September 2009

Well things are going well so far. I have been working at Cimarron Elementary School in East Palmdale. It is a bit different from things that I have done in the past, but enjoyable. I work in the office and the first person parents and visitors see when they enter the building. I keep track of where the children are and answer all questions. Most of the time I am calling into the class rooms asking for a child to come to the office as there parent is there to pick them up. I also update all important information on each child into the computer as needed. My desk is next to the nurse and with my background I am able to help out when a child is ill or hurt. I have kept up my CPR and safety training so I have a certification that allows me to care for the kids when the nurse is away. I am enjoying working in this new field and look forward to learning more each day.

June 2009

As a new month starts things are looking up. I was offered a new job with the Palmdale School district as an Administrative Clerk I. I have been filling out paper work and taking tests and will be starting soon. The school district is a good thing and starts out as part time, but can work into more. I look forward to working with them for the next 15 years. Thanks to all of you that kept my going through the rough times. Thanks to all my friends that kept telling me things will get better. Thanks to all my family and friends for being there.

Happy 2009

Well it's a New Year and I am open to all of it glory. Life is what you make it, so make it wonderful!

December 2008

Well, here we are coming up on the end of yet another year. How time flys when you get older. When we were younger we couldn't wait till we were older and now I wish I could go back. This month has been very tiring, with the death of yet another close friend, another very ill and still another having very serious surgery. Our apartment is coming along, as we are getting settled in. Work isn't what I would like it to be, but that too will come with time. I have been out on many interviews, as I have been only working part time. I would like to get another job so that I can start bring in more money. We need to put money away, and we need to get things paid off. It seems like we get a few steps ahead and something happens and we are even more steps behind. I have come down with the flu and I really hate being sick, I have things to do and can't do them. My husband puts in long hours every day and even works on the weekends. He is now having to do the laundry and shopping. I will make myself get better, as tomorrow starts a new week. This year Christmas will be quite, we will visit with he kids and grand kids, but mostly stay home. We don't have anything extra for the holidays, so our family will have to enjoy our company instead of gifts.

June 2008

Well it has been almost two months and I am still waiting to start work. I got here 22 days passed my reinstatement date. I am having to go through a lot of paper work and testing. I really don't mind as long as I can get back to work soon. They tell me it won't be long, but I seem to get that from everyone. I was down with the flu for a few days and then my voice was gone. So, I was unable to talk at interviews or call people. It took over a week to get my voice back and now I am really tired. I had gone to the doctor when I got out here and have complete blood work done. It seems that I am a bit off, as they say. All my levels are really low and they want me to take all sorts of supplements and shots. Well I will be fine, just need to get back to work and get some sleep. I don't sleep, I feel like I am going to miss something. Like maybe someone will call me in the middle of the night to tell me I have a job. LOL

March 2008

Well here it is the middle of March and it is still cold. Well I only have 28 more days till Brad will be here to get me out of this cold place. I am so looking forward to getting back to California. I did enjoy the time I spent with my parents, but did not enjoy the weather. I thought that I had, had enjoy of the hot weather in the desert. I thought that I would enjoy the change in the seasons. Well I was wrong, I didn't like the short summer and I really don't like the long winter. We have been in winter weather since Thanksgiving, and will be in winter for at least four more weeks, so that is way to long. Anyway, Brad arrives at aprox. 7pm on April 15th at GRR airport. I will pick him up and we will spend a few days seeing people and saying our good-bye to Michigan. We will then head out and drive back to California getting back in about four days or so. We will have our three cats in tow and a packed car. The movers will be here either March 27th or 28th to pick up all the other stuff that I have been packing over the last few months. I hope that I will be able to start working right away, I really hated being out of work for so long. I am looking forward to working and working a lot. Well enough for now, please say a prayer for us and stay in touch.

The Wedding

Well we are now an old married couple. We got married on September 8, 2007 at about 3pm. We shared our vows while standing next to the river at Niagara Falls in New York. The weather was wonderful and everything was great. The following are the words that were shared between us and our Marriage officer.

We have gathered here at this time to celebrate the coming together of two lives. We have come to witness the joining of Brad and Deborah in marriage; and to celebrate with them the love they have discovered in each other and to support them in the making this important and everlasting commitment. The essence of this commitment is the taking of another person in his or her entirety as lover, companion and friend. It is, therefore, a decision which is not to be entered into lightly, but rather is to be undertaken thoughtfully and reverently, with gratitude for the past, hope for the future and great consideration and respect for both the other person and oneself.
Love of another is one of the highest experiences that we human beings can have, for it can add depth of meaning to our lives. Martial love is one of life's greatest joys and when combined with genuine giving and sharing, the lives of each partner will be infinitely enhanced. The day to day companionship, the joy of doing things together, or the delight of recounting experiences of things done separately, is a continuous and central part of what a man and a women who love each other can share. Marriage symbolizes the intimate sharing of two lives...it must not diminish but rather should enhance the individuality of each partner. We give ourselves in love, but we do not give ourselves away and we do not destroy our individuality. A good and balanced relationship is one which neither person is overpowered or absorbed by the other. Deep knowledge of another and a real understanding of the others feelings is not something that can be achieved in a short period of time but can only be developed fully with years of commitment, love and trust.
We are here today, then, to celebrate the love which Brad and Deborah have for each other and recognize their decision to take each other totally and permanently. Into this bond of marriage these two people now come to be united. Brad and Deborah I remind you of the seriousness of your decision to be married. Your love for one another and your constant and continuous commitment to your vows will result in a marriage which is blessed, a peaceful home and a relationship that will flourish.

GROOM: I Brad will have Deborah to be my lawfully wedded wife; to love, honor and cherish, to keep her in sickness and in health for as long as we both shall live.

BRIDE: I Deborah will have Brad to be my lawfully wedded husband; to love, honor and cherish, to keep him in sickness and in health for as long as we both shall live.

RING EXCHANGE:
Wedding rings serve as a symbol of the vows you have shared. They are the outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible love, which blinds your hearts together. Rings are without edge or seam, having no beginning and no end, so they symbolize the perfection of love that cannot end. May these rings be a reminder to Brad and Deborah of the vows they have shared and a symbol to all of their commitment to marriage.

GROOM: Deborah, receive this ring as a seal of our marriage vows and as a reminder of the love I have for you.

BRIDE: Brad, receive this ring as a seal of our marriage vows and as a reminder of the love I have for you.

Brad and Deborah may you always listen to each other with your heats, treat each others feelings like your own, and take time to see the beauty in life and in each other. Having declared to each other and those present your intention to take each other as husband and wife and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. I now pronounce you are husband and wife