Wow... really??

so - I didn't realize it has been that long since my last post.  I think I kind of gave up on it, knowing I don't have many followers out there who are reading it, and feeling like I was just being silly with some of my posts - mainly the whole holiday bit.  sigh.  So...  It's been almost 20 years since I started this blog. Kind of fitting that it's kind of slowed down, I guess.  I'm not sure if I'm going to drop it all together...  there are so many other ways of expressing oneself now, facebook, instagram, youtube, etc.  All the things that weren't really out there when I started this.

It's kind of crazy when you think about it.  I was hoping that there were posts from when we had Jethros, that's when I started blogging in the first place, trying to encourage customers to the pizza store.  But, nope - this is it.  I started this after we closed that down.

Now I'm close to entering another phase of life - I'm actually preparing to retire so that I can write and paint full time.  Apparently I'll probably also be tending my grandson, depending on how that works out - but not for another year-ish.  I'm not planning on retiring till December.

Anyway - crazy how life changes and keeps going, and you get lost in the flow.  I've been downloading photos onto my screensaver (which is cool photo album type thing) and there are SOOO many photos that I've forgotten about, and the kids have changed so much over the years.

We've gone from a family of 9 in the past twenty years, all living in one house, to a family of 6 in the house, one divorced mom with three kids, one remarried son with two kidos (one new baby grandson) and one living in Minnesota and looking for work...

I would never have thought we'd have all these living at home...Clarissa returned from working in Japan and thought she'd buy a house, right when Covid was sort of ending and the housing market went crazy.  They still haven't quite become manageable yet...  

So - much has changed.  But - I'm still with my hubby, and he's still working hard and we both are thinking getting old is the pits, lol.

We love being grandparents for the most part...  grandkids are great when they're not hooked into electronics...  

But anyway - if you're still hanging in there and reading this - thanks!!  Go look up my books and read one, you'll enjoy!  And if you like art, my website is still there...

gparkerartwork.com

Have a great awesome Sabbath day!!  You are awesome.  :)