Today I received the final draft of my mother's headstone and what it will look like. I had to sign of my approval, so that they could complete it. I also paid the balance off on it. It is complete! Now I wait, for it to be in place at the cemetary, where she lays at rest. It is bittersweet, to have completed everything. I now am going through websites getting ideas for her planter. I want to find the perfect combination of colors and I want the hardiest varieties. I noticed the other day, when we visited the graveside, that some families planted bulbs around the headstones. I love that idea...I think that I may do that as well, for next year.
I am thinking that for mom's birthday....I will release balloons with the kids by her graveside. And place some flowers. It will also mark six months since we lost her. I miss her. I've been thinking of her a lot these days. I'm sure it has to do with her pending birthday and with Mother's day just around the corner.
We are making arrangements for a vacation this summer. It will be our first! We are taking the kids to Virginia. We plan to spend some time with Uncle Jon and his family. It would be awesome if the rest of the family could make it as well. Jon had mentioned that Jeff was hoping to come this way this summer. We will have to see.
The biggest dilema, is making arrangements for Newman. We will be gone approximately 5 days. I would ideally love to have a dependable student stay at our house and house/dog sit. It's just finding one! We have a couple of possibilities....time will tell.
Kids are doing great. Jere continues to work steadily. And I continue to be busy with work as well.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Randomness
Yesterday was absolutely beautiful...maybe a little on the too hot side! Last night was absolutely stiffeling! I think I got absolutely NO sleep. I need to find another word!
Today, the kids went back to school. Yay! This morning I am going to check out headstones for mom. (That just doesn't sound right.) But in simple words...that is what I will be doing. A little yard work, laundry, and then Newman has an appointment with the vet today. Poor pup, he is getting two shots, and some blood drawn. It's almost as nerve racking taking your dog for shots as it is to take your actual kids! I'm a softy.
This coming Saturday...I am getting my hair colored. I don't know what color(s) to go with. Do I want highlights? Highlights/lowlights? Dark? Blonder? Too many choices! I do know that I am going to have her fix the haircut I got a couple of weeks ago. I've got to remember to stick with my regular stylist! Everytime I get my hair cut on a whim....I can't get in with her....so I just pick some one else and it's never the way I visioned it. It's not that I don't like it....just not quite what I was picturing.
Now, to finish my coffee and watching an episode of "New adventures of Old Christine"....it's an episode I haven't seen!!! Yay!
Today, the kids went back to school. Yay! This morning I am going to check out headstones for mom. (That just doesn't sound right.) But in simple words...that is what I will be doing. A little yard work, laundry, and then Newman has an appointment with the vet today. Poor pup, he is getting two shots, and some blood drawn. It's almost as nerve racking taking your dog for shots as it is to take your actual kids! I'm a softy.
This coming Saturday...I am getting my hair colored. I don't know what color(s) to go with. Do I want highlights? Highlights/lowlights? Dark? Blonder? Too many choices! I do know that I am going to have her fix the haircut I got a couple of weeks ago. I've got to remember to stick with my regular stylist! Everytime I get my hair cut on a whim....I can't get in with her....so I just pick some one else and it's never the way I visioned it. It's not that I don't like it....just not quite what I was picturing.
Now, to finish my coffee and watching an episode of "New adventures of Old Christine"....it's an episode I haven't seen!!! Yay!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
What a week!
This week has definitely been one of those weeks. You know what week I'm talking about!
First of all...it is Spring Break. What are the plans for quality family time? NOTHING! Just the same ole same ole. Work, work, and more work. Too many bills, regular and unexpected, to slack on work schedules right now! Especially, if you take into consideration that Jere has been in and out of work for almost two years.
Driver's training is coming and did you know that it costs almost $400 for a week of drivers training? Okay....so what hole am I suppose to pull that out of?
Mom's funeral bill. That in itself has made me a wreck for the past 5 months! Again take into consideration shortage of income. I did my best to keep it as small as possible, doing just the bare essentials. The fact that mom wanted to be cremated and that the burial plot was already paid for over 20 years ago...really helped. But the funeral bill after state assistance still came to just under $2000. I can finally pay the funeral home off. Now, I have to make work on a headstone! Now that the funeral isn't hanging over my head, I can honor my mom with a marker/headstone. I had hoped to have something in place for her birthday next month, at the least....for Memorial Day. I don't know. Guess I will know more over the next couple of days. It is definitely at times like this....I wish I had money! The rest of the time, I'm content with "getting by"....having just enough, to ensure that the bills get paid and the kids have the essentials.
I had a little health concern last week, which is not good, considering we have NO HEALTH INSURANCE. One of the main cut backs with Jere's job....no more insurance. Almost 2 years now! Just for kicks and grins...last week a fellow worker decided to check his sugar levels. He hadn't been feeling well after eating, and would get extremely tired. We thought that maybe his sugar was running too high. Turned out....he was normal. So I checked mine. I'm overweight, and my dad was recently diagnosed with diabetes...lets see what my sugar is. I was abnormally low! Only 57. And that was after eating yummy jelly beans all morning, sipping slightly sweetened chai tea all morning and then eating a BLT Cobb salad for lunch! After talking to my bosses wife, who is an RN, she recommended that I test my blood for a couple days before and after eating. All my tests ended up being on the low side....but not as low as 57. I never went over 109 and I never went below 68. I will continue to watch my sugar levels for now. It looks like I may have the early onset of hypoglycemia. At this time I don't have symptoms. Eventually I should have a series of blood tests done through my doctor.....just don't have the extra money right now. But if push comes to shove.....I will just bite the bullet and have it done. I'll worry about the expense later.
The venting of stressful things....I have found that it helps to cope during weeks like this. This week really isn't any different than any other week. This week just happens to be the week that I have reached my breaking point. I vent. And now I am ready to face another week, two, or three before I feel the need to vent again. My fingers are my therapist. I just let them bang out the frustrations of my life, and all is doable....again.
First of all...it is Spring Break. What are the plans for quality family time? NOTHING! Just the same ole same ole. Work, work, and more work. Too many bills, regular and unexpected, to slack on work schedules right now! Especially, if you take into consideration that Jere has been in and out of work for almost two years.
Driver's training is coming and did you know that it costs almost $400 for a week of drivers training? Okay....so what hole am I suppose to pull that out of?
Mom's funeral bill. That in itself has made me a wreck for the past 5 months! Again take into consideration shortage of income. I did my best to keep it as small as possible, doing just the bare essentials. The fact that mom wanted to be cremated and that the burial plot was already paid for over 20 years ago...really helped. But the funeral bill after state assistance still came to just under $2000. I can finally pay the funeral home off. Now, I have to make work on a headstone! Now that the funeral isn't hanging over my head, I can honor my mom with a marker/headstone. I had hoped to have something in place for her birthday next month, at the least....for Memorial Day. I don't know. Guess I will know more over the next couple of days. It is definitely at times like this....I wish I had money! The rest of the time, I'm content with "getting by"....having just enough, to ensure that the bills get paid and the kids have the essentials.
I had a little health concern last week, which is not good, considering we have NO HEALTH INSURANCE. One of the main cut backs with Jere's job....no more insurance. Almost 2 years now! Just for kicks and grins...last week a fellow worker decided to check his sugar levels. He hadn't been feeling well after eating, and would get extremely tired. We thought that maybe his sugar was running too high. Turned out....he was normal. So I checked mine. I'm overweight, and my dad was recently diagnosed with diabetes...lets see what my sugar is. I was abnormally low! Only 57. And that was after eating yummy jelly beans all morning, sipping slightly sweetened chai tea all morning and then eating a BLT Cobb salad for lunch! After talking to my bosses wife, who is an RN, she recommended that I test my blood for a couple days before and after eating. All my tests ended up being on the low side....but not as low as 57. I never went over 109 and I never went below 68. I will continue to watch my sugar levels for now. It looks like I may have the early onset of hypoglycemia. At this time I don't have symptoms. Eventually I should have a series of blood tests done through my doctor.....just don't have the extra money right now. But if push comes to shove.....I will just bite the bullet and have it done. I'll worry about the expense later.
The venting of stressful things....I have found that it helps to cope during weeks like this. This week really isn't any different than any other week. This week just happens to be the week that I have reached my breaking point. I vent. And now I am ready to face another week, two, or three before I feel the need to vent again. My fingers are my therapist. I just let them bang out the frustrations of my life, and all is doable....again.
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