I'm back. Working full-time and personal blogging don't mix. I've finished my 12 week temporary assignment at Columbia St. Mary's (picture of their beautiful office building) filling in for their graphic designer who was on maternity leave. It truly was a fabulous experience – a perfect match. But now I'm home for a while til the temp agency finds me something new. Luckily I have a freelance project in the works that's kept me busy. Outside of that, I've updated my resume, my LinkedIn profile and created a logo for my freelance business. Trying to keep my skills sharp!

Looking back over the past 3 months I've neglected, here are a few of the Saunders family's big events.

We now know exactly what time it is in our kitchen again thanks to the purchase of a new stove! It's lovely and very clean. No more burners to clean now that I have a flat top.


And Abby's Prizm is $800 better than it was when we just had it fixed over Winter Break (new exhaust system and tires). She drove it home one weekend in February and as she was leaving to go back the power steering fluid completely emptied after just one trip around the block. Jeff filled it up and again! We had to let her take the van back while we took her car into the shop. Major injuries again: new belt, brakes (pads & rotors), brakeline.


Paige tried out and made the high school's JV softball team as their starting pitcher. Their first game was yesterday. I've added a link so you can check out her season schedule. Upon recommendation from the coaches, Paige also joined a select team, the Sussex Sundevils. Those games will begin in June (I don't have a schedule yet). Paige will turn 16 the end of May which means she can get a job and try for her driver's license! Abby's boss at Hallmark seems very interested in hiring Paige and Paige has the application to fill out. As for driving, Paige has completed 4 of her 6 Behind-the-Wheel classes so she's well on her way. In February Paige placed 4th at the Future Business Leaders of America Conference where she had to debate the benefits of businesses going green.



As of January Bryn officially changed her major at Carroll from Physical Therapy to Writing. She seems very happy with her choice, but I asked her to research job opportunities now so she can build supporting classes. Bryn joined the college track team, but is not able to participate at the meets because she still limps from removing the surgical screw in January from her bunion surgery a year ago. But she's a great team supporter: she attends every practice and every meet without fail. This summer Bryn has been hired as a playground leader for 5-year-olds with our local Park and Rec. She been assigned the early shift 6am - noon, but she's fine with it commenting that then she can just get on with her day!

Abby will turn 21 in just a couple days! My sister Kristin will be there to help celebrate. As a coincidence, Kristin has a tradeshow in La Crosse that day! Abby spent spring break in Panama City, Florida, with CRU this year. You can tell she had a blast by her pictures on Facebook. Abby is searching hard for a paid marketing or communications internship this summer in the Milwaukee area. She may have to settle for unpaid and then keep her job at Hallmark.


Jeff has become a traveling fool. Besides his monthly 4-day visits to the Martha Jefferson Hospital construction site in Charlottesville, Virginia, he's been to York, Pennsylvania and Denver, Colorado for new Johnson Controls building projects. Within Wisconsin, Jeff was driving Paige up to Horicon weekly for pitching practice.

We scheduled a family vacation to San Diego in August with our Hilton timeshare. Looking forward to the destination, not so excited about the plane ride.