Ten on Tuesday
1. It is been a few years since posting, but I am still so very happy. I am now engaged to Shane (who'da thunk it right??), and all three of our kids are happy, healthy, and doing well. We both love our jobs for the first time in a long time, and we can really take a breath and relax every now and then (something we haven't done before).
2. Our son, Noah, is halfway through his enlistment with the US Marines. I feel that the time has gone by extremely fast on some days, and on other days it feels like he's been gone a decade. We all miss him terribly and his leave time is never enough time. He is happy right now, has a great girlfriend that we adore, and is counting down the days to his next visit.
3. Our daughter, Hannah, is in a job she really enjoys, and is very good at. She's healthy, happy, and so independent it's insane. She still lives at home to save money, but I feel her days at home are numbered. She and her boyfriend, Paedin, have big plans to move south in a few years, and once she sets her mind to something, it gets done (*sniff*sniff*). She and I have been spending a lot more time together which I adore, she is truly one of my best friends.
4. Our son, Connor, is doing great. He is currently the manager at his restaurant and is living in a house with three of his best friends. He just bought his first "nice" car on his own, and is really buckling down to save for his future. Although he moved out earlier this year, he still comes home a few times a week, just to make mom happy :).
5. We lost a family member last October. Tucker was twelve, almost thirteen when he decided it was his time to leave. He was surrounded by ALL of us, and we each had our own time with him before he went to sleep one last time. It is something I was never prepared for, he was always so healthy and happy. It was actually one of the hardest days of my life saying goodbye to my best friend, but I know that he had a great life and was loved more than anything. Ayla was visibly sad for quite a while after we lost Tucker, she would wander the house and look in all of his hiding places. She wasn't quick to give love like she had been, she stopped eating, she was just plain sad. She perked up a little when we got her two baby brothers though.....
6. In January we gained two new family members. Moose and StanLee are two Catahoula Leopard dogs that joined our family with a bang. We had only adopted Moose, but StanLee's person pulled out at the eleventh hour and they had no one to foster/adopt him so we stepped up. That was the best decision it turns out, as they are inseparable and have kind of trained each other. They are tanks, at only 7 months they each weigh about 65 pounds (and growing) and they are full of love, happiness, and curiosity. Ayla tolerates them, even plays with them sometimes, but is always sure to remind them who the queen of the family is.
7. My job is great! I am still working with the IDD population, and love every minute of it. I have way more paperwork to do than I would like, but I get to break out of the office whenever I want to go and visit the rooms and workshop. The people we support here make my day every day, shouldn't all jobs be like that???? Shane has finally found his "home" for a job, he's the assistant executive chef at a cidery close to home and has a smile on his face every time he comes home. He loves who he works with, he loves what he does, and I benefit because he practices his new dishes on us--I haven't cooked in months, lol.
8. How do you plan a wedding when you're close to 50 years old??? We definitely do not want a large wedding, but we both have big families. We are thinking small ceremony and then a big party right afterwards. We also then think of taking the kids on a cruise, getting married, and coming back to tell everyone it's already done!! I am so excited to be marrying my best friend, I just wish it hadn't taken us so long to find one another.
9. Why is it "Ten on Tuesday"...just because of the "T's"? I don't have ten things to write about today....
10. Ok, so that sums up our lives for right now. Our kids are now adults (gasp), we are getting married, we have three crazy dogs, jobs we love, and an amazing family. What more could a girl ask for????
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