Hi, Alice. I am here, but have no good news to report.
I read all the time, but lately I’ve been attending my one woman pity party so haven’t been posting.
This time of year is always a little tough for me. The anniversary of my brother’s death is the day after my birthday, then Thanksgiving which is a lonely time because nobody in my family feels like celebrating. This year was especially bad because my husband is out of work.
We have gone through all of our savings just to keep bills paid. I can’t go Christmas shopping for anything. I have one item on layaway for Emily but I don’t know if I will be able to pay it off.
On top of all of that, one of my cats tore a ligament in her leg last week and we had to take her to the vet. We weren’t sure what had happened but she was pulling herself along the floor howling in pain, so not taking her wasn’t an option. She had x-rays and was prescribed pain medicine. The X-ray showed the torn ligament and also that she already has arthritis in both rear legs and hips. She really needs surgery but it’s $3500-$5000. Needless to say it’s just not in our budget.
We will be ok, I know. I’m just in a bad place now. I feel lonely and sad and hate feeling like this.