Hello again!

Summer is almost over! Time flies when you are having fun-really, I think it just flies whether you are having fun or not. Anna has had a fun summer-playing in her pool, doing bubbles, camping, and taking walks with mom around the neighborhood.

We joined the local YMCA and now Anna has some new friends to play with while mom works out (or sneaks away for a few quiet moments!)

My job at the Art program went ok for awhile, but my lady started getting sick and having some behavior issues. So, it’s back to finding another job. It was a very frustrating situation, but something else will come along. I applied with the school system, a non-profit that addresses environmental issues, and other places. I am feeling more and more led to work with Mike on our home based businesses, so I just want something to bring in some steady money without demanding a lot of my time and attention.

We strongly considered moving out west like we have always dreamed about since things did not seem to be working here and made some serious strides in that direction. It looks like now we are going to stay as Mike got some other website jobs and we got a lot of encouragement from folks to stick it out here. Rachel and Josh will both be graduated in a couple years, so it would be better to stay til they move on.

Sarah leaves in a couple weeks for Yale-I still can’t believe it! I hope to be able to go to Parent’s Weekend in October and sleep in the dorm. Keep your fingers crossed that it works out…

I'm going to start counseling again as I have been struggling with depression after the crazy year, along with the baby blues and the life change of having a child going to college. It seems like it is all hitting me now. So please pray that I can find the right person to process all that mess so I can move on to a happier place.

Mike and I are still trying to figure out the whole “work at home” thing. Needless to say, having a toddler in the house does not lend itself to long periods of peaceful, uninterrupted work time. We try to stay out of the way, and he does have the local coffee house to use as his “office”, but it is still a challenge. We got a lead on a bigger place that will come available in December. We hope to look at it soon to see if that would be a more functional space for us.

Take care and thanks for tuning in to Mikaranna.com.

Love and Kisses from Anna.

Karen