My son and his family are back North Carolina, at least for the next couple of years until the Army decides to send him somewhere else, so we've been able to spend more time with him, his wife and the grandkids. I love my kids, I love my grandkids, but spending a few hours with the grands makes me glad I'm done with the kid-raising phase of my life. The joy of being a grandparent is being able to enjoy some time with them then send them back home with Mom & Dad!
We took a trip to Louisiana in March to celebrate the 90th birthday of Rob's Aunt Sue. It was good to see some of his family that we rarely see and my DIL was able to bring the grandkids down too even though my son couldn't get leave. Sue is my MIL's sister and is quite a bit older than her, but you can see the family resemblance.
Rob & I celebrated our 16th anniversary last week, and I can't believe he's put up with me this long. There are days it seems like our wedding was yesterday, and others when it feels like it's been forever. But that's true of most marriages I suppose, but I'm glad he's stuck with me for yet another year.
I took a sewing class for a few weeks and have actually learned how to use my sewing machine, although it will be a long time for I feel like I have any degree of expertise. I've also attended a couple of fiber events this spring, but I'll talk more about those in separate posts.
Other than that, it's my busy time of year at work, so my hours are erratic. Some days I work relatively normal hours and other days I work until late at night just to get things done that need to be done for the next day. I've been in my current job over 20 years now, and although some days I would like to find something different, for the most part I still like my job, and every time I try to imagine doing something else I think of all the things I would miss about my current job. I keep my eyes open for something else that might be interesting, but I've essentially resigned myself to being here another 9 years and 8 months at which point I can retire with full benefits, and hope to do so!
O.k. quick and dirty update done, more crafting and other tidbits to come, assuming I don't get totally distracted again right?
