Friday

 

I like the new color choices we have for our journal fonts.  I also like how we can add photos to the body of our journal now.  Much easier.  I wish we could still add a caption but wouldn't want to go back to the old way of doing things. 

I had a nice day today.  My sister, mom and I went to Sips and had coffee with Cari and then went fabric shopping.  My sister makes handbags, over night bags, and purses so when she comes down we usually go to a fabric shop near my home where she stocks up on tapestry, velvet, and other rich fabrics for her projects.  Today, she bought fabric for a duvet cover she is making for a friend in the most gorgeous black and burgundy combination.  I can't wait to see how it turns out.  She also bought at least 25 one to two yard remnants to use to make her bags and purses.  She's going to be very busy. 

I found a gorgeous tapestry fabric and bought enough to make myself a jacket.  I have seen tapestry jackets in the stores for as much as $250 and I will be able to make one for less than $50.  Not bad.  I'll post a photo when I'm finished with it.

Tomorrow, Bryan, Shannon and the kids are coming over for the afternoon and evening.  We're going to have a barbecue and spend the day with my mom and sister.  My mom is going to my brother's on Sunday and then back to Wyoming on Monday so it will be the last time my son, DIL, & grandchildren will be able to see her until Christmas.  She spent Tuesday and Wednesday nights at their house.  I guess they had a great time!  Thursday was Nathan's kindergarten graduation so my sister, Dennis and I went to that and then brought my mom home with us after the celebration.

On June 8, Bryan and his family are flying to Oahu, Hawaii to check into the possibility of buying a business and moving there.  He has been looking into this deal for about 3 months and it has now reached the point where the family is going to fly over to look at housing, schools, and he will meet with the attorney/CPA that is coordinating the deal to look at all the final financial figures before making up his mind and either signing the deal or walking away from it.  The housing market here is just getting worse and 2 of his biggest builders are near bankruptcy.  If they fail, in 6 months he may not be able to support his family in Southern California.  As it stands now, it takes them 3 months to pay him.  He just cannot keep his business going with such a snag in his cash flow. 

It breaks my heart into tiny pieces to think of my grandchildren moving so far away.  I can't think about it without crying.  Our bond is so strong and they mean everything to me.  To think I would go from seeing them at least two or three times a month to three times a year is more than I can take.  I understand why Bryan has to check out this opportunity and that he has to take it if it is the right thing for him and his family.  I will support him all the way.  Somehow I will get through this and will make the very best of the situation.  Just right now, I'm really upset and hurting about it.  Having just lost my Dad, it just doesn't seem right that I'm facing another huge loss so soon.