A Favorite

Several years ago, my sister, Diane, introduced our family to the book The Lesson: A Fable for Our Time written by Carol Lynn Pearson. It is a 32 page story that quickly became a favorite and I still cannot get through it without crying. Without giving too much away I will just the book is basically about love.

When I was a senior in High School my best friend Shelly and I decided to give this book to our English teacher, Mr. Leal, as a parting/birthday gift. Our teacher was known for being a little gruff and sarcastic. We thought, or at least I thought, it would be a little comical giving our slightly ornery teacher a book about love. He ins't a really mean guy but he certainly isn't the friendliest person I've met. On our last day of class after 1st period, the rumors started flying that Mr. Leal had actually cried in class. This was absolutely unheard of! When I asked a friend what had caused him to cry he said, "he read some book to us and he started to cry while he read it." Lo and behold it was The Lesson that he read and had started the crying. He read it to our class as well but managed to hold back the tears the second go-around.

After that little story I just want to say that this is a wonderful little book that I hope to read often in my own family and I encourage anyone else to do the same.

Whoops!

So, normally when I update our blog layout I remember to make a list of the sites/blogs listed on our blog but I forgot this time. I tried to track down as many blog addresses as I could find but if yours doesn't appear on the sidebar please leave a comment so I can add your blog and simultaneously look more popular.

Thanks!

I Have Nothing to Blog About

I am still jobless. However, I am currently doing my first all-day temp job...receptionist, again. Is there just a shortage of receptionists out there, or maybe a high turnover rate because those are the only jobs that become available. I agreed to temp as a receptionist but I will not do it full-time. At least that is what I am saying now, we'll see if I become so desperate that I change my mind.

Since I am unemployed I do a lot of TV watching and a lot of hoping that the day will be warm enough so I can go to the beach. Oh, and I also search for jobs on a daily basis. Of course, the temperatures rise to perfect beach weather and then I get a temp job. Luckily, I went to the beach yesterday to get my fix.

At my temp job the phone rings approximately once every 15 minutes and the AC is blowing hard right on my neck, brrrrrr. The job is down the street from our apartment about a half mile away so I am considering driving home and walking back from lunch so I get in some walking time. I will also make sure to bring a scarf back with me.

Dentist Help

I loath going to the dentist but it's that time and I am asking for some suggestions. Chris and I went to a dentist about 6 months ago but the cleanliness of the office was a little alarming. Does anyone have a dentist in the area they like? PLEASE, let me know!

Thanks!

Mesa Trip

This is late in posting but we had a great time with Scott, Lacy, Talie, and Peyton over Conference weekend. We spent most of the time inside watching Conference but we did manage to take a quick dip in the jacuzzi. I am so bad at taking pictures but here are some that Chris managed to take.

Any family resemblance?

We had fun with cousins while the boys went to Priesthood.

Take a look at these cuties!

Thanks for having us for the weekend, I hope it won't be long before we see you again.

YES! I Have Been Waiting for This!

Project Runway will be airing this summer! The show has been in limbo because of some legal disputes regarding what station it will air on. This summer it will be showing on Lifetime instead of Bravo. This is probably the best thing that ever happened to Lifetime.

Sigh...A Bit of Bad News

Some people already know but I wanted to let everyone know that last week I lost my job. Sad day. The company I worked for isn't doing well and some people had to be let go and my boss felt like having a personal assistant (me) was a luxury he should do without since other people were losing their jobs. Ethically, I agree with him but it sure stinks for me.

My job was a wonderful blessing for a year and we are grateful for it. I am pretty positive I will never make that much money again but I am on the hunt for a new job.

If anyone knows of someone that needs a personal/executive assistant in the area then let me know...because I am a great one! I would also be a nanny but I don't have any experience other than my calling as the Sunbeam teacher.