It was a lovely but cold weekend. Sunday, the Christmas lights were hung along the gutters and on the bushes next to the garage door. Michael also hung a beautiful array over the front door. Lots of lights. We ran out to get some lunch but other than that, we stayed warm inside and watched football!
The week begins. All plans for today changed after an early morning phone call from mom. She has a bad cough and is going to immediate care this morning. I am now staying home to bake baklava for my brother, Mary and Anna (Michael's mom and sister). Also on the to-do list: food shopping for the week, making a good dinner for tonight, wrapping all of Mary's presents and mailing everything. It will be a push.
There is a bit of drama going on with Mary. She has been renting a room at her sister's Patty's home since Michael's brother died last January. Suddenly, a $500 check Patty has been receiving every month from her deceased boyfriend's wife that was part of his estate (she is now 90-year old and they had never divorced) may be coming to an end. Patty is meeting with the son on December 30th. If the payments end, she told Mary that the $500 was going to have to come from Mary's children because they have money. Never mind that two of the three of us have children in college and that I am disabled and Michael is not working for fun. Nasty. Michael is phoning Anna this morning to talk about it. We would rather pay her money for Mary living with her (which is the longterm plan) than to give a dime to Patty because we know it will soon be something else. The $500 will only be the beginning.
I didn't sleep well last night.
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