2009-12-08 - 8:23 p.m.
Things are a-changing. First of all I am jazzed on the Saints. I really have faith that we're going to make it to Miami...man it will be sweet.
Thanksgiving left me with a bitter taste in my mouth and vowing I'd never do it again. I ended up shopping for eerything (sis' contribution was 5 eggs because I ran out, and a few other things that I forgot), I cooked it all by myself (and yes I was impressed with me cuz it was all yummy and you have to remember I typically don't cook much since it's usually just for me), and then I ate it all. Sis wanted me to transport the entire feast across the yard to eat at her house so that BIL could have his way. I put my foot down. I ended up skipping Mass (not required, but I like to go) and cooked. The night before I stuffed the eggs, assembled the dressing, cooked the mac and put together that, and baked the pumpkin pie. BIL doesn't like to come to my house since I got Pumpkin because she jumps up when you're at the table. She's still a puppy and I'm trying to teach her, but quite honestly the dog has a really hard head. Anyway, that was sort of the straw that broke the camel's back. I told her I shopped it, cooked it, and intend to eat Thanksgiving dinner just once in my own home. I couldn't even invite my daughter and her family because BIL would have stayed away and he didn't want them at his house. Nice, huh? As it turned out daughter had someplace else to be anyway. I told sis that I hoped she enjoyed this cuz I wasn't doing it again. I'd either go to my brother's or work. If I'm not going to be with my family I may as well be making some money.
Last month I did a sleep study. I should be getting a CPAP machine sometime this week or next. On 23 Dec I'm having some outpatient surgery (endometrial ablation) since I couldn't talk the doc into a hystorectomy. I'm tired of being prisioner in my home 1-4 days because the bleeding is so heavy...whey my body decides to do so. Upside of the ablation is that you get all the benefits of a hysto (no more period) without the cutting of muscles, lenghty recovery time, and wacked out hormones (not that mine are anything like stable anyway). Once again, the house is a wreck. I did have it clean for Thanksgiving and BIL actually came to the house and had dinner, but of course didn't hang around. That was fine, but then neither did sis. That's fine too. Me, the dogs, and Patches all took a nap in the arm chair - yes all in the same chair.
Sis never did help me clear out her stuff from the back bedroom. So in a fit of pique, I gathered all her stuff and deposited into the garage. I now have some Christmas gifts there, but I need to clean up in there so dad can bring over the TV. I haven't been sleeping too well these past few days...money woes have gotten to me again. Daughter was going to take the utilities to the house, but at the last minute decided that she didn't have the money for the deposits. SO I've handed over her water bill ($90+) and got the electric ($320 because she didn't pay the last one) today. Suffice to say I will be looking for another job after the holidays and cutting my budget even more. I'm going to probably have to ditch the satellite, phone, and internet (since they are bundled) - besides I won't have time for using any of them if I get a second job anyway. I'm hoping that I can retire from job #2 (once I find one) in about 5-10 years. That would get me paid out of the student loan and visa bill, pay off mortgage #2 on the Slidell property, and put a sizable dent in mortgage #2 on this property. I might also be able to save a bit to fix up the place too. I've found out that I'm going to have to strip off all the paint in the living room, hall and kitchen because I used latex paint and should have used oil-based. At least I didn't finish the entire house before I figured that out! Needless to say, it's on my list of things to do.
