Thanks so much for your kind words and support. I'm still here in Colorado. It's bitter cold and snowing. This after a beautiful weekend - Sunday was 74 and sunny. I feel tricked!
My D20's team isn't hosting so back to Hoboken they go. D17 and I are flying back to NJ on Friday to watch, and then we'll hop the train down to DC when they're finished playing. I hope that's late Sunday afternoon!
Things were all going as well as expected until yesterday. My brother is dying and nothing is going to change that. His kidneys are shutting down, and the blood going to them is at a mere trickle. He's still unconscious but resting comfortably. (My folks decided that this life ending event warranted pumping a butt load of morphine into a heroin addict's system. I'm glad they decided to do it because I don't want him in pain.)
My XSIL is now back to her old tricks. She is one of the most manipulative people I've ever met and she has an uncanny knack for taking things people say out of context and twisting them to suit her purposes. Whatever purposes those are, my sister and I believe she is mentally ill. She's back at her old tricks again. I found myself getting hot under the collar when my sister reminded me that she's acting completely in character. That stopped me dead in my tracks. So I just got off the phone with my cousin, who was her intermediary in the latest crapola. We're now good, and he's questioning things she said now. So that's drama NONE of us need right now.
Sigh.
That's my latest health update. My parents have met with the mortuary and church, and talked to the cemetery folks as well. I think they feel better having knowledge of what to expect. Their only conundrum is whether or not to go to my other cousin's wedding on Saturday. I hope they do what they need to do for them.
On a side note, work is hopping. I've got a lot of potential business in the pipeline, and almost all of it is money that must be spent this year. I'm bringing my laptop back east so I don't miss any opportunities to bring in the income. That part is a happy dance.
And then my D20 won her league Player of the Year yesterday. This one week after she was named as a finalist in the Capital One CoSIDA All Academic award. It's pretty prestigious and you have to be nominated for it. To qualify, you have to be a starter on the team and maintain a 3.3 GPA. Her major is chemical engineering with a minor in bioengineering, so this is no small feat. She's a lot smarter than I am. Despite the losses, she's had a really good year so far. Me too, but those losses are clouding my world at the moment.
And my final good news: I'm signing my part of the closing papers on the estate house tomorrow. What a relief! I'm almost done! Woo hoo!
Now, can someone add an additional 4 weeks to the calendar so I can get my Christmas shopping done???
Hugs to everyone- Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Despite the losses, she's had a really good year so far. Me too, but those losses are clouding my world at the moment.