Scone at Midnight: Thursday Thirteen

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Thursday 13: Then and Now

A couple of weeks ago, someone asked me whether I ever think about what I used to be able to do before I got hurt (2 years ago), as compared to what I can do now. Do I ever? Do I ever! Do I ever stop, that's really the question. But those of you who weren't here for my first month of blogging don't necessarily realize how things have changed in the way I live. So without further ado, I give you

Thirteen Things that are Different Now about SCONE

I am now in pain most of each day, mostly because of the back injury.
I am now addicted to painkillers because of the pain.
I cannot bend over or lift my children without hurting myself very badly.
I cannot do basic household chores such as laundry, sweeping, vacuuming, or picking up toys off the floor without hurting myself to varying degrees.
On the other hand, I now realize how many household chores require bending or lifting. (Most of them.)
I am now responsible for getting the household chores done because I am now the one who's home with the Punkin during the day.
I am home during the day because I lost my job in September 2005.
Because I lost my job, we no longer have a source of income that is enough to support our family, nor do we have health insurance.
Because we don't have a sufficient income or health insurance, a psychopath (my husband's ex-) keeps reporting us for bad parenting to the Social Services people.
Because of the persecution of the psychopath, my stress level has increased.
Because my stress level is so high, I'm having more health problems.
Because of more health problems, I need lots of medications, but because I have no insurance, we end up spending huge amounts of our tiny income on them.
Did I mention the STRESS?

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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Thursday 13: Windows of Heaven Edition

Thirteen Christmas Blessings at Scone's House

Friends #1: Kory O sent chocolate and the book Pirateology.
Friends #2: Maryanne took me running errands and out to lunch, then took me with her to a discount store and handed me a wad of cash to spend. Mwah! Thanks!
Friends #3: Some Secret Santa left a big box of presents for each of us.
Neighbors #1: Neighbor with a cookie business gave us a gift tin of yummy treats.
Neighbors #2: Families from church have brought us food and goodies, and have called to check on us during the blizzard.
Family #1: When my folks heard we were out of money at the holidays, they sent enough money to cover our bills for the month and buy presents for the kids.
Family #2: When Youngest Sis and her husband heard same, they added a bunch of money to the pot. BIL is still in school, too.
Family #3: Even before Little Sis and her husband heard, they sent us a pile of presents and a big gift card to a local store. After they heard, they decided they didn't need many presents themselves and sent us another huge amount of money. This BIL is in post-grad for med school. (I can't even think about this without tearing up.)
Family-in-law: The Man's folks are sending (in addition to the usual pile of presents) several hundred bucks with the strict injunction that we spend it only on Christmas. We lay on the bed and giggled this afternoon as we planned how to spend it.
Your guess is as good as mine: Some unidentified but kind-hearted soul sent us an additional several hundred bucks on a gift card. Whoever you are, THANK YOU!!!
Acts of God #1: The blizzard. For us, it's been a good thing. We are all safe and warm and well stocked with food. It has given us the chance to spend time together and to get the house ready for my parents' visit this weekend.
Acts of God #2: The melting of the snow. This afternoon, we heard and saw the drip, drip of snow melting off the roof. The highways and roads are open again, and I'm hopeful they'll be able to get planes through tomorrow. At least from Las Vegas.
Acts of God #3-3,000,000: Everything, just everything. I am so blessed. Heavenly Father has really opened the windows of heaven for us, and I am so thankful.