Another day...another dollar

Well, work is coming along. Both of the property supervisors that I assist were out of the office today, so I was taking all the calls. My learning curve is straight up right now, but overall it's going pretty well. The bad part about working in the same office as your husband is that everyone treats you a little differently and it's hard to make close friends in this situation. I can understand them worried about what I might tell Jim (their boss) but in reality, it's just a job for me and I'm not there to "report" everything I see.

Aunt Wynne's funeral yesterday went really well. The minister that came to conduct the service was really nice and did a great job. It was great to be able to sing with Marilyn, Mom and Grammy with April playing for us. After the funeral we all were in 4 different cars and did a caravan tour of all the old houses Grammy, Dad & Mom had lived in growing up in Long Beach. Then, all of us ended up at the Lakewood Mall and ate at Fuddruckers for dinner. It was just great to spend time with everyone. Stephanie was even able to drive down with her kids which was awesome.

I'm getting ready for our Harborlites Chorus retreat weekend. We're all going to stay at a hotel and rehearse with our coaches on Fri night 7:30-10:30, all day on Saturday, we'll do our skits Sat. night and then rehearse for 3 hours Sunday morning. I'm going to be pooped after this one. It will be a lot of fun too. Kind of like "Girls Camp" for adult lady singers. hahahaha

Have a great weekend everyone! Have fun in Hawaii Steph!!!! I'm sooooo jealous!

These little personality tests are fun...

Your Dominant Thinking Style: Modifying

Super logical and rational, you consider every fact available to you. You don't make rash decisions and are rarely moved by emotion. You prefer what's known and proven - to the new and untested. You tend to ground those around you and add stability.

What's Your Thinking Style?

It has been a fun day for me. I babysat for a lady at church (who Mom has known for years). It was for her 3 mo. old granddaughter. Her youngest daughter got married today at the LA Temple and so I watched little "Ava" (one of the brothers baby). Mom's friend has 9 kids, 7 boys and 2 girls. I think this was the youngest girl getting married. The baby was soooo good and never cried at all. She would open her mouth up soooo wide, smiling and nearly cackling - she was so cute! I came home and the dogs went nuts smelling me up and down. She spit up a lot!! haha

We're going to meet some friends for dinner in Monrovia (1/2 way point) so that will be fun. Work is going pretty well except that Jim bought some extra salsa from this place we had lunch at on Friday and someone in our office took the salsa or threw it out - we looked through the trash - we think they just took it home. Who does that??? Makes me really wonder about the kind of people working there. Oh well, it's just a job for now. Have a great weekend everyone!

Here's another one....

The Part of You That No One Sees

You are powerful, passionate, and dominant. You have a vision of how things should be, and you do your best to make things happen. People rely on you for your strength. You are a rock to many. Underneath it all, you aren't so sure about your passions. So many ideas spark your interest, it is hard for you to get behind a select few. However, you see indecision as a sign of weakness. So you pursue your goals full force - no matter how foolish they turn out to be.

What's the Part of You That No One Sees?

You Are An ISFJ

The Nurturer You have a strong need to belong, and you very loyal. A good listener, you excel at helping others in practical ways. In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music. You find it easy to be devoted to one person, who you do special things for. In love, you express your emotions through actions. Taking care of someone is how you love them. And you do it well! At work, you do well in a structured environment. You complete tasks well and on time. You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist. How you see yourself: Competent, dependable, and detail oriented When other people don't get you, they see you as: Boring, dominant, and stuck in a rut

What's Your Personality Type?

Kickboxing.....

Hi everyone! I just need to document that I've gone to kickboxing twice this week and I'm planning to add one more class next week. There was a different instructor doing the class this morning and it turned out to be a lot harder. She was having us almost in a squat throwing the punches the entire time (it felt like forever). I don't know if it was just because it's Saturday morning or I'm really in bad shape. Probably a combination of the two. Wanting to get into better shape and not have the class kick my butt is a huge motivator for me. It drives me to keep going so it will eventually become easier. Now if I can get these salt water taffy's out of the house - I'll be doing great!!

We went to go see Bourne Ultimatum last night - what a great movie that is. They could just keep making them one after another and they'd all be sooooo good. Matt Damon is perfect for that role. I love it when the theatre is filled up and everyone is clapping after each great part of the movie. It's total drama and it gets you pumped up. (Do I need to get out more or what????! hahaha)

I'm off to run errands and maybe see another movie...who knows. It's Saturday and we have NO plans!!! I love these types of weekends!!!!

Back to work again!!!

Well, it's official - I'm back working full time and already enjoying it. I will still be in "training" until August 17th, but the lady I'm taking over for was out sick today and it gave me time to really sit at the desk myself and take it all in. I took the calls that came in and went through my inbox throughout the day without too much pain and agony (haha). It was great because I was able to look through things and write down a ton of questions I have for my predecessor when she comes back. Basically, it was a great exercise for me to be there by myself.

Good news on the singing front....I have now passed the first of two visual qualifications for the choreography part of our contest package. They videotaped the entire chorus one night and then the choreo team looks at each person and evaluates them on the tape (no pressure huh?!). Fortunately, they must have been generous to me and qualified me on this first time. I've been working my bunnies off for months now, so it's nice to have something behind me.

I will be getting a new calling in my ward working in the Primary. They will be releasing me on Sunday from the Public Affairs Committee. This was a great surprise for me - I've really been missing being in Primary. I love to hear all the funny things that come out of the kids mouths.