minami63

I have to make this brief because I have appointments to get to. I'll probably be away from dA for a while longer because of new problems in RL. I was finally cleared to return to work on July 1, but when I got to my job, the boss handed me a check and told me I was no longer employed there. After 14 years! So much for corporate loyalty. So, crafts will have to wait while I try to find a new job. *sigh* I'll see everyone later! Bye...

I really wanted to write a journal sooner to let everyone know what's been going on with me but the hard drive on my laptop fried the night before my surgery and my parents' (who I'm staying with while I recover) don't even own a computer. I'm borrowing a friend's computer for a couple of hours so I can try to sort through the tons of email and other messages I've had piling up for me these last several weeks. First, I'd like to thank everyone who has commented and sent wishes/prayers my way. The surgery went well, though there are several reasons for the title of this journal. Once I woke up after the surgery, my doctor came in to tell me t

Yup... I know. I haven't posted a journal here in almost a year. Very good reasons for that. First of all, 2008 sucked... royally. Mom was sick with pneumonia for months, then I got sick, then my Nana got sick. Nana died in June and it was completely downhill from then on. Since losing Nana (my grandma), my family has lost several aunts and a handful of cousins. I have also lost two good friends including the one person who convinced me to join my dance group. It's still difficult to go to dance class and not see her there. In all, I went to 8 funerals in 9 months. Gah! I was starting to feel like the Angel of Death. When 2009 started, I had