I'm still here....

Tim has been doing all of the blog writing, so you might think that my life has been dull. Well, you would be absolutely right - my life HAS been dull. My car is still in Albuquerque getting hail damage repaired, so Tim and I are sharing the Rodeo, which means I'm at home a lot. The body shop told me that four roofs have been shipped to them and each one was damaged. Hmmmm, do I buy that? They also told me the repairs would take 2-3 weeks.... and yesterday was week five!

I do actually have some activities planned before the big move. On March 1, I'm traveling to Santa Fe to meet a friend. She is the ex-wife of my crazy, abusive and sociopath ex-husband. I got to know her because I went to Durango ten years ago to testify at a trial so that she could keep sole custody of her son. Unfortunately, my testimony was not allowed because the judge was the lawyer who had handled my divorce from "crazy man." A small conflict of interest. Anyway, Sarah and I have remained friends by phone calls and emails. She was even sworn in as a CASA volunteer in Cody, Wyoming a few days ago. Way to go Sarah! I'm looking forward to spending a day or two with her in person.

Another planned trip when I get my car returned (or at least a loaner) is to Clovis, NM. Robyn and I are going to visit an "ex-CASA kid" who lives in a group home there. She and I have been keeping in touch by phone or email since she was our CASA kid five years ago. Now that she is 17 (how they grow!), I am concerned what she will do when she turns 18 and is emancipated. Her mother is her legal guardian, but I don't believe that she has done much to move this child forward. "CASA kid" even graduates from high school in May, even though she needs summer school classes to make up lost credits. I haven't told her that I'm leaving yet, because I thought it would be best to tell her in person and with Robyn there. She likes Robyn a lot. I will miss her. Despite the many problems that she needs to continue to work on (caused by incredible child abuse), she's quite a lovable character!

Most of my time is spent vacuuming, etc. so that our house will be in good order for potential buyers. I am becoming concerned that we might not sell the house prior to our move. In that case, we will have to rent in Australia and perhaps rent out the Socorro house. Tim's attitude which I think is a good one can be summed up by what he sang out this morning: Que sera, sera!!!

Judi