5/20/01 (If anyone wonders why this date does not go in order with all the others, it's because it is my original entry and will remain on "My Journal")
My mind seems to be moving at a faster pace than what I can keep up with it! I am continuously amazed by life in the desert, its many colors and many changes it goes through. Staring out at the mountains that surround us, I try to imagine what kind of life exists in this vast dry land that seems to have no end. It is easy to become lost when exploring the many roads and trails that weave their way in and around the hills. You can almost drive forever, and each turn will bring you to something more beautiful than the last.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank someone whom I have known for more than half of my life, (makes us sound old, but we really aren't!) -;) His name is Don Herzig and the beautiful sunset picture to the right belongs to him. He has been doing photography for quite some time and even has some of his photo's in a gallery. He is a great person and I dearly love him. I am sorry to say that he does not have a web site that I can link to from my site, but, if he did, it would surely be there. I hope to use more of his photo's in the future.  I am hoping to convince him to let me make a page for his photography only!  Wish me luck!

February 22, 2008

Wow!  The time goes by entirely too quickly for me these days but that is the way life goes!

It has only been five months since I last wrote an entry and that you can find on "Previous Journal 4" because once a page becomes full I just make a new one, oh the wonders of technology today.  It seems like everything is done on computers these days, sometimes makes it easier and at times it can be very confusing to those who haven't quite grasped that knowledge.  I for one love my computer because I have met so many people over the years and I have also been able to keep in touch with people from my high school years which seems like eons ago.  I would like to say the year started out very well but within a few weeks life changed.  The Juvenile Detention Center where I work was booming with kids and it really is unfortunate that it takes bad kids to keep us working but that is how things work.  My husband Sam who was also working there was laid off in January along with three others so that is where life has changed for us.  The good news is that if our population picks up with juveniles then he will be the first to be hired back so we are hoping for the best.  Right now, those that are left working are doing one eight hour shift and six twelve hour shifts in a pay period.  Although the hours are long, the days off are great!  One week we have three days off and the second week we have four days off which makes it nice for just relaxing or doing errands or whatever the case may be.

My grandson Landon is growing like a weed!  He will be five in May but at his last checkup a few months back he measured at three foot nine inches tall and weighed 50 pounds.  The sad thing here is that when I was in the fourth grade I only measured in at three foot tall.  Landon is a constant amazement to us, how he grows and changes and how he thinks.  We are always amazed to see how smart he is when he plays video games, even when he was only three years old.  He will be five soon and is currently in Pre School and loves it!  He has the temper from both sides of the family so he isn't going to be afraid to let people know what he thinks.

September 21, 2008

Time is something that puzzles me each and every day!  One day disappears and another one is there to replace it and we wonder what happened to the day that passed.  Did we do everything we could to make it enjoyable or did we do the opposite?  Recently I was asked to switch shifts where I work and because I am not one for complaining about what hours I've been given, I simply accept it.  Because of the shift change I must now rearrange my schedule at home because where I was sleeping before, I will now be awake and at work.  I am easily adaptable though so it shouldn't be a problem, right?  Well, since it is now October 6th and I have come back to finish my journal entry, I have to say that the first week was hard and the second week was a little bit more difficult only because we had a Take Down class to do over the weekend.  Thank goodness our schedules were rearranged to accommodate us and we weren't working an eight or twelve hour day and then having to do an eight hour class.  I do have to say though that my muscles are just a little bit sore!  Have you ever had to put a headlock or do a full nelson on someone who is probably about five or six inches (possibly more) taller than you?  Well, I am here to tell you that it isn't all that easy unless of course the person bends over for you but let's face it, what criminal, juvenile or other is going to stop long enough to bend over for you just so you can put them in a headlock?  I am glad it is over for at least another year though!  I don't think that I would want to have to take this class twice a year.  I did find out one thing and that was that I am really in poor physical shape, oh my goodness, and nothing that a few days a week at the gym wouldn't cure.  Now, all I have to do is figure out how to arrange that time into my already busy schedule, eight hours a day, five days a week at work, full time school, family and errands also.  I guess if I really want to get into shape I will find a way to do it! 

SONG PLAYING: "CAN I HOLD YOU"