Quilter by night. NASA engineer by day. Mom and wife 24/7.
Hello from the comfort of my own home on a random Tuesday afternoon! Looks like I’ll be hanging out around the house for the foreseeable future, since both Jose and I are both furloughed as part of the federal government shutdown. We are not legally allowed to work. And we don’t get paid.
So. Fun times! Or not.
Thanks Congress, you idiots.
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