As we waver between what to do and what to do in my battle with the city that's leading to my unconditional surrender, one option we considered has made itself painfully obvious:

Moving, at this juncture, is not a viable option. If we moved to town, there are just not enough houses at the right price at this time. There are more jobs than there are people, and this has led to housing being filled. Unless we move FARTHER out, we're not going to find a good place to rent. And as I've said earlier, I'm not leaving North Texas without a degree. It's been a long enough journey to get here, I'm not giving up. Once I get my Associates (in December if I can CLEP out of English Comp, which I believe I can), then I can plop my resume online and find employment in an area where they actually WANT us, but I'm so close to that Associates that I can taste it and I am not giving up on THAT.

The thing is, I DO have a case against this city. But I've decided it would be better just to "do my time" in Lefors, leave, and let these people drown in their own hate. I've gotten to the point where I don't care enough about them to want to fix things; they can fix their own damn problems. I probably won't even vote in the munis come May; they can elect whatever council they like; my Christmas present to my family will be getting them out of this Godforsaken little burg.

So we'll be staying a little while longer.