My neighbor Romy is famous for her dead-on sixth sense. A few days ago, when things were really beginning to suck around Happy Smurf Village, she made a comment that stayed with me.
She said whenever something is amiss; she sort of hears the voice of her dead mother saying, �Sit back and watch, Romy. Just sit back and watch��
When she relayed this too me, I sort of shrugged it off. I mean, do bad things really happen in three�s? Why not fours? Do good things happen in three�s too? Can it really get any better than this??
I paid off my sister Maggie, I paid off my car, and I was waiting for the third good thing. Things have been going well for me.
I just had a feeling something was going to happen anyways, good or otherwise.
Tuesday when I got home from work, I saw Mandy. I told her about Daisy showing everybody the letter and her accosting the new babysitter on Monday.
Well, turns out that�s in violation of the letter from Happy Smurf Village management, so I had to go write a short statement. I went up to Romy�s to write it out. Then, Romy wrote her statement. We ate chocolate cake with white icing and drank coffee.
After that, Romy and I went down to Mandy�s to give her the letters. Then we came back and sat outside. I had heard my phone ring but thought nothing of it and decided not to answer it.
My sixth sense might be getting a little rusty after all.
About 9:30 p.m. I decided to go in for the night. I wasn�t in the house a few minutes and my phone rang. It was my cousin Jackie, and she was calling to give me a head�s up about something. I knew the something had to do with my sister Renee. I just had a funny feeling.
I lit a cigarette. I know, I shouldn�t do that in the house, but gosh, my butt had gotten chewed up by mosquitoes all night.
Anyway, turns out Renee had left Terry, the abusive pig, and right at that moment she and the kids were out at cousin Nicole�s house. Nicole lives about an hour and a half from Renee in a different county in Tennessee.
Wow. I was shocked. I knew Renee was going to come down and drive me crazy. Don�t get me wrong. I love her. But she�s so melodramatic.
I was glad Jackie called me. Thanks, Jacq.
Then, we hung up, and my phone rang again. This time, it was Renee. She started out being nicey-nice, which really wasn�t necessary because I wasn�t going to turn her away. But now that I think about it my patience with the whole Terry situation is wearing thin.
This had better be the last time. Dang-it. I�m sick of this man bringing bad luck and bad karma to my family. I so want to believe this is the last time. I hope she is strong. She has to be strong now.
I sat and thought about not getting any sleep ..not having any more tranquility for a while. I know my sister is worth it. I know my nieces and nephew deserve it.
I�m just going to have to sacrifice a little. I love them all so very much, so I must do this thing.
Today, I�m a little bleary-eyed. Renee and the kids got to my place around 7:45 last night. I could tell by Renee�s watery eyes, slumped shoulders and otherwise poor posture that she was exhausted. I mean, she and 3 kids had to ride in Nicole�s boyfriends Jeep Cherokee and it was cramped. Try riding 5 hours like that. I guess she was just grateful that they brought her, so she wasn�t about to complain.
We had a little time to talk. Then she mentioned to me that she was starved, so I volunteered to run up to Jack in the Box to get her some food. She also asked if I�d stop by Quiktrip and get her some cigarettes. I should let her drive my car but I�m weird about that.
After I did all that, I brought home a big bag of food for Renee and sat down to the table to talk to her while she ate.
I got in bed around 10:30.
I�m sleepy.
I don�t know what�s going to happen. I know Renee can�t stay too long in the apartment before it becomes a problem with Happy Smurf Village. Occupancy limits and all. I did check with the apartment manager Mandy and it�s okay for the time being. However, she recommended that I tell my sister not to talk to Daisy because Daisy could be a thorn in my side. Point taken.
Renee is interested in the apartments across the street. They do have some low income available, so maybe she could get in there.
There were a few section 8�s here at Happy Smurf Village but I found out they�re not going to take any more.
And we are right on a bus line..so transportation wouldn�t be too bad. Dollar General says she is rehirable, so she could possibly work at the one down the street. Sigh. I wish she would apply somewhere that pays more. But I guess for the time being she�s going for the sure thing.
Sure things are good, right?
8:12 am - August 19, 2004
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