hi

[charliesmum]

I know, I know, I've woefully neglected my LJ lately. Life and stuff, I guess.

But...I'm feeling nostalgic, so here I am.

I do think, possibly, that a large part of my ignoring LJ lately is that my life, actually pretty darn good. I'm feeling content and happy, and I no longer feel like my life is perched on quicksand. My new marriage is now 2 years old and still just as good as it was when we first met. I"d stopped believing in soulmates, but I'm re-thinking that again. It's amazing how well we fit together.

Charlie is on the verge of finishing his junior year of high school. I'm having slight difficulty with this. He's so...grown. He is, still, an amazing person. He's gotten involved in this Unitarian thing - his dad started taking him to church (and yes I'm slightly jealous that it's HIM and not me that got Charlie involved) but he loves it. He's even on the 'DYSC' committee this year. I'm very proud of him.

He just took his SAT's too.

He wants to go to Montgomery Community College to start because they have a Computer Game Design program, and he's decided that's what he wants to do. I'm glad he has a goal. Even if he changes his mind, having something to look to is a good thing.

I've been cooking a lot lately. Well, I've always cooked, but I've gotten totally into finding recipes and making stuff from scratch, and it's fun. I even made my own Salsa today. And I've made my own teriyaki sauce, even. I am working, but I get home by 2:30, so I have time to make proper recipes.

I sometimes think I'd like to take a class so I can learn how to make my OWN recipes, but it's still fun to make stuff. Charlie is always an appreciative recipient.

My little family will be back in the UK next summer. That's something to look forward to. Hoping to meet up with some internet people again then.

And that's it for me. How are you?