So it's Leap Day....

big deal. This is the day my friend would have turned 10, but he died last year at the physical age of 38. A family friend died earlier this week, and I get to go to her memorial service Friday. My niece is struggling for her life in Florida. All this gets me to thinking crazy crap.

However, I'm in the mood for a scavenger hunt, or a treasure hunt with clues and everything. I need a little fun, and something that makes me think think think about anything but death and pain.

So, if anyone is reading this, drop me a comment and let me know if you want to do a scavenger hunt or treasure hunt thingamajig.

My Boy

So, last night I dragged my 9 year old son to another girls-only thing because my 15 year old daughter and I need to be girly together. Go figure. I know my son is going to either need tons of therapy or his mom's gay best friend to counsel him after dealing with not only his mother and sister, but his grandmother and ALL of the sorority sisters for the last year (and many to come). Now my boy is a hugger, just a little snuggle bunny. And I've enjoyed seeing how he makes my friends' eyes light up with his need to squeeze. And he is a helper by nature. So of course, anything that needed to be done last night he volunteered to help with.
I am so glad I raised my son this way, but it was hard for me to see the hostess's daughter want to be a hostess and do what needed to be done as my son just proceeded to help the daughter out of hostess duties. I asked my son to sit and let the little girl do her thing, and he did. For about 2 minutes. He couldn't stop himself. He just HAD to help.
Thank goodness another gal had brought her daughters with her, who are closer to the little wanna-be hostess girl's age. So they eyeballed the jewelry, and my son decided I needed this piece, and that piece, and that one looks like a Masie (grandma for those not in the know) piece, and this one looked cool too.
Wow, talk about raising a consumer! Thankfully, I was able to rein the daughter in to pick two pieces she liked, and I found one I liked, and of course one of her pieces I liked too. Poor kid has to share that one with me.
And while all that decision making on pieces was going on, my son discovered an AT-AT (Star Wars ORIGINAL trilogy, tyvm!) made of Legos! And from that moment, the hostess who had put the AT-AT together herself, was his newest hero (and mine too, because I am a Nerd). That thing moved! And she had also made a Tie-fighter (looked like Vader's too).
So my son got the best of both worlds, Nerd-dom and pretty jewelry for Mom and Sissy Monster to drool over. Man, am I a lucky mama or what?

Recently

Recently I found a few others who are interested in writing, so I have sort of put together a writing group here in this small town. I think it will go well, although it has morphed into two separate groups with one for adults and one for teenagers (although my younger son is in it and doing well).
My daughter has been fighting off some serious illnesses, and has finally caught up with her healthy self.
I was given a new title at GearUp. I am now an academic coach rather than a tutor.
I am enjoying my life, although the hectic could slow down just a tad.
I turned 40 last month and feel GREAT! Losing weight and keeping up with my schedule! Woohoo!
So, yeah, just supplying an update, for now!