So, again it’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog. We’ll start with the obvious question: Have I done any writing? Nope. Not a word. But, I haven’t tossed any ideas aside either. I have several floating around, including the companion story to the one I wrote a couple of months ago.
Candice has her business picking up. He’s almost quadrupled her sales from last year. Her business’ Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/CandiceBishopDesigns. And the Etsy page is http://www.etsy.com/shop/CandiceBishopDesigns. The Facebook page shows all the Etsy listings, plus will occasionally have posts from her on what her current projects are. She's getting really good at her beads, and I think it's only a matter of time before she starts also doing glass sculpturing also and excelling at it, too...
We got a huge chunk of metal plunked in our driveway last night. The HOA will, if they haven’t already, have a stroke if we don’t get it in out garage soon. Here’s a picture:
It’s the body of a 1953 Mercury that we plan/hope to fix up and turn into a hot rod before Gabe’s prom (it will also be Donna and Meg’s prom rides if they want and it survives Gabe taking it to the prom) around 2022. Since I know the bare minimum about cars (I can change most fluids, tires, and spark plugs if need be), this will be a fun, learning experience for the whole family.
Gabe had his annual check-up. He’s 7 years old and already 4’7”. He wears adult size 5½ shoes. And until he stops growing, I don’t see us buying pants for him anywhere except thrift stores.
Meg “graduated” to a front-facing car seat and no longer gets strapped into a carrier. She really likes being able to see more as we go on trips, but sleeping looks WAY more awkward for her.
Ginger has adjusted well for the most part, though lately she’s started chewing up more stuff than she did before. Her inside accidents are much less frequent now, and we’ve started bell training her so that hopefully they stop all together. Now if we can just get Gabe to stop getting her all excited, because at her size, she scratches the boy pretty fierce when he jumps up on him. She’s starting to get better about jumping up on Candice and me when she sees us after an absence period. She’ll make a move to jump up then remember she isn’t supposed to and will sit and look longingly for us to love on her.
Gabe had for a week or two gotten excited about his chores again when he realized that instead of Wii time he could earn money to buy things. Unfortunately for him, though, the first thing he wants to buy is a DS3, which takes a long time to save up for, even at $5 per week, so he’s losing interest in doing the work. But he *really* wants the DS3, so there’s hope…
I changed my phone out and got a Razr Maxx. It was like learning how to use a smart phone from scratch because everything worked differently from the Thunderbolt I had before. Then, a week after I got it and was used to it, they upgraded my operating system to “Ice Cream Sandwich” which interfaced completely different again, so I had to learn it all over again. But overall, I like it better than the Thunderbolt. About the only thing I like better about the Thunderbolt is the ability to upload photos to any of my Facebook albums and to tag people in those photos before uploading them. I probably just need to find an app or something to do it on this phone, but I haven’t bothered to look yet.
My allergies have been really bad this year, and I think I’m going to make an appointment to see the doctor and ask for a referral to an allergy specialist when my schedule dies down in a few weeks.
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