Here I am! I love being called out. Thank you.
I am glad all is going well with you. H and I are doing fine. I just got done posting an update of my sitch on CV's thread "Experienced MBers, is this typical?" on the Recovery board. Then came over here to check on a couple people, and saw you! Yay!
I have gotten pretty busy with a part-time job I recently added to my schedule. I really like it. I am helping a friend of ours, who started his own insurance agency business, get up and moving forward. He lets me come in whenever I want/need to, and knows my family is my top proirity. Also, I have been able to keep my cooking jobs, and cleaning job, so I am very content (and busy!).
Speaking of . . . you know I am going to ask . . . how's that thesis coming along? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> Do you all have people you can hire over there to help this process along? I know several people here who have hired editors and other document publishing folks, to help them get their information organized and referenced properly (tedious!). Is that available over there? Have you thought about doing that? Maybe just having someone you are accountable to will help you along in getting the stuff done in little chunks.
Just some thoughts, from someone who can easily feel overwhelmed by large projects.
My H is having some depression right now. I thought this would be the hardest time for me, as this is the month that it all "came down." But so far, it is H that each day remembers last year and thinks, "I wish I hadn't done that."
He says he let himself down, and he is having a hard time accepting that the person he always "thought" he was, did not shine through in his darkest hour. I, too, have had a hard time with that. He was very religious when I met him over 15 years ago. He had a very clear set of right and wrong. He is a Scout leader, and the OW's DS was in his Patrol! I feel his actions not only hurt our family, but also this other boy's life, as his mother didn't keep him in the Troop. And I think H also is now seeing all of this more. BUT, he needs to wear it, and accept it, because it is what he did. I'm not going to sugar-coat this stuff for him, or try and make him feel better about it.
I think he sees more and more with time, because if he would have taken it all in at once, he would have gone crazy. His actions were so far out of line with his beliefs. BUT, that is life. Stuff happens.
My youngest S starts guitar lessons tomorrow, that he got for his birthday. He just turned 12. My oldest just turned 13 (12 months, 12 days apart!), and is officially a teenager. Ugh. Not sure if I'm ready for that, but he sure is! My oldest has very high math and reading skills. He is taking the college SAT and ACT tests in January, to get a more "accurate gage" of his proficiency. If he qualifies, he goes to a college this summer for a special program! He is in 7th grade! Hopefully, he'll get on some lists for scholarships (if he can keep the grades up by turning in all his work!).
So that has all been exciting. The other day, as we were driving around the city we were in for visiting relatives on Thanksgiving Day, my oldest said he already had everything he wanted for Christmas ~ his family. The 13 year old said that! Very humbling. And that is how we all feel. We are all still struggling with stuff, but we are so grateful to all be together this year.
Thanks for calling me out. Hope to hear from you more often! Thanks for *bumping* me up.
Love, Amy
