Ok...I've been "tagged" twice now, and I'm just figuring out what that means! Anyway, I'm supposed to post these rules first:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.

Here are my 7 facts about myself:
1. I was a preachers kid for 15 years
2. I worked in two canneries during the summers when in high school and college.
3. I picked beans and raspberries to make money in high school.
4. I was a teacher for 28 years (15 as a 4th grade teacher, but also have taught 1st-6th grades).
5. I have two adult sons living in California
6. I became a Christian when I was 5 or 6 years old.
7. I am left-handed.

I don't have 7 people to "tag"...so now what do I do?

Croptoberfest 2007 is now history! I was very excited about everyone who turned out...it was especially fun having two "Faith Sisters" there! Everyone seemed to have a great time scrapbooking, and I think they may even start coming to my monthly free crops! (at least the ones who live in the area...I don't expect the two who came from Centralia and Belfair to come! LOL).
TODAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY IN THE PNW! I loved the day. I went for a walk...not with my dad because he went without me :( But, I did walk to Walgreens to pick up my Croptoberfest pictures. It was a two mile walk. I even got hot! (no, it wasn't due to hot flashes!)

I am praying for my friends in SoCal with all those fires. It's hard to grasp how bad it is. I hope the Santa Ana winds end soon, and the fires can be contained soon.

Oh! Because of the beautiful day, I was actually able to plant the last 3 plants I needed to plant...woohoo! Now, if they will just not die!

I had a great weekend...went to a Women of Faith Conference, and it was amazing! I love all those ladies. They are so real. They shared from their hearts, and how God helped them through their trials. Which reminds me of what Marilyn Meberg said...."David didn't say, 'Yea, though I walk around the valley of the shadow of death', or under it, or over it, but THROUGH it." Through it means there's a beginning, a middle, and an end. God will be with us THROUGH our valleys. Something I knew, but is nice to be reminded of.

Today, I actually planted some plants in my front and backyard. Major undertaking for me...the non-gardener! I just hope they don't die! We're supposed to be getting a lot of rain this week, so at least they'll get water!

I am hosting a Croptoberfest this Saturday. I'm excited about it, I just hope everyone comes who says they will come!

I am really enjoying the FaithSisters forum. Awesome group of ladies!

I can't believe October is half over. Winter will soon be here...

October has arrived! Yesterday we had a huge rainstorm, complete with thunder, and I'm assuming lightning, although I never saw any. I don't like all this rain this early!



I didn't get the dental office job, but applied for another one. I haven't heard from that one either. I do have a subbing job for tomorrow (Friday) so that will be good. I also have an interview on the 19th for a paraeducator substituting position in the Vancouver school district. We'll see how that goes.



I am so enjoying the faith sisters blog. Great group of ladies!



I am also enjoying a Bible Study at my mom's church. It's a Beth Moore study on A Woman's Heart. It's all about the building of the tabernacle. Very good study! It's fun to do something like that with my mom, too.

Well, well, well! I'm getting even better...two blogs in the same month...imagine that!
I applied for a job in a dentist office, but haven't heard yet if I got the job. Not looking too good at this point, but I'm not giving up hope until I hear the final word!
I've subbed one day so far this month. Hope things pick up.
I've been working out in our yard...er weed patch thanks to the help of my dear friend. Tom has even gotten into it a little bit. We bought some bulbs and plants so hopefully, by next spring we'll be looking bright and cheery!

I belong to a great website for fellow Christian women and scrapbook lovers. It's called faithsisters.com. I am really enjoying reading the posts of everyone and seeing layouts and getting great ideas.

Well, September is almost over, and tomorrow is the first day of fall. Last year I was really excited about the coming of fall because I missed fall when I lived in SoCal. Now, I want to hang onto summer because I didn't feel like we even had summer this year! Plus, fall means I better get a job.

This is all for now!

Well, I'm getting better! Only one month since my last post:) I keep forgetting to come here to post. But, alas...here I am again!

So...in my last post I said that Jane and I had discovered Letterboxing, and that we hoped to find 5 letterboxes that afternoon. Sadly, we were only able to find one of the five we were looking for. But! When we went on our road trip in August, we were able to find 4 of the 7 we were looking for. And, we also found one near my house in a city park. It is so much fun! Even for "old" ladies:) (BTW...I am NOT old!)

Road Trip...in August, Jane and I went on a road trip to the Grand Coulee Dam and Spokane area. She wanted to see the dam, and invited me along with her. On the way, we stopped at the Mary Hill Museum... not to go into the museum, but to look for 3 letterboxes! We only found one of them. It was fun looking though.
After that, we headed on to Toppenish, WA where I spent five years of my life (ages 10-15). We looked up several places of interest to me and we also took a tour of murals that were painted on the buildings. There are over 70 of them. It was quite interesting. I think one of them was actually painted by the dad's of one of my friends I had when I lived there.
On to Ellensburg, where we spent the night. Next morning it was off to find two letterboxes in Ellensburg...which we did! woohoo! Very fun places they were in:)
Then we were off to Grand Coulee where we viewed a laser light show on the dam at 9:30 PM. It was very good. We spent the night in a bed and breakfast there.
Next day we were off to Spokane, but on the way, we went through a couple of towns where my dad and aunt and uncle and lived. It was fun to see the places where they had lived. They are very small towns, and so I'm sure they haven't changed much since dad lived there over 60 years ago. When we got to Reardon, Jane got to do the other "goal" she had on our trip...visit a quilt shop! She had fun for about an hour. We then headed to eastern Spokane to find Newman Lake (to look for a letterbox...which we could not find, and to find the campground where I went to church camp...found the place where the camp was, but it has houses built there now.) We drove into Idaho, so we could say were there! We spent the night in Spokane.
On Sunday, we went to see my cousin's Ruth and had lunch with her and Sid. I was so glad we were able to see them. Sunday afternoon took us home. What a fun, but tiring trip! I guess I'm getting too old for such ventures. BTW...I am NOT old!
Now...what else is happening in my life? Well, here it is...school has started, and I don't know if I want to sub or not. I put my name in to sub, but wasn't sure I really wanted to do that. So, I looked in the paper, and found a dentist office looking for a front office receptionist. So...I sent my resume and the letter of Recommendation Roberta had written for me. I had an interview on Tuesday. Sounds like a good job, but not sure I really want to work fulltime...Guess I'll just wait and see if I get offered the job! I need to have time off to be with Tom when he has his surgery, and to be with my aunt Anita when she has her surgery. I also want my summers off! But, the job did sound nice...we will see.

Guess that's all till next time!

Well, well, well! I guess I'm not any better at computer journaling than I was at book journaling! I thought this would be easier, but here it is 9 months since my last blog. My, how time flies!

So...I substituted during the school year at 5 different private schools. I hated it at the time, but now that it's summer, I am thinking it might not be too bad to sub. Still thinking about looking into office dental work, though. Also, I may try and look into being a staff assistant at Vancouver schools. We'll see.

Summer...ahhhhh...love summer. I guess it's the teacher schedule that has been with me for so many years, that I still love summers off. I really don't want a job where I have to work in the summer! Guess I'm just spoiled.

I ended up flying down to LA to help out my dear friend Diane in a dental office. I went down there 4 times! It was great, I even got to see my sons, and my Burbank/Village friends some of the times I went down. I even got to go to a Dodger game once! That was really exciting...except that they lost to the Giants. Not good.

Tom and I enjoyed a vacation to Cortez, CO (family reunion) and then on up to Park City, UT. We were gone 11 days. We had a really good time. Saw Four Corners, Mesa Verde, Arches National Park, and things around Park City. On the way home, we also stopped at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City, OR. It was interesting.

My friend Jane and I have discovered Letterboxing! We've only found one so far, but hope to find 5 this afternoon! I'll keep you posted on whether we were successful or not (at least I hope to, but with my record of posting, it may be 6 months before I post!).

Well, let's see if I can keep this up!