Suffice to say, life is pretty good right now.
Stressful, but good.
My job as a nanny is working out wonderfully. Abby is a really chill little girl who asks for a nap and smiles more often than not. One of her favorite things is "puppy kisses". If you've ever been subject to a sniffing interrogation from a dog, you know what I'm talking about. They get their snout right in and around your ear and proceed to check you out with three or 4 quick, short breaths through their nose, followed by one emphatic one. She goes crazy laughing when I do it to her.
The sorting through my life's materialistic goods is also going quite well. I've set aside many boxes laden with stuff to either be donated or sold at my impending tag sale. More boxes have been stuffed and taped and labeled in anticipation of being shipped to my future (temporary) abode with Trip and Marilynn. Still more boxes have yet to be scrutinized... All in good time, I say. Although, I can't help but feel that time is running out and will soon abandon me altogether.
I've recently been in contact with my former boss, Mike, who owns the seafood restaurant in downtown New Bern where I worked after being laid off and before I moved to VA last year. He has graciously offered my job back to me and we're working on arranging my availability with the restaurant schedule. I think it will work out. Even if I only work a few nights a week and a weekend day or two, the extra money is most welcome.
On a simpler note, I'm reading a wonderful book. For those who have read (or seen ) Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", I'm reading an unofficial sequel by Linda Berdoll called "Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife". It is well written, exciting, juicy and funny. Unfortunately, I'm almost done reading it... Luckily, however, I have the next sequel sitting on my bedside table, just waiting to be devoured.
Dad's younger brother, Matt, is in town with his 2 kids, David and Julia, for the weekend. We spent most of the late afternoon and early evening at the beach today. Tomorrow there will be a moderately huge gathering of family and friends for a BBQ and subsequent bonfire.
Good times :o)
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