The S.O. was just out for 5 weeks because, as you may remember, he broke his foot. He& #39;s recovered now and officially back to work this week, and he just finally got cleared for his short term disability. He hasn& #39;t received a paycheck for over a month, to state that another way.

We are fine, and this thread is not really about us, for the record.

The company that the S.O. works for thankfully offers a short term disability for these kinds of issues. He wasn& #39;t put out without pay at all, and he wasn& #39;t fired. Both things to count as blessings -- in our area, his job and benefits are considered quite competitive.