Merry Christmas to all my family and friends. My year started at a Department Store's Men’s Shoes Department ringing up people during nonstop after-holiday sales. We got a big shock when my uncle suddenly died of a heart attack while spending a quiet night at home with my aunt. Frodo developed a habit of pawing my face when the early morning alarm went off. Working long hours, my cats felt neglected and seized any attention they could get. A light at the end of the tunnel came when old coworker said she was leaving for a closed captioning job and I immediately emailed my old manager to get my old job back. Good thing I kept in touch. I was welcomed with open arms and everyone at the airport told me they missed me. A 2 ½ month hiatus luckily failed to destroy my memory so going back to the car rental business was like I never left. When asked about the department store I replied with “It was such a fantasy I came back here” or “It is the type of place where the customers dress better than the employees”. Oh sure we get a 20% discount, but we can’t afford the other 80%. Did my taxes myself for the first time with the complications of cashed bonds and make-up school tuition confusing my brother enough to make me do them.
Dad went back to the hospital to remove yet another cancerous mass from his spine this time and later died of MRSA infection that developed in the incision site. My last trip to see Dad I rubbed lotion into his alligator skin and told him I was getting cable again. I explained my theory of digital TV being a punishment for being poor. With this awful recession, not everyone can afford digital flat screens and DVRs to avoid buying a converter box. Stayed with Mom the week after Dad’s death with my siblings all pitching in to help Mom. My coworkers and my siblings’ coworkers sent flowers to the funeral home. The church was packed so it reassuring my Dad was loved tremendously. My brother’s charity group planted a tree in memory of Dad. My cats Precious and Frodo turned the funeral plants into their own smorgasbord. Soon we had a surprise birthday for my sister. She was surprised and we had a fun afternoon with family and her friends.
To keep up with my make-up artistry, I decided to sell a catalog cosmetics. I changed apartments when they added more fees to the bill I could no longer afford and found a 2 bedroom apartment only 10 minutes away. The cats love the extra space even if they despise the neighbor dogs barking at them. Now I have a guest room for Mom or niece. Mom had an antique auction and then later I took Mom around to the cemeteries on Memorial Day. It was very rainy summer making it cooler than normal, but that’s okay cause the cats need a bath. One of the car rentals left and the airport redistributed the parking lot stalls. Took two nieces to the zoo for a girls day out and stopped at an ice cream parlor. My sister and brother-in-law hosted the annual family reunion at their house with picnic tables in the yard to have it rain and everyone stayed inside in the A/C. Went to an amusement park with sister, brother-in-law, and niece. Had my annual birthday dinner with sister, brother-in-law, and niece at pizza place stopping at a grocery store for cupcakes. Niece wanted to get me a large pink cake, but we were not feeding 30 people so got 6 cupcakes.
Got the car fixed the first time w/out Dad telling me what to say and thought I handled it well. Had to look up words in a dictionary when my head began to swim in sea of how engines work. Had to stop selling catalog cosmetics from lack of customers. Finished editing my 2nd book and started the 3rd book. Now I have a headache. Attended my goddaughter’s confirmation standing by as fairy godmother (or sponsor). Mom had another auction of Dad’s collectibles this time. Then we had good news and bad news. My cousin and cousin-in-law adopted a little girl from Lebanon and then later found out my cousin has cancer. She is fighting like a tiger through her chemo treatments. Spent Thanksgiving at sister's house with the family. I visited Mom while getting my Christmas decorations out of her house and put up her things. This year I will spend Christmas Day at Mom’s house with my brother so Mom is not alone thge first Christmas w/out Dad. So you all have a Merry Little Christmas and Happy New Year.
Seasons Greetings.
Jordan
Precious and Frodo say Meowy Christmas.
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