and so it goes.......

I thought I would take a few minutes and blog some of my latest happenings. When I say take I mean take. Life is just spinning in several different directions with sadness and blessings.

My ex father in law has knocked at death's door once again this week sending all in a panic only for him to be sitting up the next day and talking. Mind you he has barely uttered a word in the last week. I am thankful in a sense that I think his son has some unfinished business and is quietly grateful for the bouts of lucidy.

The same night we all rush to his beside, a blessing. My sister lives in Minneapolis and is devout traveler of the bridge that collasped. I had stepped out to take a phone call to only walk back in to the his room and all over his 50 inch plasma hdtv is the breaking news. So I am hitting the button on my cell to dial my sister's home phone.

Needless to say it was busy so I try the cell. I reach her and even though she cannot hear me I know she is okay. She hangs up and calls me back. I said I was calling to make sure she and her gf are ok and to call mom. I honestly think she was
in shock.

She had left work just before six. She was headed to the the usual route home but something made her decide she was not in the mood for the traffic and the construction so she took an adjacent route. She said she heard the crash and saw the smoke. But did not realize what had happened till her route home took her closer and she saw it.

So we quitely thank God for this blessing and pray for those who were not so lucky. From there you reevlauate your life and realize it is not so bad. In this enlightenment her partner said to her, so how does working from home now look and I tell her I think that is omen that they should move here. But you can't run away you can only pursue life. In that comes the good and the bad.

I spoke with my mother to make sure that my sister had called her only to hear some not so good news. It is suspected that my mother has a couple of blood clots in her legs with no course of action set in stone yet. My mother found out that same day that her brother has an aggressive bladder cancer. As of today the news regarding this situtation has not gotten any better.

Moving on regarding the weeks ups and downs I have heard from the second real estate person I had out. I would say the news is good since when she walked in and said, first off I can tell you this house even in good shape is not worth 170k. Her professional analysis of the property is that it would go between 110 and 115k.

In my attempt for some escapism from the crisis that is never ending right now I took the daycare children and my son swimming yesterday. I am about sure that he broke his little toe. It is all bruised and very painful for him to move. But over all it was a good time with overdue quality time with him.

I have also rediscovered something I rather enjoyed during my high school years. Low and behold Harlequin has come back into my life. What a truly delightful way to get lost if only for awhile. And so it goes.......