Here’s how my day went. I got up at 8:15 to take cans and bottles back so that I would have bus money to get to Steve’s court date on time. We ended up getting a ride from Michelle after dropping off Koban at 9:30. At 10:30 we piled into the car and drove to the courthouse downtown. We sat on a bench for about 20 minutes waiting for his lawyer to arrive. Then we sat another hour before we actually went into the court room. The D.A. was a total bitch. (then again aren’t they all?) Judge Rhoades sent Steve to prison for 18 months. I spent the rest of the day cleaning and rearranging and trying not to go crazy. They wouldn’t even let me say goodbye to him.