Happy Belated New Year!
What a year it was! I have to admit that I beyond relieved that 2009 is over. The economy took one hell of a nose dive and it seems to have left half of our city out of work. I am lucky enough to do some Internet work, but even that was scarce this past year. Let`s hope that 2010 is THE YEAR!
Things are well with Daughter1 (DI) and although we don`t spend as much time together as often as I would like, she is coming around a bit more often. She actually came by during the holidays with pizza and snacks for our moviefest. That took me by surprise - she really is growing up, maturing, becoming the young woman that I always knew she would be.
My son....SIGH. He is still unemployed and barely looking. I have no idea how to make him excited about life, how to light that fire under his butt. I suspect that he is depressed over the lack of jobs and feels like job searching is an exercise in futility. I can`t really blame him, I just want to see him move forward,
D2 is looking at schools. She has an idea of what it is that she would like to do, but the money is a whole other issue. She has been working off and on. Crappy job after crappy job. I know that she will find her niche. I just hope that it`s SOON.
D3 is giving me a run for my money alright. She has always been the sweet, quiet child, and now she is the one that is sarcastic and .... well, just plain rude at times. I know that these are relatively small issues when she is not sexually active (she tells D2 everything), is not doing any drugs, not out robbing people, and at worse has been to parties where she drank booze about three times. That is still three times too many, but in the grand scheme of things, I feel pretty darn lucky. She has friends that are already addicted to drugs, skipping school, and some are mommies, at the tender age of 15. It could be worse, I know.
Hubby and I are having our ups and downs right now. He is feeling the pinch more than ever since he was laid off many moons ago. He has been trying his hand at various other jobs, but the truth is that after doing one job for thirty years, he has almost no skills for anything else. I think - I KNOW - that is a contributing factor to our fighting and arguing. We have been together for 10 years and I am not ready to give up yet.
The good news is that we are looking for something that we can do together, a small business maybe, that we can do mostly from home and give us quailty time that we need.
I think that once D2 finds a job and can start paying for her own things, that will be a big help too. I know that it will make her much better about herself, and that is something that she needs. She is a great kid, she just doesn`t seem to see it.
Anyway, we a great holiday. We discovered that you don`t need a wad of cash to make Christmas memorable. There is nothing better than a great day with your family all around you.
I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday, as well!