It's been a few days...

It's weird being on my son's computer. I am hoping to get mine fixed tomorrow, so I don't want to change the keyboard over. In the meantime, I am spending more time fixing spelling errors. Its funny how I think I am do adaptable, but little things like that can throw me off. I have been staying up way too late and not getting much sleep. Finals are coming up. I just got my algebra homework done for the day, and have yet to rewrite my essay for my final. I was so far behind in math, that I haven't even looked at the essay, and its due Sunday night. To think, I could have one final out of the way already. I have to rewrite my resume too before I go to the workshop on Thursday.
I thought I was going to have free time. I guess I need to schedule better, because my free time seems to come between 11pm - around 2 am. Not good planning I would say. A few more weeks and the semester will be OVER! Math and Comp 1 will be behind me, and that is exciting in itself.
No great epiphonies this week so far. My brain is tired. The cat loves the Christmas tree so we are trying to get him trained to stay away before we decorate it. My son still hasn't figured that one out yet. He thinks if the cat got into the tree 3 hours ago, its ok to squirt him with the water bottle. He will lay in wait for the poor confused thing. The kid just loves to spray the cat. He knows the cat hates it, so therefore, that is his duty. Boy, have I got my work cut out for me.
Time to hit the shower. I think better in my jamas, and its only afternoon. :-0 Have an awesome day!

A Friday put to good use...

My neighbor came over today and started cutting up the tree that fell the other day. I sure got my exercise today hauling wood across the road, and raking up all the branches. My shoulders are a little stiff cos I am SOOOOO out of shape. I have been doing that active for life thing and not losing an ounce yet. It's getting discouraging, but I am going to keep on keeping on. I am doing great on the fruit and veggie part, and the water part is ok. Some days the exercise part of the deal is better than others. Yesterday if I would have gotten points for staying awake it would have been the only way I would have gotten any for the exercise part. I considered lying on my points paper, but I have to face the music. I need to do some fancy stuff and put it in a graph. LOL I really love computers and all they entail. So far.

I still need to replace the modem in mine. This one really sucks compared to my other one, but Thank God its here. I would be freakin out if I couldn't get online at all. I ran updates on his computer all night last night and kept it online so I could go to walmart.com this morning at 6 to get one of the gameboy advances for him for Christmas. My nephews wife works there and she said they aren't even available online till 6. I tried last night anyway and was just getting a blank page. I got up at 5 this morning and made sure it was ready to go, on the page I needed to be on so I could just hit one button and it would be mine. Well, his. LOL Anyway, I tried at 5:55, and got a blank page. I tried again at 5:56, 5:57, 5:58,and 5:59. At 5:59 the page finally came up and said they were sold out. How in the world does that happen??????????? I guess no gameboy advance this year. I really can't afford it anyway, but its the only thing he has really been asking for. I took it as a sign from God that he doesn't need it. The SD card that I wanted wasn't available online and I wasn't about to go to the store this morning to get it. They are animals on the day after Thanksgiving. I went last year and would never do that again. People are not attractive when they are fighting for a bargain. Its not worth it to see human beings act that way.

Time for bed. "We" get to go help my boyfriend find a coat for his son tomorrow. No matter what he gets it won't be good enough. It never is.

Kiss your babies, hug your honey, and tell the ones you love how much you really do. God Bless.

An odd little note: I just did spell check, and it wanted to replace freakin with foreskin. Hmmmmm. Gotta love spell check!

Happy Turkey Day!

I hope yall had a great day. We did Christmas with the family today and it went very well. I got some Bath and Body stuff, and I happened to get one of my favorite kinds, even though they had no idea. I hate to admit it, but I am really starting to like that place.
I didn't get to post last night cos we had a hellacious storm. It knocked our power out for 7 hours, and cooked the modem from my computer. Grrrrrrr. I am using my sons computer now, which is better than nothing. I guess if I have to use it for very long it WILL get some upgrading done to it. Anyway, the wind was so bad yesterday that it knocked one of my trees down yesterday morning. Luckily one of the neighbors that owns a chainsaw came over and cut off what was sticking out in the road. I think they are planning on coming and getting the rest of the wood. I have 2 more trees that need to come down yet. Actually 3 more. They are all the same type of tree, except for one, so they are all dying at the same time. They are fast growers, but not known for longevity. The other tree is an evergreen and is just leaning way too far. I thought I was going to lose it yesterday as well.
Gee, I can't get much more boring than this. LOL What a life. Yall take care, love on the family, and have a great weekend!

Pre-pre Holiday

Today was a day. LOL. It was an ok day. I didn't go anywhere. I didn't even want to get dressed, but I had to check the mail for my check. It wasn't there again. Its never been this late before. If I don't get it tomorrow I will have to call them again. They won't be able to do anything till Friday probably, and I will have to go all the way back over to the office I imagine. I really hate being poor. :(
I got some good news today. I got the grade back on my last essay. I got an A! He said it was gut wrenching and was organized well. I think he liked it. Its the first A I have gotten on an essay from him. I have to do a rewrite of one for the final, and then I am done with that class. I didn't make it to algebra tonight. The new veggie, fruit and water thing took its toll on me today. I didn't think I could make the drive safely and sit in a classroom for 2 1/2 hours. I wasn't ready for the test anyway. That may be why my tummy was all tore up as well.
My son told me today he is so glad he has a 5 day weekend, so he can spend it with me. :) He makes my heart smile when he says stuff like that. I am enjoying it while I can. He overheard me talking to my stepmother one day about choices people make. I know I should get a sitter more often, and do something for myself, but I don't want any regrets on time not spent with him. There was a girl at work that told me one day that she got to talk to her daughter the previous night. She was about 5 then. I asked what she meant by "got to talk to her" and she said she was staying at her grandmas for a couple of weeks, so she could go out. I can't imagine not tucking him in at night. Missing one or two wouldn't be so bad, but a couple of weeks? It was hard enough when I had my hysterectomy and was in the hospital for a couple of days. Its not an issue for now since I am not working a full time job. I can get stuff done while he is at school. He thinks I haven't gotten him any stuff for Christmas yet since I haven't had him stay somewhere while I go shopping. I come home and throw it in the back of the closet till I have the time to wrap it up. :) My baby boy is growing up. :)
Kiss your babies, hug your spouse, or your cat or dog, (I wouldn't suggest it if you have a boa constrictor though,) Good night and God Bless.

MONDAY!

As opposed to Tuesday. No check again today. I called the unemployment office and she said it should be on its way. I keep telling myself that patience is a virtue, but the house payment is looming over me. Ok, maybe not "looming" exactly. Its a week from today. Since I got the money from my school grant and from my severance package I got used to paying my bills as they came in. It looks like that is going to come to a screeching halt. I will just do the best I can do. Merry Freakin Christmas.
The tutoring today went great. I had an epiphany. Sitting in the room with people all around, all of a sudden the clouds opened up, a brilliant light shone, and I could have sworn I heard harp music. My tutors face took on a serene like glow. Now if I can just figure out the other 2 chapters before class tomorrow night.
I started my Active for Life thing today through the health dept. We have 6 people on our team and get points for exercise, eating fruits and veggies, and drinking water. I'm not doing too bad. I walked about 20 minutes today just around campus. I am sure I will feel better if I start pushing the fiber. People have told me I have been full of it for years. Only one sure way to find out. :)
Kiss your babies, call your parents, and pray for mankind. God Bless.

And the days keep rolling along....

I guess you can tell from the title I got a little nap today. :) Actually, I skipped yesterday and forgot what post number this was. Hehehe. It was an uneventful few days. Nothing bad happened, nothing exciting, it was all good. Well, mostly good. (Sinuses, Argggggggghhhhh!)

I decided today to have my son read to me daily out of a book we choose to help aid him in his spelling. He reads pretty well for being 8, but he is very lazy in his spelling. They teach them a lot different than when I was a kid. In first grade, they didn't have to spell correctly, and it didn't count against them. Now it does, and of course he spells worse this year than he did last year. Go figure. The teacher has him write each word in a list 5 times, so to save time, he does all the first letters, then all the second letters, then all the 3rd letters, etc. etc. Needless to say, when he brings this paper home to do, it takes him longer cos this big bad mama stands there and makes him write it out the whole word at a time. :) He tries to get them all done at school. I just want the best for him and not to have the struggles that I did in school. I also remember hearing that boys brains are not as good on spelling as girls, and that boys are better in math than girls. Does that mean I am a "girl" since I suck at Algebra? My instructor (also a "girl") probably wouldn't let me use that as a valid excuse.

I'm not going to get too wordy tonight. I'm trying to lighten up a bit. It was a very stressful last week, and I am trying to recuperate from it. I really can be a fun person. I think. Hmmmmmmm. I better go to bed. Kiss your loved ones, and say a prayer for them. God Bless.

Another week is done....

Another week has gone by. 11 weeks ago today I was laid off. I miss it. I miss having someplace to go 5 days a week, and getting a paycheck to boot. I really liked my job. I miss the people (well, some of them.) I would love just being a stay at home mom though, but its not feasible. When you are a single parent its usually not a good idea, at least since I'm not independanlty wealthy. I would do it in a heartbeat if I was. The schooling is like a job. I have an essay due in 2 days I haven't even started. If I wait till I am in the mood, it won't get done. Tomorrow is going to have to be the day. I still have a lot of algebra homework to do, and a test on Tuesday night to study for. I have been a slacker this week.
At least the house is clean. They (one guy) came and delivered the basket for the needy (meaning us) today. After he left I cried. Partially because it is nice to know there are people that care, and also because I don't want to be part of the "needy". I am 45 years old and want to be able to provide for me and my child. This is the first holiday season I have been unemployed since I was married, back in the 80's. I will always be stuck in nowhere jobs though if I don't try to better myself, so I am taking the opportunity that I have been given. Its not going to be easy though, but I hope I come through the end a lot better for the experience.
Remember to hug your loved ones, maybe call your mother, and say a prayer for the world and the people in it. You never know what someone is really going through. No one will probably ever read this blog, cos I am not telling anyone about it. I can't feel free to talk about anything if I feel I am being judged by those that know me. My boyfriend thinks I am a problem drinker since I have had 3 wine coolers in the last 13 months, and since I got pain pills for the surgery on my wrist a friend of mine keeps warning me about the dangers of getting addicted to them. I have taken maybe 6 in the last 8 days. I don't think that is going to be a problem. I think I am judged enought without intentionally giving my blog address out.
Peace, and God Bless.

My 27th Post

Not really. I just wish I could think of more inventive titles. This one is #5 if you are keeping score. I can't wait for my brain to get back in my body. This melancholy stuff is awful. Today was a crappy day, and I am going to tell you why.
My dr. appt to get my stitches out was at 11:30. I was running late and walked in at 11:25. Usually I am earlier than that. I would rather be early than late. I hate it when someone has to wait for me. I guess I am afraid they won't think I am worth waiting on, but I guess thats a whole nother issue. Anyway, the waiting room was full. I figured half were the other drs. patients, only to discover the other dr. was on vacation and not there at all this week. Needless to say, I got in to see the doc at about 1. The nurse that came in to take my stitches out was still chewing her lunch when she walked in the room. She apologized, but it wasn't necesary. All I had to do was sit on my butt and watch tv while they were missing lunch. I got the stitches out and it looks pretty well. I'm getting the other wrist done the 8th of Dec. , so mark your calendars for an exciting surgery post.
I post on a message board, and have been to this particular message board for a few years. There are a lot of smart people there, but some seem to use it for evil and not good. I love God. I don't know if anyone can tell by my posts so far, but I do. I hope someone can tell just by reading without me having to say it. Someone posted today that Jesus was a loser and a coward. This person found a website and quoted scripture, and then proceeded to explain why they came to that conclusion. I was angry. I just posted that I forgot how much garbage there was on the web and thanks for pointing some of it out. I hate when I do stuff like that because like I said, they are very smart people. I am so afraid I am going to sound like an idiot, and then I don't think that would be a good witness if I come off sounding like that. I know thats what they are waiting for. The guy posted back that he can't believe I was calling the scripture garbage. (Thats what they specialize in, turning words over and over till they get them in the mix they want, then reposting.) I was going back to reply but admin pulled the thread. Just as well. They only do that to get the Christians on the board angry, so they will spout off. Then they point out how unchristian like they are acting. I say "they" because I try to be extremely careful what I say. I want to glorify God, not give people excuses to make fun of Him. Its a tough world out there. I really got angry once, and told one guy that I will be forgiven, but he will still be a pompous ass. I thought it was a good line. I think they (the antichristians) think that we (christians) think we are perfect. (ya think????) LOL To me it couldn't be further from the truth. I think they think they are perfect, so they don't need God. One of the girls posted today that God is a loving God and won't judge people. I kinda thought that was His job? What do I know.
I have been cleaning. I can finally do dishes since there is no bandage on my hand now. I was doing dishes before, but it wasn't the easiest thing to do one handed. They are almost all caught up now. One of my friends put my name in to get food from the Firemens fund this year. I feel so bad taking it. They are coming in the morning to deliver two sacks of groceries and a turkey. We are going to my parents for Thanksgiving, but we can sure use it anyway. My friend said she knows people who don't need it and get it every year, but I still feel the guilt. Its not like we would starve without it. I sure hope this career thing takes off. I hate taking anything from anybody. I am going to run out of money soon, no doubt about that. I have really cut back on alot since I got laid off. Of course, the surgeries on my wrists don't help. I have to get them done though while I still have insurance. It would be great if workmens comp would come through, but I can't count on them. The hospital wants the balance at the time of surgery, so thats been tough to make. Its a good thing I got the rest of my grant money for school the other day. That paid for one.
Well, time to go. You know the routine... kiss and hug your loved ones. Say a prayer thanking God for them. Don't ever take them for granted. Love them, and make sure they know.

My 4th Post...

Well, I can't call it day 4 because I missed yesterday. I am taking sinus pills and I found some amoxicillan so I am taking that too. I have the vaporizer and humidifier going where I sleep, so I slept for a change. I was shocked when the alarm went off this morning cos I missed my 1 am wakeup. It felt nice for a change.
I didn't make it to the funeral yesterday. My head would have exploded I think. I am exhausted mentally and emotionally and psychologically. Aren't those all the same thing? Sort of? I told you my head was going to explode. The sinuses are doing better today at least. Finally. I'm still getting blood out of my nose though, but at least SOMETHING is coming out of there now.
Today I go to the dr. and see about getting the stitches out of my hand. Its been 8 days since the carpal tunnel surgery. I was not supposed to use it at all, but that is not my style. I was very careful, so I hope its still ok. Its itching some, so I think that means its healing. They told me to leave it wrapped up so I only unwrapped it a few times to let it breathe better. It looked pretty good. We will probably schedule the next one when I go in today. I want them done, but I want to get this one a little stronger before I get down with the other one. The one I have gotten done now is going to be strange when I get it back full. I am so used to not using it even though its my dominant hand. I mean, I use it, but haven't had full use of it in quite awhile. At least it hasn't been waking me up. There are other reasons for that, and I'm not sure what they all are. Thats a lie. I know.
The stress of being unemployed and the agony of wondering if I am doing the right thing is what wakes me up. I had the same job for 14 years, and I miss it. I will have to prove myself all over again. They knew what I was capable of. I am too fat, way too fat. Sometimes I can be a real smart ass too. I bet I have been hiding that well. :) This all leads to the uncertainty of my life, and I don't like it.
My classes are going well. I am getting good grades I guess, but I work hard for them. My friend that just lost her daughter went to school for a long time, and she had just told me a few weeks ago that the saying goes "C's get degrees!" When I got a C+ on an essay. (The plus is very important to me, cos that means above average C. I hate being average anything.)
Have an awesome day, and remember to kiss the family and loved ones before they start their day. It may be the last time you see them. Keep that in mind.

Day 3

Maybe when I am not so emotionally drained I can think of some better titles. I went to the visitation this evening. Wow. We waited in line for about 1 1/2 hours, and they were still out to where we started when we left. It was only to be from 5 till 8, but we didn't get up there till about 7:30 to see her. (We got to the church at 6.) I bet they didn't get out of there till after 9. She was a beautiful girl who was very loved by many. She was involved in about everything, and very outgoing. Real strong in her church. She will be missed by so many. Even her dad was there. He didn't have much to do with her in life. I hope he learns something from all of this. Its a shame they will never get to mend fences.
My head feels like its splitting apart. I have a monstrous sinus infection but can't afford to go to the dr. I have some great sinus pills I am taking, so I hope that knocks it for me. I am so sick to death of being poor. I called in for my unemployment today, but it was the first cert. after I was declared a full time student, so I wanted to make sure it was right. After getting through all the machinatioins of the call, I had to hang up and call the unemployment office cos it asked if I looked for work. I said no, cos they said I didn't have to now, but I was concerned that it even asked me. The gentlemen I spoke to made me more confused, and said that its not supposed to ask me that question, and just to go ahead, so I did it again, with the same results. I went ahead and completed the cert., but didn't feel right about it. I had to give incorrect answers, and I want to make sure its done the way its supposed to be, so I had to go over there. Its more time consuming, but it actually gets done a lot faster and a lot clearer going in person. It took 3 minutes to fix it after I drove 45 minutes to get there. They had the wrong code in for me, so now its going to be smooth as glass. I hope. I will need to find a part time job eventually. I really need this school thing if I ever want to do any better, especially around here. The factory jobs are going south of the border, and my spanish isn't that good. Even the stuff that was shipped to Mexico is finding its way to China, and I know nothing about the language there. Please say a prayer that I will find a job. Its scary. I don't want to lose my home. I am tired of worrying if I can feed my kid. I am just tired.
Don't forget to tell the ones you love that you do, and give them plenty of hugs. Even if they roll their eyes. ;) God Bless.

Day 2

The visitation is at 5 tomorrow evening. I am taking my son with me. We are going to meet my boyfriend in town and eat dinner and then go. I hate these things. I hope I can pull myself together. I went ahead and went to my tutor today. That killed about 4 hours with the 2 hour tutor session and the drive over and back. Its best to keep busy. I called my friend today. She said she had no idea how much stuff there was to do.
Her daughter was an organ donor. I don't know if I mentioned that yesterday or not. She said there wasn't much left to harvest. She wasn't sure if she wanted to donate her eyes or not, so her mom said they could take anything but that. I think she said about all they could get was her heart valves and a few bones that weren't broken. That would be a very tough thing to do I think. I grieve hard. I think it would be so hard losing a child, and knowing someone is going to be cutting them up too. I hate that I feel that way. I know it could help so many others, but I don't think I could give that of myself. As far as me getting cut up after death, I have no problem with that, but for the ones I love it seems awful. How wacked is that???
This is going to be a lot shorter tonight. I was awake most of the night and I feel like I am coming down with the flu or something. Its either that, sinuses, or something related to the carpal tunnel surgery I had last week. I should get my stitches out Thursday!
Hug your loved ones, and don't forget to tell them they are loved. God Bless.

My First Post...

Today was a day unlike many others. I got a devastating phone call from a friend that changed her life forever, and made me recall a lot of my life already. Her daughter was going to be 17 next month. She died in a car crash this morning. My friend called me and sounded calm, cool, and collected. She told me she had some bad news for me. I thought maybe her father had passed away since he's not in the best of health. I was getting my, "Well, he had a long full life, and at least he's not in any pain now." When she told me her beautiful, full of life daughter died, I was in shock. It was like I was waiting for the punchline. What the hell was she talking about???

I know the way grief sounds. My daughter was stillborn 17 years ago. I never got to hear her cry, or feel her heartbeat. I never got to even hold her. It ripped me apart then, and now my heart is breaking for my friend and her only child. She will never be a grandmother. That seems like an odd thing for me to think of on a day like this. There is so much she won't have to look forward to, and my heart grieves for her. I am remembering about my daughter as well. It all ties in together, and I am so terribly terribly sad.

Thankfully she has a good husband and a great church family. They have been very good to her spiritually and helping her through her trials she has faced. I wish we lived closer. She was my birthing coach when my son was born. She was going through a divorce and I thought it would help her get her mind off of that and on to something more time consuming, like helping take care of me. :) She has been a great friend for a long time. Since my sons father was such a waste of a human being and said he didn't know if he would be able to make it for the delivery, I had to find a coach. I had offers from friends, but I knew this friend needed this as much as I needed a coach. She was there for the sonograms, doctors appointments,and spent the night on the living room of my trailer the day before I was being induced.

I want to be there for her in this, but I am a freakin basket case over this. Right this minute I am afraid it would do more harm than good to be around her. I told her to call me any time day or night for anything. Since I am unemployed right now, I don't have to worry about going to work, just class. I can miss one or two. Life happens. She called 6 hours ago and I have been bawling my eyes out and hugging my son. I told him I will probably squeeze the puddin right out of him. He said that was fine. He's 8 and the best thing in my life. He even brought me in the kleenexes.

I plan on using the blog as a diary, and after today, I figured this would be a good way to get my feelings off my chest. Feel free to comment. They won't usually be as depressing as this one. I am going through a lot of life changes right now, and this one just came out of nowhere.

Hug your family and other loved ones tight. You never know what tomorrow will bring. Make sure they are tucked in tight, and give them a little kiss as they drift off to sleep. Don't ever let them wonder if you love them. Make sure they know. God Bless you.