I am probably the world's worst blogger. For many reasons.
Since February, life has been somewhat mellow for us. The boy turned 7, with another birthday party at the putt-putt/bumper cars place. Happy to say that the employee we dealt with was much nicer than the owner was last year. For his 8th, we are going to invite 3 friends to Cedar Point. No big party with 20 rowdy kids, an expensive cake, and stress. Just his best buddies and a fun filled day at the Point. Done.
I let Jewel Kade slip away from me over the spring and summer, but am trying to get back in the swing for fall and winter. It's super easy money, and since my unemployment ran out in February, every dollar helps. Dan has been so wonderful working tons of overtime helping make ends meet, and he really enjoys his job, so he doesn't ever seem to mind. He makes great money without the OT, so with it we are able to live the lives we are used to which is good, because I have very little self control. Or, I don't know, maybe it's not a good thing.
We mourned the 1 year anniversary of the loss of our little buddy, Beady. Dan and I both got tattoo's of his name. Sure miss him every day. We buried him in the back yard with a special "Zebra" rock we chose just for him, placed at the end of a row of bleeding hearts. The bleeding heart plants have been dead for several weeks except for the one closest to his grave. I'm not religious and I don't want to think that the plant is alive because his body is fertilizing it, but it is a sign. It means something. It makes me smile every time I look at his rock through the half bath window. I know he's there and his spirit is alive.
The boy is loving 2nd grade and his new teacher. He's in an advanced math class, chess club, Spanish club and he plays soccer. He hates writing and has terrible handwriting. Very frustrating to someone like me who used to get paid to address wedding invitations. Still loves to read and spends a lot of time in the car reading, brings books or magazines to restaurants, Dr. offices, and reads at home frequently. He's supposed to read 15 minutes a day each month to earn a pizza hut coupon from school, which has never been a problem.
I had a hysterectomy in August, best thing ever. Super happy to have a specialist who understood and empathized and did not hesitate to help. While the pre-surgical testing, bloodwork, procedures revealed the human papillomavirus and abnormal cells in my cervix, an undefined irregular ekg, which required extra testing and then a twisted cyst on my ovary during surgery, I am so thankful to have had the surgery. I was in such daily pain that my quality of life had drastically decreased, I was depressed, I gained weight, I lacked motivation...the list goes on. I feel whole again, almost "normal". Had forgotten what normal felt like. I like it.
I'm in my last semester at Owens and have been accepted at the University of Toledo. I really dislike all of my classes this semester which is making it difficult to stay motivated. Graduating and transferring to UT is exciting and scary at the same time since I think I have to get a job when I finish at Owens. Working full time and going to school part time + is going to be difficult, but I'm doing it anyway...unless I can figure out how to go to school full time and work part time. I've switched my major to Psychology, but may switch again to Sociology or Social Work.
I'm going to try to work on my blogging frequency and am working on a couple different angles so I don't have to get a full time job in a couple months. Hopeful Jewel Kade will kick back in for me as well as I love the company and the jewelry and doing home parties.
More to come, I promise. Ha.
