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Must say I'm feeling a little stressed out this morning. I have been very anxious for my friend Olivia and her baby. The good news is that the baby was brought into the world yesterday and is a healthy 3lb girl. The not so good news is that Olivia didn't do so well. I actually don't know how she is right now. The last I heard was before bed last night when her husband called to say that she is in a semi-coma and they were "working on her". Ugh I hate waiting. On top of that I found out last night that my sister and her husband are seperating. More like he's leaving her and the baby to pursue the thing that matters most to him, money. Normally this wouldn't really be my business except I live with them. My sister currently has no income of her own and a very high energy toddler to care for. There is no way the two of us can afford to stay where we are, so that means we have to move and soon. I'm tired just thinking about packing everything up and listening to my sister and Isaac fighting over which items belong to whom. I kind of feel like everything has just gone topsy turvey and all of my goals and plans are going to have to change to accomodate this. I want to support my sister and be there for her and PJ. Actually what I really want to do is go back to bed.

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  1. MichelleJanuary 6, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    Oh my goodness, those are crazy things happening! I am so sorry to hear about them.
    One thing I admire about you is how you keep going, despite tragedies that happen to you and around you.
    Wanna go for coffee sometime soon?

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  2. Look up.January 6, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    Amanda, I am so sorry to hear about these things. You must have had so much on your mind today at work. I hope things will things will turn around soon for you.

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  3. AmandaJanuary 7, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    I'm glad I'm not one of those people who think that the start of the year gives you an idea of how your year is going to be. If so, I might have to call my 2010 "A Series of Unfortunate Events" lol.
    Thank you friends for your concern and support!
    Michelle I'd love to do coffee, do you have time next week?

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