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This may shock you.
Published on 2012-02-11 06:23:33
Well, DH had almost a week of being the exact person I married. Helpful, considerate, frugal, honest....and then, well, I'm not quite sure what happened. I'm inclined to believe his story since the ending is rather amazing, but I honestly don't know what to believe any more when it comes to stuff like this. The thing that foiled it? Probably my car. I had to get my brakes fixed in my car as they were grinding badly and I had managed to save up the money to get them fixed
Something good is going on
Published on 2012-02-01 11:37:43
I'm not sure what it is--is it me taking control of DH's meds and making sure that everything is there every day.....or him not having to go to work.....or the fact that he's sleeping at night and awake during the day....or a combination of all these.....? But here is what I am seeing: DH is drinking cheap bottled water and not complaining about no pop DH cleaned my pantry. DH cleaned the living room. DH made himself sandwiches without whining about how there was nothing to eat--not only that,
Why on earth did it take me this long to do this????
Published on 2012-01-29 06:26:18
I'm sure it has a lot to do with my denial of DH's mental illness. Part of me is still hoping that he'll wake up one day and be "normal" again, just like he (pretty much) woke up one day and wasn't any more. Intellectually, I know it's not realistic, but......I do the same thing with my mom, but that's another post. When my mom lived in assisted living, for nearly two years I would go to her apartment on Sunday and set up her medications for her. She had a purple pill containe
What I think about DH working
Published on 2012-01-22 07:19:08
Well, it's been a little over a week since DH was fired. Financially it hasn't really hit us since we had that last paycheck from him, and he had managed to show up for work every day that he was scheduled up to the day he was fired, and that was 5 days. So actually, his last paycheck was bigger than his checks had been previously..... But mental-health wise, after a day or two, it started to sink in. DH got really depressed, as so many of his coworkers were people he counted
DH got fired
Published on 2012-01-12 21:21:50
Well, I know most of you aren't surprised to hear this. But actually, in the last two weeks, DH had been really trying hard to get into work. He was very proud of himself. (He still wasn't doing anything at home at all unless I really really nagged, but at least there was some money coming in).... Anyhow, tonite he was in a really good mood. He went to work and was already back home by the time I got home from work. He said he was scheduled to come in at 3pm, even
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Published on 2012-01-01 06:11:53
Well, Christmas was strange, but not as sad as I thought it would be. DH's mom's injuries were not as dire as we first thought. I am learning that DH, even when he gets the information directly, is not necessarily an accurate source. He talked to his brother and told me that his mom had broken her pelvis and her arm. Then he talked to his mom himself and told me that no, she had broken her hip, her pelvis, and her arm. I called her on Christmas, as I am having a tou
It'll be a sad, strange Christmas
Published on 2011-12-19 11:18:24
This Holiday season, despite Shasta's miraculous return, is full of question marks and worry: Last week, DH got a phone call, that his mom (my mother in law) had fallen down the steps and broken her pelvis, hip and arm. She had surgery this week, which was as successful as could be, but is still in the hospital and will be there for Christmas. The day after that happened, DH got a phone call from his stepmother (whom I love), letting him know that his dad had had a massive stroke and was
Shasta got her Christmas present early
Published on 2011-12-11 00:51:02
I'm fed up with coming home every day to DH telling me that another animal escaped. I'm not exactly sure why they escape on him but not on me, maybe his size has something to do with it....anyhow, I invested part of my Christmas bonus to buy a baby gate for the entry way. Some of the pets are rather bummed. But it's proving to be worth its weight in gold :-)
Finally!!!! Success!!!!!
Published on 2011-12-02 10:13:41
I am happy to announce that Shasta meow was finally caught this morning, and is happy to be back inside! She was apparently hiding under a part of our deck that is accessible to cats but not humans. She did not come out when we called. We never saw her the whole time. The dogs did not bark as if they saw her. We looked all over, notified neighbors, put an ad on the radio (they're free for lost & found), and it appears that she was only about 10 feet from the doo
Missing in Action
Published on 2011-11-28 07:38:40
I know some of you are probably sick of me bringing up my cats but....the night before last, we had an escapee. Shasta meow, age 11, who has not been outside since the day we got her in 2001, ran out the door 48 hours ago and has not been seen since. I'm frantic. I haven't seen any sign of her. We've alerted our closest neighbors, who haven't seen her (and I do believe they would tell us that), and I've set a live trap out on the deck where she escaped. Nothing. I'