Unemployment

I am officially unemployed now. Laid off due to lack of work. I'm coming to grips with not working. (Not working is really a misnomer. Just not getting paid to work.) I've only been unemployed once since graduating so many years ago and that was my choice. It lasted a whole month. This I had no control over. I admit I was in shock. I even experienced a bit of depression. But as the Friend of the Cat pointed out this is probably God closing one door and opening another. So I'm going to take advantage of not being employed.

I made a list. I should know better. I just can't help myself. My darling husband has a garden. He had picked some dewberries. I've already made one cobbler from his first picking. He brought some more in today because I didn't have anything to do. He's lucky I like dewberry cobbler. I took it out of the oven just before getting a call from my Dad. That's were the rest of the day was spent. Again because I had nothing else to do Dad thought now would be a good time to do some spring cleaning at his house. I would like to do that at mine, but there is always tomorrow. Maybe. I finally finish with Dad and get home. Half of the cobbler is gone. Now this wasn't a small cobbler. I used my largest baking dish and half of it's gone. Hubby was the only one home and he ate half. I think he must have had it for lunch.

It's been an unusual year for us. First our grand-daughter being killed by the reckless driver. That's still not settled. Though they did give the reckless driver a $62.00 ticket. My Dad being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Dad had been having some problems for over a year before being diagnosed. Dad doesn't handle illness very well. He's always been a healthy individual. Very stressful. Dad's heart also decided to go on the blink this year. We spent eight days in the cardiac unit with blood clots in both lungs and legs. Dad wanting me to call the law because they were holding him prisoner. Did I mention he has Lewy Body Dementia in addition to everything else. The bad economy and now being laid off. Looking back over this paragraph I can see what door is being opened for me. It's really not a bad door. I will now have the opportunity of spending time with Dad while he still has his mind. That is, if he'll let me. He fired me about a month ago. We'll see.

I wonder if I should even look at my list for tomorrow. Probably not.