This post is going to be complicated. I have a few things to address and none of them are simple.

First I spoke with my mother yesterday. Yes I spoke with the Anti Christ. It started as the last few of our conversations (with me being closed off and pissy because its her calling) and ended up in our agreeing that she needs to start acting right and I’ll start giving her a chance to treat the kids right. Obviously I can’t and won’t revisit the entire conversation here but needless to say it was a good conversation and we are on trial basis to see if she can act like she is supposed to.

Then there is my personal struggle with a friend this week. I’ve been under some stress and a friend of mine is having some issues with real life lately. Unfortunately, there is little I can do but be a good friend and watch this person try to make sense of the 3 things that are causing them pain. I want to be there in the way I know they need me to be but they have to go through all this on their own. I have to just stand back and offer my hand if they stumble and my arms for an embrace if they need it.  Never mind, the person doesn’t need me at all. They proved that.

The drama from my former employer has calmed. I had a talk with someone regarding some of the “she said/she said” and straightened a few things out. Let me start by saying that supposedly copies of my blog (and myspace) were posted some place for public consumption, and supposedly if I didn’t stop being angry about the situation and posting about it, there was going to be charges pressed. Guess what? I can go on all I like. I’ve mentioned NO names of anyone and never once used the store name. I have done nothing wrong and if the person that is complaining (and crying from what I’ve heard) doesn’t like my posting about it then quite frankly, stop reading it. No one forces you to read it or come here. (My Myspace has since been set to private so that has curtailed the problem there) Get over it chica. I can say what I like and there’s little you can do about it.

Not working has left me with time to get my house in order. I am slowly organizing things in a better and neater fashion. With Lauren being home, I have some help with it all. I’ve missed her a bunch and glad to see she enjoyed herself but I’m glad she’s back. I don’t like sending her away for even a short time. She belongs here with me.

She came home with a huge bag full of clothes and we’ve washed and folded them all. Now we just need to hang them up and have her go through all the jeans in her dresser to see what fits. Everything that both kids have outgrown will go to my church in Kalamazoo and get donated to the reservation.

Now I gotta get my ass in gear. I have to get the kitchen tidy again, get the last of the laundry done and go tackle cleaning out my car. I have a doctors appointment to move (I double booked myself on Monday) and I have to get my bloody brace on. I’ve been diagnosed with carpal tunnel on Tuesday. Lovely. So I have this huge brace to wear that goes to my freakin elbow (almost) and I scheduled my follow up for Monday but I have court Monday to clear up the mess about child support for my oldest.

UGH! Too much to do and not enough time to do it.