Life is slowing down a little. I'm getting some time to digest all the changes and be alone with my thoughts. It's a good thing. (By the way, I can never say or type that again without remembering DarthMarthaStewart- best Halloween sock name ever ( Read more... )

So my bro-in-law is trying to lure us further south, where our families are, so that we can buy land and open a winery together. Also involved would be goats (for making and selling milk and cheese), chickens (why the hell not?), and bees. Chris already has his first hive and some land in northern FL near the AL border (food for thought: they live ( Read more... )

Captain Awesome has been pestering me all morning. A moment ago, he caught me doing the budget. The conversation went as follows ( Read more... )

...but I promise that I'm still alive. Sort of. I've been very, very 'busy' and, though I've been productive, I need to step back from my life to remember what makes everything worth doing. So, I'm off to Mom's where I can work in her garden (on her dime and maybe harvest some plants to bring back  home with me -heehee), lounge in the pool, play ( Read more... )

I can't even begin to explain the relief I feel now that this first quarter of school is almost over! I knew it would be hard to integrate it into my family's life but I had no clue exactly how hard! I've had little desire to sit in front of a computer screen (unless it is brainless mafia wars) and spent the better part of the last 7 weeks doubting ( Read more... )

Red and I have been having lots of fun today. I've been putting a powerpoint presentation together for a seminar I'm holding this weekend, signing up for Etsy, and... oh yeah! Screwing around wasting time online.

Life is so good.

Warning for boring informational dump type of update ( Read more... )

Busy weekend! I skipped out on a church function tonight because I didn't want to put the boys in the childcare because they've been coughing up a storm and we are having a very hard time keeping kids healthy in our church community right now. Didn't want to contribute, you know?

I am taking Little Man to his first chess tournament tomorrow (wish ( Read more... )