noideasanymore's Journal

So this has been a week from hell. Again.  Mom and her "thing" went on a road trip. (That was the good part.) 

So on Thursday June 12th the Cedar River decided to leave it's banks and flood like nine sqaure miles of the city I live in. My uncle and one of my cousins lost their homes. My uncle had flood insurance but the cousin did not. And everyone lost power for a while. And let's not forget the stench of flood water after it leaves. Contaminated, muddy, smelly, nasty goo.

Then on Thursday afternoon I get a frantic call from my mother, who is in Virginia, saying "your cousin has had an accident". She put her hand out to stop the screen door from hitting her 5 year old and instead of hitting metal she put her hand through the glass. She severed the tendon and the nerve in her wrist that control the middle three fingers. Fantastic, right? She spent over 8 hours in surgery on Friday and they don't even know if she will be able to use her right hand again.

Then there was Father's Day on Sunday. The third anniversary of my dad's death. How f-ing wonderful. I slept ALL day. I mean, the only thing that I got out of bed for was to let the dogs out and get something to eat and drink. I spent the entire day sleeping. I did not even walk out my back door. I just let the dogs run. (Talk about depression.)

Let's add accounting homework, music appreciation and comp 1 classes to all of this. Then we add work and more work. Then we add the other job of flood cleanup.  (and my sister wonders why I don't have a man in my life right now?!)

And finally the bright spot. I got to spend Saturday evening with my sister and her kids. That almost makes up for all of the crap and that is why I am still in an Good mood. I played the good auntie and gave my middle nephew his b-day present three weeks early.. It was a scooter. He loves me most. He will be seven on 7-7-08. My older brother would have turned 38 on the same day.

My 4 year old niece made my hair "pretty". It took almost an hour to get the tangles out (I have long hair) but it is ok because she had tons of fun doing it. The oldest boy who is 9 just tormented his little brother the entire time, which in turn made my niece start beating up the oldest one for being mean. It was absolutely hilarious. That little girl can fight. You can tell she has older brothers! It was a fantastic evening.

I think that I definitely need to schedule more time with the kids. I think I will take them to see "Wall-e" this weekend. It's the new Pixar movie. My niece is soooo excited about it and they are good therapy for me.

Ok, bring on the next week! I think I might be ready for it. Maybe.