The other night, hubby came home with all kinds of news. He finally got a definite ending date for his job, and it's only a few weeks away.
It scares the bejeevers out of me, but he was excited and happy. I guess I can understand that, because he's worked so hard the last few years carrying two jobs and all, and the stress in his office has been unbearable since they were bought out several years ago.
Now, he's down to the final phase, and he has to be there all day, but there is absolutely nothing for him to do!
Even though his future is all out to sea right now, he's looking forward to taking a break and letting go of all that stress...
My work is picking up - (12 hours per week instead of four - whoop-te-doo!)
I do wish I enjoyed it more.
Got to focus on finding baby a job and getting her back in school...
My oldest daughter came home with Jane Eyre last night, so we had a girlie movie night.
(After Project Runway!)
I had seen the film in the theater with my sisters a while back - I really like this version of it.
Yesterday, I had just gone down to my craft room, determined to make something fun for a change, when my daughter in law peeked around the door with her little girl in tow.
The little one had a pout on her that Paul Bunyan could trip over.
With her sisters back in school, she is adjusting to long lonely days with just her and her mom, so she had asked to come for a visit.
It took a while to get her talking - I had to ask a lot of questions to find out what she wanted to do.
Running out of ideas, I asked her if she would like to come and make a card with me. She finally perked up and started talking.
We returned to the craft room, where she started to respond to things like; "What color would you like it?" etc.
She helped me pick out materials, and I let her choose where to place them.
Soon she was happy and babbling and ready to go on with the day.
She took her card with her, but she had wanted to do some for her sisters when we ran out of time and she had to go.
She had picked out colors and papers for them, so I promised I would finish them and deliver them on Sunday when they come for dinner.
This is not at all what I intended to spend my day on, and not exactly my taste, but crafting isn't always about me...
This one is for the middle sister - she is all girly and loves color
(and sparklies and bows!)
The colors look blue here, but they are actually a deep purple...
This one is for the oldest sis. She (like her grandma) loves aqua blues.
She's not quite as girly, but she likes interesting patterns and shapes...
I don't have to worry if they'll like them - they are always excited and happy just to be thought of (I love that!)
So, until Sunday...
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3 comments:
I love these cards! It would be fun if you put your picture on them for the girls to keep. I let my youngest keep one of the cards that we made for Bill and I know that he still cherishes it after all this time. I find it in different parts of his room which leads me to believe that he still looks at it often. I bet your tykes would do the same with something special from their grandma.
Hmm, that gives me an idea...
Thanks!
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