Finding Dory......and $96,763.45

Wow, there is really a lot going on these days!

My child support case worker has been working her butt off. As you can tell.  If you are wondering what the $96,763.45 is. It is the amount of unpaid child support  (plus interest) the fabulous lady in my local office got reinstated to my case. Hooray!

I would also like to give a shout out to Illinois Atty General Lisa Madigan for not only taking an interest in my case, but responding with an inquiry to child support enforcement in Illinois, but replying to my letter for help.

Also, this case was reopened NO THANKS to Governor Pat Quinn who can't be bothered to respond to requests from single mothers.
 Obviously we are not high up on HIS priority list.

Advice to others seeking some help in Illinois - write to Lisa Madigan and visit your local office every day(if you can) or at least once a week and oversee EVERYTHING! If you become a big enough pain in the ass they will listen and help if just to stop you from stopping in. Hah.

Now for the collection part of our program......stay tuned.

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As for Dory......

When I was going through my cancer treatment in 2011, I had a few constants to help me get through the day - my incredible sons, my business partner & great friend Jackie and ELLEN on TV.

So we are sending her (and Portia) our "What's In A Name" wine charms, as well as our F*CK Cancer necklace and a pack of our "Bunch of Bitches" charms.  We know that ELLEN is a big supporter of breast cancer awareness and the race to find a cure - hence the necklace. As for the "bitches" -have you seen a few of her guests? JK! Really we just think they are fun and she would get a kick out of them.

Besides that, I think ELLEN and I have a few things in common:
     *We are both female.
     * We both have short hair (of course hers is blonde and mine is not)
     * We both have arms and legs (She is a little taller than me though)

     *We both like to dance.
     * I am a single mother and she has a mother.
     * I think we are both good people.
     * ELLEN likes girls (in that way and while I don't) and I  do have female friends.
     *Oh yea, we are both funny, (at least I think I am)

So if you have a minute, please help us give her a shout out, by forwarding a copy of this to her at
http://www.ellentv.com or give her a Tweet at @TheEllenShow.

Have a great 4th!

Deborah E

Wendy Davis - WOW

Sure is a lot going on in the news the last couple of days. Lots of changes being made by the Supreme Court - if you follow that sort of thing.

The Voting Act of 1965 has had parts struck down by the Supreme Court (not sure if that is a good thing) and DOMA no more. I believe that love is love.... and I have friends who do also. Hooray for them!

But how about that Wendy Davis! I didn't even know who she was until yesterday. Then I too hopped on the Wendy Davis bus. She inspired a Twitter campaign for women to "stand with Wendy".

I will "stand" with anyone who  will stand for 11 hours to filibuster a bill that puts limits on a woman's right concerning her own body while wearing pink running shoes. I am a fan of hers because she took on the Texas Senate, made of mostly Republican males and Governor Rick Perry and won. All the while standing on her own two feet. Literally.

I stand with her because she was a single mother who worked her ass off to support herself and her kids while putting herself through college. She graduated at the age of 33 with honors from Harvard Law. You go girl!

I think we should all learn a little more about Ms. Davis. She put her butt on the line for women who don't have a voice. Women who have very little money. Minority women. The undereducated. And all against a group of  Senators who shouted at her and mocked her and tried to undermine her.
How kick ass that she prevailed....and inspired a ginormous following.

How fun that would have been to have been there. All those Senators shouting at each other. All the people in the gallery screaming and shouting and cheering and clapping. Senate security trying to quiet the crowd and maintain order. Didn't their mommas teach them that "hell hath no fury...

It is great to see a woman politician get national coverage for helping others who can't speak for themselves, instead of spouting uneducated nonsense -  (a la Sarah Palin) or for some sort of sex scandal. Even though, even I like a good juicy sex scandal now and then.

And while I don't really like to write about politics - it inspires too many nasty comments and ugly temper tantrums- I do like to write about a strong woman. Really that is all I am doing here. So please don't send me any crazy hateful comments about Republicans, abortion or just being a hater. I have no time for that and I won't publish them.

Let's just give the lady some kudos for having the balls to stand up for what she believes in.

Until next time,
Deborah E