Empty nest feeling .....again..

My oldest dropped some news on me that I guess should not have been a surprise, but nonetheless saddened me a bit. Even though she has technically been out of the house ever since she was still in college, she still was less than 4 hours drive away and somehow that made me feel like she still hadn't totally left the nest...just that the nest had a long bottom to it.. sort of like a rubber band.

Anyway she has decided grad school is too costly for whatever value it could give her which I don't blame her for, but she has decided to move back East and work there.  So..she won't be somewhat close to me anymore and that is what makes me sad.  She is all grown up though and has a mind of her own so, all I can do is hope that she is happy and does well there.  Her dad at least still lives back East so he will be lending a hand and at least I know she won't be there totally by herself.  I plan to go visit her with the youngest before she leaves next month.

This weekend I didn't have to work and it was such a nice break from working all the time I felt like I was on vacation. I even didn't mind cleaning all  2 1/2 bathrooms, and scooping poop in the back yard. It was just so nice giving my brain and eyes a break from the computer.  

We watched some movies this weekend too, some were good, others were not.  These were all rentals.  Planning on seeing the last Harry Potter movie when we go visit the oldest. I am really looking forward to it! 

See??

I said I'd write before another long period and I am!

Happy what's left of 4th of July!  I actually got done working all weekend before Craig Ferguson was over.  No, I'm just kidding....or ammm  I?... ;-)


It is very nice having a few hours off for the 4th of July.  Here is a picture of some our my very own lettuce from my balcony garden that we used for salad with our spaghetti tonight. Yum!

Of course the balcony garden was planted before I got really busy!  I'm hoping the cucumbers, zuchini and pole beans survive the heat. We've been having several days of 100 degree weather and that is not great for vegetable gardens.

I checked out the filter in the A/C unit and after only 3 weeks it was really full with dog hair and such. Ick!  Hubby went and got a new filter for me.  Hard to believe it barely lasts 3 weeks!  Well with 5 furkids and needing to run the air every day nowadays it is no surprise.

Not going to try to catch the fireworks tonight, it will be really crowded for sure because there aren't many towns that are having them with the drought we are in.  We're watching Eagle Eye right now and I haven't seen it before but it really is action packed at least so far.  Going to get back to it and enjoy the rest of my evening.

Well I was hoping...

to have posted this yesterday so that it wouldn't look like quite so long since I've blogged. 

But just to let you know I am fine, just working alot.  How much ? Well in the work I'm in it is feast or famine and I have been working 16 hrs days, (trying to) sleep 7 hours and just goofing off the other hour per day.

Luckily I still manage to keep in my exercise and then there is the power walk in the evening with my youngest (and oldest when she is visiting), so despite all the work I have probably never been in better shape since pre-baby!  And yes I am working this weekend all weekend as well, but hey sometimes we do what we have to do...I keep playing the lottery but until my luck has turned..I am a slave to my work.

I'll definitely stop back sooner than a month later!  But just wanted to blog a keep in touch.. entry...
Hope everyone has a great 4th of July !