just an update...

What an exciting few days it's been. I worked Tuesday-Saturday (normally Tuesday-Friday) and then went up to Portland Saturday evening and stayed until, accidentally, late Sunday night. I'm working Monday-Friday this week, so that was interesting. Not as bad as it could have been, though. Portland was awesome, as usual, although I was with newer friends this time. So it wasn't really "usual". :-) Fun though, all the same! Makes me wish I wasn't living alone...I hate how that hits me every now and then. Ugh.

My client has two family members from Canada visiting this week. That's making work a little more exciting, although I have still spent quite a bit of time reading and writing. I'm amazed at how inspired I've been in the last few weeks to write, but maybe really I shouldn't be, as the fall/winter season (I group it into one season, COLD!) tends to bring out the writer in me more. I guess I've just been too lost in my head lately to see it. Funny that people see me as a sunny person, when really I'm quite the opposite, deep down. Probably not in a bad way though, I hope! Maybe I'm just really good at expressing positive energy. Who knows.

I've been trying a new thing. Usually when I would go to bed, I'd have to have the TV on to get to sleep. I was explaining this to George (Natasha, from Portland) and after I did I started thinking that since it's been a year, maybe I could try using a different form of media. Anyway...the whole reason for having the TV on was to distract my mind from any scary/creepy noises I might hear when trying to go to sleep (which does happen!) and in turn it wouldn't take me forever to get to sleep. I see that now it's becoming a bad habit, so when I got home Sunday night I put on my Enya CD instead. Worked. Did it last night too, and I actually woke up earlier than usual, which is good. I hope I can continue this pattern, I really need to decrease the amount of TV I watch. It's not really that good for you.

Life around here has been...okay, I guess. I still get frustrated and angry with Dad, he's still the same, but I've found a way to not let it get to me too much. But it still surfaces sometimes, mostly on the weekends when I see him the most. It just drives me crazy. I don't even like talking about it anymore...except I know that I probably need to. It just feels exhausting every time I even think about talking about it. Blah.

Today I found out that Grandma (mom's mom, in Sheridan) has a growth in her brain which has started to effect her short term memory. Apparently this has been going on for awhile, but they just went to the doctor today. And Grandpa just told me about it yesterday....haven't I taught this family anything about communication? That's a topic for another day. Anyway...I guess Mom is going to show Grandpa some of the apartments at Rock of Ages for Grandma because it's really getting to be too much for him to take care of. I know this is typical in older people, but with all they've gone through, all Grandma's other health problems, can't we get a break this time? They've been through SO much this year...and now this...just thinking about it exhausts me. So, if any of you are prayer warriors out there, please pray for my Grandma, that the growth will not spread; and also for my Grandpa, that he will lean on us despite his pride. He needs us now, just as we've needed him in the past, and we're here for him.

So...I s'pose that's about all for now. I hope all of you are doing well and remain in good health!