Love Thursday: gratitude

Today is the big "layoffs" here at work. The clouds gloomed over our 6 buildings as I drove up around 9 am. I walked in the building and into my area to find everyone staring at their monitors and clicking quietly, pretending to work, while they sit and wonder if they are next to be called in the doomed conference room, stocked with kleenex!

Shortly after I got settled in, my boss calls me in his office. I saw a smile on his face, a sincere one, so I knew that he was about to tell me something good. "You're safe", he said. ... as I plopped with relief into the chair in front of his desk.

More details were discussed... then I thanked him, and I told him that i really, trully, love my job!

I've been here over 8 years now. This is so far the second round of RIFs. First one was around the dot com crash in the early 2000s.

Leaving your house to drive to work and not knowing whether you are coming back home jobless is probably one of the worst feelings in the world... for anyone. Especially now, during this hard economic time.

So today, for love thursday, I am loving my job. Most of all, I am thankful.

Late night crafty

Quilting's been on my mind lately. In the next 4 weeks or so, I am determined to learn how to quilt and put together a baby quilt using the boys' newborn clothes (my favorite ones that I just couldn't give away!)

One problem though, I don't even own a sewing machine.

Another problem, I'm not sure that I even know how to use one. Last time I used one, was over twenty years ago!

I hear great things about hand quilting. But that's just not me! So next Thursday, when I find out that I'm NOT getting laid-off, I am going to dash to Costco after work and pick me up the Singer 1748, which I've been dying to get my hands on.

So in the meantime, I just had to take my mind off quilting so I came up with this quilt-ish patchwork of pretty christmas papers, framed it on my $3 Walmart frame, and voila - we're calling it a day!

It's my holiday inspiration! I can now stare at it while I work on my holiday scrapbooking projects.

(By the way, I'm not taking full credit for this, I got the framed-artwork idea from my life artist super hero Ali Edwards).

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Another Irony

So if you live with me, every now and then you will hear me bitching about not having enough ME time or ALONE time.

And so today I decided to work from home because I have the nastiest cold ever.

Wonder baby left with the hubs and just shortly after, I dropped off wonder boy to school.

And now, here I am, all alone, in this super quiet house. Aside from the fact that I feel like crap, I should still be in a celebratory mode because it is a very very RARE event that I get the house all to myself, all day long!

And yet, I feel so lonely!

I miss my boys.

The quiet is deafening.

What is the matter with me?!?!?!?

Maybe it's a really bad flu.

Or maybe, it's just is - life is full of irony!

So the next time I have to bitch about not having time for myself, I might just have to remember this moment, and sssssush.

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A new day, A new beginning

I don't usually talk about politics on my blog. As a matter of fact, I don't even talk to anyone about my political views besides my husband. But since today is such a historical moment, I want to remember it when I look back.

I've never been so passionate about my vote before, and I've never been so concerned about what is about to happen - that is, until I became a parent.

With everything that is going on in the economy, things are pretty ugly right now. And the ugliness might even hit home soon, because my job might even be in jeopardy. But in the midst of this ugliness, I am feeling quite optimistic.

So today, I celebrate: A new day, A new beginning.

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Halloween Weekend Events

Another busy weekend!

Halloween morning was spent at wonder boy's school for the Harvest Festival:

More pictures HERE

Halloween evening was spent trick or treating & eating with friends and family:

More pictures HERE

Then Saturday was spent attending a wedding anniversary celebration:

More pictures HERE

Then finally, Sunday was spent recovering from it all!

(Picture links are not working just yet, I will update with pictures soon!)

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