July 14, 2008

• I am doing better with the news that we will have to sell our house and move back to the old one. I guess you have to go through all that mourning stuff... anger, disbelief, whatever it all is. For the time, we plan to stay at the current house, so the girls will be able to stay near friend, neighbor and school as long as possible.

  In more upbeat news, I had a call on a job I would like to get. Down the road from us in the GIA (Gem Institute of America), which is a nonprofit organization that established the criteria for grading diamonds (color, cut, carat, and clarity), as well as teaching various classes in gems and jewelry making. They have opening for people to work as diamond graders, in which they will pay you as you are trained. I think I would be very good at it, it really is just another type of quality assurance. The other perk is that any employee is allowed to take other classes there, tuition free! So I could further my studies in metalsmithing and jewelry making. (For those who are not aware, I took classes for two years in this area while in college and really enjoyed it!)

  So tomorrow I go in to fill in a full application, be interviewed and see a short film about the organization. Wish me luck!

  I have also started a blog specifically tied to my creative and artistic work. It may duplicate some of what I post here, but it have the day to day details of family and life.  If you are interested in checking it out, go to Wyldhare's Hollow.

  In other news, the girls are taking a scrapbooking camp again this week and they are really looking forward to it. They did one last month and had tons of fun and made several new friends. I plan to go and do some more of my own work while they enjoy.

  Oh and the other big news is that Becca *finally* finished everything she needed to do to earn her Bronze Award in Girl Scouts! Go Becca! You may recall pictures I posted awhile back of her working on a garden for special need children. That was a big part of earning this award and she spent something like 10-12 hours in the dirt, doing some hardcore physical labor.

  Hope everyone is well. In closing, for a bit of a grin, here is a picture of my dearest husband, taken back in the 1970's. I especially love the blue scarf and sunglasses. A regular James Bond!

  

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