Hey, It's June!

Okay, things are looking up here: I'm no longer frightening the children by lying on the couch, crying in pain from the sinus infection that wouldn't die.  That's definitely an improvement over last week. And you know how I'm always saying that I don't have much to do around here now that the kids are older? Well, last week, while I was lying on that couch, I noticed there was a heck of a lot of stuff NOT GETTING DONE, which can only mean that actually, I do do a lot. I'm just so good at it after all these years that no one notices, including myself.

One of our neighbors is relocating across the country next week. They've lived here 4 years and our daughters hang out with each other almost every day. I'll tell you, these people have some nerve moving. Oh, sure, they've got 2 great job offers and their entire family lives out West and yada yada yada; but don't they care about us? It's not as if our family is going to jump in the car and pull our camper all the way to Idaho next summer. We can barely plan an East Coast vacation, as it is. And there's no way Brian would tolerate that many days in the car with his sisters, anyway. He's a great guy, but he IS 16. There are limits.

So, yeah, I'm mad at them. Selfish, that's what they are. Just plain selfish.

On the bright side, it IS June, thank goodness.  My favorite month, because there's my birthday and the days are so long and the mornings so beautiful. Also, no mosquitoes yet. They're coming for us, but not for another couple of weeks. That means that, for now, we all can continue to pretend that summer is beautiful and fun.

I still do not have a job. Still waiting to hear on a contract that is still pending, for an editing job that would really be ideal. It's been almost a year now. I submit a couple of resumes a week to other places and never, ever, hear back. So, I wait. Waiting doesn't pay well, I'll tell you that.

And that's all the news here, folks! Aside from my losing at Bunko tonight, of course - but that happens all the time. I'm used to it.






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