Back to normal?

I enjoyed sleeping in today. I finally got dressed at 10:30 a.m. and hoped I hadn't already missed seeing Maliyah off with her parents today. We almost missed her; we arrived at Becky's house the same time as Tim and Jessie. That was almost too close. They didn't stay long, maybe only 15 minutes or so, just long enough to load all of Maliyah's stuff into their car and say a quick goodbye to all who were there to see her off. Rusty was there for his daily "siesta" although he wasn't getting much napping done. He was holding little Tate, and they were enjoying watching kid's videos on Rusty's phone. Also there were Karsyn and Jacob, who were sick with a virus. There are a bunch of those going around right now. Abby was there too. They were all watching tv.

After Maliyah left, so did we. Returning home again with a feeling of relief and sadness that Maliyah was gone again, and we probably wouldn't see her again until at least summer, if not longer. She is our oldest great-granddaughter, and she's growing up so fast! But she seemed happier and much more mature than she did the last time she was here in Clyde.

I told her to keep drawing and sharing her work with me online. I think I'll start sharing my work with her too.

After I ate a quick lunch of hot dogs, yogurt and pudding, I logged in on my laptop and worked on cancelling some subscriptions I've been wasting money on, and a few I didn't really want to give up, but needed to cut back on frivolous spending. I really miss a few of my online games, but Jason and others have been hounding me to get them off my computer/phone. I guess in a way its good to purge my electronics, not just for the finances, but because I waste a lot of time on them instead of doing my art, writing and studying my Bible.

A blessing in disguise. You don't realize you are addicted until you lose them. And I'm missing them, so guess that tells me something about myself.

Anyway, Dennis and Jason are making a road trip right now to get haircuts and shop for whatever it is men like to shop for. He's still got money. I've been overdrawn for so long I've forgotten what it's like to shop.

My washing machine decided it needed to be cleaned and wouldn't run a cycle until I used an Affresh tablet. So that's running right now. Then I've got a couple of loads to do to catch up on my laundry. I did my dishwasher Affresh last week. Those tablets are pretty cool and really simple too. Just drop the tablet in and run a cycle. Your machine comes out looking all sparkly clean and smelling fresh. And that's my advertisement for the day! lol

Ok on to other writing projects. I want to get my novel off the shelf and start the finishing part. I only need to write the last chapter or two, then I can get into the editing and revising.. I hope I can get it published before I die of old age. ;)