1. Tomorrow I get to see my parents and two of three siblings over the weekend!!!
2. First week on the new job is very busy with trying to do my old job until it is filled, learning/taking on the new position tasks, and having two atypical projects going on.
3. The pool feels wonderful!!!
4. I had three nieces graduate from college this spring--one is doing an internship at an boutique PR firm, one is headed to med school, and one just got a teaching job this week.
5. Big plans but can't say now.
Thank you God for all you give me.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Thankful Thursday 6/5/14
1. Thankful that 23 years ago my first niece was born. Mary Lee has been a joy and light. Her eyes sparkle. There are going to be some very fortunate children that have her for a teacher!!!
2. Thankful that on Mary Lee's 23rd birthday I signed an offer letter for a promotion at work.
3. Thankful that for the first time in 10 years I will be in a position that will use the abilities and interests God has given me most fully.
4. Thankful that for the last 10 years (well except for 6 months last year) God has given me gainful employment that has met my needs and many of my wants.
5. Thankful that for those six months I had unemployment and many family and friends looking out for me.
6. Thankful that today I remember Irma, a wonderful lady who mentored me in my first two years out of college. I lived in her and her husband's basement. She often encouraged me in my first two years of teaching.
2. Thankful that on Mary Lee's 23rd birthday I signed an offer letter for a promotion at work.
3. Thankful that for the first time in 10 years I will be in a position that will use the abilities and interests God has given me most fully.
4. Thankful that for the last 10 years (well except for 6 months last year) God has given me gainful employment that has met my needs and many of my wants.
5. Thankful that for those six months I had unemployment and many family and friends looking out for me.
6. Thankful that today I remember Irma, a wonderful lady who mentored me in my first two years out of college. I lived in her and her husband's basement. She often encouraged me in my first two years of teaching.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Today
My sister-in-law ran the Nashville Half Marathon today. A friend from OH ran it as well. A cousin's husband and daughter as well as a former student's husband ran the IL marathon today. I followed all of them on facebook. A school administrator from the system I worked at in OH began his thru-hike of that Appalachian Trail today as a fundraiser for the school.
I was feeling rather lazy until I realized this is what I did today:
Mopped all the tile downstairs
Cleaned the pool filter
Mowed the yard
Put down weed killer on the entire yard
Put down 32 40-lb bags of dirt in the yard and seeded it to try to improve our grass
Not to take away anything from anyone who runs a marathon, but I'm pretty sure this must be what it feel like!
I was feeling rather lazy until I realized this is what I did today:
Mopped all the tile downstairs
Cleaned the pool filter
Mowed the yard
Put down weed killer on the entire yard
Put down 32 40-lb bags of dirt in the yard and seeded it to try to improve our grass
Not to take away anything from anyone who runs a marathon, but I'm pretty sure this must be what it feel like!
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Thankful Thursday 4/10/14
1. Glad to have a job.
2. Love, love, love the beautiful weather this week.
3. It's Master's week!!!
2. Love, love, love the beautiful weather this week.
3. It's Master's week!!!
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Conversation
This is an exchange I had with the 7 or 8-year old neighbor boy this morning as I cleaned up my car.
Me: Do you have a baseball game today?
Boy: Yes.
Me: What position do you play?
Boy: 3rd or left field
Me: Do you ever go to Rough Rider games? (The Rough Riders are a local minor league team)
Boy: YES! We even got a t-shirt of theirs.
Me: Well my friend and I went last night.
Boy: Really? Did you get a t-shirt?
Me: No, but I caught a foul ball?
Boy: You did??? Can I see it?
Me: Well, the ball hit a roof and came rolling down. I picked it up off the ground, but there were about 3 boys your age who were trying for it as well. I gave it to one of them.
Boy: Oh.
Me: Maybe one day when you are a game an old lady will get a ball and give it to you.
Boy: Probably not. Old ladies don't go to games.
Me: Well my friend and I went.
Boy: Yeah, that's really different.
I guess I need to go knit or crochet something.
Me: Do you have a baseball game today?
Boy: Yes.
Me: What position do you play?
Boy: 3rd or left field
Me: Do you ever go to Rough Rider games? (The Rough Riders are a local minor league team)
Boy: YES! We even got a t-shirt of theirs.
Me: Well my friend and I went last night.
Boy: Really? Did you get a t-shirt?
Me: No, but I caught a foul ball?
Boy: You did??? Can I see it?
Me: Well, the ball hit a roof and came rolling down. I picked it up off the ground, but there were about 3 boys your age who were trying for it as well. I gave it to one of them.
Boy: Oh.
Me: Maybe one day when you are a game an old lady will get a ball and give it to you.
Boy: Probably not. Old ladies don't go to games.
Me: Well my friend and I went.
Boy: Yeah, that's really different.
I guess I need to go knit or crochet something.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Thankful Thursday 02/13/4
1. Mostly thankful that I'm not in the Midwest with its record breaking amounts of snowfall this year, and thankful I'm not in the southeast with it's snowstorm of the last two days. I'm just done with snow--maybe in my lifetime.
2. Get to see family tomorrow for the weekend! Woo-hoo!!! So thankful to be surrounded by their love.
2. Get to see family tomorrow for the weekend! Woo-hoo!!! So thankful to be surrounded by their love.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Happy Birthday, Renae.
Renae and I became friends in spite of the fact that I first met her through an e-mail because a formula in a spreadsheet I used for the women's basketball tournament had a bad formula. That was almost 14 years ago.
We've shared good times, not so good times, and just downright yucky times. We've shared a lot of laughs; the tears we've shared have mostly been mine.
Renae is a very generous person, and I'm fortunate to have been the recipient often. When I told her I was going to my parents to help them settle in their home, she offered to take a week off work and drove down with me. She never hesitates when I invite my family and friends to visit. When I wanted to try square foot gardening, she had no problem with me putting two 4x4 boxes in the backyard because she thought that would help me transition to Texas better.
In the past year and a half Renae has seen the worst in me, and yet we're still friends. Amazing.
Happy Birthday, Renae.
We've shared good times, not so good times, and just downright yucky times. We've shared a lot of laughs; the tears we've shared have mostly been mine.
Renae is a very generous person, and I'm fortunate to have been the recipient often. When I told her I was going to my parents to help them settle in their home, she offered to take a week off work and drove down with me. She never hesitates when I invite my family and friends to visit. When I wanted to try square foot gardening, she had no problem with me putting two 4x4 boxes in the backyard because she thought that would help me transition to Texas better.
In the past year and a half Renae has seen the worst in me, and yet we're still friends. Amazing.
Happy Birthday, Renae.
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