Well, I'm moving branches again. This will be the fourth branch in about a year except this time, I'm not stressed at all about moving. I can't handle working with my boss any longer and the drive/gas money are a bit much. I spend about an hour and a half on the road every single day and when Kami is in the car with me, she starts to get grumpy towards the end. Heck, I'm grumpy towards the end too. I'll be working at the Cleveland branch, which is in downtown Caldwell, and according to MapQuest, a whopping 9.61 miles as opposed to 23.94 miles to the Eagle branch, unless I'm stopping at my parents' house for daycare, then it's 27 miles. Ugh. The math of the cost of gas and mileage added on to my car makes me a bit ill.
On a lighter note, I'm on the Dean's list at school along with the Chancellor's list since I've got a 4.0! How exciting for me to not screw school up. Maybe I've finally got this whole "do your homework on time and put some effort into it" thing figured out. Plus, at the end of June, I'll have a completed associate degree. Granted, it's in general studies, which I'm sure will come in handy when I'm generally studying something, but it's a stepping stone. Baby steps...
Now, on a not so light note, my mom has been on this chemo for only a month and it's only once a month, but I can't help but wonder if this whole battle has made her tired. She's usually pretty energetic and a go-getter, but when I picked up Kami on Friday, she just looked tired. It's hard seeing someone like her look like that and it's quite the slap in the face when you think things are going well. It seems like when I start to think things are going pretty well and her blood tests are looking good, something comes up. The spots on her liver have grown again and they think this chemo might be really effective against those spots. I realize that we'll be on a roller-coaster journey through this whole thing, but I really do enjoy those highs much more than those lows. I can't help but think that I'm too young to be losing a parent, and although that's a selfish thought and people much younger than I am have lost one if not both parents, it just seems unfair.
Oh-I think I've finally decided to get an iPod. I think I'll get the 80 GB one, but I'm not sure if I'll go for the silver or black one. Maybe I'll just get the cheaper one and buy a pretty cover...decisions decisions...
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Yay about the branch change! I hope it's a huge improvement. When do you start in Caldwell? And congrats on being such a model scholar!
Sorry to hear that your mom is going through so much right now. I'll be thinkging of her, you, and all the family and sending up lots of prayers for miracles and many more good times for your family together.
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