Archive for the 'Family Stuff' Category



Right now……

Published on Friday, August 27, 2010

This says it all.

Some days it’s better. Some are worse.
Pop had to have eye surgery, and it was so much fun, he’s going back for another episode next week, too, on the other eye. This time, it’s me driving him around and he’s wearing the funny glasses that they give you.  His problem was eye pressures [...]


Week 2

Published on Monday, March 29, 2010

The list of Things Accomplished is still a hell of a lot smaller than the list of Things That Still Need to be Done. Damn.
However, so far, I have:

Filed for Unemployment Compensation, received a statement back from the Dept of Labor with notice that I’ll get the maximum allowable in this state. Now, of course, [...]


Week One

Published on Friday, March 19, 2010

Week One of unemployment and my accomplishments are slim, compared to my initial hopes.  Oh, I had great plans for all the things that I would get done when I FINALLY had the time.  It hasn’t worked out exactly that way!
Day one- Monday – I drove up to the head office of my FORMER employer, [...]


It’s February already???

Published on Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Geez. Already? 
Usually I’m glad to see the winter passing quickly.  I don’t like cold, I don’t like SNOW which is the foulest four-letter-word of them all. I don’t like scraping ice off the windshield in the morning, I don’t like slipping on ice and falling on my ass, usually where others can see me go [...]