Mom will lend me the money to buy a car but I have to pay her back...at 1.5% lol. So I still have payments to make whether I borrow from her or finance. The car companies are actually offering 0%-1% in many cases now. I'm trying not to do something knee jerk, just because I've always had a car doesn't necessarily mean I need one. So far though, this year has suucked! My camera is in the shop, my car got scrapped, it's -10 t0 -20 C outside and I've got the freakin' flu...and two of the heaters in my apartment have died. I'm not in a great head space at the moment! Just feeling exhausted and a bit overwhelmed. When I feel vulnerable I want even less to rely on others 'cuz if they let me down I'm not as able to deal with it. You are right though, Rick, people in the helping profession are often the worst at asking for help. My doctor once told me "you people are worse than us doctors" lol. Oh well, another day of rest. I shall overcome...I always do...And go Packers!
My neighbor who is in the military suggested we go to his base as many soldiers are being deployed or relocating and need to sell their cars ASAP. I may just do that since my CRV has 253k miles.
M 53 D 20 Separated 6/22/11 moved out 10/24 Together 26 yrs Married 16 W Filed for D 7/21/11 Served 9/6/11 D final 8/28/12
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”
LOL. I was just thinking about a time when I used to drive a co-worker home in the evening. She lived two blocks away from me at the time. We used to go after work to pick up my D4 at the Montessori School she went to. Joan's mother had just passed away and she had gone home for the funeral. The first night she returned we picked up my D4 and as we're driving from the back seat we hear this serious little voice saying "Joan, your Momma is dead...very, very dead. You will cry. You will feel sad, but soon you will feel better" I still laugh when I think about that lol.
Day 4 of the flu and it seems to be lifting. I might have gone to work if it hadn't been -20 C this morning (the coldest morning of the year) and my shift included 3.5 hours of floor supervision which means walking, walking and more walking. I'd rather not wear myself out with cold and physical activity and wait till tomorrow. Yesterday was D21's birthday and her Grandmother was coming for dinner. I asked her to meet her Grandmother at the bus depot. Voldy, Grandma, the girls and I went out for dinner. D21 wanted Peking Duck so Voldy drove us to a Chinese restaurant...I had snow pea leaf rather than Duck lol. Of course, my mother had to tell me once more how stupid it is not to eat pork and shellfish (and the reason I'm sick is because I'm vegetarian). We returned to Voldy's and opened presents. Nice evening...aside from my Mom, of course lol. Voldy drove us home and then took Mom home afterwards. Voldy was in the hospital emerg on Sunday evening with extreme pain in her stomach. They did blood tests and in the second series found something. She's had an ultrasound and nothing was there. They believe she passed a gallstone but have referred her to a specialist. Hopefully, that was the case. that's it from my end. Oh, and I'm also kind of excited as I wait for a copy of Discipline By Example. It's the 75th Anniversary of the Canadian Military Police and a photo book has been produced and it's on it's way to my mailbox...hooray!
