On Tuesday I opted to take a day for myself. I'm scheduled to work every day this week that I'm not in school, plus Saturday and Sunday. And our house was beginning to look like a disaster! I needed to keep house. So all day I cleaned. Every room of…
We're all smiling
Today Jon had his dentist appointment. Lucky duck. Thankfully it went a lot better than his previous appointment 6 months ago. After avoiding the dentist like the plague... he discovered that he had only succeeded in plauguing his teeth. Hah! (Pun definitely intended.) So now he takes better care of…
Half Dome... I did it!
In 2003, after only four months of dating, Jon and I led the junior high youth group at our church up the most recognizable peak in Yosemite National Park. That trip was beyond memorable, in fact Jon used the events of the trip in his personal wedding vows. Bottom line.…
Ya-Ya Reunion
Amy is home from San Diego and is working at a local coffee shop. Cindy is finished with school in San Jose. I'm the only one who isn't ready to relax yet! But we all got together at my house on Thursday night. Well, first we drove around talking and…
Inspiration as inspiration
Unfortunately, today I don't have anything especially good to write about. I woke up at the regular time. I did some laundry. I worked 8 hours. I watched some TV. What will inspire this entry? Inspiration is a tricky business. So intangible. Some argue it doesn't really exist, that performance…
Obedience, Milgram and my Grandfather
Today my Sociology class watched the videos of Milgram's obedience experiments back in the 1960s. Disturbing. How far will people allow themselves to go? How far will they allow themselves to be ordered to go? More disturbing because of its proximity to my own life, are the recent events involving…
A side of wisdom with my pearly whites
At 9:45am Jon called me from work. "You have a dentist appointment at 10." This was the first I'd heard of it. Apparently leaving Jon in charge of appointment making/reminders is not the best idea. So I scrambled to get ready. Brush teeth, get dressed, brush teeth, put…
Sunday
Again, we tried to sleep late. Didn't happen. This time it was much harder to get up, though, because we didn't want to go home. Jon and I had decided we liked the mountains (nothing new, by the way). Everyone else was up already. The Haggerty cabin was hosting breakfast,…