I'm Frugal, or Thrifty....OK, I'll Admit it, A Cheapskate!: My Blogging Vacation

Hello my friends....I know, it's been awhile. I've been healing, emotionally, spiritually, wish I could say physically, lol.

When I last left you I was dealing with a lot, and that has lingered for most of the summer. It's hard to find a new routine, a new schedule when you're used to something for several years. But I've finally done it, and I'm a much more content woman. It has taken me a few months but my heart and head are finally at peace about the break up of my relationship. I realized how much I let myself be consumed with thoughts of him and our "relationship" and how much I neglected things for myself, even for my kids. My prayer is whenever I do begin to date again that I realize that and not let it take precedence over the truly important things.

I've been in prayer numerous times a day, reading quite a few books, inspirational, devotional, not self help, no, but from trusted authors that have swam in the same waters I have been in. God has got me through all of this. I have found a new church home with some old friends from my Emmaus and Crysalis Community and I feel loved and accepted, welcomed. I desperately needed to find a new church, and am so happy for my friend, Patty, who kept on inviting me each week. Gentle persistence, that is Patty.

Now that I've had my little hiatus let's play catch up, again. Here is my Megan.....graduation night, just before we left for the high school.

I am so proud of this young woman! She graduated with dual credit classes that should allow her to get her associates degree at the junior college she starts tomorrow in one year instead of two! My son was down here for a personal matter he's tending to and I made sure he knew we wanted him at the graduation. Megan was thrilled to have all of her siblings, as well as my daughter's fiance' who wasn't a fiance' at that time, with us to celebrate her day! And my son, goofy clown that he is, when Megan's name was called we, the family, were to stand and remain standing until after she received her diploma. She told the school she wanted them to announce her as her name, daughter of Lisa...... I asked her if she was sure she didn't want her dad's name there, she said absolutely sure. When they called her name my son bellows out, YOU GO GIRL in a feminine voice, lol! Megan whipped her head around to us and the entire auditorium lost it! Her graduation picture has her pretty red faced but still grinning as the superintendent shook her hand and handed her the diploma. The principal shook her hand at the other end before she went to sit down and asked, "So, alphabet (their name has 10 letters in it, a polish last name, yeah, alphabet), family or friend?" She told him, oh, just my brother. The principal said, "Well as your brother said, 'You go girl." We had cake after, just us. It was nice. Dan's performance at the graduation had her friends and mine talking for a few days!

All of the girls have had their birthdays, Rachel is now 22, Megan is 18 and Alyssa is 15. Dan turned 27 in May. Rachel got engaged June 4th so we have a wedding scheduled for June 6th of next year. The dress is bought, venue found and deposit on it. I wish I could say I've had a hand in that but I didn't. Actually her soon to be in-laws have given them a $5000 budget. They have 2 boys and said they want to do this for them. I am paying for the photographer and her veil. She is having 8 girls as attendants, I don't know why so many as she wants the affair to be low key, low budget but, well, she had to have certain people she thought. Her fiance' is cringing but she's adamant. Her dress is stunning, can't post a pic till after the big day but she is going to be so beautiful, it's just her.

Meg moved in with Rachel 3 weeks ago. She is attending the junior college close to Rachel's apartment and they were down an apartment mate. She's on the job hunt so prayers she finds something soon?

I'm down to one child left in the house. It seems surreal actually. The up side, I have my own room again! I love my room, will post pics at the end of this post. It's truly my refuge, a huge prayer closet, lol, but it gives me peace to just look in my room.

Chrysalis weekend is soon upon me. In less than 2 weeks it will be here and all of the prayer, hard work, more prayer, more hard work will be put in motion. I have some last minute spots to fill. Prayers are welcomed.

My newest adventure is going to be Dance Coach for the high school dance team. I put in my letter of intent a few months ago and at the last board meeting the school board voted me in as the coach. I've received everything from the former dance coach. She has a 2 year old and is ready for a break from coaching. She's offered assistance if I ever need it, the former team captain who graduated this year wants to help. I welcome any help. So once Chrysalis is over, all of my energies will be to working with the girls on the team, well almost all of my energies.

Time to get off of here and check on my tomatoes in my crockpot. I'm making spaghetti sauce to can. Oh boy!