Cleaning

The wedding is off. We got a call on Monday morning from my brother saying that he and his girlfriend had broken up and are not getting married. We were all happy about that, but then had to make the 2 hour drive to pick him up from her mom's house.

On another note, I was told (by the principal) when I resigned from teaching because of health problems and no real answers that my business with the school was over. I got a call from the superintendent and he said that the school had a couple of checks for me that I can pick up whenever I'm in town. Since we never go to that town for shopping or anything, we'll probably make a trip there today to pick up those checks. They couldn't have really come at a better time so, I'm thankful for that. God really does provide!

On Friday we are supposed to meet a lady from our local Freecycle. She is giving us some cosmos and four o'clocks and Mom is really excited about that. This lady is meeting us before her chemo treatment so we'll probably be talking to her for a while. Mom will want to add her to the church prayer list.

I have been cleaning my room, just a little at a time. Isn't it amazing how much "stuff" we accumulate?! They say teachers are destined packrats, and my mom is a packrat...I guess I was just meant to be this way. I threw away so much stuff and donated so much stuff to a thrift shop and still have stuff to go through. I see now how big my supply of baby clothes is! I had them for my niece and a little girl I was keeping but now that they are too big for them, it's just hard to get rid of them. Some are too small for my great niece and others would fit, but are the wrong season. I'm sure I'll find someone to loan them to though. Oh, and I have a Johnny JumpUp...my niece is nearly 3 and my great niece is only here maybe a couple of days a month. I'd rather this thing be used than sitting in my bedroom. Luckily, I know a family (grandparents) that has had around 4 babies since January, so they may be able to use it.

Anyway, I'm going to try to start writing more regularly again. Once I start slacking on something, it's so easy to keep slacking and even kind of forget about it. Memorial Day weekend is nearly here....do you know where your swimsuit is? haha

Marriage

Ok...so my younger brother is planning to get married. He's not just getting married, he's getting married to a girl none of the family likes...a girl that has 3 children but doesn't take care of any of them...a girl that has always been on my list of people I don't like or want to be around.

It's not just that they're getting married. They're getting married 2 hours away from here because that's where her mom lives (even though the rest of her family lives around here). They want all of us to drive 2 hours there so they can get married in a gazebo...by the justice of the peace. After the wedding, they want everyone to drive the 2 hours BACK here so that they can have a party (I guess in place of a reception). AND we don't know what time any of this is on the 22nd of this month because we have to wait for out invitation to come in the mail. And their reason for rushing this....because my brother wants to leave. They're planning on living in a trailer like 2 miles down the road.

On another note, my dachshund puppy, Molly is growing pretty fast. She's such a cutie! My niece, Madison will tell you "This puppy's name is Miss Molly Mae." Things have been pretty dreary around here. It has rained for about the last week (maybe over a week). Yesterday it just sprinkled some and today i think i actually saw the sun a little. It's supposed to start raining again tonight and rain at least through the 12th. I'm SO tired of rain!