growing and stretching

What they forget to tell you is that being in charge can be lonely. And that when you answer questions most of the time, there are many truths. I just get to pick the one we are going to follow today. But it is also a fun challenge. I miss seeing and being with clients. Like, I want to kidnap them and take them to my office. I went to psychosocial group yesterday. It was sad because our program doesn't know about recovery yet. So, they sit around doing things that I was doing in pscyhosocial thirteen years ago. No more!!! Change gon come. Oh yes it is!

Work is hard right now. And fun. But mostly hard. Family is good though. Anna is being a basketball star, she really is pretty good. George and I are coaching her team, which is hilarious. I am still worried about K.J., as his motivation continues to wane. No job, no classes right now. I am worried. I don't want him to get depressed, or feel hopeless. He wants to get into theatre, but I think he is too shy to make it happen. He's going back to school when he gets his financial aide straightened out. I did not pay for his classes and for fear of him get the same grades he earned in high school because he did not do his homework. I would have gone crazy with that. So, I did the hard thing. I did nothing. I did not save the day. I watched him from the wings as he learned a hard life lesson. If you do not turn in your paperwork and double check things, you will not have what you need when you need it.

He has a car to drive in our driveway. He is still not interested in driving it. I just don't know. He is going to kill me for blogging about him. Shhh don't tell. I'm pretty sure he doesn't read my blog.

new...

I got a new job!!!! I got a new big time job! A big girl job!! In fact, I will probably have to change my blog to hide my identity better. I am the new director of adult behavioral health for a local agency. I am scared/excited/happy/and sad to leave some of my favorite people behind. Now... I need to go shopping. I have to wear suits. Every day. Yay me!!! Thank you God!!

yay today!!!

I have good news.... but I can't share it yet. I am so freakin excited. But not yet. I have to wait and tell some other people first. But then I will tell everyone!!!!

No- not a baby. But great just the same. I am bursting.

What?

Oh my goodness. What a day! My baby girl needed winter boots. She wears the same size shoe that I do now, but I am not sharing my winter boots. She needs her own. However, nothing fancy because she will outgrow them in 1.5 months. So, the family loads up and stops by Payless Shoes. We get there and the parking lot is pretty empty, and the store looks empty. But the door is unlocked so we go in. We are browsing, looking for snow boots-no luck. The clerk is nowhere in sight, which is really wierd. I think, "Hmm the clerks better get their butts up here or they are gonna get robbed". Someone walks in as we are leaving. So we leave and walk down the street to KMart. No boots there either. So then we go back down to Payless. It is surrounded by police, and our car is also surrounded. The police ask us what we did in the store. Apparently, the store was robbed. The clerks ran to the back and locked themselves in and the robbers left. Then... low and behold here comes the dang Mitchell family. Just puttering around. Meanwhile, the poor clerks are huddled in the back and the police are headed to the scene. I am just glad we were not there when the police all got there. George would have been face down in the concrete for sure, and I would have been hysterical. As it was, we were asked some questions and of course they had to see George's ID. I don't think we are suspects, but we are pretty freaked out. Those poor clerks. Anna did get her boots, we had italian for dinner, and then went to a movie together. What a Saturday!

Snow days

No school in our school district for the entire week. Thankfully, I have a job which is flexible so that I can spend some of that time at home. I love staying in the house, watching snow, and reading a good book by the fire. It is so wonderful. What a true blessing.

I am worried about the homeless people that I serve at work. It is so cold, and so many die every year. It is painful to be cold. I don't know how some survive it honestly. They come in with wind burned skin and frostbite, chapped lips, and fatigue.

I wish I could share a warm fire, soup, a peaceful evening, and a good book.

Searching for something...

I have found that one way to prevent slipping into depression is to always have something fun to look forward to. I don't have that right now. My new car payment has kicked in, which has definitely dampened my spirits. I am enjoying the car though, no problems in this snow at all. All of our vehicles have been licensed and registered (no cheap accomplishment). I am so grateful for that. But what to look forward to? I would love to have lots of friends over often to drink wine and talk. Alas, I am not comfortable because my house is so small. What to do? I don't have money to travel, and I do want to take Anna to Disney World soon. I don't want to talk about dieting. Ugh! Very depressing.

I would look forward to Valentine's Day, but George and I don't really fall into the Hallmark trap with that kind of stuff. So, I'm searching. What to do that is affordable?? And fun?

I want to have a "Crazy Love" small group, but no takers. Maybe I should trick my sisters into doing it with me. It will be hard for the back biting crapola to take over when we are talking about love for the Lord!

We'll see what 2010 brings... I can't wait to see.

I love Christmas!

We had a potluck at work today. Our building is so large that we had different stations in different areas, and a decorating competition between offices. My group of offices did not win, but we had an honorable mention! Our decor was... "the day after Christmas". We had old wrapping paper, boxes, bows, tinsel, tissue, and presents thrown around the room. Very fun. It is also fun when you spend your free time making food for a potluck, and everyone loves your food so you don't have to bring it home. I love that. I made to Acuff family recipes- italian beef and blueberry jello with cream cheese topping. Yummy. And people fought over it.

I am glad it is the weekend. Four more presents to buy and I am done. And three of those are gift cards for teenagers.

Good news- paid property and sales taxes. We are now driving legally in the vehicles and have tags for new one.

Now I am on the hunt for a tortilla soup recipe.... yummy.