Peanut and Cashew are asleep... Hard to believe that Peanut will be 3 in a few months, and Cashew is almost 14 months old now. I should be laying down and trying to nap, but I can't seem to relax long enough for that to be worth it. Scurry left for work about 20 minutes ago, closing yet another night this week, and I'm faced yet again with the 'single mommy' mentality as I try to figure out exactly what we can get done tonight without Daddy home. Things have been such a struggle since 9/11/2008 when I got hit by that freaking SUV when I was walking on campus. Now we're waiting to find out if anything is wrong with my back and neck; if not, we get to start negotiating a settlement with the insurance company. Here's to hoping for decent money, and maybe a better life after all of this is over... Because it sure as Hell isn't a better life right now. You don't realize how much an accident can affect your family until you experience one and know firsthand about the pain it can bring. Scurry and I never used to fight... Now we do; we fight because I can't lift Peanut and Cashew because of the weight restrictions I'm under; we fight because he's always at work so nothing ever gets done around the house as fast as it needs to be done... We even fight because I'm struggling through yet another semester of college (my 3rd as a Mommy) and I 'ignore' him when I'm working on my homework. The two of us are so badly in need of a vacation that it isn't even funny anymore. We need to get away! And, of course, because of the accident, we lost out on 2 weeks of my workstudy pay, plus some of his hours that he missed. The stress just keeps on coming, and we're trying to roll with the punches.
But, there has been some good news lately... I'm passing all of my classes! Even Statistics, which is a miracle (probably an even bigger miracle than me surviving being hit by an SUV). French... Je parle français. I'm not concerned with French. But Stats and my education coursework... Those are vital, and I'm passing them!
No snow yet here in Northern Bumf--- either! The leaves are past peak, but it's still incredible to walk down the small town streets and see all of the trees glowing golden, red and orange in the sun. Fall is definitely vibrant here this year. Peanut is disappointed... He didn't get to play in the leaves this year; too much rain made them damp before he had a chance to visit Grammy and Grampy's house to play in the yard. Cashew... Well, I don't think she minded too much, she's quite the little girlie girl! It really lights Scurry up to watch her crawl around and then try to walk (she hasn't gotten that down quite yet).
Finally on Fall break, glad for the long weekend.... Time to go catch a nap!
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