Hey all!
I know I've not been around in ages. Things just went crazy.
First off--Just to let you all know Mom and my MIL (Glitterbug) are doing fine. I think perhaps the last I posted they were both having health concerns. But those turned out to either be simple(r) things to handle or not have to been problems at all.
Mom is thriving with her Periscope broadcasting. She's is painting every day and I can't begin to tell you how she's needed that. I know you miss her hear, but trust me when I say she's thriving better than she has in a long time.
We went on vacation in July and came home and found Bug's bed infested with bedbugs (a situation I would not wish on ANYONE ever....) So we ended up tearing our house apart. Not literally, but sort of--no hard deconstruction, but we had to take every clothing/blanket/similar type item out in garbage bags to go to the laundry mat to wash on hot water and dry on high heat and then everything else had to be cleaned and packed away to get the rooms emptied (except furniture) to have the exterminator come. That took us a couple weeks. They did their first treatment and then scheduled to come back 2 weeks later spray again. An inspection two weeks after that and nothing... then 2 more weeks and we found another bug... It was a really rough time.
We've now seen no evidence in a month and change. But the paranoia levels are still high.
If something good can be said to have come of this it is that my desk got cleared off...completely. The down side is that all my crafting stuff is put away. All of it. Packed up and likely will be for at least a year. My desk is still in that room (just empty), but it is now officially Blue's room. Well hopefully in that time we can get some more cleaning done in the basement and prepare to finish that space and eventually I can have a place for my desk and crafting supplies again.
I was really sad not to be able to make Blue a banner for his birthday (as has been my tradition since Bug was 2). I did however make him a couple of owls from paper lanterns. He loves them. It is hard to believe he's 2 already. He's such a cutie though. He loves owls and vehicles of all sorts. Bug is in 1st grade now--she's so smart. She's reading at nearly a 3rd grade reading level (when I can get her to do so at all) and she started Girl Scouts this year--so we have a Daisy! As for me, well, I'm doing a lot of laundry (as my and PS's clothes still haven't all been treated and brought back into the house... oy!) and choir and making sure my family is fed and loved on... I've been doing a bit of writing, but that's only because I can do so on my hubby's laptop (when he's not using it) and a little bit of reading (hard when almost all my books are still packed up). One of these days life will return to "normal," right? Surely it will.
I miss you all and hope you're doing well. Keep me updated on any needs here. I know Golda and Elaine and Ellie at the very least have my email address and I think a few more of you as well.
take care and may God bless you all!