The last several weeks have proven to be difficult. Without getting into a lot of detail, my family is dealing with a serious medical issue. I have been away from my home and family a lot the last several weeks. It has been difficult at times, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. My kids are older and self sufficient. They don’t need me to be around all the time, so leaving is not a problem. I am blessed beyond measure that my employer has worked with me every step of the way in making sure that I have all the time off that I have needed, without hesitation. If you don’t have an employer like that, find one. It makes a terrible situation just a little bit less terrible. My husband has been a rock star. He has taken care of everything at home off and on for the last several weeks. Thank you.
We need a furnace! Apparently modern furnaces are expected to last 15 years. When the HVAC guy said “you need a furnace” my response was “we just got a new furnace.” No, actually we bought a new furnace 15 years ago. Proof yet again at how fast time goes by because I had it in my head that the furnace was only 5-7 years old. I honestly think that those things are set to die on a predetermined date. It makes no sense to me that in the age we live in a furnace can’t have a longer life. Regardless, we had days that were actually 26 degrees below 0 last winter, so a new furnace it is. I will end this by saying furnaces sure are expensive.
We have had A LOT OF RAIN. Our lawns are completely saturated and what remains has no where else to go. The gloom is starting to get to me, as I would love to be able to get outside and enjoy autumn. It starting to feel like that will never happen, there is more rain in the forecast. When it is this wet outside, it just feels gross to be outside.
I sound like I am complaining a lot and I shouldn’t. Life is good. My kids are healthy, I have a great job, a great spouse and not to mention a great dog:) . But sometimes it feels like things are a bit harder than they need to be and I have been that way for a few weeks. I need a serious attitude adjustment and hope that can happen soon.
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