Back to Work

Happy New Year to you, too, Amanda. I mean really: 2011? Oh my goodness, how'd that happen?

I had a great vacation. I appreciated the three days of Christmas celebrations with my family, loved getting Mother Nature's instructions to stay put during our snow storm, and--heeding her warning--took advantage of that alone time to myself, spending some of it in the kitchen. I had my parents over for dinner the next night, and then W came to visit. We had a couple of really nice days together. (Talk about "oh my goodness, how'd that happen?"; things are different for us these days. Different, but good. More on that in a phone call when we can catch up.) And then I had a little more along time, “re-entry” I call it, before going back to work today.

Sounds like you had a nice New Year’s Eve celebration. I love that JJ dancing with J means so much to you, and I love having now something to refer to when you experience self-doubt about parenting (although I have to say it doesn’t happen nearly as much as when M was a kid). No, Amanda, I can say. How can you for a minute think that? Remember that New Year’s Eve when…

I was ready for bed at 7 (honestly), but now that it’s 10 I know I’m catching a second wind and Cannot. Let. That. Happen. Will be screwed tomorrow.

So off to bed. Just wanted to respond to your last post, and try to get us into a better habit of writing without long lapses.

Love you,
Barb

PS Before W headed down he had an interview that went well, and my fingers are crossed that any day now he will hear that he is the one of three finalists they'd like to offer the job....It's been so long, he's been so stressed, I really, really wish this for him. Please, send a prayer his way. He needs this for the New Year. Thanks.