Well, about that time flies thing. 2 years ago was my last post. Coincidentally, 2 years ago I spilled a still full, 32 ounce latte on my computer. After some fits and starts, I finally have a computer that is ALL MINE, and is set up in a way that works for ME! (Sorry, family!!) It has been an amazing couple of years, as half of our kids have graduated high school and moved on to (hopefully) amazing futures and the other half have hit some pretty big milestones in their own lives.
Job changes have come and gone and come again, so for the first time in over a decade, DH and I are actually on the same schedule. And I like him, so projects and volunteer activities have fallen by the wayside as we rebuilt our own relationship. Not that it was bad, we just didn't see each other. He worked his job, and me and the kids lived our lives, and sometimes we all got together. While we were all awake. At the same time. But now it's time regain some of the things we let slide, or let go of completely. And when 3 out of 4 kids say Mom should get her blog going again, if only because she actually got projects done with, I figured maybe I should listen to them. DH had forgotten about it completely, and when the kids mentioned it, he said "get to work, woman" in that funny way he does.
While I have almost completely enjoyed the last couple of years, there have been some really hard moments. The kind that make your heart and eyes full. The absolutely worst best moment was leaving our eldest 3,000 miles away. The whole weekend I had with him was great, but that moment when I dropped him off and drove away for the last time was ONE OF THE HARDEST moments in my life. And I know there are more to come. He has 3 younger siblings. And they may get married, And have their own children. And as absolutely amazing as those moments are, they apparently bring a sting I was NOT prepared for. The moments where my baby wasn't there anymore, but a really earnest and hardworking man was with me in the car, or at the restaurant. Old Spice, you got nothing on the military when it comes to making a man out of my son. And we won't discuss your creepy factor.
So here we are. I need to get projects done, as crafty and house and 'me' projects have been piling up. As well as the supplies with which to do them. I should probably start making some kind of project wish list, and write them all out to sort the things I actually want to do from the ones I feel like I ought to do. One thing I am looking for specifically are monthly challenges, regardless of crafting skill/medium. I find most classes in my area are introductory in nature, and while the instructors are good, there isn't a lot that I can take away from the class. So apparently it is time for me to stretch myself a bit and get involved in some things that are a little less instructional and a little more creative stretching. So if anyone knows of any, pretty, pretty, pretty please, share them in the comments.
