So, here's a philosophical question for you all.
This has been one of the worst years of our 27 years of marriage. My husband was laid off of his job of 22 years, my son (did I mention he is 21?!) was diagnosed with a congenital, very progressive heart disease, my husband was denied unemployment, we have spent all of our savings, checking and equity on our house trying to make due with the house payment, 2 car payments and a kid in private college. My physical and mental (depression & anxiety) health continues to decline, my father is becoming senile and my mother-in-law had a bad case of shingles that was treated improperly and will now continue to suffer unimaginable pain for perhaps years. My brother-in-law and his wife divorced after 20-some years of marriage (just NOT done in their family), and my old friend Mark was murdered (never have we lost anyone to violence).
Now, on the other side of the coin, my husband starts a (hopefully) dream job Monday, my son went to a heart specialist and we were told he was misdiagnosed and is disease free, we had our unemployment appeal (by phone) with a judge and the company didn't show up, so there's a good chance we'll win the back pay, my Mom (bless her heart) paid off one of our cars, my ex-sister-in-law is wildly in love with a new man, the police made an arrest in Mark's murder, and my mother-in-law is getting some pain relief from a pain clinic.
So, was this the worst year ever, or the best? :waitasec: