The school years is quickly coming to an end. We have seven weeks left here on Long Island. I am usually ready for summer. I’m a little burnt out and I am ready for some time to refresh. This year is bitter sweet. While I’m looking forward to the end of the year and sleeping in a little, it is also my oldest child’s senior year. I’m just a few months he will be leaving for college. I don’t want to rush this time. The house will seem bigger without him, and I know his little sister will miss him.
I have been keeping my mind busy by crafting (as usual). This is teacher appreciation week so I am running a sale. All lanyards are on sale in my Etsy shop. Head on over. The sale runs Monday through Friday. Show those teachers some love.
We got hit pretty hard by the blizzard. It gave me time to catch up on my orders. Fortunately we did not lose power. check out my Etsy. LaightestDesigns.Etsy.com
Our dog was not impressed by the snow. This was early on. It continued to snow heavily for the entire day. Some of my recent creations. Almost all are in my Etsy. This one is heading out to California.
Well let’s deal with yesterday first. My foster dog is sick so I had to drive half an hour to get meds for him. He was not too good about taking them. He hasn’t eaten.
But today was a bit better. After spending an hour trying to get his meds into him he finally complied. He also ate a little food. He spent most of the day sleeping, but by evening he had perked up just a little bit. ❤️🐾
Today is my birthday. I never imagined this would be how I would spend it. It is my first birthday since my mother died. A rough one. However, yesterday I stopped my dads house and picked up my moms sewing machine and all her sewing equipment.
Today, while my daughter naked me a cake, I sewed. I am not at all adept with a sewing machine. My mother was amazing. I spent hours cursing at the damn machine. But eventually I had managed to see half a dozen masks. Hospitals are running out. These are not what the CDC recommends, but when you have nothing else, they will do. Plus it was a way to spend my time. A way to feel connected to my mother. I felt her with me. Laughing and yelling as I sewed. She guided me. I needed that. My dad was at his house. I don’t really see him, except in passing, through a window. It could have been lonely, but it wasn’t. It was healing.
Not bad, right?
My daughter made her first cake from scratch all by herself. I was too busy cursing the sewing machine to help. She did an awesome job. I’m so proud of her. She converted the recipe and did a lot of math. Best kind of homeschooling.
It was delicious.
So, all things considered, it was a good birthday.
I didn’t post about our day yesterday. The novelty of all this was beginning to wear off and we were all feeling a little down. I think this sums up our mood …
Today was sunnier. And we got a new foster dog. He’s very timid, but as sweet as can be. He is approximately 2 years old. His name is Lee and he is available from Last Chance Animal Rescue at lcarescue.org. Please check him out. He is so quiet and calm and is great in a crate.
Our evening consisted of a family walk with the two dogs and a very long game of monopoly. Tonight at 8, all non essential businesses closed. It is quite depressing. So many are going to lose jobs and businesses. I don’t understand why people are still hanging out in groups. Obviously , they do not understand the seriousness of this. Others are so angry with schools and inconsistencies between districts. They think there should have been plans in place but who could have imagined this? I am impressed with what is being done. I think it is important during this time to be patient. Be understanding. Be kind. Let’s try to make the situation better. Not worse. There is enough stress out there. Peace.
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