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Been a long time
I have been lurking since my last post over a year ago here:
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/47394135.aspx
(no clicky, sorry I am on my iPad)
Just wanted to update a little. Last April my dad passed away, not quite 2 years after my mom. He had been spiraling for a while, but I think he was lost without my mom. He had nothing to pay for funeral costs, etc so DH and I are slowly paying off hospital bills, funeral costs and the taxes on my parents home as my siblings have no jobs/money and there are virtually no assets after they stripped the house.
DH and I are doing much better, we go once a week to counseling individually and once every 2 weeks together. Our relationship is better than I can remember. our counselor told us a few months ago we could move to 1x a month, but we like things the way they are.
DH finally cut off all contact with his mother. It was right after my dad died and she pulled her usual "all about me" crap. He has absolutely made a 180 from a year and a half ago. I think counseling has been a wonderful tool for him.
I cut out all of my sisters after my dad died due to their (continued) laziness, greed and complete lack of responsibility for actions. Best decision ever.
I suffered from an ectopic pregnancy last August. I had emergency surgery and then 4 months of injections since the pregnancy would not resolve. I would have been due the 23rd of March. A couple friend of ours were due the same day (we had gone out together that night and they almost stayed at our house) so we almost had babies at the same time.
I am still at the hospital, working full time, but am still labeled "part time". But I was able to get better insurance for the family, so yeah! DH is looking to change jobs in the next few months and work for a new company. This will mean he is working in town all the time. Definite plus for the family.
Nothing else that I can think of, if you think of anything just ask.
Re: Been a long time
Hi.
It's nice to see you here. I'm sorry about all of the loss you've experienced over the last while. That's a lot to deal with at once.
It sounds like a lot of good things are happening for you now though. I'm glad you and your H are making some positive changes for your relationship and your family. That's great.
My only thought was you've had a really crappy last couple of years.
Glad to see things are finally looking up.
Thanks.
Excellent memory. I finished the classes I could online this past December and am (hopefully) going to be able to start the pre-rec's at a local college before deciding what to do about Mortuary school. We would still have to move, but that may be feasible with DH's new job. I am just waiting for him to take the leap and quit the current place and start at the new one. Hopefully summer it will happen.