My Family Is Making Me Sick

I actually mean that.

I don't know why, but by the time I get around to eating supper with everyone, my stomach is churning and I'm physically sick.

When I eat at work, I'm fine.

If I stop and bring home something after work and eat it, I'm fine.

But when dinner rolls around and I have to eat with my family I get sick and my stomach stays wonky for the rest of the night.

This is new, and I thought it might be a stomach bug, but now I'm leaning more towards a nervous stomach, brought on by my father. I love him, but he's making me crazy and its taking its toll on me.

My sister had two weeks off and she helped out while I was at work, which was nice, but during those two weeks so much crap happened, including the death of my sweet little Mucker, that I think everything was just made worse.

I'm depressed.

I'm sick.

All I want to do is curl up somewhere and forget that the world exists.

I need a real vacation...or at least time away from this house.

It just isn't fair.

I'm taking one vacation day to take mom to the doctor and since my dad's appointment with the blood doctor was due that week, I scheduled him for late in the day on that day as well.

Blech.

There is no time for me.

Ever.

I give up.

Welcome 2013

Well we haven't fallen off any cliffs, fiscal or otherwise yet.

It is absolutely freezing already.

What I love about this kind of weather (insert sarcasm here) is how our house is so Amish. Yes, we have electricity, but our furnace is coal, and because of my dad's COPD we haven't used it in the last 2 years, opted for those space heaters similar to Eden Pure.

Now if this big old house didn't have high ceilings we'd probably be warm, but since it does, can I just say, it is freaking cold? And since there is no money for a new furnace, I'm really glad comforters at Walmart are around $20.00!

The thing is...this house is not built for extreme weather. It is super hot when the temps rise, and it is just as cold when they drop.

There is no happy medium here.

So basically what I need is a night or two at a motel where its warm and I can take a bubble bath instead of a shower.

Also, it is so cold, I can't even read.