BIG CHANGES have taken place since I've last posted a blog. Wow!

Since May, we put our house up for sale. By June 12, we thought we had a buyer, but he backed out. So, the waiting game began. However, I decided to go up to Washington and try and find a place to live and put some money down on a place. I found a place! It's right down the street from where mom and dad live. Imagine that. It's a good thing. I never thought I would say that! But, I guess maturity happens in one's life!

So, when would our house sell? We finally got a buyer around the 6th of July. Escrow would close on the 4th of August, or by the 10th at the latest. So, we made plans to move the weekend of Aug. 5. We got the movers to come. We had it all planned out. Then...escrow wasn't going to close until possibly the 17th! Oh no! What to do, what to do. Well, here's what we decided. Tom would stay in California until escrow closed. The furniture would be moved out on Saturday as planned, and I would drive up to Washington with my friend on Sunday. Perfect! She would fly home on Monday, so she could be back to work on Tuesday. Then...another clitch...the movers couldn't come until Sunday! Oh no! I had to be there to watch them load the truck! How could I miss that? But, if I wanted my friend to go with me, the only choice we had was to leave on Sunday and hope the movers would load everything correctly. I wasn't completely sure I trusted Tom to oversee this. As it turned out...he left a lot of stuff that should have gone in the truck. So, he had his car loaded to the gills, along with our cat! But, he got most everything moved. I'm still not sure about a few things. But, se la vie (?)

So, I got up here, Tom got up here, and we managed to throw my mom an 80th birthday party at my house on the 19th of August! We had 39 people here. It was a lot of fun, and everyone thought it turned out great.

Then, life began...again. In September I sought out substitute teaching jobs in the private schools around here. I happened to be in the right place at the right time (thank you, God!) and the first school I went to, the lady in charge of all substitutes for the private schools was in the office, so she put me on the sub list for all schools! I subbed about 3 days a week for the first month, but now, I haven't been called in over a week. I hope I can get some more jobs soon!

I'm also pursuing my scrapbook business. I've had a class at my house, and have approached the private schools about doing after school scrapbooking classes for kids. I hope they will let me do that at all four schools! We'll see... I'm also planning on a monthly crop in the clubhouse where we live. I hope to get interest up in that. The manager is all for it. My friend has also said she would have a class for her teacher friends!

So, that's my life since May. I'm still having to TRUST...which is a good thing, albiet hard at times. But, God is always faithful, and for that I am thankful.

Until later...