PRESENT

I thought I better get my blog in this morning. My energy level has been depleted and I'm not sure why. Yesterday after Mike went off to work I slept the majority of the day. I hate that I feel I waste my time, but I truly can't help how I feel. Today I am going to push myself a bit more. After I get finished blogging I am going to iron my clothes, straighten the downstairs and maybe take a swim. Mike is pushing himself just a little each day. I hope to hear from Alex today on her results, I know I am just an overactive mother. I hope she is getting herself ready to move I can't wait to spend time with her. Jenni won't get back until May 24Th now.

PAST

It was nice the following years after the walk. Mike and I had a lot of new friends, Mercedes and Gus introduced us to the Oak Park gang. We would go out to dinners, go to parties at there homes, and they all had nice homes. We would meet at the gym. It became keeping up with the Jones's and we were falling farther behind. I started working 60 hours a week and Mike was working full time putting Wayne's memorabilia company together. I was running the floral department at Calamigos Ranch by then and had weddings almost every weekend. Jenni was heading to Arizona for college. It seemed we had no time really for our kids and to try to keep up with our friends. We had friends down in Malibu, West side, Calamigos and Oak Park. The stress was overwhelming. We also had our families in Westlake and back in the Midwest. We loved being with everyone, but physically and mentally we just couldn't handle the pressure.

We decided to really concentrate on making enough money to buy our own home. In California at the top of the market this was going to be almost impossible.