I talked to a friend of mine the other day, who I haven't had the chance to visit for awhile. Sometimes you don't realize how time passes us by, as we live our lives. Before you know it months have passed and you realize how much you've miss someone. My life has been pretty crazy this past year. Thankfully with Gods grace, an amazing spouse, great kids (yep..I did say that) , awesome friends and an amazing group of co-workers I've survived it.
Where do I start ... hmmm ... Family.
My family history is really quite something so to speak. I'm currently writing a book about it. I currently only associate with my siblings and my step-dad her in Winnipeg and my fathers side of the family in Nova Scotia.
My brothers haven't been doing so well lately but are definitely on the road to recovery,thank God. One of my younger brothers got into crack this past summer and did too much (any amount is too much). Well the result ... he jumped off the roof of a building, 5 stories high. When I got to the hospital I found out my older brother was there due to an overdose of the medication he takes for Epilepsy. Apparently he found out my sister was having an affair and leaving him after 19 years of marriage. How are they now ... the younger one has quit the drugs, sought counseling and is doing much better. The older one is currently staying in a group home for a couple of months to stabilize his medication and counseling. He and my sister-in-law have divorced and she is still with the guy she had the affair with. We all hope everything works out for her, as we all think she had a mid-life crisis last year because that's when she changed soooooo dramatically.
The kids are doing okay I suppose. Robbie is now with a new young woman, who actually seems more suited for him. He's changed jobs and is now working for World Vision, getting children sponsored. I can believe how much he's changed over the past few years, I'm really proud of him. Jessica's still a handful at times, 2 steps forward 1 step back I guess. Jessica's working on her CD which should be out in Feb.05, I hope she makes it big but no matter what she'll be happy. All she wants to do is sing and make a comfortable living at it. And Keith ... well not much changes with him, although he can be quite sarcastic in a funny sort of way at times. Overall I think I've raised 3 great kids who are so different in so many ways but at the same time so much alike its pretty cool.
Next ... Spouse
Well, me and Ron are taking a break right now, his request. This past 6 months has been putting a lot of strain on our relationship. With too much pressure on us, we get frustrated and it carries over to our relationship and that's not fair to either of us. I'm finding this very hard to deal with, I miss him so much...... I pray everything works out for us.
Next ... Work
Working 2 jobs is not always easy but I love my work. Having the 3 kids I've always worked at 2 or more jobs at any one time. The people I work with are awesome, at both my jobs. The first one I enjoy because its treatment focused, the second one is doing short term assessments. Both jobs are working with troubled teens. At times its quite stressful but the reward is when at client comes back and says I remember when you said,did,or supported them in some way that changed them.
Well ... I guess that's it for now ... cya ... Take care all.
