Busy, Busy
Posted in Uncategorized on 06/09/2009 08:34 pm by adminNot much going on here this spring but busy as usual.
I think all the kids have grown two inches this spring! Thank goodness for hand-me-downs and garage sales. Aunt Michelle sent over four bags of clothes from her girls for Angela. Once we got it all sorted, there was so much that simply couldn’t keep it all. We ended up with a slew of clothes she can wear now, a pile for this fall, a pile for next year, a pile to send over to her cousin who is older and can wear the bigger items first, and a bag to donate. Then her cousin sent a bag of clothes back that were too small for her! Then we went through her dressers and pulled out all the stuff that was getting a bit small and came out with another large bag for donation. Wow, that’s a lot of clothes! Did I mention I love hand-me-downs!
Of course, there’s not enough boys in the family, so we’ve come across some great garage sale clothes for Keith! That boy wears through pants like water! Unfortunately, that also means that there’s no pants to hand down to Chris, so we’ve been looking in garage sales for him, too. We hit a really good one on Saturday, when we all went to a nearby neighborhood sale (remind me not to take Dad with us next time!) and found a couple of nice outfits and several additional shirts, all almost brand new, that Chris will fit into this fall.
We had fun going to the garage sales on Saturday and found a huge box of slot car tracks. I haven’t played with slot cars since I was a kid. So for $5, we brought home the box, wiped down the tracks, took an inventory of some parts that we would need and then headed off to the hobby store. We spent less than $10 more dollars for some skid shoes, pins, and a new set of tires for the cars. Ah, the joy of simple fun. The cat even had a blast chasing the cars! We still have some work to do to get it working real well, but I think just a bit more cleaning and some more tires for the other cars and we’ll have a really nice set.
Work is going good for me. I continue to get new clients through referrals from current and previous clients, so there is no lack of available work. I’ve been working some crazy hours because of the time differences between me and some of my clients, but that’s just part of the job. So far, this year is shaping up to be better than last year, so keep praying for continued blessings.
I’ve got lots of pictures to post up in the gallery, just haven’t had the time. Birthday, Easter, and after this week, another birthday and dance recitals! Boy, I’m way behind! I’ll get them posted eventually!
Well, I’d better try and get some more work done. Break is over. At least I can sit here on the couch and get work done while watching hockey! Gotta love Stanley Cup playoffs! Go Wings!
Here’s my favorite picture of the kids this Christmas. Be sure to see the other Christmas pictures in the gallery.





