2004-01-31 - 4:14 p.m.
dear diary,
my mom requested that i write a poem about my crazy grandmother but honestly i don't if any prose could ever do her total justice.
my grandmother asked my mom and her sister and their two younger brothers to buy plane tickets and fly to florida so she could raffle off all of her belongings instead of relying on a will which could/would lead to inevitable fights over her belongings.
a raffle. swear to god. she bought stickers so they could write their name on the sticker and stick it to whatever item they want.
the irony of course is that my grandmother's house looks like the back part of a salvation army - you know where the furniture is all piled up in a bizarro maze-like pattern and everything is flowery and moldy? i promise you it will turn into a fight anyway because no one will want to get stuck taking away that brass owl clock or fist fights will ensue over who gets stuck with the plastic brooch collection.
i told my mom to put my name on the piano and to get me something nice from the jewelry box.
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mom is on clonapin [sp?] and will see her new heart doctor on tuesday and i had to reassure her about twelve times on the phone that "no no i'm not worried, it's just general daughter concern" because heaven forbid i actually *worry* about her health and cause her undue guilt.
yuppie dinner night is in effect and the chicken is almost ready to go. i finally got the chance to pound meat, and god do i love saying that.
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i found out that instead of the two years i expected at coe college, i will actually have to complete 3 years. this means 32 units, not 10.
i feel ok about it. looks like school will run about 22k a year and i will only have to find finc'l aid for about 4k of it a year.
i was awarded an additional 2500 dollars and might have another 1k coming in since i made dean's list for two years in a row.
my mom has this expression [you can tell she's on my mind a lot today right?] that if you are on the right path, and make the right decisions, everything will fall into place with litte to no effort, particularly financially.
it's a nice notion, and i desperately want to believe in it.
so, i will.