Sunday Post/Sunday Salon - April 20, 2025: Hoppy Easter!

Hoppy Easter indeed! We're not church people, so what I'm feeling today is not necessarily redemption, but another major kid holiday conquered. And trying not to think about the fact that this is likely our last Easter with both kids at home. Next year our oldest will probably be at college, 6 1/2 hours away. But it's fine, we're fine, EVERYTHING is fine.

Getting an early jump to join Caffeinated Reviewer for Sunday Post, and Readerbuzz for Sunday Salon. As befits a major American holiday, the kids (well, kid, since the older one is working to make time-and-a-half toward her upcoming expenses) will be visiting my inlaws for brunch, then heading over to my parents' house for an early dinner. Early, because I still need to get up a lil after 4am for work on Monday. I remember when we first got married, I said I'd rather host holidays than drag kids around. But apparently that's a discussion I lost. Now the kids are big enough that I have no effs to give. Off we go again, right? At least no one thinks I'm a decent enough cook to bring anything. LOL Wine it is!

What I'm reading this week:

Wow - it's been a couple weeks, eh? I'm about halfway through with Zarna Garg's This American Woman on my kindle. It's an amusing memoir by an Indian-American comedian. Her voice is super engaging, and I'm enjoying her story. I'm also pretty close to finishing The Ghostwing's Lie by Rebecca Mix in print. I LOVE this series! This is the second, after The Mossheart's Promise. They're about fairies who first live in a terrarium, then escape to build a new life, free of mold ;)

Three Good Things:

1. I got all my time off (so far) approved! Whoo-wee... this senior year stuff is no joke. With hubs traveling so much, I got time off to help out or support for prom, graduation, broadcasting class celebration, spring musical performances, and broadcasting last anchor day (just kidding - still waiting for that date, but I'll be there, and so will her little brother, who is taller than her...). Love celebrating my kids. I made that!!!
2. The weather is finally warming up! 'Course, this is the in-between, so I'm keeping the sinus meds  handy, but the end is worth the struggles in between.
3. Chicago - Teen Edition!! Our daughter's last high school musical is this upcoming weekend. She's Mary Sunshine, as well as dancing in several other numbers, and twirling her baton during Razzle Dazzle. I cannot wait to see the show!

Three Goals for this week/month/whatever:

1. I've started working on the icky mold on our bathroom ceiling, but it's a process. It is already looking a lot better, but I need to spray vinegar on the stains to kill the mold, then a few hours later I go back to scrub the spots. It's working, but my hubs is pretty sensitive to smells, so I'll wait til he leaves town again to go another round...
2. I called and met with a home improvement company about the rotted wood trim on our windows, but they never got back with a quote. So I need to start over again on that. I'd love to have it all looking better before we host our daughter's graduation party in a couple months, so I decided to just charge it. LOL I should have known the real challenge will be hiring someone in time to do the work.
3. Start counted cross-stitching again. I've got the fabulous organizer from my mom, and a kit already started. I'm feeling a little closer to getting at it again....