I'm Here!

Hahaha, what a joke. I should have known I couldn't trust my good intentions. ;) I like writing, but evidently not enough to keep this updated like I'd hoped! Oh well...

Things are going much, MUCH better! I'm excited about so many things: graduation, my violin recital, having more time to spend with my awesome friends, graduation, being almost done with orchestra rehearsals FOREVER, graduation, having fewer deadlines, planning parties, and did I mention graduation? It's going to be wonderful! I'm not even stressed about it (and you know how extraordinarily gifted I am at stressing over things). The application for the ceremony is in, the pictures are done, the gown has arrived, and my speech is written. I've even been accepted into the residential college I wanted for this fall, which means it was worth expending all that effort on the application essay a few weeks ago.

I'm not really sure what happened, but last week my brain made some sort of connection...and all of a sudden, I realized that most of the things I was concerned about getting done weren't important at all. I only have a couple of school subjects, music practice, and a part-time business...the other projects were just fluff. (No pun intended.) I still have no clue where this revelation came from or why it came then, but I'm just glad it did. It was a huge relief! Now that I'm not trying to be a superhero, I have time to enjoy each day, which is good...very good. :)

My grandmother came to stay for the weekend last week and this week, and that has been good, too. In fact, it's been great. I haven't been able to spend this much quality time with her since I can remember! I'm so glad I have the opportunity to do it now, too. She is feeling so much better; it's absolutely amazing. Things finally came to a head with her husband a few weeks ago, and she decided it was best that they separate. We realize now that whether he knew it or not, he was burdening and abusing her emotionally. When I saw her for the first time after they separated, she declared that she was a new woman...and she really seemed to be! I had not ever seen her laugh or converse so brightly before. She told us that it was like being locked in a dungeon and finally being able to come out for fresh air. I was so happy for her! We're still praying that her husband gets the care he needs.

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Until next time,
Grace

Lots of things are going on right now...but I'm working on a post! Staying on top of this blog is going to take a little more effort than I thought. ;)

Uncertainty is Never Certain

Well, at least things haven't changed as drastically as we thought they might. No one has moved in with us or anything like that yet. Everything slowed down a LOT after last weekend, and I'm not actually sure if that's a good thing. My dad has been dealing with a lot of stress from the situation, so I hope it begins to move toward resolution.

Today has been one of the worst days in my recent memory...it really should have been a Monday. Or a Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays. ;-) I won't bore you with all of the things that went wrong today; that list is too long. Instead, I think I'm going to get some sleep, because that normally helps a lot.

*sigh*

Tomorrow will be better.