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Posted by The Other Kim on December 7, 2006, 10:11 pm
So good to hear from you, Gem!!
I know things will start getting better for you. Through it all you've
kept a pretty positive attitude, and that helps a lot :-)
The Other Kim
kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom
> Hi... I'm still around and kicking! Thank you for asking! :o) I
> just haven't been on the groups in a long time. I haven't been on
> this one in a few months... since the "bad guys" were sending out
> viruses and whatever other nasty things... and the yahoo group,
> well... for some reason yahoo (except my email accounts and photo
> albums) doesn't like me. Both the knitting group and Yahoo messenger
> freeze up on me every single time I use them... so I just don't bother
> with them anymore. I mostly use the computer to check my email and
> once in a while I'll play a game on it.
>
> I just got an email from a friend a couple of minutes ago telling me
> that there is a rumor on here that I am a grandmother. News to me!!!
> In fact, after spending time around his ex-girlfriend's undisciplined
> (spoiled and very bratty... to the point of slapping people without
> even being told not to) little boy, Matthew is thinking that he "...
> may not ever want to have children at all if *that's* how it's going
> to be!" I've told him it depends on how the child is raised, and
> when he is a father then he will have a say in the raising of the
> child. So to set the record straight, no, I am *not* a
> grandmother... not even close!
>
> Matthew and Christina broke up a month ago after getting into
> arguements EVERYday for over two months while she was staying here,
> but they are remaining friends. Matthew has moved on from that
> relationship and is looking forward to meeting a couple of girls (not
> at the same time, of course) who he has been chatting with since
> breaking up with Christina. He is meeting one of them on Saturday,
> and is hoping to meet the other one (who he seems to like better of
> the two, from chats anyway) next week... she's busy this week or it
> would have been her first. Unfortunately though, Christina has said
> that she doesn't want to move on to date anyone else. I hope for her
> sake that she changes her mind eventually.
>
> Speaking of Christina, she had been staying here with us for the past
> three months, since her parents kicked her out of their home *again*.
> The child stayed with her parents, after they persuaded Christina to
> sign Joint Custody papers "so Christopher can have better health
> coverage through your father's workplace"... there has been an
> on-going court battle and they still have joint custody and are in
> control of all the decisions. She stayed with us for one month after
> they kicked her out the first time... then they persuaded her to move
> back "for the sake of your son" saying that everything was fine, but
> less than one month later she was kicked out the second time.
> Anyway... like I said, she and Matthew officially broke up a month ago
> (even though she continued living here until she got another place
> lined up), and she moved most of her belongings into another friends'
> rec-room a couple of days ago. She was here for supper last night....
> she likes the "Boiled Dinner"... and gathered up most of the rest of
> her things to take with her when she left. There are still a couple
> of boxes in the garage and in our rec-room that we will be taking to
> her this weekend. Her stay in the other friend's rec-room is supposed
> to be temporary, as she has another friend who is *supposed* to be
> moving sometime after Christmas, and Christina may take over her
> apartment when she moves out of it.
>
> In any case... life moves on. She just called me a couple of seconds
> ago (while I was typing this) to let me know the price of gas is
> cheaper in the city if I was heading that way. She told me a few days
> before moving out of here that she is finding it harder to move from
> here because "You have been more of a family to me than my own family
> ever was. I will miss you, and Matthew, and the dogs too!"
>
> Oh, just to fill everyone in on this part too... I *have* been
> approved for Disability, but my file is on a waiting list along with a
> lot of other people's in the same situation... until my name comes up
> to the top they can't do anything about sending out any money yet.
> So, even though I KNOW I have been approved and will be receiving the
> money... it is still on hold for a little while. I was talking to
> someone at Disability yesterday and she said "We HOPE that everyone
> will receive their money before Christmas, but I can't make promises
> because we simply don't know how fast these files will be sorted
> through.". So, in light of that... Christmas *might* be late this
> year... but at least I know it will happen. :o)))
>
> Well, I have a sink full of dishes hollering at me from the kitchen.
> I'll go wash a few up and put them in the rack to air-dry while I
> rest, then go back out and finish them up.
>
> I will *try* to pop in from time to time.... I just hope the garbage
> that was going on before with the viruses, etc is over and done with.
>
> *hugs*
> Gem
>
>
>> Whoa, apparently I missed some big news! Gem, are you out there???
>> Congrats!
>>
>> LauraJ
>>
>>> Is she enjoying grandmotherhood?
>>>
>>> janeb
>
>
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