Ever have the trouble with understanding accents? I have a horrible time with that. Especially when I'm taking calls. Every time I hear an accent, I groan inwardly, 'cause I know I have a hard time understanding them and keeping my patience. Now it isn't that bad in person, because you have eye contact and can try lip reading. Lip reading can be hard when you can't see the lips, as in plenty of cases with me and my eyes.
I also have issues with carring on a conversation in a crowd. Our church is in a small building and the fellowship hall is dinky. Imagine 60 people in the space of a small pool. Too many thread of conversation and too much noise for me to concentrate. Usually, Dave and I vamoose after getting some of the treats. *grins* I don't like doing it, but I get overwhelmed. I perfer one on one convos in a quite corner or on a walk. Unfortunately, those have been few and far between this last year.
Tomorrow is my last day at work. I have the rest of today and then tomorrow to get through; after that I'll be FREEEEEEE!!! *throws hands up in joy* It's actually been a bittersweet process of leaving. On the one hand I've had one, made some fun acquaintences, and learned some valuable skills; on the other hand 10 months doing the same exact thing can get a little boring and stressful. I'm ready for a new step on this journey of life.
The next step in my journey, is a vacation to visit my friends in OK. They moved down there from Wilbur way back before my family moved. I've missed them extremely because they became like a second family to me. They have 8 kids and the younger ones loved to climb on "The Tree." That was so fun and I really came to love those kids! *sniffs* Miss 'em sooo much! It's been over a year and I bet they have grown too much... I'll be spending 10 days with them and then flying back to Boise.
Some of my relatives are going to pick me up and take me to Fairfield to stay with them for a couple days. I'm not sure exactly how long I'll stay, depends on if I get ahold of my friends down in Jerome. I do know I shall enjoy being with my cousins. Lem and Bronwyn are the coolest kids! hmmmm... should post some picts of them...
People online have been clamoring to see pictures of my new style. Sorry, no pics until I get them developed and scanned in, and it's looking like that is going to take awhile... I'm thinking I'll take them into a one hour place on the morning of the 9th, then when I head to Boise, I'll stop by and pick them up. So I'm afraid that you online folks will have to wait...
Back to my journey through life:
After getting back from ID and having a day or two to kinda relax by being home, I'll get to head over to Portland to go to an appointment with Dr. Terry. I'm looking forward to this, 'cause my eyes have been pretty good and I haven't had too many problems with that left eye. Because of the fact that I stare at a computer screen all day, both my eyes get tired and foggy. End of the day, and I'm blinking and blinking trying t oremove the fog... I think it's good that I'll have a different routine when at college.
After the appointment, I'm heading to Eugene for college. The dorms open on the 16th and hopfully my parents will be able to help me move in. Tis going to be a great experience! That first week is orientation and I think they have a retreat to go to as well. Boy, do I need one of those! Haven't been to a retreat/camp, since we took Anne and Melissa to the Chrysalis, and I was giving there, not receiving.
Yeah, I'm excited! College, at last!!
BTW keep my parents in prayer. We still are having problems finding a pastorate for Dad. There's a church in Mont. that was discussing all that sort of thing last night and we're waiting for a phone call. It's hard for them, and for me, to not know where we are going to live.
I also have issues with carring on a conversation in a crowd. Our church is in a small building and the fellowship hall is dinky. Imagine 60 people in the space of a small pool. Too many thread of conversation and too much noise for me to concentrate. Usually, Dave and I vamoose after getting some of the treats. *grins* I don't like doing it, but I get overwhelmed. I perfer one on one convos in a quite corner or on a walk. Unfortunately, those have been few and far between this last year.
Tomorrow is my last day at work. I have the rest of today and then tomorrow to get through; after that I'll be FREEEEEEE!!! *throws hands up in joy* It's actually been a bittersweet process of leaving. On the one hand I've had one, made some fun acquaintences, and learned some valuable skills; on the other hand 10 months doing the same exact thing can get a little boring and stressful. I'm ready for a new step on this journey of life.
The next step in my journey, is a vacation to visit my friends in OK. They moved down there from Wilbur way back before my family moved. I've missed them extremely because they became like a second family to me. They have 8 kids and the younger ones loved to climb on "The Tree." That was so fun and I really came to love those kids! *sniffs* Miss 'em sooo much! It's been over a year and I bet they have grown too much... I'll be spending 10 days with them and then flying back to Boise.
Some of my relatives are going to pick me up and take me to Fairfield to stay with them for a couple days. I'm not sure exactly how long I'll stay, depends on if I get ahold of my friends down in Jerome. I do know I shall enjoy being with my cousins. Lem and Bronwyn are the coolest kids! hmmmm... should post some picts of them...
People online have been clamoring to see pictures of my new style. Sorry, no pics until I get them developed and scanned in, and it's looking like that is going to take awhile... I'm thinking I'll take them into a one hour place on the morning of the 9th, then when I head to Boise, I'll stop by and pick them up. So I'm afraid that you online folks will have to wait...
Back to my journey through life:
After getting back from ID and having a day or two to kinda relax by being home, I'll get to head over to Portland to go to an appointment with Dr. Terry. I'm looking forward to this, 'cause my eyes have been pretty good and I haven't had too many problems with that left eye. Because of the fact that I stare at a computer screen all day, both my eyes get tired and foggy. End of the day, and I'm blinking and blinking trying t oremove the fog... I think it's good that I'll have a different routine when at college.
After the appointment, I'm heading to Eugene for college. The dorms open on the 16th and hopfully my parents will be able to help me move in. Tis going to be a great experience! That first week is orientation and I think they have a retreat to go to as well. Boy, do I need one of those! Haven't been to a retreat/camp, since we took Anne and Melissa to the Chrysalis, and I was giving there, not receiving.
Yeah, I'm excited! College, at last!!
BTW keep my parents in prayer. We still are having problems finding a pastorate for Dad. There's a church in Mont. that was discussing all that sort of thing last night and we're waiting for a phone call. It's hard for them, and for me, to not know where we are going to live.
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