A New Beginning?

Okay then!  Thought I'd try this blogging thing again after a long absence...  It is NOT as easy or "user friendly" on here as it was on Live Spaces, but will give it another try.  I already thought I'd written a new blog earlier today, but it disappeared on me!  So, it looks like Google has a long way to go to make this program work efficiently...
So much has happened over the past 18 months that it's hard to know where to start!  The REALLY GOOD NEWS is that I am currently employed!!!  Yay!  Got a great job working at our local smoke shop with guys I really enjoy!  It also allowed me to finally convince Chase to modify my mortgage down to a place I can afford!!  Triple Yay!  Looks good that I'll be able to live out my life here at Heart Song!  
Meanwhile, the outdoor critter-kids are all doing well; at least the ones who are still alive!  Unfortunately there are only 5 of the feral kids left out of the 30 originals in the group, but that still means a lot to me because the average lifespan of an unprotected feral kitty is (we believe) less than 2 years; these kids have lived here for at least 5 years now!  They still do not trust humans much, but have at least learned that I will not harm them and that they have their very own little house for safety (a 10' X 12' shed that I had built for them just prior to their arrival here).  I've also transferred all of their food into the shed since the bear problem I had a couple of years ago (a huge black bear destroyed their feeding station twice!).  So far it seems to serve them well.
I've had some additional space created at the front of my home by getting the large front deck enclosed.  My goal was two-fold; first to expand the living area for me and my 4 indoor kids, and second to help keep the front of the house (facing West) from getting so hot in the "normal" summer months...  Well, THAT has NOT been an issue since the enclosure was completed late last summer!!  Hah!  We've had the coolest, wettest, cloudiest, crummiest weather here the past year that one would think I'm living back on the "wetside"!  NOT!  I moved here primarily to get OUT of the the sogginess and INTO the sunshine!  Hopefully Mother Nature will get her act together SOON so I can get a bunch of outdoor projects completed this year!!
That's about it from here for now...  Hope all is well in YOUR world!