RIP Momma Nola

Momma Nola
October  14, 1952 - December 27, 2011

One of the sweetest women and best moms lost her battle to cancer this week. We recently saw Momma a few weeks ago and even then her spirit was still strong as she and Dad would dance between the rooms in the house when she got up to visit and sit for awhile with friends and family. She laughed, cried, helped C decorate the Christmas tree, got up with a burst of energy when C and I were taking turns being sick from a sushi dinner one night, told me stories about C growing up. One of the funniest things though is when on the first night we were there and she asked how C and I met because of a pair of George Carlin concert tickets that some friends of his gave him, and thats when I learned who the freinds were...Momma & Dad lol! We both looked at each other, smiled, and laughed about how funny it is how fate works. You would have made an amazing mother-in-law, and in away even for a brief moment of spending time with you in person, it felt like I did get to have you as a mom-in-law and had come home. Thank you for loving us so deeply and accepting me into your family. We love you and will miss you dearly and we will see you again someday in Heaven. May you rest in peace sweet mom.

Roommate & the Holidays

Yay, we were able to finally rent out the other room in our house to a good friend of ours :-). We're all excited about being able to financially help each other out.
Well it is looking like we wont be decorating a tree this year as things are pretty tight when it comes to the pocketbook and so we decided that we will go with out a tree this year and get one next year. Things probably wont be so rough next year either (emotionally & financially). Thank you all for the holiday cards so far though. We have been setting them up to enjoy.
We also got internet & basic cable tv too which has been quite nice and is making it easier to look for work. The housekeeping business gig looks like it might be picking up soon. Our new roommate, Mo, knows of a few potential clients for me and she is going to put in a good word with a local construction company owner who stops by the coffee shop all the time since he is looking for a housekeeper for his business. So we shall see how that turns out. One of my goals over the holidays is to come up with business cards and flyers for what I do to drum up more business.
We both are also looking at trying to take some college classes again, possibly even take a class together at the same college. Something we haven't done before. A lot depends on funding though.
Things in many ways are better than a year ago at this time but in some ways not. Its nice to have a place together, both of us working part time, and having finally met most of his family especially his Mom. C and Mom N decorated the tree at Mom N and his stepdad's. It turned out really well :-).