Work, Choir, Rose, Fire

Just a few thoughts and ramblings from me this week. I have been thinking a lot about how much i do not know at my work and how much i have learned in the past 3 weeks. I am amazed at how far i have come. The woman who was here before me really struggled and i came into about 4 stacks of paper at least 3 inches thick or more...it was a ton of work i didnt know how to do and i have slowly but surely come to figure most of it out. I am down to 2 small folders those folders are the 2 last things i really need to master. I will soon enough. I really am enjoying what i am doing. It is a challenge everyday to go in and figure out what is going on. I have found the blessing of working with others again. Its nice to have someone work with me and show me the way and know when to step back and let me figure it out. My trainer is one amazing woman. I have been observing her and she looks to be a survivor of many things. I pull from her strength instead of giving everything i have to nothing. I feel like it goes both ways as well. She has been very verbal about what a good job i am doing and how proud she is of me. I am somewhat taken back by that, i am not a very verbal person in that regard but it is encouraging. She is one amazing woman. I have grown very fond of her. It is a pleasure everyday to see her. 

On to other things. Miss Laura had a concert his week and it was one of her last ones. It was a Pops concert so she got to wear "grunge" stuff and butcher a Green Day song...I mean they did a great job but really Green Day isnt a ballad. Whatever man, they did a great job. I got a new phone a few weeks back and it has a pretty sharp camera so i could get a pretty good photo of her from in the back. Laura is 4th from the left....

This is her whole choir. She is a pretty great singer. i am glad she did choir this year. I think she really enjoyed it. 

Speaking of Laura i am always astounded by how beautiful her hair is. The sun was out for a bit yesterday but then overcast as well and her hair just had a glow. This photo does not even show how lovely it is. She isnt keen on me always talking about her hair but I am the mom...i do what i want!

I have this random rose bush in my back yard. It has yellow roses and it is lovely. I noticed it about a month ago and then it bloomed. This photo doesnt do it justice but i wasnt feeling well so i didnt get up to take the photo. I was a bit way from it. I cant wait to see how much it grows over the next few years. 

We have a bit of a fire pit in the back yard. Its something i have always wanted and we have one. It is in a pretty central spot so its nice to sit by it and burn stuff that doesnt need to be in the trash. Sometime I am going to get out my camp chair and sit out there. I suppose there will be more summer nights when we can do this.

I tried a new dessert last night its a white cake made from scratch with chocolate chips and marshmallows on top. The cake i made was only enough for a 9x9 pan so i thought it would be cool to stretch it out in a 13x9 have a thin cake with the toppings. Makayla went up to the store and got some ice cream and we just sat by the fire eating. It was nice. I have to say i knew i wasnt feeling well at all but it was nice to be out there. 

I spent all night coughing, uncomfortable, fevered, snotty and just plain miserable. Woke up today feeling the same way. I really do not like boogers especially when they are colorful. I suppose staying home from church sleeping and taking a very hot shower was very helpful, but I will have to trudge through this week as well. I am hoping it is not going to get worse. 

On sundays Makayla connects her phone to the blue tooth speaker and we listen to Pandora most of the day. The channel of choice is usually Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This one ends up playing a lot of different music from Mo Tab to mens choirs and sometimes religious bluegrass. Kind of keeps things a bit calmer then it would be if we had other channels on. Shane doesnt like the "noise" but it really helps. We dont watch TV on Sunday and Shane usually is gone most of the day so we just chill, bake, sleep, read...the kids play. Whatever, its nice to have them home...except for a strange reason it always feels like i am missing someone....but i know she is in good hands. I guess this is what people mean when they say you will miss them when they are gone? I dont miss her per se...I just hope she is well and happy....