August, 2008

I went skydiving this morning and it was one of the most exciting things I've ever done. I absolutely loved it! What a rush! Wow. I can't wait to do it again! I was totally pumped and excited to go, but a little nervous and scared too. But the nerves didn't last too long.

Getting geared up was great - that's when the anticipation started to build. That is, until we were told we couldn't go because it was too windy. But, this is Saskatchewan, and the wind comes and goes, and it wasn't long before we were able to get ready again to head on up.

First thing tomorrow morning I am jumping out of a perfectly good plane. Skydiving is something I always said I would do, but just never got around to doing. When one of my running buddies suggested getting a group out for a jump, I immediately agreed - and then I got scared. For two weeks, I tried not to think about it too much. Each time I did, my palms got all sweaty and I started to feel really nervous and scared. But now, I'm just excited. I'm really excited and totally pumped about the jump tomorrow morning.

Guns in the classroom. "It's just common sense," says the school district's superintendent. Yep. Guns at school makes perfect sense to me! Why not?!?

The Harrold Independent School District in rural Texas unanimously agreed to let teachers bring guns to school - as long as they're certified to carry a concealed handgun, have crisis training and permission from officials.

That's what I was taught to say as a kid if some creep offered me drugs. It was a slogan heard on TV, printed on posters and repeated at assemblies with motivational speakers. "If someone offers you drugs, kids, just say NO!" It was as simple as that.

Now, as an adult, I've come to realize it's a slogan worth repeating: "Just Say No." But the problem isn't drugs. It's demands on my time.

"Hey! We're looking for more volunteers for the youth program on Thursday nights."

I had a great holiday. I took two full weeks off work to hang out at home, attend a wedding, visit family, go shopping and just read and relax. It was awesome and it went by way too quickly. Some of the highlights:

I now have a fence for my backyard. Now I can actually sit out on my deck and enjoy myself and not feel like I'm on display. It's nice and there's still enough summer left to enjoy it. Plus I can take advantage of all the end-of-season sales to plan next year's back yard transformation. Yay!