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Friday October 20, 2006 at 04:00 pm
Do you know someone who always seems to have chaos in their life? They always complain and if there isn’t something going wrong – they aren’t happy. Well I am not one of those people, I hope I reflect the theory that the glass is half full. But lately my glass must have a crack in it because the water of life seems to be dripping onto the floor.
So Ive decided to do a Gilmore Pro Con list of things here at the Haven of Bliss.
Pro:
The oldest son passed his final physical for the Department of Corrections and things should start rolling for him before the end of the year.
The oldest daughter and her DH are doing great even though they think they are poor/starving college students. (For the record, I’ve seen poor starving people and they aren’t anywhere near that classification.)
The youngest son brought home his report card and it was all B’s. This is an amazing improvement….it validated the fact that I took the step to have him diagnosed with ADHD and put him on meds.
The youngest daughter is almost through with cheerleading. Soon there will be no more practices until 7 at night and we can all sit at the table and eat dinner.
My Dr. appointment went well this week. I am one of the lucky people (actually 1 in 100,000) with my condition but I’ve started new meds and my lungs feel much better.
The roof didn’t leak with these past few showers.
The oldest daughter and her DH might be comming to dinner for Thanksgiving…this makes me smile.
This one can be either pro or con. I have orders for socks but don’t have time to make socks because I have orders for socks.
Con:
The DH still hasn’t got a deer, even after spending $300 for the license in Oregon. My guess is we will not revisit that again next year.
The septic is terminal. Our leach field has failed and I’m just waiting on they ‘poo poo’ guy to serve the final blow with an estimate.
The dog can hardly walk on her back leg. She is only 6 years old and the operation would cost $500.
Our new fridge is leaking water…I hate Sears.
My old washer is leaking water….I’ve never had a new washer…maybe it is time.
Apparently the wiring in our house is totally skrewed up. We’re probably a fire waiting to happen. Re-wiring the box will cost $1500.
When looking at the above pro/con list I see that the pros are mostly regarding family and the cons are things.
Even though the cons outweigh the pros I would much rather have ‘good’ family things….because without family we have no legacy, no joy, no happiness, no peace. Family is everything and I am truly rich in the fact that my family is healthy and near by.