12 years ago today I met Lee's extended family. It was at wedding. The couple is no longer married which doesn't really matter. For a moment today I stopped and thought about that day. The day when Lee's aunt yelled at me although she never met me before. I thought about the couple who was married and had their whole lives in front of them. I thought about how quickly life can change direction. I thought about meeting Lee's cousin's wife (now ex) and how after that encounter Lee mentioned his family was like the mob. I have pondered that over and over through out the years. It is true in more ways then one. Now that I have been a part of the family for over a decade I realize they are like the mob but once you are in you are in. I have grown to adore the family. I love how fun they are I love how truly generous they are. I love how when push comes to shove I know most of them would be there for me. I never in a million years guessed 12 years from that day this is where I would be. But here I am and I am loving it.
This has been a tough week. I worked some extra hours which were only five hour shifts but were still were time away from the kids. Kids are at their breaking point and wether or not they know it they need schedules and some stablness. School starts Tuesday and comments about how people hope my kids dont kill their teachers with COVID is neither helpful or accurate. Plus we had a budget meeting after months of no meetings. In which we found out that we had once again over spent in August. Which could have been stopped if we would have known earlier in the month. I sent $1500 to student loans. Andrew turned eight yesterday and I am so thankful for him. He is become such a deep thinker and asks these amazing questions that I don't always have the answers to. The meds have helped slow him down but he is still crazy Andrew. We upped the medications and it was like he was on speed. He couldn't sleep and was kind of zombie like. Then there has been a few moments wher
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