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301 days ago
All is well. I have been busy with 8 children, and have just lost the lust for writing. I hope it is a temporary thing. Thanks for your concern. * *
396 days ago
Before heading into work this morning I had to make a stop at the Salt Lake City Airport to do some phone stuff. I generally dislike driving to the airport, but by staying away from the terminals I was able to have a fairly nice visit. No crowds, no deadlines, and very few people on the road at that hour made for a nice morning – it was something different and I was getting paid after all. As I left the Airport and began driving eastward toward Salt Lake, I could not help but notice the wonderful sunrise that was just beginning in earnest. The upper level whisps of cloud were stained and saturated in pumpkin orange while the lower level clouds were thicker and darker against the impossibly orange sky. The scene was one that could never be captured by camera because of the dynamic nature – the high clouds were rushing eastward while the lower clouds were taking a more leisurely route to the north-east – and thus the scene was changing faster than the eye could take it ...
397 days ago
My face has become a barometer for stress and fatigue and just as a barometer goes down with bad weather, so does my face. Today I feel the stress in my sagging muscles of my face but I can not account for all the stress I am feeling. Yes, I had a project designed and ordered when it was torn from me and re-done by a supervisor who ordered something that is not working. That would not be so bad but everyone assumes it was my work now that it keeps breaking. I place about 30% of my stress on this. It would be more if it were actually my work, but as it is I don’t even have the access to fix it. The only other unusual stressor from work is a lady in purchasing that is poking and prodding at another project that was designed, quoted, and even approved. I don’t worry so much about this because I know she won’t find anything. She is just wasting her time and mine but I do need the product now – trying to make do with what I have only increases my work load ...
398 days ago
Why is it that children behave badly to get attention? Why is it that these same children can grow up and think that it is acceptable to behave badly to get what they want? I don’t understand where this gets started, but I have seen the results. I think everyone has met someone who feels that they are above the rules or that they are somehow exempt from common courtesies. As you can tell, I have been thinking a lot about this and wondering what a parent should do with a child who acts this way. I have plenty of ideas, but they are untested. Maybe some of my readers have had some experience with this kind of thing and can give insight. With eight kids you can expect any kind of behavior to show up eventually, and it is best to be prepared. Read this story and let me know if I am way off: I know it works for dogs, but can you expect a child to respond as rationally as a dog? Once, a man wandering the woods found two puppies that had ...
399 days ago
It was almost a year ago that I was introduced to Carol. In preparation for this anniversary, I got sent a copy of my first e-mail to Carol – She had just sent me an e-mail to my previous blog account and I wasted no time replying. As you read this e-mail, you will just have to remember that I called Carol Rebecca back then… it was a silly thing to do, but she did not seem to mind. Remember that my mother set us up in cooperation with Carol’s sister. I think I can publish this without asking permission – after all, I wrote it… but then again, I gave it to her… What an ethical dilemma! I will just take my chances. Things are going so well between Reb... I mean Carol - and I that I think I will be OK. Rebecca, I love your screen name! Booksinger has a nice ring to it and if you love books and singing, I am interested in getting to know you. Curiously, I just sent an e-mail to my mother asking if she had set up an introduction for us ...
