Tag: Neighbors

COPE

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John and I did a full week of intense therapy. We did a program called COPE Couples Overcoming PTSD Everday.

We were part of a 4 couple group. We stayed at a resort and everything was taken care of. Food/lodging ect.

John and I had some intense moments together. Dealing with our combined PTSD is not easy and we built some tools and dusted some others off…

We had an issue with the landlord before we left and had to deal with that while we were away. He wanted Dylan out of the house before we left. Told us Friday and we left Sunday morning. So we got a paralegal to draw up a letter to him to remind him he is overstepping.

We are now nervous with the relationship we will have with him as we move forward. We are now thinking we will no longer be living there long term.

Mom was in hospital for 3 days as well her kidneys and liver are in distress. So she was in hospital being monitored. She us home again and is doing better.

BC is flooding. I checked on Dad and he is ok. Our old house that we started our marriage in is under water but it is in the Sumas Prairie which was a lake before the 40’s… so not sure if it will recover.

Jason is busy driving supplies in from the train to wherever.

Uncle Jim is on his last days… so John will be going out west soon.

So many changes. Also Vera is going back to Belgium.

I am trying to cope with everything but I’m feeling overwhelmed.

Sunday Surprises

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BBQ +GRASS FIRE

We were having a nice relaxing day. John was actually feeling pretty good after a week or more of PTSD downward spiral.

He wanted a BBQ in the fire pit so went out and bought everything to make these awesome burgers. Once they were done he brought them in.

Next moment we get a knock on the back door. It is our neighbor letting us know we have a little grass fire… well it quickly went bigger due to the wind.

They have a back hoe at their place right now and so thankfully they brought it up and put a fire line before it got to the barn. Our other neighbor came and everybody (but me) contributed to it being under control by the time the fire dept arrived.

They soaked it and let us know that we will not receive a fine because it was a fire pit and it was not started by negligence.

I am so thankful that it did not go towards the house. It was stopped before it got to the barn and took off on the back hill. It was stopped before it affected anyone else’s property.

Now I am thinking of thankyou gifts…

John is in another spiral and I am not sure if I am able to help him. All I can do is tell him we were lucky it happened when it did. If the neighbors weren’t outside and using the back hoe we would have been in such a disaster.