girls day out

okay so i wanted to write about real stuff. i am sort of tired already of just writing fu fu stuff. the truth is times are tough. this last year has be extraordinarily hard. I was laid off from a great job that i loved. paul was asked to go part time for an unknown amount of time. we have gotten behind in all our bills. a little stress. let's top this off with our beautiful daughter is leaving us to start her own life. she is going to msu in montana on august 21st. not very far away. there's been some serious depression in our home. my bff is going through divorce - ugh. paul has made a home for himself at a local church that me and the kids haven't quite warmed up to. i'm trying - just not hard enough. i have been going to school for photography but starting a business is very hard. so, we are trying to get a home loan modification with the help of paul's sister-in-law who works for an attorney. hopefully that will come thru soon and ease some of the financial troubles. we have applied for a discount for our sons private school tuition for next year and are hoping that will come thru. stevie rae has gone to switzerland to be with her bff for a week. life is hard. i know that stevie rae is struggling with how she is going to manage on her own and she is worried about how much she will miss us and her boyfriend. i am praying for her to have the strength to let go and live. i will post more to this as things start to get better. right before sonia left, we did a photo shoot. i would like to post some more photos from that shoot today. love to you sonia! have a great day everyone. lauri