The gov one stays at work (where I work) except when traveling, then I have to take it with me (it's a laptop). I'm reminding myself to take one step at a time- I'll have to travel for my job but hopefully, I can get the frequency cut down. If I can get someone to stay at the house while I'm gone to keep an eye on things, I can stop off at work and just get the computer on my way. If school is out of session, I'd hoped to be able to take difficult child on some of these trips with me. I'd have to pay his costs but, oh well. I guess I can make sure I don't do that until I see if he's really going to behave this time.
I have a personal laptop, of my own, and that's what I normally use at home. This TH is the less expensive one so I'm happy to be able to save some money- I'm going to need another car soon because this one is getting so old and I'm getting leary driving it on these trips. If difficult child isn't going to try, more money I have. If he is, then eventually he can have this old car, after I get a second one. But as far as the computer, and this TH- difficult child's bedroom isn't too big- it's long and narrow- and I am not going to expect his big body to fit into a twin bed so there won't be much rooom left. But my bedroom will be big enough for the computer in it, too. I'm going to have wireless- difficult child is old enough that I'm not going to sweat internet issues anymore. IOW, I can have a computer "station" in my bedroom but have wireless so if a laptop (or school computer) needs to be used downstairs, it's not a problem.
Oh- yes, both bedrooms are upstairs. There's only a great room (divided by a dropped beam for dining area), and a kitchen, half bath, closet, downstairs. You know how well special locks work with my son so I'm not going to bother with that either. He's proven time and time again to be a kid that when he's trying, he does his part and doesn't do this sneaky koi and typical rewards/consequences work just fine. When he's not trying, the Great Wall of China wouldn't stop him. So I figure, why bother. I want to focus on our relationship and the environment or whatever else might help keep him on track, but after that, it's up to him to choose which way he wants to go. I don't know any other way I can come to terms with this in my own mind.
I don't have him on medication insurance and while he doesn't really need it right now, I was going to try to slide without having it on him for a while and just paying for dental cleanings, eyeglasses, and a sick visit to the dr out of pocket. But, if he's going to be coming out of Department of Juvenile Justice on psychiatric medications, I'll have to get medication insurance on him somehow. That makes it a real simple decision as far as place to live- so TG difficult child had already told me this less expensive place was his preference due to being so close to the Y.