Fair day Fun day

My company had it's annual fair fun day. They treated us all to parking, admission, rides, and lunch. It was a great morning and afternoon! Now I'm home having me time and it's lovely.

See! I'm not *always* complaining. :p

Just been a delightful day.

Will have to head out soon to round up my troops so I'm savoring the quiet right now.

Well, I was in a good mood, then...

I just picked up Craig to take to work and he casually suggested I filter out his family on my FB posts as they are catty and mean, and I shouldn't give them ammo to use against me. Now you tell me, how would that make *you* feel? Guess I'm glad I did *not* go to the funeral. After nearly 8 years of marriage and having been friends since 1993, you'd think by now his family would just get over it and accept me. Poo!

I don't know how to process this information. So you think maybe I should unfriend them all? I just don't know what to do. I mean, am I embarrassing my husband? Or just them? I really don't care what they think or say about me, screw them, right? But now my husband is stepping in and is concerned about them saying mean things about me/us behind our backs.

Why has this weekend been so hard??

What a weekend. yikes. Natalya is handling Craig being gone, by acting out, and driving me insane. I've never been so happy to see a Monday come. And I really LOVE my daughter, but it was indeed a very loooonng weekend. I need to hit the grocery store today, and don't want to have her come and act up at the store, so I think I'm going to leave work an hour before I need to get her, hit the store first.

Maybe a pizza tonight? IDK. I'm running out of the needed energy to keep up with her. lol. Quite an active soon to be 5 year old. And she keeps saying she's sorry. So what am I to do? I have to accept her apology, even though just seconds/minutes later she's doing another naughty act. Sigh.

It's a "challenge". Yeah, that's it.

Anyhow, Craig is due to come back home late tomorrow night. I can not wait. I really am missing him. And not just because Natalya has been a challenge. All I know is I have such admiration for the single mom's and the stay at home moms who are able to engage and care for their child/children solo. Why is it so hard for me? She's only 1 kid! Sometimes I think if she did have a sibling it would actually be easier. Like they could entertain themselves, and I'd just have to referee. Instead, with only one, I get to be the playmate. But when I'm exhausted, I just don't have the energy and patience to "play".

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Thinking of Karen today. A wonderful person, lost too soon. Never to be forgotten. Love and miss you Aunt Karen. You will always be an inspiration, and you will live on in the stories I share with my daughter.


Karen Ann Booth Salazar Obituary: View Karen Salazar's Obituary by Santa Cruz Sentinel

Karen - You will be missed

Lost a beautiful woman full of life and love tonight to cancer. It came on all to sudden and she's gone from us tonight. She never got to meet our daughter in person. We never got out to visit one last time. We live too far from everyone and this just sucks. I'm angry and sad and feel helpless. She was a free spirit and I'm honored to have known her. She leaves behind her husband, twin sons (age 20) and daughter (age 23). All to young to be without their mother. So heartbreaking. So devastating. So life altering. I don't know how to even process this. She's too young. It's not fair. It's not right.

Karen, you were amazing, and will always be remembered fondly. I love you and will keep your memory close to my heart. Thank you for allowing me to know you. Thank you for your smile and good cheer. Thank you for being.

I hope you find peace now.

Rest in peace.