Monday, March 28, 2011

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Ups and Downs

Last week was really hard.


Olivia keep's crying because "there is nothing to do."

I quit my job at NuSkin after 15 1/2 years.

A childhood friend died last Wednesday morning from sudden cardiac arrest. He was 35 with a wife, 3 children and one on the way. He kissed his wife goodnight and when she woke up in the morning he was gone.


~I told Olivia if she didn't find something to do I would give her something to do.

~I am so happy I quit my job. The office management has gotten increasingly worse over the last few years and I was struggling with my Japanese calls. They refused to take me off the Japanese line, so I quit. I didn't even give my two weeks notice. Hah! Shove it NuSkin!

~My friend Justin was just about as perfect as a person could be on earth. It is tragic that he died and left behind a beautiful family. I know there is a purpose for it, but oh, it breaks my heart. The day he died, his mother, who also helped raise me, found out she has bone cancer and she and her husband would have to come home from their mission in Rome. Triple tragic day.


It is so weird to feel so sad and so happy all at the same time. Dealing with crazy kids, quitting my job and losing a friend really makes me feel like I am riding an emotional roller coaster. Up and Down, up and down. I think I'm going to be sick.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Decapitated




Olivia's favorite stuffed animal, Tashi, recently had an accident.



Tashi was once a sweet, pink, cute little stuffed kitty. She has brought hours of
fun and joy to our girl. But, this week she lost her head.

I have to say that Neal and I laughed ourselves silly. That gray little piece of crap has wreaked havoc so many times in the last several years. Liv cannot sleep without Tashi, and she is just small enough that if not properly looked after, will go missing for days.

I had hoped that after I laughed hysterically for a while Olivia would laugh too and decide to just throw Tashi away. But, of course she cried forever, so I did my duty and sewed the little buggers head back on. It looks like Tashi is still a member of the family.
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