I rang.

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The questions that remain; exactly where, how, when to go.  It will take some prep time.  Next spring, closer to summer, is the earliest real time I can plan on leaving.

I did find paperwork, from this month, from my mortgage company.  They had several different amounts listed as owed, though all of them were close to what was paid near the first.  Further, the company that "forced" a payment isn't the same company I do business with.  It looks like not only did my bank make an illegal payment, they paid a company with which I do not work.  I am supposed to be working with Freedom Mortgage, the other company is GMAC Mortgage.  I think they have been scammed.

I did want to check, being that last months payments did remove half of the problem, I know that I wasn't being scammed by some other company, probably.  These finance companies seem to be serious snakes these days.  It is my bank's problem, for allowing that.  They will have to get it back and deal with all overcharges and fees attendant to their mistake, which seem to be nearly as "generous" as their rip off.  At least I know, pretty much for sure, that the forced payment isn't even to a company with which I work.  Tracking these things is tricky, when you are emotionally thrown by the thing... then have to start peeling back layers, checking names, dates, and such.  You have to do it though, or you will be at a severe disadvantage.

No event today.  That did throw me, but I... didn't think I was welcome, still don't think so.  Will know more in time.  Cute are puppies and kittens, until they aren't cute.  So it goes, so I hid.  One too many potential serious problems as is.  Don't need to be offed and buried in a shallow grave.  I'll avoid that, thank you.  Remember Lucky, the one-eyed, earless, three legged dog?  Yeah...  Go figure.  Later.