Yes, I am alive.

I am posting to let all my buds know that I am still alive.

School is out. Jessica received her report card today. She is officially a Sophomore now. Wow! Am I really old enough to have a child that is almost 16?

She has her learner's permit. John and I are giving her frequent driving lessons. Sometimes she scares me, but she has to learn somehow.

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We are getting ready to take a mini-vacation. At least John is. He's taking a long weekend next week. Since I have started a new job, I don't have any available time off to take. We have decided to make a day trip to Lake Winnepesaukah. It is a small amusement park in Chattanooga, TN. We are taking Jessica's boyfriend with us. It should be an interesting day.

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I'm reading an interesting book that my friend Melanie suggested. It's called You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay. I have some issues with myself and the last time I visited Mel, we had a mini therapy session.

Mel -- I remeber my new mantra: " I love and accept myself and I deserve the best of everything.

I repeat this to myself as often as I can....mostly all day. It seems to be working.

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I sometimes forget what a beautiful place I live in. When I drive to work in the morning, I get to drive across two separate parts of Lake Guntersville, I often see several herons standing on the shore and the other morning I saw two osprey's doing some fishing. It's very beautiful and I love the smell of the lake, although my daughter hates it. She thinks it stinks.

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We converted the guest room to an office, so if you come to visit, you can either stay in a hotel or a blow up mattress on the floor of the "office". In this room, I also have a stitching corner, so I've been getting in much more stitching time.

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That's about it for now, time to turn in. Work tomorrow and the time sheets come rolling in from our 187 stores.