Can 2005 be over, already??!!

Well, you know those days when you're scared to ask, 'What next?'? I think I'm headed down that path. First of all, Jeff's brother, JoeDon, fell out of his wheelchair last Thursday and has been at home in bed ever since. For those of you who don't know, JoeDon is physically and mentally handicapped as the result of trauma from surgery to remove a brain tumor when he was a child. He is partially paralyzed on one side of his body and doesn't have much strength to begin with, so he cannot pull himself up into his chair because he's too sore. We're worried that it's going to take him a long time to work out any soreness laying in bed, and it pus him at an increased risk for blood clots from the inactivity. Plus, he's staying at his parents house, requiring their care at a time when they're already dealing with the illness of Jeff's aunt Norma. This just adds to their stress and I want to help them, but I can't from here with the kids home.
Norma died peacefully on Tuesday afternoon. She was sedated and basically went to sleep. I know her immediate family is sad, but at the same time they're relieved it's over. Her funeral is tomorrow; honestly not really looking forward to it (as if anybody ever does) but will go because I really liked her and her husband, Elmer, and for Jeff's family. Jeff needs to go to soothe his dad's hurt feelings, a result of his worries about his sister, a rushed phone conversation and misunderstanding about the pressures Jeff faces trying to schedule contractors for his grandmother's house inbetween surgeries. Plus they're both too stubborn for their own good. Jane & I sometimes just want to give them a good kick in the rear. Not that it would do any good.......
Wednesday morning I'm in my accountant's office scraping together info he's been asking for all year but really needs before 12-31 when I notice Kendall's ear is all crusty. Great. Not only has she ruptured her eardrum, but its the right one (the other two times it was the left) and it probably happened sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning and I didn't even notice until Wednesday morning. So I guess I'll slip down a few notches on the candidate list for Mother of the Year. So back to Dr. Vest's office to see Kevin, his PA, for more antibiotic drops and decongestants and wait-and-seeing. And just Sunday when my mom asked me about her ears I was like "Oh she's doing great!!! No visits to Dr. Vest until her hearing test next summer!!". Yeah right. My foot looks like Swiss cheese from me shooting myself there so many times........
Today they moved Jeff's grandmother and uncle out of their house on 10th street by the college to their new one on Kirby. The move is NOT by choice; ECU wants the land to build something on and basically pressured them to move. They thought Jeff's uncle was just holding out for more $$$, but the truth is that his grandmother barely leaves the house and he was worried about the stress the move would cause her. He was hoping to be able to wait until after she'd passed away, but the college kept pressuring them and they found this house so today was the day. To spare Genevive the stress of watching them disassemble her home of 40+ years Jeff's mom brought her over here until they at least had her new room all set up for her. She did pretty well but it took a lot longer than she thought it would and she was tearful and shaky by the time they took her to her new house. Poor girl. Moving is stressful enough, but she also knows that they're going to tear down her old house. Hopefully she'll adjust.
Anyhoo, I guess I'm stressing about all this on some level, because I'm having trouble sleeping and my mouth is breaking out in all these little ulcers. Sigh. At least I get to have a night at the movies tonight, thanks to a wonderful friend of mine, and tomorrow I have a New Years Eve-Eve party. The things that would really cheer me up right now?? 1. Some alone time with the hubby. I think his name starts with a J.... 2. For the Sooners to make a good showing tonight at the Holiday Bowl. Notice no watch-party at the Hoods this year; we were thinking maybe we were jinxing them. 3. For Texas to whip up on USC. Not that I'm rooting for Texas, mind you, I'm just really against USC. Now THAT would really make my day........
So out with the old and in with the new and all that jazz. I hope everybody's holidays have been wonderful and 2006 is full of promise for you and your family. Cheers!!