Too busy or just lazy?

So it has been a couple weeks... ok maybe like 3 or 4, since I last blogged. It just seems like I've been so busy! Or is it too lazy? I never knew how much time and effort it takes to keep up with a house and I don't even have kids, school hasn't started yet, and I only work part time!! Jake was telling me today, that it seems like all we do is work on house stuff... water the lawn, do the dishes, mow the grass, do the laundry, do the dishes, vacuum, do the dishes... we have a very shallow sink so we end up having to do the dishes almost every other day! When we do have a spare minutes, it just feels so good just to veg out on the couch. Ha ha. How does a house owner keep up with everything?!?

Although I will confess, I have picked up an extra hobby (on top of all the other million things we are doing and having to take care of... I will fill everyone in on our family situation also). Beautiful Rachel Varney and I have been garage saling it (yea, probably not a word I know) this past weekend for some furniture. We've decided to go into business together. Or at least a trial run of selling some artsy-fartsy things we're putting together. Rach is working on painting a kids room set and I am doing some smaller things. I am almost done with my first project, mosaicing an end table, here is what it looks like so far. I ran out of grout today, so I need to pick up so more and I need to finish painting the legs white. What do you think?

So other than getting paint and tile all over our carpet, Jake and I have been dealing with my family problems. Usually when you think of family, I assume you think visiting them, talking, hanging out... whatever. Us... we have to deal. And It has been frustrating! I will spare everyone the details because this post could go on FOREVER.

So basically my parents are very irresponsible... funny for people who are are in their 50's and 60's, hu? They have always struggled with their finances. They basically spend more then they make... much more. Plus, my brother (25 y/o) still lives and home, mooches, and takes advantage of their leniency towards him (basically he spends their money without them knowing or them doing anything). Anyway, their situation came down to us having to pay their electric bill for them (yea, like we have any money) so my dad, who's health is very poor, could have electricity and AC. (Side note: my dad had a triple heart bypass surgery about 10 years ago, so the doctors think that some of his problems right now are due to heart failure, plus he has high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. It is very sad to see. He takes medicine for just about all these things and so it makes him very dizzy. He takes about 3 steps and falls. It is hard to watch your parents deteriorate so quickly right in front of you.)

So, with their finances and my dad's health problems you would think that alone would be rough. Well, it is. However, it is much harder because of the fact that both my brother and mother are very mean people. With my brother... it is because he is very dysfunctional and well so is my mother. But I just don't understand my mom. She will yell at my dad for forgetting things, putting things in the wrong place, being slow, etc. Does she not understand what is going on?!?!

For the past year and a half Jake has watched me cry late at night because I've been so stressed and worried about my parents and their whole situation. I try not to get too emotional or involved, but it is hard... especially when I've been told "we need you... we can't do this without you... please help us..."

Jake finally drew the line this past week... and I am not allowed to be involved. Jake has been meeting with them the past couple of days... going over the bills, helping to set up a budget, making a plan for the future. Man, what an amazing husband I have, hu?!? And let me tell you... it has been such a big relief not to worry about whats going to happen. Granted, it will take a long time before they will get out of debt again but at least it is a start. Actually, we figure that they will end up living with us just to save money and make it every month. In January their lease is up, so that is when we are thinking that is going to happen. Oh joy... :o/ Please pray for us!!

To end on a lighter note... Jake and I celebrated out 2 year anniversary last week! We did it by pulling weeds in the yard! Ha ha! And we went out to eat later that night.