first post here

Hi, all, this is me, starting a new blog because I cannot remember the password to the first one I started, "Workingwifeandmother," but maybe that's ok since after July I would have to use strike-out characters on the "working" part of the title, and it turns out THAT title has already been used by someone else. Figures.

Yes, my position at Cengage has been eliminated, and at this time I do not have any plans. Honestly, the past two weeks have multiple layers of activities going on and it's taken most of my attention away from worry, which is good. Here's what's going on:

The girls all finish their school year tomorrow. Actually the oldest, Rachel, graduated on Friday and is officially not-an-eighth-grader anymore. Friday was filled with Bacheloriate Mass, Graduate's Luncheon sponsored by the 7th Grade, then the Graduation Ceremony itself Friday evening.

Two weekends' ago was the School Festival, and if you've never been it's just like the closing scene in the movie "Grease" - carnival rides, kids running around, and music - the latter on stage with a mix of semi-pro and talented amateur. I worked the Hamburger/Hotdog booth on Saturday night and spent Friday night and Sunday onsite while the girls ran hither and yon. With intensity.

Of course someone had to get a cold at the end of the school year, and I of course caught it from my girls over the weekend. I woke up today unable to do more than drive the two remaining school girls to school and pick them up after. I spent the time between on the sofa, under heavy layers of blankets. I know my colleagues hope I've beaten it, because we really need to work on the transfers of authority.

That's all for now, since a) I have run out of things to post and b) I am ready to fall asleep again. TTFN, and ciao.