I can't believe that Fall is already here. I know we had an exceptionally long winter here, but these last few months have flown by. Olena told me in the car last night that July and August are really short months! I reminded her that they have just as many days as the rest and she said "well it sure didn't seem like it, it went by fast"....tell me about it kid!
So what have we have been up too?....
A few exciting things have happened. Olena is a huge fan of the reality show "Fast and Loud" a series based on a car garage in Dallas named Gas Monkey Garage, they restore cool cars. She is in love with the star of the show, Richard Rawlings. We made the attempt to meet him when in Dallas over the winter but sadly he was out of town that weekend. Well, here in Detroit, we have a huge car cruise called the Woodward Cruise, and Mr. Richard Rawlings was in town to make an appearance for the new Dodge Hellcat. So these 2 parents did everything they could to ensure that this time...she got her wish. I sent him FB messages, I made a tee shirt that said Gas Monkey Fan on the back and I "heart" Richard on the front, so she would stand out, Jason took the day off work, and they went to Woodward and stalked the place until they found him!! He loved the shirt, He was totally cool with her, and even let her sit in his car. This was a day she will NEVER forget. She was so happy and it totally won me over to see her so excited.
We had our first camping trip...just a weekend about 1 hour north. It was simple but gave us the time away and together that we needed.
I also spent a weekend with my BFF "touring" around Michigan and Indiana. We stayed in a few different cities over 4 days, did some site seeing, shopping, antiquing, Amish shopping, and gambling. Had a great time, and Olena and Jason had some fun times of their own. When mom is gone, they have the tendency to to "party" like rock stars. LOL.
School is going to be starting right after labor day. I sadly put off many of important chores over the last 2 months so I ended up making a to do list last weekend :( and I gave myself until August 30th to complete it all. SIGH!!! but I need to be sure we are ready for school and everything else that will be loaded onto our plate this fall. 13 things and over the last 4 days I have accomplished at least 1 task a day. yesterday, 2! today was scraping wall paper off of the old bedroom walls.
I had been dreading and avoiding this for a very long time now!....but today we finally did it. This will finally be the last of the "clean up" from Ira being here with us. This room was the room that Olena shared with Ira while here. During the end, when her tantrums were at there worst, she managed to destroy the room. Tearing big chunks of wall paper off the walls. When she left we decided to move Olena into the room that was our office and redecorated for her. This bigger room will now be the office/school room but being in here is a still a haunting reminder of what we endured. It makes me sad to think that just 8 months ago me and my mother were busting our butts painting and making this room beautiful for her arrival. But we are moving on. Healing, one day at a time.
We have had some fun fostering a few pups over the last couple of months. A litter of 6....YES 6! 2 litter mates, and right now a single little guy. They are so fun to have around. Everyone thinks it would be so hard to give them up...me, they are a lot of work. Nice to have for a few days but after that, I am perfectly fine with seeing them go :) they are off to good lives and lots of love so it isn't as bad as most people think. I am so thankful that my 4 big guys are so welcoming and even protective of our little visitors.
Craig
So what have we have been up too?....
A few exciting things have happened. Olena is a huge fan of the reality show "Fast and Loud" a series based on a car garage in Dallas named Gas Monkey Garage, they restore cool cars. She is in love with the star of the show, Richard Rawlings. We made the attempt to meet him when in Dallas over the winter but sadly he was out of town that weekend. Well, here in Detroit, we have a huge car cruise called the Woodward Cruise, and Mr. Richard Rawlings was in town to make an appearance for the new Dodge Hellcat. So these 2 parents did everything they could to ensure that this time...she got her wish. I sent him FB messages, I made a tee shirt that said Gas Monkey Fan on the back and I "heart" Richard on the front, so she would stand out, Jason took the day off work, and they went to Woodward and stalked the place until they found him!! He loved the shirt, He was totally cool with her, and even let her sit in his car. This was a day she will NEVER forget. She was so happy and it totally won me over to see her so excited.
We had our first camping trip...just a weekend about 1 hour north. It was simple but gave us the time away and together that we needed.
I also spent a weekend with my BFF "touring" around Michigan and Indiana. We stayed in a few different cities over 4 days, did some site seeing, shopping, antiquing, Amish shopping, and gambling. Had a great time, and Olena and Jason had some fun times of their own. When mom is gone, they have the tendency to to "party" like rock stars. LOL.
School is going to be starting right after labor day. I sadly put off many of important chores over the last 2 months so I ended up making a to do list last weekend :( and I gave myself until August 30th to complete it all. SIGH!!! but I need to be sure we are ready for school and everything else that will be loaded onto our plate this fall. 13 things and over the last 4 days I have accomplished at least 1 task a day. yesterday, 2! today was scraping wall paper off of the old bedroom walls.
I had been dreading and avoiding this for a very long time now!....but today we finally did it. This will finally be the last of the "clean up" from Ira being here with us. This room was the room that Olena shared with Ira while here. During the end, when her tantrums were at there worst, she managed to destroy the room. Tearing big chunks of wall paper off the walls. When she left we decided to move Olena into the room that was our office and redecorated for her. This bigger room will now be the office/school room but being in here is a still a haunting reminder of what we endured. It makes me sad to think that just 8 months ago me and my mother were busting our butts painting and making this room beautiful for her arrival. But we are moving on. Healing, one day at a time.
We have had some fun fostering a few pups over the last couple of months. A litter of 6....YES 6! 2 litter mates, and right now a single little guy. They are so fun to have around. Everyone thinks it would be so hard to give them up...me, they are a lot of work. Nice to have for a few days but after that, I am perfectly fine with seeing them go :) they are off to good lives and lots of love so it isn't as bad as most people think. I am so thankful that my 4 big guys are so welcoming and even protective of our little visitors.
Laverne
Shirley
I have had some good business doing photography on the side. I still have lots to learn and wish I had lots more equipment but I have some very gracious friends who love my work, give me tons of referrals, and I have been very lucky to have had so much opportunity this summer. I have done family pictures, 1 year pictures, weddings, Seniors and of course my favorite, the dogs.... it has been great! I would love nothing more than to be able to do it as my primary source of income so I could leave my current position but I think I need to practice a lot more and wait for the right time.
Sorry the post is pretty stale and so basic but I am tired, I have been distracted, and called away from this computer at least 30 times since I started it over 3 hours ago, and I still have a long night ahead of me.
I will check in again soon and this time hopefully with some more interesting reading material.
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