January 1 2022!
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
A bit of a break in the extreme cold weather. Only about -19 this afternoon, and warmer after that. It is supposed to go right back to being cold on Monday, but at least we have a day or two of warmer temps.
That made it a lot more pleasant to do chores. We brought the goats outside and they can stay until it gets colder again. We took the blankets off of the ponies and Wonder, and left a thin one on Hollywood (our old girl).
Not so much grateful: I am a little involved in my Trainwreck sister, and her need for another vehicle.
Facts:
Her son has a car for her already, but it has to be driven five hours to get to her. There have been some failed attempts to get her the car. There MIGHT be an opportunity next weekend.
My sister sometimes wants this car, other times seems to refuse it, saying she doesn't want to burden her son.
I did say if that fell through, I might help her buy a car. PROBLEMS WITH THAT: honestly, how long would a car last if it was under a thousand dollars? A month? Then you know what she'd do? Sell it for scrap, and that wouldn't buy her another car, and I would have wasted money.
SO. It makes the most sense for her to accept this car from her son, only that seems to be taking a while for someone to get it to her.
I am getting frustrated, because my sister texts me wondering if I'm serious about giving her money. I AM, if I know it is a decent car, and that seems unlikely given the circumstances. Thus, I am actually not that willing to just give her money.
Also, sadly, there is a very good chance I could give her money, and she says "oh, that deal fell through, but I really needed the money for ===== and it's gone". Ps. I still need a car.
Thus I am frustrated. About five times a year or more my sister calls me with some sob story. She took in some cats that need to be neutered but she has no money. She doesn't have enough food. She has no money for fuel. She needs a car, or to fix a car. I could just give her money, but it doesn't end. She has never had money.
I have to remember that somehow, she always has smokes and beer. Somehow she pays $1200 a month to heat a giant garage full of crap. Somehow she has a garage full of stuff she could sell to get money, but it never happens.
So, now I feel like I am on the hook. I'll be honest, I don't know why her son hasn't already just driven that stupid car out to her shitty ghost town and left it there for her, even though she on and off says she won't take it. She won't say no to a car with a full tank of gas sitting outside her trailer.
I don't want to give her money for a shitty car that won't solve her problems.
Okay. Back to gratitude. We went to town to the pottery studio, and I was a little surprised that it was just us, given that it was a break in the cold weather. Anyhow, I was throwing well, and made a couple of nice things, possibly something that might become the urn I want to make. My sweetie actually made something that might work, and his work conditioning blocks of clay for me to throw helped a lot.
We came home and watched some more "Witcher".
A bit of a break in the extreme cold weather. Only about -19 this afternoon, and warmer after that. It is supposed to go right back to being cold on Monday, but at least we have a day or two of warmer temps.
That made it a lot more pleasant to do chores. We brought the goats outside and they can stay until it gets colder again. We took the blankets off of the ponies and Wonder, and left a thin one on Hollywood (our old girl).
Not so much grateful: I am a little involved in my Trainwreck sister, and her need for another vehicle.
Facts:
Her son has a car for her already, but it has to be driven five hours to get to her. There have been some failed attempts to get her the car. There MIGHT be an opportunity next weekend.
My sister sometimes wants this car, other times seems to refuse it, saying she doesn't want to burden her son.
I did say if that fell through, I might help her buy a car. PROBLEMS WITH THAT: honestly, how long would a car last if it was under a thousand dollars? A month? Then you know what she'd do? Sell it for scrap, and that wouldn't buy her another car, and I would have wasted money.
SO. It makes the most sense for her to accept this car from her son, only that seems to be taking a while for someone to get it to her.
I am getting frustrated, because my sister texts me wondering if I'm serious about giving her money. I AM, if I know it is a decent car, and that seems unlikely given the circumstances. Thus, I am actually not that willing to just give her money.
Also, sadly, there is a very good chance I could give her money, and she says "oh, that deal fell through, but I really needed the money for ===== and it's gone". Ps. I still need a car.
Thus I am frustrated. About five times a year or more my sister calls me with some sob story. She took in some cats that need to be neutered but she has no money. She doesn't have enough food. She has no money for fuel. She needs a car, or to fix a car. I could just give her money, but it doesn't end. She has never had money.
I have to remember that somehow, she always has smokes and beer. Somehow she pays $1200 a month to heat a giant garage full of crap. Somehow she has a garage full of stuff she could sell to get money, but it never happens.
So, now I feel like I am on the hook. I'll be honest, I don't know why her son hasn't already just driven that stupid car out to her shitty ghost town and left it there for her, even though she on and off says she won't take it. She won't say no to a car with a full tank of gas sitting outside her trailer.
I don't want to give her money for a shitty car that won't solve her problems.
Okay. Back to gratitude. We went to town to the pottery studio, and I was a little surprised that it was just us, given that it was a break in the cold weather. Anyhow, I was throwing well, and made a couple of nice things, possibly something that might become the urn I want to make. My sweetie actually made something that might work, and his work conditioning blocks of clay for me to throw helped a lot.
We came home and watched some more "Witcher".
