I just need to get this all out...
Read on if you feel so inclined...or not...its long and possibly whiny...but I really need to vent...
2007 was a ROUGH year...lets recap...
January saw the loss of my mother, and the onset of my uncle's disabling illness.
April saw him permanently disabled and without an income.
In June, my 21 year-old nephew was murdered. They didn't catch his killer until July.
The house that my mother and uncle were buying is being foreclosed on... it took over 6 months for Social Security to establish an income for my uncle... my job has become a study in tedium... and my family has decided that I am "abandoning them".
On the positive side, though, I met a wonderful woman who has come to mean the world to me. I love her, I love her children, and I am hoping that we have a long, loving future ahead of us. The catch is, I live in Tampa, she lives in Jacksonville. So, even though our relationship is a definite positive, it is still a part of the wild rollercoaster ride of my life.
Near the end of the year, it was finally decided that I would be moving to Jacksonville, and the process was begun. For a couple of weekends before the new year, I took loads of my belongings up and then spent the time between Christmas and New Year's unpacking and working on the house.
But the rollercoaster just goes faster, the peaks and dips coming closer together.
Dec 31st, my 18 year-old nephew attempted suicide and was Baker Act'ed.
Jan. 2nd, my aunt was hospitalized because they cannot stabilize her blood sugars (she's severely diabetic). At last report, her sugars were in the 400-425 range. (normal being around 80-120)
Jan. 3rd, my sister informs me that she has had a biopsy done and the doctors are fairly sure she has stomache/intestinal cancer. She'll know the biopsy results next week.
My job wants me to be in MA from Jan 13th-18th.
And then in Charlotte, NC from the 21st-25th.
And my uncle, my brother, and I have to be out of the house by the end of the month.
Edit: Oh, and the heads on my Explorer are blown...$800-$1000 to repair. Woo-f***ing-hoo!!!
My plea to the Universe? Please, please, please...a little calm, some serenity, a little less of the rollercoaster???
2007 was a ROUGH year...lets recap...
January saw the loss of my mother, and the onset of my uncle's disabling illness.
April saw him permanently disabled and without an income.
In June, my 21 year-old nephew was murdered. They didn't catch his killer until July.
The house that my mother and uncle were buying is being foreclosed on... it took over 6 months for Social Security to establish an income for my uncle... my job has become a study in tedium... and my family has decided that I am "abandoning them".
On the positive side, though, I met a wonderful woman who has come to mean the world to me. I love her, I love her children, and I am hoping that we have a long, loving future ahead of us. The catch is, I live in Tampa, she lives in Jacksonville. So, even though our relationship is a definite positive, it is still a part of the wild rollercoaster ride of my life.
Near the end of the year, it was finally decided that I would be moving to Jacksonville, and the process was begun. For a couple of weekends before the new year, I took loads of my belongings up and then spent the time between Christmas and New Year's unpacking and working on the house.
But the rollercoaster just goes faster, the peaks and dips coming closer together.
Dec 31st, my 18 year-old nephew attempted suicide and was Baker Act'ed.
Jan. 2nd, my aunt was hospitalized because they cannot stabilize her blood sugars (she's severely diabetic). At last report, her sugars were in the 400-425 range. (normal being around 80-120)
Jan. 3rd, my sister informs me that she has had a biopsy done and the doctors are fairly sure she has stomache/intestinal cancer. She'll know the biopsy results next week.
My job wants me to be in MA from Jan 13th-18th.
And then in Charlotte, NC from the 21st-25th.
And my uncle, my brother, and I have to be out of the house by the end of the month.
Edit: Oh, and the heads on my Explorer are blown...$800-$1000 to repair. Woo-f***ing-hoo!!!
My plea to the Universe? Please, please, please...a little calm, some serenity, a little less of the rollercoaster???