So we’ve all been sick, sick, sick here. It went through the house like a wildfire. Ducky I think had it worst, she missed a week+ of school and eventually was diagnosed with severe bronchitis. They even x-rayed her to make sure she didn’t have pneumonia. Wooot. The fun just never stops. Hubby missed 3 days of work, Ladybug missed 2 days of school and ended up on antibiotics for an ear infection. I missed 2 days of work, and should have missed more as I went back too soon, and was feeling like crap all over again yesterday. Coralora (adopted daughter) called in sick to work one day, but went to school everyday and probably made the best recovery of us all! I’m home today chilling with my ‘puter.

I’ve got to go open in awhile, but that is it for my activities today. Well, let me amend that. That’s it for activitites that involve movement for today.

Drama, Drama, Drama at work. I hate Drama. I AM not a good drama person. I’m one of those people who makes friends with just about everyone at work, is happy and pleasant 99% of the time and can be relied on to be at work at the designated hour, do the designated work and typically, have some fun somewhere in that time. I’ve never been a drama person. Hence the reason most of my friends growing and even in adulthood, have been male. The few “girl” friends I’ve gotten close to are typically like me. No drama prone people. Chill people — who just want to have a good time, no soap operas please.

I’ve realized that working in a beauty salon is NOT the place to avoid drama.

Not that I don’t LOVE my stylist friends, but let’s face it, most of them I wouldn’t just “hang out” with you know. Too much work for me. I can’t maintain that high level of emotion. I just want to be chill. I can’t get all worked up over every little perceived slight, or because so and so moved her station over there just to bug you, or so and so took that ticket when it was mine, or so and so did this and that and yadda, yadda yadda. Nope. Can’t do it.

I wonder sometimes what I seem like to them. I probably seem like the most boring person in the world. Never any drama in my life. I just keep plodding along, doing my thing. Of course I have drama — heck I have 3 teenage daughters at home, of course there’s drama. But it’s never a huge thing, it just something that comes, we deal, it goes and voila – we are drama free again, and that’s just the way I like it! So in the coming months, I may appear a little more stressed than usual. With 2 daughters graduating and getting ready to go off to college and one getting ready for confirmtion, the host of people, visits and things to do that accompany these events may put us in Soap Opera land. I won’t be stressed because all the things to take care of, but from dealing with the drama that will assuredly come along with everything else!

Aghhhhhh………. save me from drama!

I bet you were wondering where the heck I’ve been.

OK.

Maybe not.

Regardless, I’m back. I’ve been very busy – work, bunco, book club add to that a house full of sick kids, and a sick hubby, a visit from my folks, refinishing and rearranging furniture, and you can guess the rest. Ducky has been sick, sick and was finally diagnosed with bronchitis and ordered bed rest for four days. This was after she had been sick for over a week. She’s missed so much school. She’s going to have a heck of a time catching up. So good news — not for me – still no job, but I’m getting the footwork done and that’s all I can do.

But good news in all other fronts!

First Ducky got accepted into NAU and even got offered her first (of many to come I’m sure) scholarship! Woot way to go Ducky!

Second: LadyBug got a part in the final play of the year — one of only four freshmen to get one. She’s only a “citizen” but it’s a start! She’s been in drama club since the beginning of the year and loves it.She was also one of only four students invited to attend fencing classes after the fencing instructor gave a 2 week session to the drama students. Way to go LadyBug!

Third: CoraLora got a new job (she finally was able to leave her sonic job).She also got into the college of her choice and is propably going to be offered scholarships as well since she has a 4.0. She also got her driver’s permit.Way to go CoraLora

Finally hubby got a promotion and a pay raise. He’s still doing the same thing he was, but now he’s being recognized and paid for it. Hoorah!

OK, so that’s about all the news I’ve got for now. It’s pretty good though huh?

I’m off to visit. Hopefully I’ll have time again this week to drop in and update and/or visit.

Question of the Day:

What’s the best news you’ve had lately?