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... the other shoe to drop, that is! *smile*

Things are going well, not a whole lot of quilting going on, unfortunately, but I have hopes for tomorrow afternoon. Both of my girls have had some pretty neat successes this week, and that's enough to make my week happy!

It's nice for life to feel settled for a change -- not quiet, not boring -- but feeling kinda predictable. For me, that's a great feeling...

Jan

Things are looking up!

Even though next week is the end of the first quarter of school (WHAT?! You've gotta be kiddin' me!) and I'll be busy with my red pen, the weather is kinda gray and icky, and I'm TIRED... it's still been a good week.

Allison started her new job and is enjoying it so far. It's wonderful to see her getting out and doing something that makes her smile! Her fiance is visiting and yes, obviously that's perked her mood up, but the job has been a huge step forward. He has been… Continue

Hello everyone...

It's been a while since I've been here. I wish I could say that it's because I've been quilting my spare time away, but such is not the case. We've been dealing with more illness here -- my daughter Allison had a really persistent infection while she had the kidney stent in, and since it has been removed, she is a lot better. She also has recently diagnosed bipolar disorder, and all of the stress with being physically ill made her symptoms worse. After readjusting her medicati… Continue

This was one long week, but at last it is over and I can kick back a little bit. I do plan to do some grading, but I think I need to clean the house first... not my favorite chore, but it has SO got to be done! This is why I get so little quilting done during the school year. Too much that HAS to get done, and not nearly enough time...

Yesterday, my daughter and I went to a little place not far from here that we just love. It's a little German bistro place that reminds me of our time living out… Continue

A few of you have been staying in touch with me about this, so I wanted to make sure you knew what the update is. Yesterday, my daughter had her out-patient procedure to insert a kidney stent -- and it was totally successful. She's a lot more comfortable now, and hopefully, this will do the trick! She has a job interview scheduled for this afternoon, and I'm driving her over there -- but will stay in the car while she does the talking. Our joke is that since she's not allowed to drive or sign im… Continue