My mom ad grandma came over on Yule. It was really nice, I am so glad we have all finally come to a compromise. They come over on Yule and give the kids gifts. We go there on Christmas Eve and have dinner.

It has been forever (well it feels like forever) since I had a chance to sit down and blog. CJ and I have been working like crazy - he is still sending out resumes for permanent work; even sent one to rv repair place and of course Coca Cola.

However, amidst all the chaos, we at least got the Yule tree up! Only lights on it for now because the kittens will not leave it alone!

My kids gave me a list of things they want - I did not ask for these lists. Just funny to me because Dante's list was all about Transformers. Wyatt's list had learning toys/games on it. Olivia's list was practical - from clothing to 3 different colored ski jackets (she doesn't even ski) to art supplies.

I have some last minute things I'd like to get them but unfortunately I do not have the cash to get what I really want. I gave my mom and grandma all my good ideas! Help!

It gets cold in the Northeast in the winter, I’m not sure if you’ve heard. I know it sounds ridiculous but the weather alone was really asking me to move because I couldn’t bear the thought of three more months of shoveling snow and trying to dig my car out from a mountain of white powder. I knew there was something else out there for me so I moved to San Jose – boy what a life change that has been!

I got a house with San Jose home security and a dog for the backyard even which is just great – I love that I actually own my own place. I’m making friends left and right and you can actually go to the pool ALL YEAR ROUND here which kind of blows my mind based on where I was coming from.

I think there’s definitely something to be said for how much the weather affects your mood and you know, my mood hasn’t been this good in a really, really long time.

I know it has been a while since I updated and then today things have gotten so crazy I haven't shut up!

I was doing some online retail therapy, immersed in sierra designs products, when I got a call from the guidance counselor for the elementary schools the Witchlets attend. Apparently last week Dante told his teacher that pappy's mom grammy, was sick and in the hospital and we did not get to the hospital in time to see her and he was unable to give her the picture he drew a picture for her so he left it there at the hospital because she will come back to life.

This guidance counselor conveyed to me that she was just concerned because she said she doesn't know what our religious beliefs are, but she wants to make sure that people are not telling my child something that could be against our beliefs - ie, that when people die they come back to life.

I explained that we did in fact get to the hospital on Thursday to see grammy and we also visited with her a the house on Saturday as well and that she did not pass away until early this morning. Of course this news surprised the guidance counselor but I told her Dante loves to exaggerate things.

I told her that what he said about her coming back to life does kind of fall along the lines of our religious beliefs. I explained that we are Pagan not Christian and we do believe in a form of reincarnation. Then, there was dead silence followed by, "Oh I see....."

Guess I just outed my son from the 'Broom Closet'

As I was writing the last entry I had no idea my grandmother had already passed. My father called me about 7am to say she died around 3:30 this morning. I am sad yet feel a sense of relief.

For me, today will be like any other day. Witchlets to school, work, and laundry. I also need to look into getting a pair of reading glasses, something I have been putting off doing. Guess I just wait to hear about services for my grandmother.

Sometimes life is so disheartening.

Hello friends, sorry I have been so quiet lately. My gram, (dad's mom) is dying. She was okay but got pneumonia - and well, her heart hasn't been in the best condition - more specifically, the valves surrounding her heart. Anyway, the pneumonia basically did her in. At 88, the doctors feel she is too old for any type of heart surgery so there is nothing that can be done. She was on oxygen at the hospital but that was it, so no reason to keep her.

She went home with my Aunt Sandy (she's lived there for years) and is on oxygen there. Now, my aunt has her hands full because my uncle recently had his leg amputated, so she has been taking care of him. Even though she has had several types of Physical Therapist Jobs, this has really just been a bit too much for her. I went to see my gram on Saturday - most of the family was there. Hospice had been called in. She is resting but is in pain so morphine is being administered. On Saturday, she was alert and gave the Witchlets hugs - it was sooo sad :(  Yesterday my dad said she isn't eating and not as alert. We're all just waiting now.....

On top of this, an Internet friend of mine, whom I met on a Disney forum, was taken off of life support last night. She was in Disney in October when she began having stomach issues. Upon arriving home she went to the doctor and a gastroenterologist - found out she had stage 4 anaplastic lymphoma. Her kidneys started shutting down and she went into cardiac arrest during dialysis. Then things began to brighten and she was coming around a bit-doctors were preparing to give her chemotherapy but suddenly she took a turn for the worst. Her father and fiance decided to take her off of life support.