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June 17, 2004
Happy Thursday to all!
Life has taken a huge slow down for the last couple of weeks. The weekend of June 4-6, we all drove to Ft. Wayne, IN and we had a great weekend. Ft. Wayne is our half way point with my ex-husband and he was picking Joey up for the summer. Well, since it’s a 2 ½ hour drive for us, we decided to just make a weekend of it and went camping. Our tent sat 4 feet from the edge of the lake and there are only 4 campsites where we were. We also had to hike ¼ mile in, since there is no road to drive on. It was such a blast! It was our own little hidey hole.
Brannen and I also had our first real taste of “alone time” since we first starting dating. Our relationship is 100% solid, but we have had ups and downs, just not with each other. Three weeks after we met, I fell and broke my arm, ended up having surgery and a titanium rod placed in my arm (upper bone, above elbow), spent 11 weeks in a cast, and another 4 in a brace. We’ve only been dating for 7 months. Most of our relationship has involved me going through some sort of rehab or casts and lots of pain. But, my arm is healing nicely, the pain is almost gone, and we are finally able to spend some quality one-on-one time together. As a side note, Brannen fell 2 years and 2 days before I did and had a rod placed in his leg. We really don’t need anything else in common. And yes, we do set off airport detectors and we just tell them about the rods. You can’t miss the scars.
Well, the last week and a half has been really nice. I miss Joey, of course, but it is very nice to have the responsibility of having a child around all the time. We can just take off and go without any cares. But, I miss my baby. He’ll be home July 24. I’ll be soon counting off the days, just not yet.
I did talk to him on the phone last night for a few minutes and he’s having a blast being with grandma and grandpa. My ex’s mom is really nice and has always treated me kindly. She was just diagnosed with leukemia and starts chemo next week. She’s only 60 or 61. I’m glad Joey gets to spend a lot of time with her because she won’t be around for long. (She has diabetes, high blood pressure, glaucoma, walks with a cane, and she’s not getting any better. She didn’t take care of herself when she was younger and now her poor body is paying for it).
Joey has been having fun fishing off the pontoon with grandpa, digging in the garden, more fishing, going for tractor rides, and pretty much getting to do whatever his heart desires. I reminded him on the phone that he’s supposed to be working on his numbers and letters for 1st grade and he shouts to his step-mom, Kathy, “Teefa (he calls her that), my mama says I’m supposed to work on my numbers and letters!!” I hear her say back to him that they will. I didn’t mean for him to shout something out like that, but what are you gonna do? He’s 6. Well, Kathy calls me back a little later to ask me about the comment and I explained to her that I talked to Scott (my ex) about his struggles in kindergarten with sounding out letters and that his teacher really expressed the importance of him staying on top of his reading skills. Of course Scott didn’t mention anything like that to her, so she had no clue. I really appreciate Kathy taking the time out to call me and check on Joey. It’s very nice of her. She and I have decided to forget Scott when it comes to important stuff like that. He’s not intentionally forgetting, he’s just a guy and I’m the ex-wife. I didn’t like her at first (no jealousy, she just came off so Miss Goody-goody), but she’s changed a bit and she’s pretty cool. Now, here’s the biggest kicker, she has a 27 year old child and my ex is only 30! He won’t tell me how old she is, but eww. Please, no offense meant to anyone who dates older/younger, hell, I’ve even done it myself, but she’s gotta be pushing 50 because she doesn’t look that young. I thought she was just aging poorly when I met her, not that she was actually that old. But I digress.
Onto other news, my grandpa is dying. He’s been battling cancer for about one year now and he’s slowly dying. It’s spread throughout his entire body and the medications that he’s being given are to just make him comfortable. My poor mom has been beside herself and we’re just holding our breaths, waiting for something to happen. The doctor has given him 6-8 weeks left. He’s being surrounded by love, family and prayers, so he’s going to be just fine and at peace when he finally passes on. I love you, Mucka.
Brannen and I are still working on TTC #2. I’m not late for my period or anything yet, but I’ve been closely watching my cervical changes with ovulation and I’m pretty optimistic about the whole situation. I’m not really in any hurry, as we have lots of time since we are both young. But, I would like to hear the pitter patter of little feet soon. Joey will be 7 in August and it’s been a long time since the pitter patter went pitter patter. We are looking at getting married probably around September or October. Not really even sure yet. We’re going to have a small wedding with just family and two of my sisters will be standing up with me. Other than that, nothing else has been planned. My first wedding was in Las Vegas at a wedding chapel on the strip. I lived in Vegas and that’s the only reason we got married there. I love the big to-do’s, but we couldn’t afford that on our best day. I like the idea of a small, intimate affair with just loved ones close by. My mom will have a big reception for us, so I don’t have to worry about that.
Well, as usual, I end up rambling on. It’s my nature, please bear with me. I hope you all have a great day and weekend. Talk to ya soon!
Love and hugs to everyone,
Rachel and Joey
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