From what I’ve been told, there are a few “loose ends” I need to tie-up or update on.  So I suppose I should probably do it now…

Home....for now.

1. My house hasn’t sold. The financing for the buyer officially fell through last Thursday.  It really sucks, too, because I was starting to get very excited about the prospect of starting over again in a place of my own…in a place where I wouldn’t have to walk on eggshells…in a place where I would be the designer (although that’s not such a great thing).  So the house is back on the market.  I painted my front steps yesterday and I’ll be painting the back deck sometime this week so the hope is that it becomes just a bit more appealing to prospective buyers.  The problem is that the overall market is pretty much dead at the moment.  None of the dozen homes in my park have sold and there isn’t a whole lot available at the moment, anyway. So for now, I’m going to continue to plug along until something changes.

2. As of my last weigh-in, I was down 4 pounds in the latest “Biggest Loser” contest that started at work.  Or should I say…that I started at work.  I’m weighing-in again tomorrow so my hope is that I’m down another couple of pounds.  I didn’t eat much of anything while Ankle Biter was in the hospital last week, so while it’s not the healthiest way to go the hope is that I at least dropped down in weight a little bit.  I’m walking every day and drinking lots of water.  The only thing I’m not doing is eating as well as I’d like.  I’m not eating entirely UNhealthy, but I could be doing much better.  It’s just been two weeks of health-related stress with my son so I haven’t really had the chance to dive into this diet like I originally wanted to.  It’s always something, right?

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3. Ankle Biter’s doing great. After two stressful weeks, it looks like my son is getting back on track health-wise.  He was pretty zonked after getting his tonsils & adenoids taken out along with getting tubes in his ears a couple of weeks ago, but then he was hit pretty hard again with a skin infection in his ear that forced him back on an IV and into the hospital for another 48 hours.  As of last night, though, he seems to be almost back to 100%. And as tired as I am, I’m just extremely relieved that he’s feeling better.  Now, if only I could get him to take his medicine without it being a 4-alarm fire.

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4. Rugrat and I aren’t talking very much lately. I’m still sending her cards and pictures and I’ve left messages with her mom, but we haven’t talked on the phone in quite some time.  I don’t think she’s mad at me…and I probably should be calling every night until she gets on the phone.  But I understand our relationship.  She’s not as close with me as I’d like her to be, and so this is the relationship that we share.  It’s not a bad one…at least I don’t think it is…but it’s not the best, either.  It is what it is.  When we do talk, she’s quiet a lot but does want to come visit me.  So at the end of the day, I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing…calling, sending cards & photos & eCards online…and making sure she always knows how much I love her. I truly believe that as she gets older, she’ll appreciate that I never forgot her or set her aside (well…at least not in the past few years since I finally grew up).