Friday again....

Well ALMOST Friday....close enough :) The Packers are playing & I'm in my jammies, on my laptop, with my kids screaming at each other in the next room. ALMOST Paradise!

I've had so many nice emails & Facebook messages asking how I am, how work is going, & how my mom is doing. My mom is doing well, aside from a small stay at the ER a week ago. She had food poisoning or something....I had to call 911 & she did end up staying overnight. Back to normal now, just waiting for her surgery on the 17th. I think I am more nervous about that than she is. As she says....she'll be asleep the whole time!

I am dealing with work, & while I still hate 40 hours I am liking the job now that I know what I'm doing. Except the girl I worked with.....who helped me with everything & knew everything...she was there 3 years....her last day is tomorrow & I'm very sad :( I really like her & I liked knowing I had someone to go to with questions. Now she is leaving. Hooray for her, bummer for me.

But I am moving along & work isn't so scary anymore. Except I hate 40 hours. Did I say that already?? Sorry! Let me stress that I am very grateful for the job.....it came at a time when I wasn't quite sure what would happen for us, financially speaking. My husband works sooooo hard.....but he was forced to work less hours last year & that's what started the snowball. Now we need to catch up.....so I work.....FULL TIME. I bow to all the mommies who work full time! I've only been there 6 weeks & I'm exhausted!! I know.....whine whine whine....lol.....at least I'm not whining about being broke anymore!!

So.....I will not get to any cards for a while. And I have so many ideas in my head. Fall is my favorite time of year & I love making Halloween cards. I want to list on Ebay with my friends again!! Right now I still have things in my Etsy shop.....but I really need to update!!

And with that....I'm off to bed. I get tired easily these days. I'm working full time AND I'm getting old....not a good combination!! Thanks to all my friends for checking in on me!! Stamps are still for sale (see below). Email me with any questions!

Turkeys & a cat

No cards yet.....still not organized enough (although I did stamp an image....does that count??)....but I wanted to share with you some visitors we've had in our yard every day for the past few weeks.....





Yep, a whole herd of turkeys!! There are 3 grown ups & a couple of different broods of little ones. There are some that are still quite wee......& some that are a bit bigger but are definitely still babies. They come traipsing through our yard, following the same path, every single day. They stop at the bird feeder to see if there's anything good to eat.....then continue through our back yard.....through our garden....& into the neighbor's yard. It's quite a sight!




This little guy was on the run so it was hard to get a picture that wasn't blurry!! Reminds me of trying to take pictures of my boys when they were toddlers.....I have a lot of unfocused pictures of them because they couldn't sit still long enough...lol..

Thanks again for all the messages concerning my mom. She's hanging in there....& she thinks her vision might be improving a bit. In fact, she drove to the grocery store by herself the other day, so either her vision is getting better or she's just getting so stir crazy she doesn't care if she weaves a bit! Her consult is on the 9th at Froedtert in Milwaukee. I believe the procedure she is having done is called Endovascular Coiling. They basically insert a catheter into her femoral artery, go through the vascular system, into the head & then they insert coils into the aneurysm. The good news is it's supposedly a day surgery. Well that's good news for HER, because she hates hospitals. I would feel much more comfortable if they at least kept her overnight. I have no idea what kind of rehab she will need & for how long.....she will find this all out at her consult.

And of course, with all this going on, needless to say it is very hard to concentrate on my job. I really thought this was my forever job....I was so excited about it when I interviewed. And don't get me wrong....I am very grateful for it & I'm not going to do anything stupid. I got my first pay check Friday & was overjoyed!! But.....I do have to say that if one of the other 2,000 companies I sent my resume to called me tomorrow & offered me a part time position....I don't think I would say no. Working full time when your husband works second shift is a challenge. Heck, working full time ANY time is a challenge!! I know it's only going to get harder when school starts. So....I am taking each day as it comes....trying to learn as much as I can....doing the best that I can.....& being thankful I finally have a job. But who knows what tomorrow will bring (isn't that a Fleetwood Mac song???)

I leave you with a photo of our cat Elwood.....he loves to sit on the back cushion of our couch....which needless to say is sooooo flat it could be the seat cushion




Yes, I did say that is the *back* cushion he is sitting on, lol....






Hey....when ya gotta itch......