Pretty sad that the new year just started and already I'm behind, isn't it?
Ah well...that's the way it goes.
We had a good holiday break. I hope you and yours did, as well. It was really nice to sleep in every day, especially since we had so much snow. Knowing I didn't have to go out in it was nice. But the snow didn't stop when I went back to work. We've had more snow, and terribly cold temperatures. Although we needed a really good cold snap to kill germs, I've had enough of it. I'm ready for spring!
Daughter broke up with her boyfriend and they are both miserable. They want to get back together but boyfriend needs to make some changes or it will never work. As a mother, it's really hard to see your kids unhappy. Hubby and I believe boyfriend really does love daughter, but his family life growing up was very different than hers. I was impressed that when he moved out, he told her to tell US he was sorry. It's not us he needs to apologize to! I want Daughter to be happy, so I've been praying that whatever is meant to be will be.
Son has been busy with computer stuff. I swear, if that boy could make a living on YouTube and Xbox he would. The scary part is that some people do! There was just an article in our local paper last week about an area boy, well teenager now, who is making big dollars doing that. He is apparently quite the entrepreneur. Son wasted no time pointing out to me that it is possible. I never said it wasn't...just that he needs a "real" job with benefits. He just wants to be done with high school (he graduates in May) and figures college won't be so bad because he gets to choose what he studies. He's a very good student, so I can't complain, but I suspect he won't like college work any better than he does high school.
Hubby is starting to think about going back to work. I think he's ready to do something besides house and yard work. I've been pretty spoiled with him at home, though. He does all the cooking, and the cleaning. I do laundry. It's pretty hard to complain about that!
I started off the new year with plans to read at least 26 books this year, and I'm using Goodreads to track them. I read a lot anyway, but I have no idea how much because I've never tracked it. I also plan to really focus on my writing. I'm not getting any younger and if I'm going to publish, then I need to get it done. So, that's my goal this year. In addition, my writing blog partner and I have branched out a little this year. We are now hosting guest authors twice a month, which means more work with the blog, but it's work I really enjoy. Son is also encouraging me to work on my own writing website, so while I may not be actually writing as much as I should, I am at least doing writing-related tasks...and writing this blog counts!
