Stress & Worry

I am trying to enjoy the Christmas Season, but it's been a little bit hard. Bill's ex has taken his daugher and moved back to Texas again. She has gone back and forth between Texas and Michigan three times now in the last year. We met with some of her family members on Tuesday. They said she is not herself. She is emotionally unstable and this guy Clint in Texas has some sort of hold over her. We have decided to try to get custody of Hope. We met with an attorney in Grand Rapids and a Psychologist. I think we have a pretty good chance. After hearing the things that Beckie's family had to say, I feel really bad for Hope. She must be so confused and I think she doesn't say anything to us because she feels she has to protect her mother. I sure hope things will work out.

My next worry is money - we had the unexpected vet bills for Joe, medical bills that were not covered under our insurance and my prescription medicine that the insurance doesn't cover, plus now the money for the attorney and psychologist! I have hardly done any Christmas shopping yet and I am really not sure how we are going to afford it. We bought the new computer and will be making payments on that. I hope the girls understand that is the big present for the whole family this year.

Seems like every year something at Christmas time seems to stress me out. Christmas was so much more fun when I was a kid! Thank god for antianxiety and antidepressent meds, otherwise I would be a mess!

Christmas is a Blur