Part 1

You all know that the months of January, February and even March are the dullest, coldest, most boring and depressing months ever. At least in Maryland they are. This is also called the winter blues for people who battle even the smallest amount of depression. So I am going to be going back in time and start writing out some of my old stories. Funny stories. Stories of my caregiving. Crazy stories. :D They will make me laugh, they will keep me lighthearted, they will help me remember the good old times, and they will help me journal times past. Honestly what else do we have to do in those dreary months? It's hard to pass the time when it is cold and dark out all the time!! But hey it could be worse.

Some people do these things:

• Scrapbook
• "Craft"
• Paint
• Take classes at the college
• Journal
• Organize
• IDK tons of things I don't do.

During hibernation months I like to do these things:

• Watch lots of movies.
• Read.
• Swim.
• Take pictures.
• Take naps.
• Cook and bake.

These stories will be called......

"Stories of haut monde."

Because that's what they are. Stories of the elite-high-society-type-women that I have cared for. There's a couple men too but the women are the hard ones. They are the ones that make working almost impossible. But looking back are some of the funniest times I've had. I will label all stories under Stories of haut monde so I can go back and read them when I need a good laugh or remembering. I hope you enjoy them too. Mostly you won't understand half the crap in them but it's o.k.

I will start my first story by giving background on how I became a caregiver. Well my history includes being a stay-at-home-mom and then us buying a home we shouldn't have and me having to work. It started with me working at a job I hated making practically no money at all. But God had me there only for a season. Only to meet her(Scroll down to bff#2-Carrie). I am NOT the kind of gal who makes friends quick. I am usually very stand-offish and am only opened with people I really know. But in this job I was forced to work side-by-side with her. No accident I assure you. She had come from a bad situation and was staying at a Christian retreat with her son.

Now mind you I hadn't even thought about Jesus for like 10 years. More like 12. I was AWAY from all of Him and His greatness. God brought Carrie into my life and ultimately lead me back into His arms. Thank Him! :) Anywhoo very long story short we became bff's quickly and we were dying to get out of this job. Sassy's daddy and I were not doing so hot at this time but we were still together. Carrie quit and I was sad. :( But not for long. A woman she knew had a company called Christian Caregivers. It was very small. It only had a couple patients and a couple nurses. But there was a new patient coming on and they needed caregivers like yesterday.

Carrie was starting the new case and immediately recommended me. Even though neither of us had ANY experience. And for all I knew and they knew Carrie was the only Christian girl of the two of us. Lol. But not for long obviously! The deal was I was to work from 4pm-8am two times a week at $15.00 an hour. (and this is 6 years ago). Do the math. That's almost $500.00 a week (un-taxed) for two nights of work. I didn't make half of that working a whole week doing the crap I was doing sweating and crying. Holy Moly! I didn't know God's goodness back then. But looking and thinking back I SEE HIM in every corner of it. You see not only was this AWESOME because I could work 2 days a week and make great money but I could pick up more hours if I needed to. Hello????!!! I asked hubby and of course he said yes and I quit the crap job instantly. Ok let me tell you how blessed I was. No words can express how easy this job would end up being. No words can express how spoiled we were. And no words can express how hard we have it now!!!!!1111

You see God was preparing me. He knew my future but I did not. I couldn't have made it doing what I was doing and making what I was making on my own. A couple months after I got this job Hubby and I split up. Amazingly I could take care of myself because of how God had prepared me.

More later...

:)