Be granted the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and to have the wisdom to know the difference...

Well I guess I should focus more on the changing the things I can…
My daughter and I will be volunteering at the local branch of the Humane Society’s animal shelter. I always feel sorry for those animals who have to live in the cages until someone comes to take them to their new home. I’m a very strong believer that animals and people are one and the same, and all creatures deserve some love. So that’s what we will do, give some love.

I’m also contemplating something to do with the local food pantry but I’m not sure about the details yet. I figure I might tie it in with Kappa Delta Pi some how or another so that whatever I end up doing will have more of a group effort rather than individual.

My wonderful, awesome, dependable babysitter who I had secured for the fall semester has decided to move back to Kansas City, where she is from. I am just heartbroken. I thought for one whole entire semester I’d have someone who was dependable and who my daughter really liked to be around.

The search begins (again)...

In my hometown there was a shooting. That’s a big deal in a town of 5,000. Come to find out, the shooter was my cousin. Not a close relative, so to speak (well, 2nd cousin I suppose, just didn’t know him well). I’m not sure on the details yet, but I think he shot his wife, who is in critical condition in the hospital, possibly her mother, who died, and maybe her younger sister or neice, who also died. The news report says that he was shot and killed when someone tried to take the gun away from him.
This cousin has had a very long history of being involved with and addicted to hard drugs, has been in and out of prison his whole life, beat up and threatened to kill his elderly parents, the list goes on. He was a dangerous person. I can’t say I’m surprised to hear this, but I’m still sorry for the losses of seemingly innocent people that just happened to be there at the wrong time. I really thought he’d get mad at his parents and carry out his threats. Hmmm.
As bad as it sounds, a danger has been relieved from the family because I’d often worried that he’d get mad at my grandparents (his aunt and uncle) for not loaning him money and stuff. He’s stolen many things from their property and hidden drugs there and everything else. Crazyness.

I accept that I can’t change by boyfriend’s situation. I had the wisdom to know that I could change my involvement in the situation though. Now I’m single. Now I need the serenity to accept that.