Thursday, April 19, 2018

More Serious Birthday Post Later....

Oh my---Willow had a wonderful birthday party weekend!

Saturday was busy as usual with piano and singing group--then she went painting with me and a group of other teens/tweens and their moms (part of a birthday present I gave her):

Ready to Paint!!



The instructor loved Willow's brush strokes.

Teens/Tweens and Moms Painting Day

Then, Sunday was her BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!  She had such fun!  Later she opened presents...(Haven't gotten her presents from us yet...waiting for her actual B-day for that...)

The sign at Dave and Busters!

The cake before it was totally, utterly mutilated...everyone wanted specific things...like parts of the tree, flowers, etc.  The cake was yummy too!!

Gifts!

Creative! Seems to be the theme!


Knitting readiness from Margo and Grandpa!




Thursday, April 12, 2018

You would think I would have more time to post....

Being unemployed has been a lot of things...but so far, boring has not been it.  Been trying to get into exercise routines and catch up on all sorts of maintenance (home, personal, other...) items as well as job hunt...and the fact that I have to pick Willow up at school at a certain time each day...makes the days go by very quickly.

I cannot believe it has been two months since I was laid off.  Sigh.

I have had several job interviews, but no offers yet.  Frankly, other than the financial strain that this causes, I am not too worried about it at the moment. If we did not have to pay taxes this year, and if we did not have to spend extra money on buying a "new" car (after the other car got squished and totaled by a tree)...we would be doing pretty good.  Right now...stressing a bit because of the extra money spent...but...we are doing what we can.

Meanwhile, Willow seems to be doing better emotionally--and while Michael seems to be having occasional anxiety attacks about college...we are all healthy and happy.

BUSY weekend ahead as my daughter approaches her 10th Birthday!  Birthday party on Sunday!

And, despite my extra time on my hands...no cake has been ordered yet!! 

Well...guess I will get right on it tomorrow!

Going to boxing yesterday...

Much Needed Self Care...

For my Birthday this year, I got a weekend away from everyone at a nice hotel with a spa.  This was the weekend.  And much needed it was! Af...