Well shit
My dad passed away Saturday morning. Just died in his sleep apparently. He had congestive heart failure since he got so sick last year, so it was sudden but not entirely unexpected. I hadn't seen him in over a year; my mom was the only one allowed to visit him all through Covid of course. At least the last time I did see him he was in a good mood. I don't know when the funeral is going to be yet. My mom is supposed to meet with the pastor today. All I know is he's being cremated and my mom wants to scatter his ashes in the pasture.
It's still hard to believe though. My uncle Orlyn passed away just in April too; he ended up dying from throat cancer. So my dad and all his brothers are gone now.
I worry about my mom even more now. We just moved to our new apartment; it was literally the morning after our first night here. Some people came to help her over the weekend, but I guess no one came yesterday. Probably being it was a holiday, but people often just don't show up and don't answer their phone. People suck. Doesn't help she complains about them being slow when they're new and doesn't give them a chance to learn anything. I've tried to find people to help too; there's only so much I can do. Even if she were able-bodied it's more than one person can handle alone. It's only a matter of time before something happens to her.
I often worried about what would happen if she died first, then my dad wouldn't understand why she didn't go to see him any more. At least it didn't happen that way I guess.
Eric is starting his new job today; he ended up taking a different job, but I think it will be better. It's not quite as much as the 3M one was offering, but this one is a six-month contract to hire, so if they do hire him on permanently the pay and benefits should be better.
I don't have much of my baking stuff here yet. We got one of those heavy-duty wire racks like they have in bakeries to put stuff on. I love it; apartments never have enough counter and storage space. Plus a new cottage food law was just passed, which raises the income limit to $78,000 (!!!), and allows us to register as an LLC. I don't know when it will go into effect yet, probably around July 1st, but I think I'm going to do that. I just don't know how much I can do between now and then, and with the address change and everything. Plus I still need to get insurance. It isn't required, but it's a good idea. Always CYA.
In the meantime, I'm doing some online transcription work. When I can find files to work on that aren't absolute dogshit anyway. It's interesting work and I'm glad I don't have to deal with people.
So that's where things are at right now.