Ups and Downs and Turn Arounds

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As most of my friends know, I have had some difficult times since before the beginning of this year. I will BRIEFLY fill you in on them:-For 3 months I moved in with one of my daughters and my 17/turned 18 year old granddaughter. They are in the process of losing their home, and my daughter who is very capable and proud had also lost her job. She soon found out that when you hit the 40 year mark it makes it much more difficult getting back into the game. Things are a bit brighter for them as she does have a great job now; but needs to find a place to live by the middle of next month unless a sudden windfall of luck comes through. -I returned home because another daughter begged me to. She told me how much she needed me and I felt very torn. I also decided to give my partner another chance, as she told me while I was gone that she realized she had made a horrible mistake when she had told her friend that she was the mother of my children and I was her sister. She made things right and told him the truth. I felt that I owed her at least the right to prove herself (I don't know that this was a right move however.) -My health has taken on a steady decline; my vision is getting much worse and don't you know that my tri-focal glasses are broken. I am wearing glasses from the Dollar Store. They don't work so well, but at least I can see a bit. -One of my doctors moved away and I have had to find a new one - this has been a real trial as very few want to take medicare/medicaid now; but I do have an appointment next week. -Another one of my daughters here in town has been drugging and selling. She has allowed my 14 year old granddaughter to miss over 40 days of school this year. She was suspended for skipping and for taking adderal. I have reported my daughter to the police, DHHR, the school, the Attendance Director of the Board of Directors of the School Board, and Child Protective Services. They have each and every one passed it off to another agency. The police have picked my granddaughter up several times for curfew violation and have just "dropped her off" at the door; not waiting to speak with her mother. The CPS worker went to her school on one day when she was in school and the school called to say she was there. She went to talk with her and then took her home. She knocked on the door to speak with her mother but when she got no answer, just left my granddaughter off at the door again. -As I said, my physical health has also declined and this is my last month of selling Tupperware. I am going to try to start up my own business of making wax/soy potpourri tarts, votive candles, sachet bags, and scented reed diffuser bottles. After a bit I hope to expand to soaps and scrubs as well. All of the above reasons are why I have not been around. I have been terribly busy feeling sorry for myself, trying not to lose my faith, lying in bed on days when I am unable to get up to move around, and spending quite a bit of time on the computer researching for the best prices on all the materials I need for a start up at the best available start-up cost. If anyone here has any information on suppliers I would really appreciate it. Now you know all about me other than the fact that I have missed you all terribly. I will try to make MyLot my first stop of the day from now on.~Donna