Thankfully I have moved into an apartment. Its small but its better than living in the car. Once I had gotten a little settled and things stopped being so hectic, I realized what I have lost.
Emotionally I have lost the ability to sleep for more than 2 hours without waking the kids up because I have began to scream or yell in my sleep. Physically I have almost healed, I will never have a fingerprint on my ring finger only a really odd scar pattern. ( Jason... the whole robbing a bank thing is still outta the question *wink* ) There is still a pretty deep area on my thumb that hasn't healed completely, but that is due to it being on the bend of the knuckle. The burn on my leg, which incidentally looks like a cresent moon (FREAKY I AM TELLIN YA!) has become infected and I have to go and have it cleaned out. That is no party.
Finacially (like I wasn't strapped before) its a nightmare. I did get a couch so we aren't sitting on the floor. I have a really nice airbed that a friend of a friend donated to us. I have a towel so that we can take a shower and dry off. That whole drying off with toilet paper... not a good thing TRUST ME on that one, LOL. But seriously, I know that I haven't been in touch with a lot of my friends here and I am sorry about that. I have been trying to get in contact with agencies around the area to help us. We have no sheets, 2 blankets, and 28 washcloths (cause they were on sale at Wal-Mart. A church in the area and my second adopted mother have filled my kitchen with plates, silverware, and pots & pans. I feel like old mother hubbard cause the food doesn't last that long. ANYHOW! enough whining and woe is me. If any of you are interested still in helping, I do finally have a donation account set-up. I don't like to beg, really I don't. But if there is a chance that anyone could spare a few dollars I will give you the information. Should you want to send any goods my way I will give you that information also. Contact me for all of that.
Please know also, that anyone who truthfully knows me, knows that I will always be the first one to step up and help out my friends in any way that I can. And knowing me, you should all know how hard it is for me to even ask for help at all. Mostly cause I am a stubborn redheaded MICK.
Thanks for caring.
Heather
