Another Graduation

Today was graduation day at Kingswood High School. We went to watch Julia get her diploma, along with a few other young ladies that we know from child care and theater circles.

The weather cooperated nicely, sunny and warm but not uncomfortably hot, and a nice contrast to the abundance of rain we've been living with recently. It's also not what we are expecting tomorrow.

The sunny day gave the boys a chance to play in the water today, something they have had few cahnces to do, which is a shame because it is the last summer in which they will have their own beach, thought once we no longer own this house we still have access to the water, and there is a nice shallow beach on the south side of the pond.

The good weather also allowed me to get some outside work done on the house; I installed porch lights in the front and back of the first floor. Now the only outside electrical I need to do to pass inspection is the outlet off the walk-out basement. I'll also do the basement porch light just because it will make moving into the house easier, as a lot of it will probably happen after dark.

The house is still coming along slowly; it's hard to find the time for the things we are doing ourselves, and hard to find the money for those few things we cannot do, mostly involving plumbing. But there is progress being made every week, and it's just a matter of time.

Less vague is the coming of opening night for "Don't Drink the Water," which opens July 23rd, ready or not. I've got a great cast and a great crew, so we'll make it happen, but it sure seems to be coming up fast!

Also coming up fast is the beginning of summer vacation for William and Daniel, which really throws a monkey wrench into the whole schedule. Not mine, so much, but it will make Karen's mornings even more hectic then they already are.

Vacation is only eight weeks, however; the kids will be starting back to school earlier this year, as the schedule shifts back about two weeks; the kids will get out of school earlier next year.

Meanwhile we just keep taking it a day at a time, trying to move forward, settle into whatever the next phase in our family's life ends up being, giving a lot of love and trying to have a little fun along the way.

A Month!

It's been about a month since I last posted on this blog. Shame, shame, shame. But I have to admit to myself that it's been a busy, crazy month.

Since I last posted, I have held auditions for a play at the Village Players, turned 52, put a couple of thousand commuting miles on my poor old van, done not enough work on the new house and spent not enough time sleeping.

I know some people have tried to contact me recently, and I apologize for not keeping up. I have all I can do to take care of daily life and keep my cast up to date on their requirments, while working and building and trying to sell the old house. And driving. I spend way too much time driving.

Thomas has recently talked about moving to Concord to be close to where he wants to go to school. I think about that and, although I like my community and the house we're building, I miss being in a city, even one as tiny as Concord.

Did I say tiny? Isn't Concord the capitol of New Hampshire? Yes, but with about 50,000 people it is around the size of, say, Tulare, California. For someone from Los Angeles, that's tiny.

But it's still big enough to be close to employment, shopping, good restaurants, and theaters. We won't be moving to a place like Concord anytime soon, but if Thomas does I will be happy for him.

And a little bit envious.