blast from the past. my little darling (although pissed me off at times) semi adopted daughter, cc has been talking to me. her little baby, and babies she always wanted, is so cute, but she has cancer and lupis and why does god have to be so cruel.

shortly afterwards, my brother in law in alaska asked to be my friend on facebook. lol...he has changed his last name. last stand finally against the bullshit he grew up with. good for him. he's taken an alaskan indian name. i wouldn't want him as my doctor, but he's a doctor (i think) nonetheless. he will be capable, but probably isn't going to catch the minor things. however, his wife is quite capable. she got into the seattle medical school he couldn't get into.

i'm very shocked he changed his last name, as i'm pretty sure that's not his wife's last name. but cudos to him, he always wanted to go to alaska, he told his mom to just go home he wouldn't go with her (that's a whole big thing, another story) and he is finally standing up for himself. there is hope for my son yet.

oddly enough, oldest sister has changed her first name.

seems like nancy and duane did a horrible job at raising their kids. two of them don't even want to be associated with them.

maybe someday, my husband (yes, after two years still legally married) will come to terms with his family. i've been working to come to terms with mine.

i'm thankful carole has contacted me and brian too. they are part of my family. i've known them since 11 and 13 respectively. z loves them both and was very close to both of them. carole looks horrible. i fear for her. she looks so bad. i'm happy brian finally broke free of his mom and i'm glad he took an indian name to top it off.

however, mark will never be on my facebook. NEVER.