Holy Smokes...It's been awhile

November was the last time I wrote here....Oh my.  A lot has happened since November.

• I made it through the school year...by the skin of my teeth.  As of Tuesday I was done for the summer.
• Zach did not play baseball this year.  Bummer for me--but exciting for him and Doug.
• I lost 19 pounds by doing something called Metabolism Miracle after the first of the year, only to fall off the wagon and gain 5 of it back because...hell, I don't know why.
• We are doing a vacation this year...a beach one and Kate and I can't be more excited about it.  Zach on the other hand....
• Summer basketball has started and Zach has done okay on Varsity....11 points in 2 games...Not his best but he needs to learn how to keep up with the big boys.
• Speaking of big boys, he has his license now...since March and I am just starting to get over the nervousness.
• Kate finished her first year at Richland and just started her summer job back up at the Collector's office.  
• We've been hanging out with a great group from the high school. A History teacher and his wife, the Guidance Counselor and her husband, a Science teacher and a Math Teacher along with my pal, Jody and her husband.  It's amazing how our friendships keep evolving.  This group is laid back, funny and cares a lot for each other. We always laugh with each other...my face and stomach hurts from smiling and laughing so much.
• I have mixed emotions about Jack retiring.  I am ready for him to go (June 30th is his last day) and I will be sad when he leaves also.  He's a great man and friend---boss not so much--well to me he was great, but to those who needed guidance/leadership--not so much.
•  I'm really looking forward to next year with Eric at the helm.  It will be a difficult transition year, but I know he will do a great job. I have faith in him.  I just hope I can get myself together and be more professional so I don't make him look bad.  I didn't care about that with Jack...what does that say about me.  Not much.  UGH.
• I am almost 44--will be in 3 months.  WOW.....I don't get as upset every year on my birthday anymore.  It is what it is. Me whining about it isn't going to change it.
• I've settled into a sort of "routine" with my parents and sister.  I see them at holidays and birthdays and occasionally text or email them...and I am okay with that.  I'm to the point where I don't want the hassles or to do the work it entails to get along all the time with them.  It's really sad to think about it, because if it were my kids it would tear me up for them not to talk to me or see me....but then again the relationships are different.  Always have been....I did it on purpose...created the kind of family I wished I had always had.