I sat here wondering what to write about what this past year has been like. It’s not been easy.
2007 was the first year that I was on my own for the most part. The son moved to Highland, then to Schererville and then to Milwaukee and, so of this writing, is planning to move back to Schererville again.
The wife and I have, for all intents and purposes, separated. She’s up in Wisconsin, having gotten all that she wanted out of the house and up where she’s at, living with her Dad. Granted, he’s 85 and tends to do things that he’s not supposed to and having her there is reassuring in that she’ll catch it before he does anything lethal…like not realizing that he turned on the gas to the stove while cleaning up. She’s fixed that by removing the knobs.
It’s been a year of changes regarding the pet situation as well. The chihuahua is with the kid. He’s the kid’s dog. I had to put down two of the dogs, one because she had cancer and the other because her epilepsy got to the point where it was no longer controllable. I suppose it was inevitable but it still hurt like mad and I still miss ‘em. The last dog, QTip, is with a family that loves her and she’s got another dog to play with. I miss her most of all but I could not keep her.
As for me, a year of unemployment had sucked. Bankruptcy caused more issues than it solved. Lost the house because of it. Right now, the kid is trying to get his stuff out of there before the Sheriff shows up with an eviction order. Hard to evict when there isn’t anyone there to evict. Me, I’m living with one of my oldest friends in the world and I can’t tell you just how special this is. I’m doing my best to make things easier for her so that I’m not causing her any more problems than possible. We’ve gone through her first Christmas and first party in her new digs and things seem to have gone quite well. Her family is a hoot and the stories were hysterical. I don’t know where I’d be without my friend. She is a lifesaver, even though she might not think that.
Currently, I’m trying to memorize a menu for a local franchise. Yeah, all I wanted was a driver position but the company says everyone needs to know everything and that includes the drivers. Sheesh. I have hit a wall with their menu. I know the slims and three or four of the subs and ONE of the clubs but that’s as much as my old brain can handle. I’m supposed to do OJT on the 31st and take the menu test first but I have NO confidence that I’ll remember enough to pass it and, if that’s the case, I can kiss this job bye. Owell. God, I hate this!
Well, enough of this for now…it’s gotten way longer than I intended.
Oh, before I forget, I hope your holidays have been happy and that your new year will being you nothing but the best.
