I haven't been on here in a while, and I feel the need to post an update....
Ronnie still isn't working. He has a job interview tomorrow with Mission Glen Elementary to teach special ed, so please think good thoughts or send prayers his way. He is FINALLY collecting unemployment, but that is not indefinite, so he is working hard on getting gainfully employed. I wish there was more I could do to help him. I'm used to "taking care of" problems, but this is one problem I can't do anything about, and I feel so helpless.
I'm still talking with my mom. Not a huge fan of her boyfriend, but I tolerate him. He thinks I like him, but there's nothing wrong with that. ;) Now, there's drama with my brother Steven's girlfriend. I believe quite a bit of it has been created by mom's boyfriend, but I don't think SHE sees that. I do have some questions about Steven's girlfriend's motivation, but there's not much I can do about any of it. He's grown and makes his own decisions. Most people that know me think I am the older sibling, but I am not. He's twenty months older than me.
Financially, things are.... Well we have been keeping one step ahead of complete and utter disaster. We need about a thousand dollars to pay for Ronnie's COBRA payment for the past three months. Normally, I would just say forget it, but he was in the hospital with chest pains at the end of August, so we need to get him covered. My dad was supposed to send us some money, but we haven't gotten it, and he has his own problems right now, so I don't want to bother him about it. Someone turned us in for having a green pool, so now they want us to clean it up. We need a new pump, which we can't afford, so I am sure more fines are coming our way. Plus, the mortgage company is trying to increase our mortgage, which we can't afford. Our lawyers are attempting to fight it. We'll see what happens. Of course, our gas has been disconnected for over a month now, and we will need a deposit to get it reconnected -- which we don't have. So, cold showers for the discernible future.
I've been torn between two loyalties. One to my company, which hired me just in time for us to NOT lose the house, and more specifically, to my boss, who is the greatest most supportive boss a person could ask for. However, my OTHER loyalty is obviously to Ronnie and our family. I need to make more money, and I know there are jobs out there that pay more than my current position. So, after much reflection, I applied for a couple. I talked to my boss about it, and she understands where I am coming from and thinks that it would be good for me, but of course, she relies on me for a lot, so she would be disappointed to lose me. Anyhow, that was a week ago. I haven't heard from anything, so maybe it's a non-issue. Hopefully, Ronnie can get a job and I won't feel like I am being disloyal to him by staying here. I really don't want to leave Texana, but I really need to make more money.
Me and Ronnie have been going to church. For a while, it was mostly mass at the church I grew up in, the church my mom and brother are still members of. But, we have branched off and have gone to a couple of masses at a couple of churches. The one I want to join has an awesome pastor, and is just getting off it's feet. I'm excited about the possibility of helping to develop a parish. On the downside, however, once they get their own building built (the ground-breaking was this weekend), the church will be in Sienna Plantation, which is quite a ways from us, 30-40 minutes, which is silly when there are probably half a dozen Catholic churches that are closer. That's really the main thing that is holding us back.
Ronnie's mom's cousin died last week, on the 15th (of September). Her name was Paulette, and she has been battling Cancer for many many years. It started out as ovarian cancer, and finally spread to her brain. We attended her rosary and funeral this weekend. It was very sad, but we know Paulette is in a better place. Our hearts and prayers go out to her two daughters, Angela and Allison. As always at a funeral, it was good to see family, especially Ronnie's sister, Sarah, and her two sons, Tanner and Cullen.
On to a better point. In July I joined a "Paranormal investigative group" (yes, a ghost hunter group). I have attended five separate investigations now, and I am really enjoying it. I could write a whole blog about my reflections and experiences, and I think I probably will. The group is called Houston Ghost Town, and they are really good people. Check them out at www. houstonghosttown.com and please let us know if you have any locations that you would like investigated!
The animals are doing well. There for a while Maggie was limping a little bit, but she stopped, and hasn't started again. Dee Dee is doing well, and has been spending a LOT of time inside without any behaviors (that we know of). We have been working on a behavior plan for the Puggies, but we are losing patience with it. I think it needs to be modified, but I am about out of ideas on what to do to modify it. I want to eliminate the pooping in the house behavior.
That's it for now, I think. I hope to write another blog about my ghost adventures in the near future. Feel free to follow me on twitter (bastet325). When I am on an investigation, I enjoy tweeting live. We also broadcast our IR cameras live, and I will tweet that URL...
