Hello again. Well, I have moved “home.” Back to Denver. I am living with my daughter and her family temporairily. It’s not ideal, but it will work, because I will make it work. I love all my kids, and even if I don’t like it too much, they are all of a mind that this is where I belong, and they are all willing to help me get back on my feet, at least financially, if not emotionally and spiritually. I guess those two things I will have to do myself, with the Lords help.
I had to get rid of few things in the process. It’s only stuff, and I know this, but still – it was my stuff! Just hard to let go of what you work so hard for I guess. But, as my son- in-law was so quick to point out, When I get ready to move again, I will have the funds to replace it all, and I will.
I have things in the works as I type and in 6 mos I won’t even need a J-O-B! Thanks to Barbara! My buddy – my gal-pal – my mentor!! I am so happy I got laid off at Atmel, cuz otherwise I would never have met her, and I would not be on the road to independent wealth as I am! And neither would my family and other close friends. 
So things ARE looking up for me. This will be a kick ass Christmas, the first one I’ve been able to buy in like 5 years! By November, the edge will be off, and by the first of the year, whatever job I have I will probably quit, because I wont need it anymore. It’s just getting to that point. I have 5 mos to struggle thru. I will make it, I know I will. If I have to do something stupid like clean houses again for money I will. All I have to do is get thru 5 flippin months.
At any rate, things are going, just slowly. We are getting ready to go to Grand Junction for my best friends’ daughter, Jennifers’, wedding. I am looking forward to it as I haven’t been back to Junction in like 5 years. I miss it. I miss them. Thats where I shoulda probably stayed. I would have avoided so much heartache, and disappointment. But I also would have missed some truly good friends as well. Diane, George, Rebecca, Yvette, Bill, Jim, several others as well. So I guess everything happens for a reason, but to tell you the thruth, some of these things I could definetly have done without since I know it was more about their lessons than my own. Some men just never fricken grow up – and he is one!!
My daughter has set it up for me to meet new men, and I have met 3 of them so far. Very nice guys, all of them, but maybe its just too soon for me. I don’t know. I have enjoyed their company, but I think I am just not ready to get attached to someone else yet. I need to take care of me first, and if it happens fine and if it doesn’t, it’s ok too. I am just not so worried about it at this point I guess. I am more interested in getting myself out of debt and getting caught up, and setting myself back up with my own life again. I have plans, I have goals, and right now these are more important to me.
My investment portfolio is taking off, and I am learning more and more about how to do what I want to do for myself and my family, but most especially, my brothers and my dad. I just found out my dad has to have another eye surgery, and that worries me. He’s 77, and that isn’t easy for someone his age. Also, I know he has little to no income, and I aim to fix that for him.
Then I work on my kids. All of them! Along the way, I hook up my friends as I go, and watch us all retire early, or if not early, at least in style! I have a few friends who are approaching or at retirement age, but most of us have a few years to go, and my brothers and I have at leat 15 or so, and I don’t really want any of us to be door greeters at Wally-Hell, or working fast food joints to suppliment our SSI. If we even have the SSI by that time, which I totally am not counting on!
Bud wants to start his own business, and he cant get his dad or his uncles to back him, so I will! Heather and Eric have their own business going, and I aim to do something for them. I have no idea what, because I have never been in a position to even inquire about what they need until now, but I will find something! ShawnDe and Kevin? I don’t know what they might want or need, but for what they are doing for me for the next year or so, they can ask anything of me that they want and it will be theirs. Nothing or no one is as important as my family is and my children deserve the very best. (I know, everyone thinks this) I didn’t exactly give them the best as they were growing up, and now that I have found a way to leave them better off than I ever did before, or ever dreamed of being able to do, I am gonna take advantage of it all the way. College education for their children? That has always been a dream of mine! I just never told anyone, cuz I didn’t know how to accomplish it. Now I do. Thank you Lord, and St. Nick! In 6 mos, it will be Christmas in my life every month. for the rest of my life! He he he. I can’t wait!
Ok, I’ll go for now, and I’ll add to this after I get back from Juntion.
