Hello, again!

Wow.... it has been too long since an update.  I noticed on the calendar that yesterday was my 11th blogaversary.... but having not posted since last November... you need not cheer or bake a cake. What a bad friend I've been.
Oh, but I'm here NOW!   And will be around to visit you all shortly.  I really have missed you all!

I'm currently enjoying the summer.  As much as one can enjoy heat, humidity, bugs, and did I mention heat.  Bleh.  A/C is on all.the.time.  Working for a food company during the school months is nice because it allows me to have this free time.  Actually, I stepped down earlier this year from my daily position and became a substitute, so was on on-call for part of the school year... vacations, sick days, emergencies... and that was fine.  To tell you the truth, it was a medical thing that need attention (nothing too crazy, high blood pressure... just another lovely gift of menopause), but because there was some drama (cannot understand how grown women feeding and looking after children can be so incredibly rude to each other), it was just not a positive atmosphere to be in every day so it was a little mental health protection too.

In other news... kids and grand darlings are all happy and well.  Ron's retirement continues to be very busy.  If that winning lottery ticket would magically appear... we'd travel.  For now, he's still taking small jobs as they come so we can eat and have benefits.

Sadly, earlier this year, my brother-in-law died from complications after a surgery.  He had fallen during a bad ice storm and shattered his hip, and then one thing after another and he was gone in a matter of weeks.  We were there when he passed and it's something I never want to see again.  He was not conscious much of the time, thank goodness.  He was only 49.

My little business is moving along ... craft fairs, online connections, friends/family... all helping to keep me busy.  I remember a post a while back where I was starting to learn dot painting and said it probably wouldn't go very far as it was hard.  Well... came back to it, really practiced, and am now totally rocking it.  If I do say so myself.  ;)  Of course, photos!

 

Have a great week, old friends!