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July 8th, 2011 -- Posted in family, future / dreams / goals, love & marriage, pain / disability |
Back in September, I wrote about our family’s difficult times. It was something above and beyond what we’ve struggled with the past 3 years since my car accident, and something beyond what normal families have to cope with.
I’m ever so glad to be able to say we’re coming out the other side now, and can at least return to “just” difficulties we were having before… I know it’s not much to celebrate (going from “very very miserable” to just “miserable”), but every little bit of stress that can be relieved makes a huge difference.
Our family has worked hard over the past 9 months. We’ve struggled, we’ve argued and discussed late into the evening to the point of exhaustion! We’ve learned a lot, we’ve tried some things that failed, we’ve tried some things that worked really well. We’re growing together and we’ll have to keep at it.
But at least now we’ve reached a point that we know we’re in this together for the future… We weren’t sure if we would make it, but we’re now re-committed to living together and staying a family of FOUR.
We already had the challenges of being a blended family. Then we had to suddenly adjust to being a family with a disabled mom who isn’t able to fully parent as she used to be. When my spouse first had to step into the role and tasks that I could no longer do, he faltered. Too much was piled onto his shoulders in too short a time. There was a huge lack of help and support. But over time, he has grown into his role and become a much better dad and step-dad.
Our house may not yet be “peaceful” or “running smoothly”, but we’re getting there… We are moving out of crisis mode as much as we’re able to. There is hope. Please keep your fingers crossed (and keep our family in your prayers, if that’s part of your belief system) that our situation will continue to improve so we can stay together and be happy.
April 25th, 2009 -- Posted in domestic engineering, hill to haven, love & marriage, pain / disability |
See previous entry “I am excited about siding” for further proof I am getting way too… suburban?
OK but really you have to admit these are great deals:
- washer with sanitizing cycle + dryer with quiet feature for about $1600
- basic self-cleaning coil stove for just under $500
- dishwasher with tall tub and adjustable rack for about $600
- and best of all, a 22 cubic foot fridge with bottom freezer for less than $1K (which we hadn’t seen anywhere!). Paul says the freezer is the “coolest” part lol 
What a relief that not only is the shopping over (and I don’t have to drag myself through any more appliance stores) but that we were able to get everything for reasonable prices. Most of my excitement up ’til now hasn’t been external expressed though as I’ve been in tons of pain from the trip. 
But I’m so glad I saw the e-mail from Sears about their VIP sale, advertising their lowest prices of the season, and convinced Paul we should check it out. We got the “3x the GST” option because of what we chose and then we avoided having to pay PST on most items because they were Energy Star.
So all in all, a really good bargain, and much cheaper than the price we were quoted by Minto to put it all in for us with the house. And it’ll be delivered soon so we’ll be able to use the appliances at the new house even while we’re still in process of wrapping things up here.
ETA: I’m sure this would all make waaaay more sense if I hadn’t needed the extra painkillers today, but just wanted to clarify that we got to *save* “3x the GST”, not that we had to pay 3x the GST. lol
March 27th, 2009 -- Posted in family, life as a mom, love & marriage |
Sometimes I miss being a single mom. There were just some parts that were easier, quicker, and parenting “on the fly” was one of those things. I could just trust my instincts, do what I needed to do, and have it all work out. Harmony’s first few years went pretty well given that she was as prone to temper tantrums as any other toddler.
One of the many differences of parenting at the “late-20s-and-married-with-house-and-car” stage (as opposed to 18-and-single-with-nothing stage) is having to consult with your spouse on things. And have discussions when there are disagreements. Add to the mix that we have a blended family and this becomes even more challenging.
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