Time to Post a Discussion!

Tweet

In 167 days I will be semi-retiring. All of my clients know I will be leaving my job. They are all saddened by this, but understand why I am leaving. I will be working part-time, about 13 hours a week, doing companion/respite work. That will help with the loss of income I will have. Because I am semi-retiring, I will only get partial benefits. We are close to being able to adopt our granddaughter. Should be within the next two months that we have a court date. We will have to travel 3 hours for court. If we choose to hold the adoption proceedings with our local court it will be months before we get a date. This is due to the docket being so full. My husband is hell bent on finding a home for us to buy. We have been looking at what is out there on the market. We argue quite a bit over what he deems to be a good place and what I want for a home. I keep telling him that something will come along that will suite all of our needs. I understand why he wants to find something quickly. The home we have is too small for a family of three. My mother's memory is slipping a bit more. She calls her children not by name, but by son or daughter. The last time I visited with her she cried and said she missed her children. I laughed and asked if I was chopped liver because I was her oldest child. She laughed. We are also faced with the need to transfer our mother to another nursing home. The one she currently resides in is not giving her proper care. She sits in soaked briefs and her is often a puddle of urine under her wheelchair. She no longer walks, only transfers. She is now insulin dependent and the diet she is served is high in carbs. Her personal care is not the best at all. She often looks disheveled and has body odor too. We bring it to the attention of staff and they do not address the issues. Sick of it. My car is taking a beating from driving over pothole filled, muddy, and rutted back roads. Can't afford to keep paying for repairs when you don't get compensated for them. Little Miss is growing like a weed! She will be 4 years-old next month. Time flies. Seems like just yesterday she was turning two!! Soon she will be attending pre-school. Hate to give up the daycare that she has been in for the past 2 years, but the need for her to be with children her own age and get her ready for school is more important. Hubby got a promotion and with that a pay raise too. So things are looking up for us. I got a pay raise too, but it doesn't amount to much. Even so, I am glad for that gallon of milk and loaf of bread it buys. Hope all is well for everyone here. I don't drop by often, but will try to do so more as time allows.