Springtime!

It has been beautiful all weekend and this shows just a bit of how it feels out there.

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Lenten Epiphany

On Saturday evening I realized that I had had no trouble with thoughts of cutting throughout the Lenten season. This has been one of my most difficult times in the past and it never even crossed my mind this year until I realized that the season was over. Things have been going well, though I cut it a little close with our budget this pay. We'll get through somehow like we always do. We needed to get DS a new retainer and instead of the $95.00 we were told it would cost, the price went up to $175.00! That was a bit of a shock! The weather has been great for this vacation so far and it is supposed to continue. Work outside is calling me.

Magnet School

I found out on Sunday that BS has been admitted to a magnet school for the arts. He will be focusing on creative writing. I was really amazed to read some of his latest works, including his application and the assignment he created the day he shadowed. He can write well! I guess I find this surprising because of all the diffulty we have had getting him to do writing assignments.
Things have gone well over the past couple of weeks. I did get a little nervous about the money situation, since we will now need to pay tuition, but I believe I have figured it out. I had one nightmare last week, probably because I was nervous about DS's audition. It was pretty terrible with a creature trying to kill me. P. was very good and left the light on so I could go back to sleep.
My ob/gyn now has me on birth control pills to get my period back to normal. Because of my other meds it is all messed up with having two periods and some with nothing. It's kind of ironic since we can no longer have children. Time to get back to work.

Arachnophobia

I am really terrified of spiders, so who is the one to find the spiders? Me. I went to work outside, put on a pair of gloves, then picked up some yard stuff. I felt something in my glove between my fingers and when I shook it out there was a spider that was about an inch long with a big body and big legs. I can still feel it between my fingers and am just thankful it didn't bite me. Other than that it was a good day, much better than last year when I was in the hospital. Just that darn spider I keep feeling between my fingers, Yuck!