So much more

Wow, what a week this has been!  Car trouble to the extent that we may have to look into a new car (where THAT will come from, who knows!), the hubby and I having some very emotional times, my son still doing fairly well at school, and meetings all week to get ready for Camp Rainman this summer.  I'm the vice president of the local autism chapter and we do a summer camp for our kids every summer.  It was started 23 years ago and I've been part of it for the last 5.  I can't explain the feeling I get from camp.  The kids are so amazing and all the counselors we have truly do learn so much about giving and understanding that it touches my heart like nothing else can.  I can't wait!  I've also been in talks with another friend who, a year ago, asked me to stage manage her next show.  I had told her I would then, but so much has changed now.  I'm going to try to honor my promise to her, and I do need the money...but life has been so full and hectic lately, we'll just have to see how things progress.

I've been brainstorming Elerbee's story this week.  I think when I drive and so it is unfortunate that gas prices are so high!  I've been driving a lot!  LOL.  All the other stories I've had simmering have taken a backseat to this one.  Tentative title = Shadow Soul.  There will be demons, assassins, magic, soul-selling/giving, love, tears, fighting, healing.  I get all giddy when I think about it.  Hubby has tossed some ideas around with me.  I am so lucky that he is such a fan of fantasy that he will help out in the process.  Most people don't have that and I cherish it greatly!  I love my husband...

I'm a bit sad that I missed the RWA conference this weekend.  One more casualty of losing your job.  Which brings me to the last of this blog...for those who haven't heard the story, back in October, we were told at work that our plant was shutting down.  The product that we build was being shipped to Mexico to be built there.  The owners have been diligently working to find more projects to keep us open but so far it doesn't look promising.  I've been there for 15 years and it's scary.  I've moved to working part-time, but after that many years, there's no way I'll find another job that can pay me what I make there...and just to catch you all up, my husband is also in school.  He's a nursing student in clinicals.  He graduates in December.  But, because of that he only works like 2 days a week.  It's been tough, we've dropped all my son's therapy except for seeing the doctor who perscribes his medicine, but we're making it.  I've been miserable at my job almost since day one and have only stuck around because I've needed the money.  So, it's this weird feeling of wanting it to end so very badly and also being reluctant to be without work.  The people are mean and some of the things that have recently come out about what some other managers have said about me & my family really has me wanting to go now.  It's kind of brutal, but I'm surviving.  It's all I know how to do.  I know there's more out there for me and think I've made the right decision in going back to school.  When one door closes, another opens, right?