deliberating

I hate when I can't sleep. My brain won't turn off. It's been like this since the court hearing.

So, in answer to your question Tech...I don't know. I have to wait until I receive the written opinion formed by the Judge.

I keep going over all of the testimony in my head. The lies told, the exagerations, the poor me attitude flown around by he and his wife. I used to feel so sorry for her. I always thought how he was manipulating her, sucking her dry of her money and when she had nothing left except her age, he would find some other old woman to use and take advantage of.

I don't anymore. She lied before God, before the court... I don't get that mentality. I just don't.

The states DA called me up for testimony too. I am proud of my own. Truthful, forthright but I wish I had had the opportunity to say more. To tell the whole story and not just bits and pieces. I wish I could sit down with his attorney and tell him the real story. Does he really believe his client? Or, did he only believe because that's what he was paid to do? Did the Judge truly believe? Did he see through what I thought was rehearsed and fake?

I can only hope.

I have to say though, the moment my heart skipped a beat with pure enjoyment was when his lawyer objected to my testimony of all the things Rachel's dad did with her during the time he stated he was too disabled to move, and asked me what proof I had?

"Oh," I stated "I have pictures."

His jaw dropped to the floor. It was awesome.

Of course, they re-took the stand and tried to explain those away, but they just lied there too.

What can I do? You can't argue with a liar cause they just make up more lies to explain away the others.

I thought Rachel's dad's rendition of a disabled person to be a bit comical. Everything they said he couldn't do, like reach behind his back, move his neck etc... he was doing in the courtroom. He also stated that he couldn't work cause he spends all day in bed. But, his doctor who testified for him, even said he could work part time. Surely, as the DA put it, he could find work enough to pay his child support since his wife takes care of everything else. She also pointed out, the DA, that he didn't go to see this Doctor and claim disability until after the administrative hearing that he lost last year. Interesting no?

It was just pitiful and huge waste of tax payers dollars. We shouldn't have been there in the first place since he filed the appeal 90 days past the expiration date. I'm not sure why the DA didn't bring that up, but there ya go.

So, in a nut shell, I am still on the fence waiting to see which way it falls. Or I fall. I don't know. Keep praying it's good news?