Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Don't worry about tomorrow... (part I)

We've all read the Bible verse that says (Deanna version)...don't worry about tomorrow because today has enough worries of it's own. I am taking that verse to heart lately. I thought things were crazy around here before, well they are insane now....I feel like I'm a tv with someone else running the remote and boy are they channel surfing!!!! Jacob finally graduated after being made completely miserable by the weirdness of his teacher (note to self finish the announcements and talk to the school superintendent). We are very proud of him. That last couple of months were an emotional drain and I'm very sure that it was hard for him to persevere and not get discouraged and quit. About 2 months ago, he up and called a cranberry marsh for a job and got one. He loved it, but knew it was seasonal. Well, since weather wise we are way far ahead of schedule, they finished all of the summer season work they had for him, so he got laid off. He took it in stride and now starts work at Cardinal tomorrow, working the same shift as his Dad. This is seasonal too with the possibility of continuing on in the fall if he works out. With Cardinal you are either good at it, or not. Who knows what will happen tomorrow, but for now he's working and I'm proud of him. So many kids just quit when it gets tough. He's keeping on... This year has been a struggle for Jessalyn. She hates school. Now for me to still be saying those words is shocking. My daughter, up until this year, loved school. She's finally getting the hang of it, although she still hates it. The only problem is that now schools almost over. I'm praying that next year will be wonderful for her. I don't want the light to go out of her eyes when she talks about learning. She has such a wonderful mind. I don't want her to give up. That being said, she has now joined the Worship Team at our church and is doing great things musically. We are so proud of her. This last weekend was the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. I'm the coordinator here in the Tomah area. It was a blast and I had lots of help from my friends which was such a blessing. It's great knowing that I can depend on my friends no matter what. In our local area we collected 7300 pounds of food to go to our local food bank. Let me tell you that's a lot of lifting. Not made any easier by the stupid things happen to Deanna rule. First thing that morning, I jammed my pinky on my left hand. Then I almost fell out of the truck because without thinking I tried to use that hand to balance myself. Thank you God that you take care of me, even in my stupidity. It's now 135 days until the 40th annual Warrens Cranberry Festival. Since I am now President, my duties during meetings have changed, but during the festival itself, it just means that I am "chief gopher". I love this festival. I love making 150,000 people smile. I love my Farm Market and it's vendors. They are such a fun group of people to see each year. Things are now starting to pick up as far as the process of putting this big puzzle together. It's one of those hurry up and wait things. You wait until this day and then you hurry and do what needs to be done and then you wait for it to be time to take the next step. I love it. Work has been really busy, which is good since I work for the Post Office. Being a rural carrier I never know what each day will hold. The other day I must have been stuck behind at least 4 tractors waiting for them to make their way to the next field. Then I got stuck waiting for 3 different military convoys. More hurry up and wait. The youth group is still going, although we are more of a young adult group now. Such an age difference, but God still has me there plugging on. They are typical kids..one night interested in learning and the next interested in anything but learning. It makes it difficult to know where to go next. The motor cycle potluck is coming up on June 3rd. I'm really looking forward to seeing all of our friends from Minnesota. They are a great bunch and we have a blast! Will's parents are going to be coming soon from Florida. Mom is not feeling too great right now, so they are waiting for her to feel better before making the trip. Hope she gets better soon. It's always fun when they are around. Will has been working on tilling the garden and I am hoping that gets done soon. I am so ready to get planting. I want to try a combination of vertical and lasagna gardening this year. Hoping to have less in the weed category that way. Also hoping it will make it easier if I don't have to crawl around so much. Planting all the climbing things on trellises and teepee type things. The tomatoes even get staked differently. Time to go to work again....part II soon.