Wild Child

Here's Kendall on her wheels with Freddie (our closet skeleton). I bought that Halloween outfit 2 years ago and she's finally deigned to wear it although I think she still wants to be a black cat for Halloween.

Lucky and Kendall

Lucky is in a Love/Hate relationship with Kendall. She tortures him and can never, ever leave him alone. He occasionally does that little nip (not breaking skin) that dogs do when they're saying "Leave me in Peace for Christ's sake!" But does she care? No! The bottom line though is that Lucky misses her when she's not around and is ecstatic when she's back home. Awwww...

George: Theresia's new boyfriend

They are a cute couple! I like George, he seems like a nice guy, but I also am cautious as well for Theresia's sake. He's a certified Arborist, is first year Law school at UL, from a very conservative family, doesn't touch alcohol or smoke cigarettes, much less drugs. He follows a very healthy life style, is active and encourages T to do the same. He's also close to his family and very intelligent. He sounds like just the kind of young man any mother would love. Most importantly, he's crazy about Theresia. And it looks like she's crazy about him too. They talk for at the very least an hour every night.

The only troubling thing is that his parents are not too excited about an older woman (by 3 years) with a young child, of Dominican descent - in a relationship with their pride and joy!! Theresia & George went to 2 weddings these past couple of weeks and she met his family for one of them this past weekend. Hopefully, in meeting her, they've overcome some of their prejudices. Theresia is cute and charming with a splash of snappy wit. Most women want to take her under their wings and mother her. Well, we shall see how this all plays out. Will his parents change their tune and be accepting of her or will they continue to disapprove? Will George stand strong for Theresia? Or will he stumble?

Changes: Good and Bad

Theresia's been looking for a job since she was laid off in February. I know that she's been trying to find something administrative during normal business hours but it's tough out there. So...when a position came open from 10am -6:30pm (usually closer to 8pm) at a packaging company, she accepted it. Even though it's not the type of work that she's used to and it pays a good deal less, she's hopes that by getting her foot in the door there may be opportunity to move up. The good thing is that it's only 7 minutes from the house. The bad is that preschool will take more than half of the money she brings home, however Kendall will thrive with all the stimulation. Rachael walks home occasionally now, sometimes Elizabeth picks her up, sometimes her dad. I hadn't planned to start nursing school until the summer anyway, but until Theresia moves to 1st shift I may end up delaying further because someone has to take care of the girls in the evening. Part time LPN classes are from 5:30-9:45pm Monday thru Thursday for 2 years. After that, RN will be full time for a year. Somehow we'll make it all work.