Two weeks off

We just finished our latest "extra" gig at Deer Valley, and now we (choir) have two weeks with no Tues-Wed-Fri-Sat rehersals or perfomances. It seems like endless days stretching before us! (We always have Thursdays and Sundays, and never have Mondays.) So to fill up the empty time in my schedule, I told my neighbor I would give her a baby shower next Saturday. Today the invites need to go out, I think that's our FHE activity, deliver invites. Then I will stress for a week working out the food, etc. We are doing a little quilt for her--I know, it always has to involve a quilt--but it will be a fun time if anyone comes besides her and me. It will even be fun with just her and me. Sunday is Wally's dad's 90th birthday party, a big shebang, and then Monday Laura starts school. WOW! Did we really make it through another summer with out involving the authorities?
About Wally's no job situation: It's still the same--no job. He is golfing this morning with some friends--they go every Monday a.m. and do 18 holes. We have had many discussions about the jobless situation, and communication helps. I am able to sleep better, for at least a night. For now, my biggest frustration besides no paycheck and how do we pay the bills is: All this vacation time and no vacation!
What I would do if I could: Fly to NYC and see baby Piper and her parents. Fly to Ketchikan and see babies Sophie and Maya and their parents. Fly to Maui with Wally and lay on the beach, snorkel, hike, sleep, eat well-prepared fish, etc. Cruise the waters of Central America and be as lazy as possible for about 10 days or so. Buy a new computer. Go to a fat farm and work it out. Fly to San Diego again and see Pete and Kristin. Take Kelton to Disneyland with Mimi. Get new carpet in many of the rooms in my house. Buy a new bike.
Okay, now what I am so glad I can do:
Walk almost every morning with my healthy, happy husband. Visit by phone or blog with my kids (some in person!) Sew stuff with my newly repaired sewing machine. Drive places in my newly repaired car. Sing in the choir. Move forward on my office related projects--writing, publishing, scanning, etc. Read good books. Pick fresh tomatoes out of my garden and eat them. Sit on my deck early in the morning and study. Breathe. Speak. Ride a bike. Do the dishes (that means I have food to eat). Scour my kitchen sinks until they are pure white. Talk with Brenda. Sleep in a comfortable bed next to the man I love. Watch the Olympics and knit (woo hoo Phelps and others.) Dream. Pray. Go to the temple. Meditate. Listen to music, scriptures, books, etc. while I work in my quilting room. Blog. (Ha ha, just had to add that one.)