So my Mom has started her downhill journey and its apparently going rather quick.  I've had a lot of hell dealing with my family over the last 2-3 weeks.  I did spend good, quality time with her at home and I'm comfortable and blessed with the in-person goodbye we had ( Read more... )

Feeling......a bit refreshed.  Spent the weekend in the wilderness and just enjoyed....space.  We camped on the Rio Grande in the mountains and it was bliss.  Even the partially bad weather didn't get me down - I enjoyed just napping and watching a movie while it stormed.  Most of the time the weather was pretty good.  60's and sunny - great for ( Read more... )

So we did get confirmation that the sale of the project I work on (including the sale of me) is still slated to close before the end of Q2.  YAY!  I'm quite excited about the sale and the changes!  Definitely looking forward to that in the very near future!  I'm absolutely thrilled about the changes that I'll be able to implement when I'm not in ( Read more... )

Spontaneous allergic reactions ( Read more... )

I'm tired.  Reeeeeeeeally fucking tired.  I know part of it is still the recovery from surgery.  Part of it is that my thyroid is trying to kill me again.  Part of it is that I'm stressed beyond belief, and, being down to one adrenal gland doesn't help matters much for that.  I can't do anything about the stress, I can only try to do what I can to ( Read more... )

I leave in a week to go see my Mother for what is more than likley her last Mother's Day.  Over the years, we have definitely been everywhere from relatively cordial to completely estranged to in heated battle.  I didn't have an overly desireable relationship with my mother, especially growing up.  Shortly after becoming an adult, she then needed ( Read more... )

Weird day ( Read more... )

*tap*tap* is this thing still on?

:) Still alive. How's everyone?

Okay, so today was mj nephew's 7th birthday. He needed a new bike and so my mom and my sister asked if they could go in on it with me since they're pretty finanically strapped - NO PROBLEM! Of course they can! I mean, I'm not rolling in the dough, but I plan for birthdays, holidays, etc for the kids. So after work, I go to the store and get the ( Read more... )