It's been a while. I needed a bit of a break from the blogging. For a while there, nothing was really reportable. Nothing new. But you know, life can't always stay that way. Here's the update since the last entry.
I've still been fusing glass pendants. It's a nice hobby to release some creative energy. I've had some success selling them at school, and I've gotten around to inquiring about becoming a vendor at the Alton Farmers Market. We'll see....
Randy's also been doing some soul searching with his career ideas. After a couple graduate classes (which he aced, by the way) and observations, he realized that teaching was not for him. I'm proud of him for trying something completely out of his comfort zone. He's proved to himself that yes, he is smart and can do well in school. But he really didn't want to spend so much time jumping through hoops just to graduate and possibly not get a job. Plus, the big pay cut becoming a teacher was going to hurt, too. So, he'll stay where he is. I'm relieved he's figured it out in a short amount of time, and now, we've got some extra funds from saving for school to use up.... can you say vacation??? We'll see. At least he's happier now.
We also (finally) adopted our Mabel. She's no longer a foster pug.... she's found her forever family. It's wonderful to know that she'll be treated well and given so much love that she missed out on for the first 5 years of her life. Such a sweetie. This is now our life...
