The Life of Syren Franco

On Tuesday, January 23, after a typical day and band practice with a raspy voice.  We have a show coming up February 2nd so we are trying to get all our rehearsals.  I did not see my husband all day and I do not remember if I did after we both got home.  I think that I did because I remember him showering... but I am not sure. Wednesday I hung out with my mom.  She wanted to run errands and go to the casino.  We won a little bit of money and she bought me groceries.  She did not have to but she wanted me to make chicken soup to get better.  Her car was still down and my uncle was fixing it.  I came home with a car load of groceries that my mom bought and I had bought but it was late already of course.  My husband was already asleep in the Trailer House.  I put things away and I texted him that enough is enough. "Get over whatever you need to get over."  I said. "Next week you are back in the house."  But when I woke up the 25th...

I wake up to the sound of the gate being opened.  The Sophia and Artemis get off the bed and go to the door wanting to go outside, Penelope of course stays cozy in bed.  The cats get up and want food.  I see the van through the window, he's going to work.  I thought he had the day off!  Well now I feel silly for having wanted him to sleep in our bed last night. I message him, "I thought you had the day off?" He responds and tells me he is getting an oil change and returning client keys.  I worry in my head briefly that he is meeting some mysterious woman... is his attention elsewhere?  No... not him?  But he is a man. He surprises me with another text, "You are right though.  I don't feel still in love with you.  Feels kinda fiendish, but more business associates now.  I won't be sleeping in the house." Unacceptable!  He has to try!!!  He agreed to give me one day a week.  And he had told me to give him time and he...

I wake up late.  It's already noon.  I lost my morning but I feel good. A little groggy, but good.  I think about driving but I am so exhausted for some reason.  I manage to get out of bed and I decide to tidy up.  Upkeep is important after the house cleaning.  I take out the trash and recyclables.  While I am outside I decide to replant a cactus which the gofers destroyed.  Hopefully it re-sprouts roots. As I walk over to dig the hole I see my husband driving up our dirt road.  I open the gate for him and close it behind him and go back to digging.  He walks over to see what I am doing and I ask for his help stabilizing the cactus as I step on the dirt around it to harden it.  Having him help me makes my heart beat faster.  I just feel so happy around him, even when I am nervous anymore, or when I am wondering what the deal is. We head back inside and he goes to the bathroom.  I decide to quickly rearrange the furniture....

Nadine and I wake up a bit late and finally drag ourselves out of bed.  We get ready to go and skip breakfast.  I need to buy a present for the baby shower since I couldn't find what I originally wanted to gift.  We stop by Target and grab a gift and baby wipes to be entered into the raffle.  We head over to my mom's. I take the Toll Road because I wanted to show Nadine a cool part with a nice bridge. We get to my mom's and we can't find her.  We think she left, but she soon pops out.  Nadine's dad and sister went with her other sister, Bea, who is going to be a grandma again.  I put my gift into the gift back I had left at my mom's before and my brother has just arrived from going to the movies puts in a straw into the bag.  We all laugh at how funny it would be to leave it in there, so I do!  I announce I will say the straw is from my brother. We grab the gifts now packaged up nicely and head out.  My mom wants to stop by the bank ...

My cousin Nadine is coming over today but I am not sure if I am going to have to call an Uber or Lyft to fetch her from the buss station and take her to my mom's before I pick her up.  I have a cleaning service today and they are coming at 8:30 a.m.  I am up early enough to go meet them at the store near my house. I am nervous because my house is a mess.  It is a real mess... it is embarrassing for someone else to clean it... but I let friends help me and family... they have before.  I resisted hiring someone for so long.  But I am okay with it now because I need help.  Enough is enough. They arrive and I explain that I will help too.  We all get to work and it is a good thing I helped because one of their team was going to show up later but probably couldn't call due to connectivity, so she never found us.  These women do a great job.  I mean my house is so messy, but now, next week will be just maintenance.  The older woman knocked ove...

I have been getting up late.  This is getting out of hand... and I really need to go back to the Kaiser clinic to get my blood-work done.  I've lost the morning, but I can at least go out and earn money.  I get dressed, my butterfly print top, and khaki pants... I opt to wear my slipper boots... who do I have to impress?  This is not my best outfit.  I don't care. I get to work but it is already 1:30.  After a couple of rides I remember it is Thursday.  Wasn't I going to carpool with Bryce from Finding THETIS?  I send a text message. "We carpooling?" "I was just thinking about you" he replies.  We joke about food before hand and decide to grab pizza on the way to practice, thus we should meet up at 4.  Itis now about 2:30 and I become self aware to what I am wearing... yeah, no one cares, but suddenly I don't want to be this frumpy around my band.  I stop by Ross and buy some dressy pants, a dressier blue shirt, and some shoes, I ...

Today I wake up with knowing that we had a house cleaner that may or may not remember she scheduled to come over.  But I am awake at noon.  I check my Facebook messages... damn, I missed her.  She couldn't find our house though and I message back apologizing and rescheduling for Friday.  She was here early anyway and originally we planned for 11.  Friday this house is going to be spick and span because I will have this house cleaner show up in the morning and then my cousin is coming over and offered to help cleaning and organizing too....  Then all I have to do is stay on top of it. I had woken up a bit earlier to my mom's call.  She told me to rest up and if I drove to check in with her.  So now awake, and having let the animals out, I decide to visit my mom.  She needs to run errands and lacks a car.  I get to her house and suggest we eat out.  I take her to Romano's Macaroni Grill in East Chula Vista, or technically Otay Ranch....