It's been a while since I've posted but there isn't a lot new happening.

Robert still isn't back from Jamaica. Right now he is waiting for his Mother to let him know when she is going down. He is getting some things done down there before she gets there. I am hoping it will be soon. Even though he knows about my past, I know he doesn't fully understand how him being gone for so long really affects me.
We'll just have to talk about it when he gets back. It's not something to talk about over the phone.

Watching what I eat has paid off, I've lost about 14 pounds so far. With any luck I'll keep losing.

Things with my sister feel like they are moving in reverse. I am still waiting for the appraisal to be done. I'm not sure who is really holding this up. The appraiser or my sister.
Next week I'm going to try to find the time to call a few appraisers and see how long it would take to schedule an independent appraisal. I just need an idea of what is going on. If they tell me they could do it in a few days, I'm calling my lawyer and letting him know.
I'm frustrated and tired of having my sister drag this thing out.

Things have been somewhat tough lately. I'm helping my daughter (giving her a little shove really) in starting to narrow down where she might want to go to college. She is a Junior and needs to get started. It brings up all sorts of feelings since no one was there for me to help me through any of the process of what I wanted to do with my life after High School.

I didn't really want her to come over this weekend - I really just wanted to be alone but I can't let my feelings get in the way of being with her. I will not allow myself to push her away again. It's not fair to her - she hasn't done anything wrong.

Anyone have any ideas on making Binky sleep past 3am - she seems to think that when she wakes up, that she needs to have company. She doesn't need for and she doesn't want to play. She just wants me to be up.

It seems people want to know what's been happening lately so, it seems like it's time for an update.

Binky is adjusting well to her new home. Walks around like she owns the place, which I suppose she does.
One doesn't really own a cat, the cat owns you. We play nightly games of fetch with her toy mice.
I have found out that she likes to eat Onion Dip. But no one said this cat was normal.

I am sticking to my newly imposed diet but, I'm getting tired of all those fruits and veggies. On the bright side, I've lost about 13 pounds. I just try to get through one day at a time with this because all things I really want to eat, I can't have.

I talked with Robert the other day and he has finally gotten his package. The shipping company screwed up big time. There were a bunch of people in the same situation he was in and I believe some of them are going to sue. He heard the shipping company will have it's doors boarded up down there the first of September. He's in the process of making plans to come back. Hopefully it won't be much longer. I really can't take these long distance relationships.

The latest on what's going on with my sister (and this won't take long). My sisters' lawyer and my sister were suppose to meet with the appraiser last week and then I imagine the appraisal would have taken place. I can't imagine that putting all the information together should take more than a week so, if I don't hear anything by tomorrow I'll call my lawyer on Monday and see if he can get an update. This whole process started a very long 8 months ago and it is no where near over.
My sister is one who needs to be in control and until I threatened her with court, she didn't take any action. Now, it's a waiting game as each step happens at my sisters pace. But as long as she is doing something - all I can do is sit and wait.

I've started to go through all my poetry and fix the typos with the intentions of putting it into a book(s). This isn't an easy job and emotionally it's tough. I'm trying to take my time doing this and haven't figured out yet if I will just make copies for my friends or if I will try to get it published. I guess I will take it one step at a time and see how things go.

There you have it. Everything going on in my life right now. Not real exciting and a lot of waiting for things to happen.

More to come when I have more info ......