She's Alive

Dear Internet,

My my my, its been a long, long time. Have you missed me?

Last time we talked it was March, and now here we are... mid August. And you may be asking yourself, where have these last 4 months gone, Where have I been? Well, if you are interested, here is where I've been:

We moved and I was getting settled. Into a new house, new life, new job... living week to week and hoping for the best to come, and, quite honestly, not really finding it. I had to deal with the fact that the new job that I took was just not right for me... so I quit. I gave up lunches with my sister, inside jokes, onsite day care... and I found another job. Part time, closer to home, and I like it so much more.

I am still settling into living in a city with which I have so much history, memories, yet so much has changed in the past 7 years. So to say its been an adjustment, well, that's kinda an understatement.

Elliott turned 3 a few short weeks ago, and I realized the impact of not keeping up with my writing. Who knows when/if I will get back to it and write her birthday note, but I plan to.... but that has always been my way.... grand plans, somewhat lacking in followthru. The house plans take the majority of my followthru, since leaving a bathroom demolished for more than a few weeks throws a kink in the plans of personal bathroom time with a toddler. A toddler who also refuses to poop unless the door is closed and she can "read my magazine alone." Who knew at 3 one could feel so private. So be it.

So, here are some photos from June of the house so far... its a work in progress, please understand. As my dad says tho, we have a good 30 years to work on it. LOL. What a funny man.

The Living Room:





The Kitchen, which need some WORK!



The Den: when not full of children's toys. And soon, we will have curtains, so as not to make it seem like such a fish bowl at night.



So, thats about it for now. But before I go... did anyone else catch the new GH spinoff nighttime hospital drama made for soap net; Night Shift? Once a week with extra drama? Hell Yeah!

-over and out-