Memorial weekend

 We enjoyed a great holiday weekend. 

Friday the kids all had a few friends over and we had a BBQ, complete with bonfire and smores. 

Saturday Chyann and I got all the garden plants and flowers purchased while the boys mowed and set up the baseball cage.

Sunday everyone pitched in to help plant both gardens and all the flowers in pots or flower beds. 

The weather was so beautiful both days. Finally some nice weather after the long winter and cool spring. 

The nice weather didn't last long though.

Monday brought thunderstorms and a little over 2" of rain. 

Fortunately instead of canceling the Memorial day parade outright like they did a few years ago it was moved to the high school gym. 

The school band director of 33 years is retiring at the end of this school year. 

Its hard to imagine the band program without him leading it. He has been such an influence on all our kids' lives. 

That's him in the picture below taking a final picture of the high school band.

Chyann is back to St Cloud and her job as an intern working 40 hours a week. 

Not sure when she'll be home again, probably around Fathers day. 

Still seems unreal that I lost my job. 

I am adjusting though. 

Trying to figure out what comes next.

Meanwhile my resume is updated and I am looking for possible positions while I establish a daily routine here at home.

Have a good one :) 

BTW

 Caden's school team lost their playoff game last week. So school baseball is done for another year. 

Day 3

Good Morning,

Well I managed to get a lot done yesterday. 

Cleaning, sorting of crap, laundry. cooking. 

Took a nap and painted my nails, which I don't usually do.

Toes yes, but never liked to do my finger nails because chipped and peeling polish looks like crap to me, unkempt and all that. 

Every time I glance at my fingers and see color I think, whos that?

Something different and since I'm a lady of leisure now, I've got the time.

Today we are going to the local nursing home to see Caden and the choir sing, then off to a town almost two hours away for the first baseball regional game. 

If they win, they will move on and play next week. If they don't high school ball is done for the season. 

We had a brutal winter here and the kids missed something like 11 days of school due to snow, ice storms, and blizzards. They made up a few days around the Easter holiday and added a few minutes to each school day which meant they only had to actually make up one day outside the original school schedule. With that being said our boy has six days until he is officially a Junior. 

Chyann has just completed her Junior year of college and has applied to graduate in May of 2020!

She has been on the deans list five of the six semesters she has completed. This is one determined and smart lady! 

She is coming home today to spend the holiday weekend with us. 

Can't wait to see her. 

Colton works at our local DNR in their forestry and wildlife division.

The state sent him to fire fighting school a few months ago and he is now certified to fight prairie fires. He has done controlled burns several times and could be called out for any wildfires that arise in our area. Pretty awesome the things he does!

The kids both came out to watch baseball on a Saturday a few weeks ago. 

Have a good one!

Day 2

Good Morning and Hello!

Today is day 2 of being laid off from my job of almost 10 years.
Talk about being blindsided.

When you work for a large company they are always reorganizing and restructuring to save money it seems. Two years ago in October they had massive layoffs, which I escaped unscathed. After which I assumed they must really value my knowledge and the specialty work I did to have kept me onboard while so many others lost their jobs.

Come to find out it was likely a numbers game and last time, I just got lucky (probably). They literally sent a sheet listing all the departments that were effected by the layoffs and the employees ages. Yes their ages. One column showed the ages of those let go and anther column showed the ages of the few people they kept on. To "prove" I suppose that the layoffs weren't just targeting the over 40 population of workers. Hundreds and hundreds of workers laid off throughout the US. Sigh.


What to do now? I have no clue, but I will figure it out.

In the mean time, last night laying in bed I decided to resume blogging. I composed a witty blog post in my head that of course makes no sense today.

later :)