Loose Ends

Well, one of my three faithful readers emailed the other day and asked, "Are you ever going to post again?" So in the interest of pleasing my followers, I decided to write and catch y'all up on what has been going on. Here's the thing - somehow or other over the last few weeks, life went into fast forward. Thank goodness! I don't think I have been this productive in three years! To get the ball rolling, here is the Cherbonneau take on Halloween decorations:

The only DIY thing I accomplished was drawing the "C" on the pumpkin....that's ok - I was thrifty!

Besides that, I have been doing a LOT of networking with different attorneys, or people who work with attorneys. Fortunately, I just got offered a job clerking three times a week for a solo practitioner who does estate planning. I am really excited about it - I have my first client on Wednesday! In addition I have been working here:

http://www.crystalsonfire.com/

I have to tell you - when I started working, I didn't understand why people would pay money for these excessively adorned phone cases, shoes or jewerly. Now that I have been in Dallas awhile, I feel plain and homely without enough "bling" on my 2 year old cell phone cover. Lastly, I have been doing data entry and filing for a gentleman as he tries to get his office organized. I am having fun and feel like there might actually be an ending to the life in limbo where Mike and I have been living. I keep thinking one day I can tell our kids, "When Daddy was in school, Mommy was working three jobs just so there would be food on the table. She walked uphill (both ways) to work (in the snow) barefoot." Maybe an exaggeration because there are no hills in Texas, but it makes me feel better.

Mike finished his comprehensive exams a few weeks ago and is waiting on his results. I get my bar results back this Friday - I can't believe the day is finally here. I get anxious every time I think about it. Hopefully we will get our results together and they will be both be positive!

Mike's mom was just here visiting for a few days on her way back from a girls trip. We had a lot of fun catching up, eating great food and just laughing. I am looking forward to the holidays when we take on the southeast in our quest to visit everyone!

Happy Halloween!