Dec
31
Wow…where did that year go? I mean seriously!
We started last year off on a not-so-good foot. Jack laid off, me feeling bad, my mom sick with cancer. I got diagnosed with Type II diabetes and high blood pressure so meds and diet/exercise has helped me (somewhat…if I let anything slide even a little I feel terrible).
I did real good on Ebay during Feb and March…got a good clientele going…too bad that had to end…still trying to recover from all the time off I had to take due to “circumstances beyond my control”
Jack went back to work in early April so that was good. Just a few miles from the house even…most excellent considering the gas prices at the time.
Around that same time my friend Laura came to visit then I went to Illinois April 16 to be with my mom when she was in the rehab place after her stroke/whatever-it-was episode. I came back then two weeks later I had to go back again to take Dakota to John and Pat’s for his summer vacation. The weather was HORRIBLE and the highlight of my trip was attending a funeral…how sad is that?
June and July were ok…not too hot, not to wet…got me a suntan and half heartedly tried to build my business back up. I knew I couldn’t do much coz mom was coming to stay and I wouldn’t have room. I went to the Denver Art Museum with Cheryl and to a District Convention with Sr Colletta down in Pueblo.
July 30 I flew to Nashville and my friend Beverly picked me up. We went to Pondfest 08 in Lake Lure/Chimney Rock NC for 3 days of music. She dropped me off near Judy’s house in TN and Terry and Judy drove me and mom back out here Aug 6.
As soon as Terry and Judy left Aunt Karen and Cindy came. Then it was Shane and Jessica and Bertie Spencer…whew! I NEVER have that much company EVER!!!
The next 6 weeks were pretty well chronicled on here for all mom’s friends and relatives. She died peacefully Sept 18 here at home.
Since then I have been knitting like a fool and once again trying to build my business back up…I have high hopes of starting an etsy.com store for my knitting and quilts. It’s just pushing myself to do it…I just got word that Jack is laid off again . BLEH! I guess that’s my push huh? Talk about coming full circle……
As my friend Beane said….”2009 you better be nice to me coz your little brother sure wasn’t” (OK she said it in a much cruder way but this is a family site.)
3 Responses to “2008 Recap”
December 31st, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Well what the heck. I saw you on the April trip. You mean I wasn’t your highlight? LOL
Glad to hear you’re knitting again. Make sure I get a link to your etsy page when you start selling. A link will go on here ASAP.
Love the picture. It’s funny how I never really saw Deana’s resemblance to you until THIS picture. Wonder why that is…
December 31st, 2008 at 7:17 pm
OK OK seeing Christina was another highlight of my trip to Illinois…however we did NOT get to go asparagus picking as planned and that bummed me out!
December 31st, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Yeah – See – I thought so =D And that bummed me out, too. BTW, there’s another co-een-key-dink. Not more than 5 minutes ago, someone asked me how to spell asparagus.