Why God allowed man to invent contact lenses...

:D

The proof!

See? I told you I was there! :D

*Note this is the first pic I actually found where I'm in it. Ha! Oh well...

I live!

Yup - I'm still here! Incredible how fast (yet slow) some weeks/months pass! I'm trying to hunt down some pics of the last weeks but it's just been busy! - So when they come, you'll see them (either on this blog, or on others').

John and Mya got married and that was a huge event, which I think we all enjoyed helping with. - We have such quality people here, incredible hard-workers, I admire them!

The weeks before that I was in meetings, only to collapse the day after they ended with a migraine due to over-tiredness, I guess. (I slept for 6 hours during the day and slept a good 11 hours that night - can you believe that?) I did get to play a fun soccer game earlier that day though, however I think if you picture me running up and down the court, that was probably a more accurate depiction of reality! (I'm sure I kicked the ball a few times and even set up a goal though - I'm sure of it!)

I was honored with John and Mya asking me to make them the lasagna for their wedding, so that was sweet - and my wee contribution! I don't think that I realized it would mean 2 days in the boiling hot kitchen (yes, it was for over 100 people after all) but the reward of seeing people enjoy it, and hearing there were NO leftovers (I made 7 industrial size trays of it) was worth it. - Even though I almost squealed watching a certain someone (ahem, if you see this you know who you are) putting cream salad dressing and Tabasco sauce on it. I think the best bit was the first feeling of pride at seeing it was his 2nd generous helping, followed by the shock, and the "what are you doing to that?!!" comment, which ensued the "I know, it's sacrilege, just don't tell the person who made it..." and then the look of total embarrassment when the guy figures out that my look of shock is because I made it. LOL! Thankfully I have a sense of humor and can laugh at it, but yes...quite the "pride cometh before a fall" enactment.

Of course, I have quite a few of those...like slipping on our wet floor during the Bachelor's party (note to self: you don't know how to wear heels) and smashing/bruising my cheekbone on our tiled floor. :( Thankfully the bruise and swelling didn't look bad, nothing cover-up couldn't hide, but it stopped any drinking as I didn't know how it would affect my head. (And no, I wasn't drunk! I had only drank the equivalent of two glasses of beer, and a shot of tequila, so lose that thought. K? - Ok, and I did a keg stand, but still!)

Life has been good though - the Lord supplied so abundantly, and so many cool people came around, I got to meet a few folks I had been hoping to meet for ages, so all in all it was great. The Lord even kept the weather nice for those days, so it was just perfect!

I doubt there will be that many pics of me but I'll see what I can find. - I wore a red dress...with permission from the bride, so yes, enough said!

And if this post doesn't have rhyme or reason, or just plain doesn't flow...oh well. - Catch you later. ;)

To lighten the mood...

Gotta try it sometime. ;)

Is it just me...

...or is it still considered rude/inconsiderate for someone to call at, I don't know, say after 11:00pm, wanting to discuss/get a work question answered?
Never mind that they're asking for the secretary, mind you - not the boss - so it's not that the secretary is going to give them the answer, but how acceptable is it for someone to not even be the least bit apologetic about it, when the person answering the phone (who was awoken) says that "it's kind of late, I think she's sleeping - we do have long work days and get up at 6:00, so we tend to get to bed at a reasonable hour".

At this point this is an experience that has only hit me here in this field (alas), so maybe I'm sounding really odd, but I think sometimes people feel that it's their right to require the services of us secretaries basically 24/7. - And I'm wondering what the reasoning is with that?
I'm not complaining, really, I realize that I'm here to serve, and if I can make life easier for anyone through putting in a bit more work I'll do it, but I'm just wondering whether those particular people put themselves in our shoes at any point and ask themselves if perhaps we're human too and do things like JJT, dishes, go witnessing, sleep, have our Word time & PnP time, take care of the kids, or take rest days, etc. - 'Cause we do!
I already have fellow home members telling me off for working so many hours as it is - someone (who was asking a work question too) asked me if I ever do anything but work as they always seem to find me at my computer or I seem to always get back to them soon enough to where I couldn't be far away from it. - So I think people are aware that we work, but why, do you think, do some people come across so demanding?
I know when it's a situation you're going through personally it's all there is to your "view", and it can seem as if there's nothing else that matters. Hey, I actually have a tendency to get overwhelmed by people's situations to where I too want to do something - but I have had to come to the realization that really, I have to trust the Lord that I'm not able to do it all lickety split and solve the problems. - And that I'm not super-human, the Lord's gotta do what I can't do!
Still though, wouldn't it be nice if we had a special answering service that asked you some basic questions like:

• Do you realize what time it is?
• Are you sure you want to discuss this over the phone or chat when the secretary will tell you to write a message?
• Don't forget to be nice to them and not tell them off

You know, stuff like that. ;)
I don't know, maybe this is uncalled for, but I've actually been moved to tears several times over some people's comments or calls, and though I've taken them to the Lord because I know that in the end whatever can better my professionalism is good, I still question whether it's weird that I feel a bit of a reminder of consideration might be needed.
After all, in the end, love is the most important thing. Right?

My quote for the day...

When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.

—Barbara J. Winter.

Domino effect...

...yet again!
This time though, I didn't get to lay out the dominoes.

I feel like I’m playing that game I played so much as a kid; the one where you're falling back (in my case, it was into the teen boys arms), and you aren't allowed to take a step back to catch yourself "in case" they drop you. - You have to trust totally and completely and risk hitting your ass instead. Ha! I was actually super good at it, not sure why I have a harder time doing that with the Lord as the One catching me.

It's going to be exciting though! - I know it! :)