04/04/07

Wow...my Mom lost her oldest sister (expected, but still saddening) and my Dad lost his youngest brother (very unexpected...everyone is still in shock), all in the space of three weeks.

Now, my Dad's 94 year-old mother is coming to live with us; apparently, she "found God" and is no longer lashing out as the paranoid WASP she used to be. I've been sincerely, praying that this is truly so.

My Mom has systemic lupus that has been rapidly progressing, and she is really not up to this continual, defensive, confrontational "war" with the mother-in-law...sadly, I know my Dad, too...if anything messy, emotionally, comes up, he'll leave the house, run off and hide, and leave all of "the women" to deal with it--even if he's the subject of contention. Guess I'll really have to be on my guard for that, as I have a bad feeling in my bones about our family's future...

Still no luck in the job market for me. I press on, but my heart and soul really aren't in it, though I know that I need them to be, so that I can be on target in my hunt.

I need a miracle. So do my folks!

Advice, anyone? Many thanks and God Bless!