home sweet home

everyone lives somewhere.  I have moved many many times in past 8 years.  It is getting a bit old actually but hopefully i will find a place to call my own here in the near future.   I am looking for something like this a bit east of KC:

I have seen a few places like this year the river so i am sure it won't be an issue.

IN THE MEAN TIME I am living with my parents.  It is a great situation albeit a bit odd to say out loud.  It doesn't feel weird since i have lived in this location for a VAST majority of my life.  It is really nice to have this as an option while i find a house to buy.  

For those of you who don't know what my parents' house looks like.... here you go:

It is a little big for just the two of them so it is nice that i am around.   I stay on this upper floor.  the Odessan sunsets are marvelous from my upper floor.... not that any of our neighbors could know.

The house actually does need to be this big because of my mom and her collections:

This is one of the rooms of her bear collection.  she calls them her kids.... which i guess makes me the oldest of 44,000 or so... and the 4th tallest.  

She also has a wing of the house devoted to the forgotten game console, SEGA Dreamcast. (not pictured)

In other, and possibly more realistic, news I am very excited about our Student Council Advisors Workshop coming this weekend at the Lake.   It's just nice to see this group.    

Life is good.

learning to hit save

i just typed up a very nice very long update about my summer and a bit about life perspective.  it had pictures and i was feeling pretty good about it.   i was just looking over it all and poof.... the browser just closed without reason. "an error occurred".   i bring it all back up and it is nowhere to be found.  i did find the little save button which i will be using from now on.  we will just chalk this little life lesson up in the 'always save your work' category and just assume  that this happened tonight in order to save me from future possible grief.   yeah.... that's a nice spin. (i have already saved this about 4 times at this point..hah)

okay.  a summary of what i was talking about earlier *in photos*:

July is awesome.  I got to travel

i get to see pam all the time.

i have seen fireworks all month it seems... AND have continued on my "quest for 20" royals games *sitting at 15 currently.

took engagement photos for my sister *above          got to see bread in the shape of a gator *below

july has just been pretty fancy.  

i have heard people joke about summers being the best reason to be a teacher.   summers are, of course, one of many great things about the profession.  they are pretty necessary, though.  i really can't imagine administrators and teachers and coaches and students all staying very sane without a change of pace for the summer season.   it is just a good time to restore and refresh.    I have been doing so this summer with travel, taking pictures, hanging out with pam a lot, fishing, biking a bit, doing a summer camp, taking pictures, playing softball, sleeping as much as i please, being around friends, swimming (sometimes involuntarily), being with my family, eating new and good food, driving with my windows down, and enjoying ridiculously mild and awesome july weather.

coming up: weddings, stuco retreat, more softball

  I invite you to take a step back occasionally and see how life is treating you and what you can be thankful for.   it feels good.

hope all is well in your world.       stay classy, planet earth.

"i have never used a flash drive" - pam ruether

i hung out with pam(my leading lady) in columbia today which was great.  we got to see a couple other friends of mine and made some important purchases!    we also saw the movie 'observe and report'   do not see this movie.   this movie is terrible.  if you have a free rental from red box and have seen every other movie in the machine a couple times then you could think about renting it for free, but dont.  i dont want to have to tell you i told you so, it will only upset me.     in other news: 

i get to see pam and fam this weekend

my roommate is still great

happy birthday nat!

weather getting nice!

5 day school week (not near as fun as the 3 day weeks we have been having)

i hope all is well with you and yours!