This year went by much faster than I anticipated. My best laid plans all fell through as is typical for my best laid plans. I did 'retire' in January. I was back to work in May. I had spent enough time 'visiting' all my peeps at the Pointe that the Executive Director just asked me if I wanted to come back to work part time. I'm there anyway so I said yes and I worked all year. Part time hour wise but not day wise. I spent weeks and weeks working five and six days a week. They finally hired another person and I get to do my schedule of two days a week (yeah right).
The blog had a good year even if it felt neglected a bit. There were over 12.5k page views. Seems like each year it grows. The post with the most views this year was not a RIP, but the one about Mom and Dolores's keys. I don't have a set series of topics that I blog about so it is always interesting to see which ones hit.
A quick recap of the year. I spent almost a month in Indiana mid-January to mid-February. Within three days I knew I was not going to be spending six months of the year there. I wasn't able to put my finger on it until the end of the year, but I knew something was way off in January. I thought it was mental health issues and maybe that is right.
I went back and forth to Indiana in the summer to transport the oldest grandkids out here for a visit individually. That meant three trips there. Two by plane and one by car. Then things came to a head and I still did not know why. So, no more trips to Indiana for this year.
Pat and I went to the UK and had a great time. We went on the Eye, drove a car on the wrong side of road, saw the Kelpies, walked a bit, rode trains and buses and stayed in a castle in Dublin. It was fabulous.
I also went to Vegas with Jodi and had a good time. Always do and always do different things there. This year we saw the mob museum.
The last part of the year was rough. Cassie went bananas and forbade me from seeing or talking to the grandkids without supervision and then she took one phone away and blocked me on the other. It was a whole thing, but she feels how she feels and that is all the matters in her world. So, David and I worked out a system, but it still curtailed a lot of connection with the kids. He didn't get it either, but it is easier to just do what she wants and he's had years of that training. I got a good taste myself and for my mental health I let sleeping dogs lie. Things usually have a way of working out. The day before my boy's 14th birthday she got arrested for dealing narcotics. And that explained a lot. I got a call from DCS a few days later due to a warrant being served on the house and the kids were taken into service. This story ends the year with the four kids being placed with David's mom and they have moved into the house. David moved out of the house. And Cassie sits in jail. The SW told me that Cassie admitted to using those narcotics for the past three years. Damn. Anyway, David is jumping through the hoops to get the kids back and I got my connection back. They unblocked me on the blocked phone, and the other child got a new phone and number and texts me often. I only briefly asked about their perception. I'm not pushing anything right now. They have enough on their plates just processing what has occurred so far. Cassie ended up with more charges from the warrant served at the house so she may be looking at some serious time away.
And so, 2025 ends. Looking forward to 2026. Obviously, I am planning a trip to Indiana a little later. Jodi and I are going to New Orleans in February. And the rest of the year is wide open. Hoping to be able to bring kids back here for a visit, but we may have to wait on that until that case concludes. It is harder when you want to cross state lines to get permission.
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