Things have been a little nuts lately. 

(Okay, more like a lot nuts!)

For starters, Lee lost his job at Thrive Learning Institute.  

To make a long story short, he was forced to quit.  

(Seriously, they gave him no other choice.  Don't get me started on the dishonesty of his former employers!
TOTAL shysters! 
I Googled their name and there was 10+ pages of mostly complaints about them.  I don't know how they are still in business.  )

Well, as I'm sure you know, finding a job right now is next to impossible (especially a job you can support a family on) so he's started a marketing business with a couple friends of his.  

Check it out here 

As Scott would say, "It's too legit!"

I must say, it's a cool website.

The company's growing like crazy and they've even had to hire employees but haven't been able to pay themselves yet.

You know how that goes...a certain amount goes to building the business and paying the employees comes before paying yourself.  I'm trying really hard to be patient but 

IT'S REALLY HARD!

I do have faith that everything will be fine so it's just a waiting game.  

I'm still babysitting.

I thought I wouldn't have to do it for very long but I am grateful to earn some money.

They're good kids for the most part and a lot of fun.

I just don't have the patience I used to have.

School's going really well.
I'm winding up my 3rd round of classes.
I've really been enjoying it.
Sometimes I feel a little guilty for going to school and not out finding a job (which, by the way, NO ONE would hire me when I was looking) but I figure a degree will make me credible.  I know I could do some of the jobs out there but they want a degree.
Plus, it's always been a goal of mine to finish my Bachelor's so ...

Here's a project I've been working on this week.
I drew this in Illustrator.
We had to come up with a superhero and make a background for it.
Mine's called  Transporter Man.
 He rescues people from the awful construction traffic and safely delivers them to the destination.

(Just remember...I am still learning!)

The kids are all doing well.

Elisabeth's enjoying being a teacher.
Jake's doing really well and he's happy working on his schooling.
Scott's working hard in school and started a parkour class. (If you know Scott, you know what a Spiderman he is.  He loves doing it but it makes me nervous.)
Cole has taken on an extremely hard year in school and is doing an awesome job.
Max is still loving life and working hard in school.
Emma's doing well in school and has met a really cute friend, Chloe.

Well, that's what's up with us for now.
I'm going to try and get back into blogging more frequently agin and hopefully I'll get my Albury Avenue shop back up and running.  (It's going a lot slower than I've hoped.)

Yes, I Was a Child of the 70's

The other day I was telling Emma and Max about 

the cool jungle gym I had at my elementary school.  

I told them it was huge and we always thought it looked kind of like a spider web.  

We would play Spiderman and super heroes. 

 The bad guys would capture us and keep us captive inside until the super heroes rescued us.

Fun times!

Then one morning soon after, 

I woke up to see this picture posted by a friend I grew up with on Facebook.  

Here's proof I was a child of the 70's.  

Check out those clothes! 

 (My favorite--Jason Angress in his suit with white dress shoes!)  

I believe this is Mrs. Fiskin's 2nd grade class at Prisk Elementary.

(Yes, my teacher was Mrs. Fiskin at Prisk!  Funny huh?)

It was so funny seeing these faces again. 

 Ahhh, memories!