Just a brief
Good morning. This is me. It’s about 5:30 am on a Monday morning. No fooling around this week. We’re going to hope that Candice comes. Otherwise … we got 4 hours to put together something. Oh plllllllleeeease hope that she comes. This would look very bad if she blew it off. I woke up thinking immediately of it … I don’t think that Sr. would like if I cancelled … I don’t think that’s really an option. That’s what I was supposed to do was back up, right? I know very little of this person. I would have to have a good talk with Theresa that might take up an hour of her morning and her group’s morning. But, I would need to do that. I would have to worry over the ICAP too, but I thought I saw her working on that, so maybe that would be in her computer. Life would be so much easier if she just showed up.Maybe she will think through that Sr. is gone and its easier to do it now under those circumstances.
Oh Lord … I just looked at the email I sent her … she never opened it. What is she thinking?
Ok, ok … we’re going to pretend not to panic. Better chances are that she’ll just show up and everything will be in order. Hmm?
Ok, enough of that … we’ll figure it out when we get there … she may or may not have the goals done as well. We’re going to hope though on the side of her being responsible. And, we’re going to hope for patient parents.
I’ve only got 20 minutes here so … let’s move on.
I did go out with my son and granddaughters yesterday. They are blessings … at that we’re going to try not to cry. We met at TGI Fridays. That turned out nice, but more expensive. I almost had enough to cover it … I would have, but I had already told Maury of keeping $20, so he wouldn’t let me back out of it. Basically, $80 just covered the dinner, deserts, drinks, and appetizer – Maury paid for the tip – that was like $15 LORDY, LORDY! They are making out ok! But, we had a great time
We didn’t really talk between Maury and my selfs of anything adult. So-to-speak. I think it is very adult to talk to children. We both seemed to be watching out for Ame and Isa. I tried to ask Ame questions, but I have noticed that she is much more internally motivated now. She is thinking sometimes more than talking. I was able to find out a little about her school, but she wasn’t chatty. And, then Isa gets some attention. For Ame, I feel bad, but told her at one point that she was getting old enough not to “cry” each time she didn’t get something she wanted. She seemed to study that statement for about 10 seconds, so maybe she heard it? I’m not sure … It’s such a big project she is going to need working on … and I don’t know quite if that’s a Grandmother ok thing to say. But, as a first grader … it’s a little too much.
Isa is now doing the same thing. I can see it because of the way she structures her face before and after. It’s a bad habit … and not necessary. I don’t have enough time to go into details, but I did want to catch one particular memory. When it came time for dessert, Maury had a birthday Sunday coming, Ame got an oreo cookie cake, and I got the melted brownie and ice cream. I had put a gob of it on Isa’s plate … Not a big one, but something. Maury pointed out that wasn’t a wise decision. I knew he was planning on sharing, but it was too messy a thing to do, so he took the plate and spooned it to Isa. Isa took one bite of that gooey brownie and her face lit up … just like Gramma. She settled back in her chair and instead of saying anything … she propped her mouth open in a big round circle for her father to put in the next bite. Oh man … it was the cutest thing ever. Just like a little bird!
There was just a little brownie, and that was a good thing because that was a lot to feed a little one. She is 21 months now. I’m already worried about my granddaughter’s getting diabetes, but how can you appreciate enough the pure joy that rode over that child’s face?! Oh man!
Ok, Gramma … now for the next part we really have to get over the guilt. She’s at such a wonderful age. *Sigh*
Hmm, just 5 min? Damn!
Ok, shhhh… Just think … shower and then JUMP into sweeties bed! After I’d gotten home last night we were on our own because he’d gone out with his son … and he went to the library, and he went to pick up milk and bread. He left me a cute note of saying nicely that I might want to clean-up the dishwasher and fold some towels.
Hmm, we were in the Good Gramma we’re pretty sure we’d do anything mode especially when the note was signed, Love, Me … I’m so gosh darn soft when it comes to mushy stuff.
So, that was done and then I decided to bite the bullet and call the money management company … I talked to someone by the name of Matt. He was pretty good, but I could also tell he was younger. Everything was going well, but toward the end after he told me what they could do I panicked. I had hoped that they would take over all my bills. But, they only take over the bad debt like the money that I owe the hospital. I knew that they wouldn’t do the school loan, but I was hoping for more. What they said was that they would take over the $3,083 debt, the $940 debt, and a $1500 debt … those were all old hospital bills. That comes to $5,523 – I would then pay $190 for 30 months – part of that would be then that I would be paying them $40 a month. So, basically, at $40 x 30 months – they are getting a $1200 fee paid to them over 2 ½ years. So, my bills would be paid probably earlier by them because they would negotiate a payment to the debt people and I would over 2 ½ years pay an extra actual cost of $177, which is the difference between the $40 x 30 being $5700, and the original debt I actually owe of $5,523.
The thing I have to consider though is that I wouldn’t know about that $940 debt because I’m not getting billed … it’s just on my credit. The $3083 bill is serious, but right now I’m only paying $50 on it and the $1500 is good to clear, but I’m only paying $50 on that too. It is an old Dr. Marvin payment – and then I think I’m paying $100 on a current ongoing bill – though I might be paying $100 on it … or I might be paying $200 on a current Dr. Marvin bill. It’s hard to tell. The guy wasn’t experienced enough to figure out anything past what we were saying and he was reading on the credit report. Damn 6:10 am. I gotta go … Catch you later!
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Ok, just four more minutes damn … whoops baby is already out of the bathroom. Shoot … shoot. Got busted. We opened the drapes because he finally brought I the pretty purple flowers cuz its getting cold out there, but he says they need sun, so we wanted to get that on them so they would die cuz there’s light out there, but he said even if it does seem the chair blocks us from being seen … we can’t open the curtain until we’re better dressed. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with our logic, and we don’t like that he’s always the right one. Then he said … “Don’t argue with me…” He said it nice enough, but it doesn’t seem fair … he gets to win the part of always being right AND I can’t argue with him. Missy doesn’t think its fair either. Especially, since I did such a good Ann by cleaning the toilet this morning and putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher AND making coffee and feeding the kitties. I will have to try very hard not to let this spoil my morning. Hmm, I can have cereal now … I gotta go!!
posted by Ann Marie @ 11/05/2007 06:25:00 AM
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