Journal RM6f9's Journal: Catching up, blogging, (boredom, might be bragging warnings) 6
Snowed in in Kitsap might be a better title, but what the hell: Thursday was snow day off work, Friday was scheduled off anyway for an appointment that didn't happen due to the other party not getting to their office - 'salright, we got the cash portion of my mother's estate distributed, the property is still pending everybody being able to get to the attorneys' office: I know, using attorney might be seen as lazy/bad, but given the mess my mother left, I'm entirely glad that 1) I wasn't named executor ("personal representative" is the new PC-speak) and 2) we could advise my step-sister to send all inquiries to said attorney's office.
Ever wanted to disown siblings? 'Nuffsaid! (Thank you, Mr. Lee)
Meanwhile back at the (snowed under) farm... Paid off my wife's truck and medical bills, did some splurging on wardrobe replacements and toys, and am replacing income lost due to not being able to get to work - tried on Saturday, helping out because area manager forgot to shut off order availabilities, national customer service called to cancel, we tried delivering anyway - 6 hours for 5 deliveries, 2 of 'em to house-bound wheelchair-bound - I truly enjoy my job when we're helping those who truly need our service...
The wife-angel is still fighting round 4 with her cancer - the truly great news is that the med regimen she's on is oral/non-chemo, so very few very mild side-effects, and her OCA count is dropping, while her kidney functions are almost all back within norms - one of them will not be, she'll show the damage on every test for life, but the others are okay.
Number one son is kicking ass writing code in LA, apparently happier than a pig in slop - missing him, but glad he isn't trapped at the airport.
Number one step-son is bemoaning 3 FEET of snow at Flagstaff, he's getting uncle sam to under-write his college via ROTC (Army, at that!), so he's good...
Number two step-son is just flat kicking ass and taking no names whatsoever: In a training exercise in CA (JUST out of Basic/AIT/Airborne), he drew some high-level attention to himself with his performance: A Lt. Col. and Command Sgt. Major got together and decided he needed to go to Ranger selection and Sniper training (he was in the third of the class that graduated selection), he went back to his duty station for a week, two weeks leave for holidays, then he goes to Sniper school before getting rotated to whatever's next.
Me? I'm following through on going back to school in spring to start the finish of my Bachelor's degree in psych - now that the wife's health is not a claim on my time and finances are straight, no more excuses! The Wii Fit will help me get my health/fitness back...
All in all, a good period in our lives to be celebrated - Solstice, Christmas, Saturnalia, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Hannukah, insert-name-of-holiday-here, they're all good - once the snow melts so I can finish the shopping for my wife-angel, (doing my bit to support the local economy, doncha know), everything will be as good as it can be for the moment - a long drawn out way of saying my wishes that goodness also surrounds my Slashdot friends now and throughout the coming year.
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I'm glad that your wife's health issues at least sound manageable. That's a hard thing to bear. Best wishes on that, and for a good holiday season.
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Thank you. I don't read Gaelic, what does your sig mean?
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Roughly translated, "Where the heart desires, the feet will follow."
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Thank you - here's hoping your feet can keep up...
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Sounds like you have both a lot to be thankful for and also a lot to be joyful about looking to the future. Being snowed in is *fun*. Best excuse in the world to be able to do what you want to do for awhile, plus snow is pretty. I'd trade ya some nice cold sloshy mud for some clean white pretty snow right now!
Anyway, happiest of holidays, I am a solstice plus Christmas guy (an odd combo but works for me..)
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Yeah, the white stuff is pretty - the wife would be happier if she could get her truck out of our driveway, miniature horses are hilarious in a foot of snow - mud, I think we could drive through, but we have enough of that other times of the year. Thank you for the good wishes!