Work

I am a stay at home mom, however I do get out about every 4 months and work for one week. I started doing this about 9 years ago. I go to the University during finals week and work the book buyback for the college students. So if they have books that they don't want anymore, they can bring them to the buyback and get money back for them. Now, it's usually not a lot, and I do feel sorry for those poor students who paid over $100 for their Psychology book, and they might only get $40 back for it. It is decent money so I think that's what keeps me going. However, I am very thankful I do not work this type of job everyday of my life. You are on your feet for 8 hours, and you have to deal with the students who expect to get $100 back for their Psych book that they just got done using for the last 3 months. Sorry, it just doesn't work that way!

Note to students out there: Please be nice to the buyback ladies. It's Not.Their.Fault.!

So anyway, back to working...this past week I worked a buyback. We were very busy. We hardly had time to breathe. I had one student come to sell her books back and said she would love to keep the books she had but her car was in the shop and she needed the money to pay for it. I think I only ended up giving her $60.00. I hope she got her car back. It made me sad. I was wishing I had an extra $300 to give to her.

The college I was working at was close to a good friend of mine who used to live in my ward and so I called her and she met me for lunch! Thanks for coming Anita! Those reunions make the day fun and worth it.

My kids survived the week of me not getting home until 5:30 or 6:00 so that was good. They usually do pretty good. I will remember next time to remind them of the rules while I am gone, like walking to Walmart without permission and having friends over while mom is gone. We have been doing this now for how long?? I guess they need lots of reminders!

Looking Back

A few weeks ago when we went to San Diego to my parents house for Thanksgiving, we went to a high school semi-final football game that my brother helps coach. I think it had been 20 years since the last time I was at a high school football game! It was fun to watch and even better because his team won!! Yea!! As I was sitting there, I started looking at the track that surrounds the football field and was remembering my days as a runner. I was a sprinter. A 400m sprinter! So that means running once around the track in a sprint! I turned to my mom and said "I can't believe I used to run around a track like this in a full sprint." I kind of got the butterflies thinking about it.
When I was at Ricks College, I ran track my freshman year. I was able to go to the NJCAA championship in Odessa, Texas. I remember running the 400m. It was the semi-final heat. All I had to do was get 7th place to qualify for the final heat. I remember running around the last curve headed for home. As I turned to head straight home for that last 100 meters,

I hit a wall....

not literally...

It was the Wind! It was blowing so hard, I didn't think I was going anywhere! So needless to say, my legs just couldn't run any faster, and I ended up in 8th or 9th place. It was a bummer, but I'm just glad I even made it as far as I did.

It's amazing how much faster runners have gotten in the last twenty years.

Go all you runners!!!

Today.....

I will not be going anywhere.
I will try and get laundry done.
I might get a nap in.
I will play with my blog and try and figure more things out.
I will play a game or two on the computer.
I will be holding a little girl on my lap when she's not feeling good.
I will listen carefully for any signs of puking.
Yes, I have a sick little girl.
I will hope it's just something she ate.

Halloween 2008

 

Here is a little witch and Lucy from Narnia

 

Here is our Man in Pink and an Alien

Up and running!

Wow! I've joined the blogger world!! I am very good at reading other peoples blogs, and maybe yours is one of them. :) But I have decided that too many things happen with four kids and I don't want time to slip away from me and look back and wish I had written this down or that. I have never been a good journal writer so this will be good for me. Let the blog begin!