lovely

looks like it's been a busy month for me. i didn't end up winning anything at my brother's event. it was a nice time for everyone and seemed to be a success. i'm glad to be a part of what he does. my mom was sad she couldn't go but she wasn't doing great at that point. she actually ended up back in the hospital a few days later. she was retaining fluid and it was in her lungs and heart. she got some blood transfusions and diuretics. they also found an irregularity in her heartbeat and she may need a pacemaker put in. but she's doing better at this point. i actually haven't seen her in a few weeks. my dad's going out of town in a few weeks though and i took off work to be home with her for a few days. in the midst of all this busyness i tried to add another thing to our list. a dog named lola. she would have been the perfect addition to our family. but we're not ready for another dog right now. gareth had to be the bad guy and say absolutely not. she wasn't at the shelter long and the lady who adopted her named her jenny. kinda crazy. i signed up for my part time benefits yesterday. i had to wait until they changed my status to part time to do so. i'm the one who noticed it was wrong and pointed it out to the higher ups. for me doing so they cut my pay. but once i start running my own kennel shifts i will get a raise there. not as much as i lost but it's something. i actually start assisting another tech tomorrow since it's such a busy week there. i worked my first closing shift at bbuster in months last night. it was weird to be up so late. and nice to sleep in so late today. this is my first day off in a while. gareth's off too. we're going to see harry potter tonight. looks like it's another lovely day out for us to enjoy.