Looonnng Summer

I know, I know, it's been a while since I've posted here. It's been a very long, rough summer. Granted, it started off easily enough, but then...

Someone had been keeping an eye out for the perfect job for me. Yes, I'd been applying to anything that seemed vaguely possible with my degree (BA in journalism, one semester short of an MLA in history), but I figured it didn't hurt to put the word out. The person looking (okay, a job coach...long story, don't ask!) called me to excitedly tell me that the perfect work experience had been found. Turned out that it wasn't exactly the best fit, but I figured that since it was only for a few weeks, I'd try to stick it out.

But then, near the end of July, my son-in-law, B., died. While he hadn't been in the best of health, he'd been maintaining. Of course, it wasn't as simple as "he died," but I'll leave it at that for now. Let's just say it was not expected, and was totally unnecessary.

So, of course, my daughter (M.H.) had to start trying to jump through hoops trying to get things worked out, while trying to maintain some stability for my granddaughter, G. She's still working on everything.

In the meantime, M., J. and I ended up sick again - several times. This is since the June 6 posting. Then the roommate had a wreck and is in bad shape (cast, broken foot, etc), and is, in my opinion, acting much more entitled and whiney and (pardon me) helpless than even I am at my most drama-queen worst. Add to all this that my step-dad also recently died, my mom is in a nursing home, and about to be moved to Oregon (my sister, an RN, lives there), but Mom is now in the hospital...Siiiiiiiigh...

All this shall pass, I keep reminding myself. Roomie will move. M., J. and I will get to a point where none of us sound like a bad impersonation of Harvey Fierstein. Mom will, hopefully, get well enough to head for Oregon. M.H. will get things straightened out.

Here's hoping for a better autumn.