Good Evening, Friends!
A short post for tonight in preparation for a longer post about Ray to come. That's a heart-breaker, so I need to sort some of my thoughts and have a good cry about it.
I am heading to bed early tonight. Getting up at 5:00 am to teach school sure takes a bite out of your social life. I went to a friends's home for some pizza and beer and was home before ten!
Today's random pic is from DC's 15th birthday. I think I have posted before about our family birthday tradition: any home cooked meal and dessert your heart desires. When the kid's were little, they requested individual dirt cakes for every classroom birthday party. Their birthdays are only two weeks apart, so I would make about 60 dirt cakes in that period every year. For his 15th birthday, DC requested a giant dirt cake. Yes, he is also wearing the traditional birthday crown! I am so lucky that DC has not reached the stage where he hates his mother. He tells me he loves me at least twice a day. Sigh...
Love to all and goodnight!
Rita
p.s.
I received a wonderful email from Michelle, who reported she was having difficulty posting comments. It has been so long since I have blogged, I'm afraid my settings might be funny. Has anyone had this problem?
The ice is falling here in the country and I'm about ready to put my tired bones to bed. I hauled in about thirty logs from the back of the property. Yes, we heat with wood because the oil is way too expensive. I also brought in two baskets of kindling. This after teaching in a multiple disabilities classroom all day and hitting the grocery store in preparation for the big snow that is headed our way. Wherever you are, I hope you are safe, warm, and loving your life. I hope to get to that point one day. It begins here, with the little things; blasting the stereo in the car on the way home from work, talking over the days events with my child, making a hearty meal for the two of us to share, pouring over seed catalogs in preparation for spring, and saying goodnight to my friends in the virtual world.
It has been ages since I have spoken with you. You must know that I have thought about all of you everyday. After the worst and best financial year of my life, I am starting to get back on track. In the coming weeks I will update you about what has been happening in our lives. Lots of heartache, relapses into old patterns, and a few life changing accomplishments. To be honest, I am ashamed. We are still very broke. The unemployment has run out. I finished my M.Ed and I am substitute teaching for $75 per day. Children have moved out an moved on. In order to start with a fresh perspective, there will be changes to the blog in the coming weeks, posts will become more regular, and I may make the move to WordPress. I am going to start this again, hoping that renewing my relationships with my blog family and writing everyday will give me some perspective, and some hope.
