....And We're Back

Hi There!  I apologize for my lengthy absence - it has been a long and very eventful Summer and Fall.

I had the privilege of working on a new Discovery Channel show, but unfortunately it was far from home and I was working about 18 hour days.  So there was a big chunk of the Summer that was just gone due to that job.  However, it was much needed income coming into our home. 

Once the show wrapped, I spent the rest of the summer trying to catch up on some much needed and precious time with Gracie,  and planning our wedding (more on that in a later post).  My job is very hard on Gracie as its very much an "all or nothing" kind of job.  As I had mentioned before, she hasn't had the easiest of lives so she tends to thrive when she has stability and struggles a little when she doesn't - and the guilt that goes along with that is immense.  But the fact of the matter is I need to work in order to help keep a roof over our heads and food on the table, so we do the best we can. 

Gracie also started First Grade in Mid-August and has happily been off and running in her class.  This is the second year where we have REALLY lucked out with teachers at her school.  She has been assigned a phenomenal teacher who has been at the school since it opened 25 years ago.  We couldn't be happier with the incredible progress she has made in the few short months she has been back in school.  I haven't been working again so I have been volunteering at school and loving every minute of it.

Life is moving so fast, but I wouldn't have it any other way!