and things plod on

That doesn't sound very exciting for a blog entry, but things are actually okay at the moment. Do you believe it!!?
Braden's moving in with his father, so that's helpful to the stress level and the level of things being stolen from our house. I've told Alex he needs to have a job by the end of June or he'll be facing eviction as well.
This is lightening my load, I have to say.
I feel very happy this week.
A visit I had on the weekend (DD)didn't hurt either. hee!!
Things are good.
:)
D.

Busy Debbie

I've been very busy with my students having RCM theory and practical exams, and we just had our annual concert a couple weeks ago. On top of that I had a really bad flu which lasted nearly a month. I'm still not 100%. While recuperating I had an idea for a children's story. I wrote it, then after it was done I was at Chapters and discovered a book with much the same premise as mine, so back to the drawing board. Kind of bummed me out, I was really excited and thought it was a really unique concept. Oh well.
Still having problems with my youngest son. He is going to be going to stay with his father for a bit, I think. Tough love is needed, I can't see him being successful in life the way he's going at all and I want him to be happy and have an honest, successful life, not end up in prison or worse.
I persevere...
D.

Dear Chloe:

It's been four months now since you left me, and not a day goes by that I don't miss you and think about you and wish you were still here. I still cry from the emptiness you left behind inside me. You made my life a better place to be, and I pray that people are right and that I will see you again one day.
Missing you so very much, my sweet baby jane,
xoxo
Mommy

Happy birthday to me

Today (yesterday now, I guess technically since it's now 12:08 am March 21st) was my birthday. It was really nice and I enjoyed it very much. Went out for dinner with my kids, Cory and her family, Mike, Chantel and one of her daughters. Had a really good time and got some nice loot too!
Mike wished me a happy birthday on his radio show earlier today and played a song for me. :) that was also nice.
DD (boytoy) sent birthday wishes and squeezes by email; hopefully will have them in person this week. ;)
Much better than last year's birthday. :)
D.

Grumbles and crumbles

I sometimes wonder how I manage to stay (relatively) sane.
Between health issues, pet illnesses and deaths, (lazy, some druggie, some adult, all lazy) unemployed children who refuse to do the simplest chores to pick up after themselves, money worries, work, work, work, I sometimes just want to scream and throw myself into the nearest body of water.
Henry (new fur friend) got really sick last weekend after being neutered. (pneumonia) He's better now, thankfully, and he's really sweet. But over $700 in vet bills in the month I've had him is not helping financial matters in the least.
I could cheerfully strangle Alex, my oldest son, who moved back in since he is not working and doesn't seem like he will be working any time in the near future. I am at the end of my rope with him and his infernal laziness.
The youngest son isn't much better. He constantly cuts classes and has attitude. Hasn't been arrested lately or caught with drugs, so I guess I should be grateful??
So here I sit. Still (somewhat) sane and not (yet) engulfed in Hamilton Harbour...
D.

Matthew Good :)

Henry

It's been nearly five weeks and I'm still heartbroken over the loss of my Chloe. I think of her every single day.
The pain is lessened some by Henry, our new fur baby. He's nine months old; a red and white tabby persian cat. He's very sweet, and I got him for nothing even though he has two pedigrees because the breeder has cancer and just wanted a good home for him. I was very lucky to get him indeed. He has some health issues; his face/nose is much flatter than Chloe's was (she was also a persian) and he has a lot of trouble breathing. He had an upper respiratory infection when I first got him. I took him to the vet and he was on antibiotics and anti-inflammatories for two weeks. He doesn't seem much better though, poor guy. I hope it improves soon for him, sad to see a kitten so little having such breathing troubles. :(
Nothing else has happened really since Chloe's death. Still just going through the motions really.
D.