60^th street Park and he was happy. It was colder than all get out. He stopped at Fred Meyer and got some chocolate donut and some milk. I dropped him off with all the purchases. He hugged me good by and he knows I will be back next weekend if he is still in Portland. Who knows!!!! What a fucking mess.