Wednesday, April 30, 2008

My summer job has been postponed until the third week of May. I need to find work for the next two weeks...Aw shucks...Is it even possible to find a good paying job for two weeks unless I succumb and do child care? Please don't get me wrong. I love children, just not eight of them at once trying to kill each other. I would like to take this moment to honor every person who works with children either professionally, or parently (is that a word?). It is not as easy as it may appear. The blessings reaped are earned with great sacrifice, sweat, tears, and yes...even blood (children have teeth too, you know).

On a more optimistic note, I am currently rejoicing that I can wear my pajamas all day and read. I am reading Jane Eyre, and Donald Miller, and the Reader's Digest, and pretty much any other reading material that I can get my hands on. Tomorrow, my mom and I are traveling by mini van to the exciting terrain known as Kamloops, British Columbia. We are meeting my sister, and eating and sleeping and talking...that is an assumption of course. I must pick a few books to read for the trip...however, the selection is rather dim. I have read very nearly every book in this house at least once. Oh well, on to round two. One of my first errands in town is to purchase a library card. My second, to get car insurance. Despite the beauty and solitude that comes with living in the country, there is also a stark insufficiency of people. My family is quite busy, and despite my introverted tendencies, I tremendously miss being around people.

4 comments:

Michael said...

Jane Eyre, Donald Miller and Reader's Digest?

Jennie said...

very odd mix, i know...any summer reading suggestions?

Janna said...

jennie!
i miss you, and i wish i could give you a little bit of company, but unfortunately, i am a few too many provinces away. i have another week till my job starts, so i am also in the reading-all-day mode. enjoy it while you can! work comes too soon.
love,
janna

Michael said...

Well, most of my reading right now is for summer courses that I'm teaching. Poisonwood Bible was good.