Tradition

David and I had our first date at Liberty Park on the 24th od July so every 24th we go to Liberty Park to watch the fireworks. My BFF, Beverly, and her family join us too. Liberty Park has a decent show but it is more fun to watch all of the weird people...and it gets weirder every year. It's a good object lesson for the kids - this is why you stay in school. this is why you don't do drugs, this is why you dress modestly, this is why you don't get pregnant (or impregnate anybody) when you are just a child yourself etc....

I went to Girls Camp for the first time last week and it was great! Daisha was there with me as well as 10 other girls and 4 leaders. The girls all got a long well and learned so much about God and nature. It was an amazing experiecne and I can't wait until youth conference in August!

Whatever!

I love my job - at least I love what I do at my job. I get to analyze financial statements, post entries, present the financials to the owners and research questions. I also do payroll and HR. I especially love the HR part of it. My many years at my previous company taught me a lot about effective HR. Towards the end of my employment at my former company, I learned how an HR department should not operate.
There is one problem with my job though...I have no friends at work! Part of the problem is my position - I work a lot with management and people are cautious around HR. But a bigger part of it is political. My current boss came into the company at a time when major changes where happening and then he made even more changes - people don't like change. I feel like I'm guilty by association. People aren't mean at all but they don't reach out to me either. I've tried to reach out to them but don't have a lot of success. Today was an especially trying day and at the end of the day all I could say was "WHATEVER"!

Fourth of July

Usually my husband and four other men in the neighborhoos go to Evenston, purchase illegal fireweorks, and work diligently at setting a bad example for the kids and attempting to catch the neighborhood on fire. Me and the other wives sit back and watch all of this with great trepidation. Random thoughts of responsibilty, cost, and safety run through our heads as we try to keep all of the kids (there are ten of them) at a safe distance from the mêlée. The men, on the other hand, are running around with their blow torch's lighting anything with a wick.
This year was different. With rising gas and food costs and the inability to find the time for a jaunt to Wyoming, the River Oaks neighbood was much safer and quieter. Our family went to see a movie in the morning, cleaned the house, and lit small fireworks in the driveway. It was nice and I didn't age 5 years in one night!