Common sense is not so common

This is me NOT cleaning my room.

So this week I have been working ( I know right? ) So far I really like it. I like the people I work with and the job itself is right up my ally. It reminds me of sorority recruitment--seriously. Other than work I have been reading for my internship, because I am convinced I can do both and looking for apartments. It's strange to think I have only been here 4 months and yet my life is so...full. Well I mean it's missing a couple parts, but that will all work out when it's supposed to.

My Grandfather died this past week. My father's father so I don't know the guy. Wouldn't recognize him if I passed him on the street. My heart goes out to his family (No I am not his family, family is more than blood-it's a connection and I don't have that with them). So yea I was looking at his Obituary and low and behold there was a grandchild listed that I didn't know...right after me and Ryan. So I started researching, finally I gave up and emailed my grandmother.

This is her response :
Hello Amanda, Thank you for writing, we thought about you a lot, more than you could ever guess. Tracy was adopted by your Dad and his 2nd wife at the age of 12. She had a very hard life and they tried to make things easier for her. Thinking of you, Grandma

There is so much wrong with this I'm not sure where to start. Let's begin with my name, everyone who knows me knows I go by Mandy. I have for years. I'm just going to skip the thinking about me part because it's a lie. Ha now we get to the good stuff my "dad" adopted a girl my exact age to give her a better life---13 years ago. So ok I have a step-sister...That no one told me about (And yes they have had opportunities to tell us). Anyways she was adopted because my father wanted to give her a better life. Common sense if you have two BIOLOGICAL kids and you can't take care them you probably should not adopt another one. Just a thought. She ends with Grandma, a term I have NEVER called her. I was never angry with the Gusemans, that is until this week when I found out I have a step sister no one bothered to tell me about. Awesome.