Just Another Update… March 29, 2008

Yeah, I know it’s been nearly a month since my last update. Sue me. My life got even crazier all of a sudden over the last couple of weeks.

So I had my interview last Wednesday, March 19. I really hope it went well - I want to teach SO much, and this program is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. Anna Hamilton, one of the directors at Summerbridge Fort Worth, the site I want to teach at, said they have a high demand for math teachers right now because there’s such a shortage- and lo and behold, I applied to be a math teacher! Go figure, eh? XD She said that she and Joe, the other director, will be making their final decisions soon, so I should hear back from them within a couple of weeks if I’m lucky!

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In other, much sadder news, my parents called my two sisters and me into the living room this past week. They only do this when they have big/serious news. And boy, was it a whopper…

Here’s the basic gist of their announcement:

“You girls know that your grandma (mom’s mom) has been very sick for a long time and she’s been experiencing a lot of pain lately. Well, we’ve just spent the last hour and a half talking to your grandmother, and she has decided that she’s tired of fighting off all the problems related to her illness. She told us that what she wants is for us to just get her comfortable and ease the pain she’s feeling and to just let her go.”

Oy.

My grandma has been living with my family for nine years now, since we moved to Texas from our home in Washington State. Her husband - my grandpa - divorced her years ago, when I was little. I haven’t been in touch with him in years. He reentered my life this past summer when he came for a visit. He had been remarried by then, but his wife didn’t come with him because she didn’t want to intrude. His wife died a few months later, on Thanksgiving Day. He came down for another visit then, but I still haven’t quite forgiven him for just disappearing from our lives, especially since he and I used to be really close. And my dad’s parents… well, let’s just say we’re not close. So my grandma is basically my only grandparent. It’s just really hard, even though I’ve expected this for a while now.

I’ve also had a lot on my mind with midterms this past week, and the World Scholar’s Cup competition is in 3 weeks, so I’ve got to study for that.

It’s getting late, so I think I’ll wrap this up for now. I’ll update again tomorrow.

~ Mylinda Antoinette