sometimes you lose branchs of the family tree

[cornerofmadness]

They drift off and you never hear from them again. We found out that a cousin died last week. He was about 15 years older than me. He was cutting grass when the tractor rolled and crushed him to death. We just heard about it today. I mentioned it on facebook. My cousins didn't even know his name. I think I met him twice. Mom was surprised I remembered him but who can forget someone who was in the Catholic seminar but dropped out and ended up a homicide detective. He gave my brother a switchblade and me some other knife. That is all I remember. I'd be more affected if one of my flist died than this cousin. Interesting how you can be a stranger to your own family (of course some of us would prefer that)

Called the travel agent to get this Wales trip rolling. No answer, no call back.

emailed the realtor about which houses might be worth the seeing. Mom will be here tomorrow.

I got all excited for nothing. I have several boxes of books coming (because this is what I do when I'm depressed) My asshole mail carrier won't bring boxes. I fly to the post office, excited to get my books. Turned out it was my diabetic supplies. Well hell. I did say hey I'm HOME from work, can they deliever the damn boxes? yes. Let's see if these dimwits do it.

I swept and mopped the kitchen. Now THERE is an activity my arm hates. I had to put the tens unit on twice and I'm gearing up for a third time. And I tried to do the litter/storage closet fast so not to upset Soul too much. I notice that the second rubber container down on the pile looked wet but the one above it wasn't. I thought maybe I had a leak in the ceiling and it was pouring today. Looked up, no leak. Looked at cleaning supplies, no leak. There was a fungicide/mite cide spray for the garden and I thought well maybe this is it. It didn't look broken. So I go to clean it up and it won't absorb into paper toilets. It's oily. I might as well have been sponging up mercury. good lord. then I got some on me and it BURNED. I was afraid to put a chemical cleaner on it since i had no idea what chemical was in the spill. I settled for dishwashing soap which did allow for me to clean it not before I spilled some on the floor. Also, soft scrub can go bad. Who knew?

Okay going to drink a bloody mary enhanced with all sorts of Aryuvedic spices. THat makes it health food, right?

Comments

[bay115.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear your cousin died. Yeah, I too don't know several of my cousins, some of which my Mom never wants me to talk to ever, heh.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you. yes I have a few relatives in that category to.

[helliongoddess.livejournal.com]

That's rough about your cousin - this has been a tough year for your family.

I don't have much more family to lose - I never had that much to start with. I've never had any first cousins, or any nieces or nephews, and other than the new step-grandchild, doesn't look like I will have any grandchildren, either. I had one brother, but he's gone. And my hubby is in pretty much exactly the same boat - so our family gathering are pretty small. I have some like third cousins in the deep South and Canada that I don't know at all, and 2 aunts and uncles I rarely get to see (one set I dearly love, one I don't know well at all.) I really wish I got to see the nice aunt and uncle more.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes it has. thanks

and my family is the opposite, large and sprawling and I know pretty much just my mother's nieces and nephew and their kids and my dad's first cousins and their kids

[rain-oubliette.livejournal.com]

"Interesting how you can be a stranger to your own family-"
I have family I have never met. My aunt Ruth Ann, for example. Even at a large family gathering, I don't "fit". I'm either too weird, too educated or without husband/kids.

"- (of course some of us would prefer that)"
AMEN!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

luckily anyone who cared about that has died off in my family

[rain-oubliette.livejournal.com]

My grandparents were big into family reunions. After they passed, it has been left behind. I have such a huge family, I doubt there is a place that we can afford to fit us all in. :S Besides, most of the people I would like to talk to are all dead. :S

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

my grand dad was the big reunion guy. The relatives I mentioned all get together a couple times a year

though what I meant was, the family members that cared I chose career over marriage are all dead

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

Hugs. The only cousin I knew (much older than me) has already passed away. The rest are strangers.

You're right about the bloody mary. Go, rationalization!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks