One Word Tag

1. Where is your cell phone? Pocket
2.Your significant other? SmartNSexy
3. Your hair? Tattered
4. Your mother? Rock
5. Your father? Dedicated
6. Your favorite thing? Knowledge
7. Your dream last night? Flight
8. Your favorite drink? Rightness
9. Your dream/goal? Balance
10. The room you're in? Cold
11. Your hobby? Think
12.Your fear? Confrontation
13. Where do you want to be in six years? Indifferent
14. Where were you last night? Son
15. What you're not? Complete
16. Muffins? 42
17. One of your wish list items? Wisdom
18. Where you grew up? Memory
19. The last thing you did? Adoration
20. What are you wearing? Guilt
21. Your TV.? Evil
22. Your pets? Loss
23. Your computer? Communication
24. Your life? Tears
25.Your mood? Contemplative
26. Missing someone? Shadow
27. Your car? Quixote
28. Something you're not wearing? Finery
29. Favorite store? Books
30. Your summer? Surprise
31. Like someone? Frequently
32. Your favorite color? Peace
33. When was the last time you laughed? Ninety-eight
34. Last time you cried? Friday

‘S Rioghal Mo Dhream
William E Herrington

Cat Update

Ginger, "Gingy" is doing well. I was afraid that s/he might disappear after we went out of town for 6 days. We live in a duplex in a group of 3 duplexes (6 families) and it would appear that Gingy is now the neighborhood cat. At least 3 families set out food for it, and it loves attention from anybody! Vacation updates and pics to follow as soon as I get a chance.

Once More Into the Breach!

As most already know the world rewards successful work with… more work. It has been official for about a month now, I have been offered and accepted some contract work in addition to my current job. Starting August 15th I will be spending three days a week providing counseling services to one of the local school districts. I will rotate between the Elementary, Middle and High school. Most schools have counselors on staff, however their primary responsibility is to deal with vocational planning, setting up classes, and resolving other conflicts related to school. As I understand it my role will be working the more serious mental health concerns such as grief, cutting, suicide threats, child abuse or other issues that would require more concentrated counseling, as well as organizing parents and available community resources. Steph is very excited about this, as it will allow her to retire from job and become a full time mom again. I’m less excited as it means that I get to work a sixty-hour workweek. This is however acceptable, I learned during my missionary days that I can handle working a seventy two and half hour work week for as long as two years with out losing my mind.

In addition Steph and I have set a date in which I will return to school to complete a Doctorate. For now this is a soft goal as there are a number of factors and challenges that must be met before I return to the halls of academia, any of which could delay the process.

‘S Rioghal Mo Dhream
William E Herrington

My Empty House

Benjamin left on Sat morning to go to Indiana with my folks for a week. I am flying out next Friday to join him and Will is driving out after that to pick us up. So our house is really quiet right now!!! I had to work this weekend so I was kept pretty busy and came home tired and grateful for the peace and quiet. We even went on a date and saw the new Indiana Jones movie. But today is my day off. I got to sleep in after Will left for work, I watched a movie with no interruptions which was great, but I can't even remember now what I did before Benjamin joined our family. I came down to the computer to balance the checkbook and had to turn the cartoon channel on so that I could block it out and concentrate like normal! It's TOO quiet!