More From the Police Blotter

I thought I would share this weeks crimes in our little town.

Burglary: Police arrested town juveniles of undefined gender and booked them for burglary of undefined items and for stealing some make of car.
(did they really do it? Were they really any gender at all?)
Assault: An adult male assaulted another male in some undefined way, but police did not say if there were any actual injuries.
(So this leads me to believe that maybe there wasn't really an assault?)
Just thought you would like to share with me the news this day.....

Job Hunting

As many of you know, I have been looking for a job. Not because I want to, but circumstances have made it necessary. The problem that I am having is this.....

Companies are looking for people that have worked say in the last few years, not 12! When they say, what have you been doing for those 12 years, do I say...
"Cleaning up throw-up? Or taxi driver? Or hostage negotiator?". I think, especially in the area where I live, where masters degrees are king, that they should give me a break.....
Because I have stuck out this job for the last 18 years! And I am still married! I think that should be worth something?

My favorite question is, "What do you want out of a career?"

My answer, "a paycheck, a box of bonbons, bubble bath, and a good book!"

You think this is why I haven't found a job yet?

Sunday's Lesson

This is not my usual, nor sarcastic add today. I just want to share with you what an amazing Sacrament Meeting we had at church today. (Sacrament meeting, for those of you who do not know, is the main meeting at our church. It is where we meet together as a congregation, partake of the sacrament, and listen to different speakers. Instead of having a paid clergy, we hear from people in the congregation that have been asked to speak on various topics). The topic today was Relief Society. The women that were asked to speak just happen to be sisters, and daughters of the Bishop. When I looked at the program I said, "that is what you get for living in the same ward as your Dad!".

These women reminded me of what it means to be a woman. To be able to share the friendship and support of those other women that might be going through similiar circumstances or not, but to be able to give service to those around us. To be able to uplift, cry, hug, laugh with or otherwise. Ladies, we all have people like that in our lives, and if we don't, we need to find them. We forget, when we get busy with our families or jobs, how much we need these relationships. I am just thankful, that no matter where I move to, I have an almost instant companionship with women who have the same values that I do, that have similar likes or dislikes, that know we are in this to endure to the end. I believe that Relief Society is an inspired organization, that it comes from our Father in Heaven, that he loves us, and knows us each personally.

I just felt the need to share this with you. If you have any questions about this, or want to know further email me, or go to lds.org for more information.

Today

There are days where you wonder why?

Today was such a day. It started out innocent enough, except that it was a Monday! Up at 6:30, making certain that certain teens were up. Making kids lunches, rushing kids to school, you know, the typical Mom jobs.

Handsome was home. It was a very unusual day off, so we decided to do the registering the car thing. I decide to shower, because frankly, it was the only safe thing to do for all concerned. While I am thus engaged, Handsome decides to wash "one" of the cars. The one most needing to be registered. Now I don't know how this works at other peoples homes, but I have kind of made it my life's mission to not let my car get under 1/2 a tank of gas, mainly because of the sticker shock, but also because in case of an emergency, I would like to know that I could get somewhere. As for my Handsome Husband, he has a different philosophy, that would be the "let's see how far we can take a car on a tank of gas", philosophy.

So, I am sitting in the drive saying to said Handsome husband, while you now change I will go and put gas in this car so that we will be able to make it to the emissions station. I put the car in reverse, and it chugs, sputters, then dies! UGH! He has run it out of gas! Cursing, I get in my car, the one with gas, take a gas can to the filling station and put in my 2 gals of gas.

This in and of itself would not be a problem, but in the background of this chaos, he has gotten several calls from his restaurant, first being the opening manager did not show up for his shift and all of the employees have been waiting in the parking lot to get into work. Tracking down a manager was handled, then the call came that the whole of the mall, where the restaurant is located, does not have any electricity, what to do with all the food they had just started preparing? My Handsome husband is trying very hard to stay calm....

then I came back with the gas thinking, that this would solve that problem and we could be on our way, singing a happy tune, but you know how our life goes, not so fast!

The car STILL refuses to start. After a lot of head scratching, digging around under the hood, we get a little turn over, but alas, not for long. FINALLY, the problem is discovered! the connection to the coil was loose. Finally! Now we decide that the Handsome Husband can get washed up while I go put more gas in the car, Yeah! Success at last! I drive down to the gas station, fill it up, get in the car to return, to pick up said Handsome, and the car won't start! Are you kidding me? This car that before its bath was running just fine? I finally get it to turn over, but no such luck, I am able to move away from the pump before it dies, but just. Frustrated I call my Handsome Husband and tell him to come and rescue me quick before I completely flip out! To the rescue he comes. The car starts, but is running very badly. We take it home, I tell him to park it in the sun and we can come and get it later, in the meantime, let's just register the other vehicles, and come back for that one.

An hour later, we come home, start the car, which starts easily, we drive it down for emissions testing, it passes and we license it and now it is running fine. Moral of the story, don't wash your car before taking it for any state kind of tests!

(Oh, and the electricity came on, the restaurant got up and running, and it turned into a great day!)

Mickey Mouse Business

Today, I had to mail some business letters, so off I drive to my neighborhood post office.
"3 First Class stamps please."...I received some very cheery and bright stamps, not the usual US Flag, I proceed to paste them on my envelopes, when I noticed.
My Mickey Mouse stamp was on the letter to the IRS!

Does anyone else see the irony in this?

Daily News

Like most small towns, ours has a local newspaper. Not a paper like the Times or The Examiner, but a small town specific paper. They deliver it a couple of times a week and it has tons of great information on happenings in our little area of the world. My favorite section has become the POLICE BLOTTER Here are some examples...

"Assault by Paunch:
10:20 p.m..A male was arrested after using his stomach to bump his girlfriend and grabbing her arm."
"Trespassing: 3:30 p.m. An elderly woman tried to enter a home where she believed her husband was living. When police dug into the matter they found out that the woman's husband had been dead for several years."

Things like this give me a little giggle, and makes me want to be a policewoman in this small town!

IT'S GREAT TO BE 8!

Although we wondered, many times, if this sweet little girl was going to make it to 8 years old, I can now say, since she is asleep, that tomorrow we get to celebrate the 8 wonderful years she has been alive! Once we discovered that Alexa wasn't like normal children, ie. walking at 8 months, having multiple broken arms and fingers by the time she was 2, screeching like no other, but instead was fiercely independant and always willing to try anything, life calmed down.

Now the independance is paying off. Through 4 elementary schools in 3 years, she continues to make friends, do well in school and as always has a smile for everyone. She even makes us smile with her insight, like, "Michael you are the best sister! Except when you want to kill me!"

Alexa, we wouldn't know what to do without you! We love you, and hope you have a spectacular birthday!