|
|||
Monday, Mar. 27, 2006 - 10:50 a.m. Lucky to be Me
Last
night while I was falling asleep I composed in my head the best entry, and of
course for the life of me I can't remember a darn thing about it. I
DID start an entry yesterday about how horrible I am, and it having to take
other peoples' bad luck, poor circumstances, and life tragedies for me to
realize that my life isn't so bad, and that I am extremely fortunate for all
that I have. However, mid entry, my little bundle of joy decided he wanted
to push the power button on my computer, thus ending my session, and screwing up
my wireless keyboard and mouse. It took an hour and a half to get
everything back to normal. I have reset my power options to be prompted as
to what to do should the power switch be pushed again, while the computer is on
and being used. Recently
a friend of mine lost her husband to Parkinson's. And then just last week
I learned that another friend lost everything he had because he could not pay
his rent to his storage facility, so all of his belongings were auctioned off by
the storage facility. Now, this is complicated. He is young.
And when I say young, he is, I think, 30. He has 5 children. His
wife left him last year, leaving him with the 5 kids, ages 2 to 10. He was
finally able to get into a rental house, however, he has nothing except beds and
a few clothes for the kids. A party was held for him Saturday night, a
kind of house warming and "bring stuff to donate" party. I
walked into that house, which is practically in the barrio, and literally, there
was nothing there. No furniture, no utensils, no bathroom implements,
almost no food, and hardly any clothes for the kids. There was a big
screen TV with a crack right down the middle of the screen which I am sure
someone gave them, and a couple of pots and pans, and a few plastic forks and
spoons. But no chairs, sofa, tables, nothing. He himself has no bed,
nor even a mattress. But they are making due. I was able to go to
the dollar store and the Salvation Army for supplies and a few items that they
could use. My favorite find was a hot pink bean bag chair for his
girls. They LOVED it. I was also able to get him some cooking
supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, a toaster, cleaning supplies, coat hangers
(nice sturdy plastic ones, and not the cheap wire dry cleaner kind) and some
coloring books for the kids. There was actually food at the party as he
works in the butcher department of a grocery store, and we had skirt steak and
chicken. He is Hispanic, and as is common with Hispanic families, the
extended family is very much the immediate family. His siblings and uncle
have been helping him out in the interim. The typical American family
could and should take a lesson from the Hispanic community about the meaning of
family. And bless his heart if he is not going to let his misfortune drag
him down. He is always cheerful, pleasant, and just a nice guy to
boot. I felt very lucky to have helped him out in any way. It was a
fun party. Little kids running around everywhere, great food, and I was
one of the few "gringos" there. The Tejano music was going
strong, and his brother got out his new accordion and was playing along with
songs on the radio. So,
the point of all of this is that I have to remind myself that I am very
fortunate, and not to take things for granted because you never know what could
happen. Yes, my husband is 7,000 miles away, but we have a beautiful home,
food on our table, and a precious little boy who is the absolute love of our
lives to nurture, and shape into a man we hope he will be. Song
Virus du Jour: "Whisper to a Scream" ~ Icicle Works Useless
Trivia du Jour: Having just left the legal field, I am still compelled
to read this blog called "Anonymous
Lawyer." You MUST take it with a grain of salt. |
|||
- - Wednesday, May. 21, 2008
More updates on another blog home. - Wednesday, Feb. 06, 2008 Where are my zzzzzz's? - Thursday, Nov. 08, 2007 Halloween '07 - Friday, Nov. 02, 2007 Hallween is All Good! - Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007 |
|||
� | � | ||
� |
|
||
� |
|
||
� | |||
� | |||
� | � |