Lessons Learned: A blog about my life

Monday, May 29, 2006 Laila, Johny, and I went with Richard to his dad’s house to borrow his tiller. When we got there, his dad said he wouldn’t lend it to us after all. He said, “It shouldn’t cost that much to rent one.” I told him we were having a hard time making ends…

Monday, April 24, 2006 Sarah will be 18 next month. She has already packed her stuff and wants to move out right away. I told her she would have to wait until she was 18, since we were still responsible for her until then. I feel like I am watching her run into a burning…

Tuesday, April 4, 2006 Sarah didn’t want her guinea pig anymore, so she gave it to Laila. The guinea pigs have had two babies in the time we have had them. Four guinea pigs were a lot for Laila to take care of. Because of my allergies, I tried to talk Laila into getting rid…

Thursday, March 9, 2006 Johny reminds me so much of Jared when he was that age. Johny wants to win me in arm wrestling, so he works out with weights every day. When I see him working out, he gives me a great big smile because he knows someday, he will be able to beat…

Monday, December 26, 2005 Our dishwasher broke. Looks like we will be doing dishes by hand for a while. Wednesday, December 28, 2005 Our dryer went out. I don’t mind hanging up our laundry. It will just take longer to dry, and we will save on the utility bill. Saturday, December 31, 2005 Richard thought…

Friday, October 14, 2005 Richard and I have been married for 22 years. He took me to Toco Bell to celebrate. While we were eating, we never said much to each other. It didn’t feel like we were celebrating. It felt like he was just an acquaintance that I had gone out with to be…

Friday, July 29, 2005 Sarah told me that she and her boyfriend were no longer eating anything that comes from animals. She was looking through the fridge and pantry to see if there was anything she could eat. She couldn’t eat bread since it had eggs, milk, and butter in it. As she tried to…

Sunday, January 2, 2005 Richard still hasn’t found a job. Whenever I see Beth and her husband, they have all kinds of advice about my mom. They are close to her and can’t understand all the contention. I told Beth that her relationship with our mom is different than the one I have. I also…

Sunday, November 14, 2004 It looks like Richard’s medicine is starting to work. Hopefully, he will be able to get a job soon. I applied for food stamps and was approved. I am so glad because now we can start getting the food that we have missed. Wednesday, December 1, 2004 Things are going so…

Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Before Jared had left on his mission, he would often watch scary movies at his friend’s house. When he got home, he was afraid to sleep by himself. He would then have Johny sleep in his room so that he wasn’t alone. Johny had gotten used to sleeping in Jared’s room.…