STILL HERE...

It's been so long...

It seems that everyone's left here and gone on to other places, blogs, life, etc.

That's OK. I miss many, but such is the life of online friends. I need to get use to that. It's hard though! You make friends, become close to them and wham, they're gone, for whatever reason.

It's been a roller coaster life for me for the past few months. My son and his wife moved back in until he passes his Doctor boards. My younger son moved out, but is moving back in within the next week. He just can't afford to live on his own in CA. It's almost $1800 a month for an apt. here.

I've had Grand Jury duty for 4 months. I haven't been able to work, so it's been very stressful. It ends next week, so hopefully I can start working full time again.

One by one our cars have broken down. Mine is in the shop right now and hopefully I'll have it by Tuesday. Hopefully it won't cost too much, my husband is footing all the bills right now until Jury duty is over.

We had termites. We had to tent the house and move things out. They told us we only had to remove the food, it's supposedly a gas that doesn't stick to anything. Well, I don't believe that. How often have the "EXPERTS" been wrong. Way to many times. So, we basically boxed up and moved anything personal. Clothes, lotions, food, personal body and face items. Basically the entire house, haha.

I am still unpacking and putting things back together. Sheesh...

My mother-in-law called me today and asked me to come over and look at a spot in her computer room. I asked why and she told me she thought it might be termite dust. WTF?? No way, God wouldn't do this to me,

I went to their house today and there it was. The disgusting little pile of termite dust. I just know they will depend on us to help them with this since we are the closest relative and we stayed at their house during our tenting.

I'm still putting my house back together. It's been frustrating and exhausting. I can't imagine doing this again!

*sigh* Oh well, such is life. You do what you have to do. And that's all she wrote.

10:38 PM - 7/25/2009 - Postacomment

Your life is CHAOS !

Cam - 7:21 AM - 7/26/2009

It has been a busy few months for you Laurie. Hopefully things will slow down and return to normal soon. I am sure you will be glad when jury duty is over. I hate that we have lost touch with so many of our friends over the last few months. We are all scattered all over the place. I continue to blog here when I have time and do a duplicate over at efx3. I just don't have time to track everybody down though. Glad you are still around!

kinnigurl - 9:56 AM - 7/26/2009

I was about to send the National Guard to find you! It's sad that everyone is spread out, but it is what it is. You're stuck with me, so get used to it, Lady! I hope you're jury duty is over soon. I hope I get picked here because my job pays us our hourly rate and I'd rather do that than listen to old men call in and and dispute porn charges all day.

slayerbarbie - 5:42 PM - 7/28/2009

I'm still here, just dealing with some heavy things right now and no time to blog about em. But I will be soon. Since part of the saga is not done I haven't written anything.
Stay tuned. Glad you are still here and I am soooo sorry about the termites.
Apts are 400 to 600 where I live. But I live in the mountains too, north of Yosemite. Where is your son looking?

indigomoonarts - 10:35 PM - 7/28/2009

Oh Laurie, What a stressful time! Make sure you take some time for yourself.

I hate car trouble. My van is slowly falling apart and I can't afford to do anything with it. Last week the air conditioner stopped working. Of cousre it waited to do it during the hottest week of the year.....no problems though, I can roll the windows down. I just hope it doesn't effect the heat in it this winter. I'ts hard to drive wearing several layers of cloths.

littleMissConfused - 6:50 PM - 7/30/2009

Cam--No kidding! Oh well, I just need a better attitude..:)

LauriesAsylum - 1:20 PM - 8/6/2009

Laurie--
We are all scattered all over. I thought it would be easy to keep up with others, but having to go to different places to find them, proved to be more time consuming than I thought!

LauriesAsylum - 1:22 PM - 8/6/2009

Demetrius--haha, I was one of those callers about porn charges a few years ago. The call was made to Guam, lol.

I'm going to spend part of today going through blog alerts, I need to catch up bad!

LauriesAsylum - 1:24 PM - 8/6/2009

Jana--I hope all is alright?

He is looking in my town, in Ventura county. It's very expensive here!

LauriesAsylum - 1:25 PM - 8/6/2009

LMC--It's just one thing after another, isn't it? That's the way life seems lately, lol.

LauriesAsylum - 1:26 PM - 8/6/2009

Hi Laurie - I'm still here even though I'm blogging at Efx3 and can't write everywhere. Sorry you've had such a hard time - hope things improve soon x

Chandramoon - 5:04 PM - 8/8/2009

Hi Chandra.. I go back and forth, but seem to post more here. :)

LauriesAsylum - 2:46 PM - 9/8/2009

wow, i guess i came back with perfect timing!

i obviously fell out of the blogging sphere but i missed it so much and i had been thinking lately of starting it up again; i know that if i just start with one or two more posts i'd get back in the swing, and right now i have a lot of time on my hands

your life has some resemblence to my current situation as well, lol. life is life.

anywho, you can stop by my blog anytime; i'll definitely be starting it up again

:)

twilightskies - 4:29 PM - 10/2/2009