I thought of a good title...

...but I forgot it. No short term memory.

OK. Just a quick update. I hate that I sounded like a bitchy, unappreciative person in that last post. I just go through these phases of being fine with everything and positive about rebuilding and hten suddenly I can't handle everything and I'm wickedly sad and depressed. Like, the other night at dinner I suddenly just wanted to cry. I really miss the old apartment. I can't just get it out of my head.

Sigh. I didn't think it would take this long to get over it. :(

On the plus side, we finally got our insurance check! Yay! We got the policy limits like I thought we should. I'm irritated at my adjuster for never bothering to return my calls. Whatever. I'm switching insurance companies, so I should never have to deal wiht her again. We've also received some nice surprises... The Wham's friend from PA, Brenda, is an absolute saint! She heard about our situation and spread the word to her friends and family and they - complete strangers most of them - all donated what they could and she sent us checks that totaled $422! It came before we got the insurance check and right when I was really starting to get worried about the state of our checking account. I'm just SO touched that complete strangers would do such an amazingly kind thing for us! We also received a call from the chief of the Albany Fire Department. Apparently the Union took up a collection and they want to present us with a check. AMAZING! They want to present it to us this Sunday, I guess. We're so grateful!

I can't begin to describe how much all of these acts of kindness ease my mind. Not only the monetary donations, but the support and actions of our friends and family. It sucks to have to go through something like this, but it really brings into light the amount of people out there who care about you. It's very inspiring.

The Wham keeps telling me that I should put up a wish list so that people will know what we still need - and also because my birthday is coming up: 17 days! SO, in response to her request, here's a link to my wish list.

Ok. That's all for now. My lunch is just about over and I've got to get back to work...