I'll be looking back on this post in a year to see how I did. My goal in 2020 is to continue working 40 plus hours a week and go to school with 12 units per trimesters, which will end in December 2020. My outcome will be a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies so that I can get a higher paying job in the school system. I thirst for information to be better as an educator. Currently as a classified employee of 5 years I make just a little more than minimum wage in California.
As a three year employee of Pier 1 I just got a raise so that I will get minimum wage. Meanwhile, my rent is raised every year at least $50 a month. That alone is 30 cents a hour of a forty hour work week. Basically that would be a cost of living raise.
But Life Aint all That Bad
My Dad blessed me with a 2015 Toyota Camry this last week. My old Buick was leaking something awful and had not had A/C or heat for two years. The window went down and wouldn't go back up in November. She served me well for seven years and will be headed to the "Happy Scrap Yard" within the week. Thank you Cash for Clunkers.
In 2019 I was blessed with a Grandson in August. Judah Earnest is an amazing young man who already tips the scales at over 20 pounds.
He has two of the most adorable cousins on the planet. Ellie Anne was a year old in December and Emelia Claire is Three already!
Ellie loves her babies |
Merry Christmas 2019 |
Emelia loves life and shopping |
My sister from Georgia came to visit my Dad here in town from Dec. 10th to Dec 26th. She joined me for one of the morning prayers. Our oldest sister from Reno joined up for Christmas day and that was a special treat. It was hard to believe that we had not spent a Christmas together since 1975.
Cheri, Deena, Elaine and Ebony 1975 |
Dad watching his three daughters interacting |
Chanukah 2019 |
So much love in these pages |
My Dad made this great little table |
If you are reading this via my Facebook, thank you friend. I have uninstalled the app from my phone, but will be checking in a few times a week on my laptop. The messenger app is still my favorite way to communicate, so please keep me in touch. 2020 is going to go by very fast.
I can't believe that this is my 5th Christmas in The Nest. God has been so gracious to me these past years as I have learned to be alone. My children are all adults being productive in their own communities. I would be remiss not to add that my grandchildren are the most amazing children ever born. Now in 2020 Grammie hopes to make them all proud as I venture into a new chapter of life.
Blessings to you all in the new decade.
Shalom~
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