Space!

Hello!  I'm still here!  I say that just to remind myself.  All is well.  All is change.  Change is hard.

I'm trying to stay awake long enough to enjoy watching the Space Station with J. in 53 minutes.  And if we're really astronomically motivated, we can get up 75 minutes before sunrise tomorrow and see not only the Space Station AGAIN at 4:26AM - AND a super bonus of Mars, Jupiter and Mercury all visible in the early morning sky.  A triple planetary extravaganza.

I will make it for the Space Station tonight.  I doubt we will be up that early in the morning - but we'll see.

Guess the biggest thing to happen in the past couple weeks is that Klink is in heaven with his sweet brother Snow.  It's been a steady stream of events since we got home from Cancun that clearly showed Klink was not well.  And thankfully, the vet finally (FINALLY) agreed that it was time.  It was hardest on J. who ends up being the person who takes the pets to the vet.  It was hard on all of us - but it was the right thing to do.

B. is doing well - working hard at whatever the tasks are assigned.  He's been spending time painting churches in El Paso vs. sitting around doing not much of anything.  He doesn't like to be bored.  While we are relieved that it sure looks like a foreign deployment isn't in his near future, he is less so - though I do think he's OK with not going anywhere.  He just doesn't do well with being bored.  I wrote him an old fashioned letter this week 'cuz he's a bit lonely.  He desperately wants to come home - but no vacation is scheduled and he doesn't want to risk getting a vacation slot now which might mean he wouldn't have Christmas off.

H. is good too.  He's been doing odd jobs for us and others.  He's currently house sitting and dog sitting for a work friend of mine ...and he's been doing yard work for another work friend.  Helps give him a little money that isn't from United Bank of My Parents.  Amazon is hiring and he's submitted two apps for two positions there.  They are receiving thousands of applications so the process could take awhile....but we hope.  He's also applied at the Home Depot for a couple positions.

J. and I made a date of running errands today.  Groceries are restocked.  I realized how low we were on food when J. said Thursday night's dinner was going to be tuna sandwiches.

That's it for now...posts will be sporadic at best.  That's a good theme these days - sporadic at best describes so many things....