Words

blog – To write entries in, add material to, or maintain a weblog.

maintain – to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain; to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired.

words – news; tidings; information; speech or talk: to express one’s emotion in words; Words mean little when action is called for.

Recently, it has come to my attention that I have been “slightly” lacking in the aforementioned items.  So this is for “she who is bossy”.

August 8, 1963 – A ray of sunshine entered the life of my parents – then six years later my brother was born.  I don’t remember the first place we lived – I was kinda young at the time and the older I get – the less I remember. (some folks I know suffer much more than I with this “affliction”).    I do remember being very young and climbing up a tv antenna pole and onto the roof of my Aunt Jo’s house – no doubt to retrieve whatever had been thrown up there.  Seems like every time something got stuck on the roof – it was “Deb, the frisbee’s stuck on the roof again!”  And I knew what that meant.  I asked Mom one time if she knew how old I was when that happened the first time and she knew exactly – her reply – “You were 4 years old, and I was the idiot that let you do it!”  If she only knew what she had started.  I’ve always loved climbing – on the roof – up a tree – between studs in a house to get to the rafters – so I could get on the roof (while dad was building a house) – it didn’t matter – I just liked climbing.

By the time I was in the 6th grade – you can imagine how much climbing I had done.  I didn’t realize until then how much exercise I had gotten either.  That is, until some of the STAR athletes from the middle school football decided to have a “pull up contest” – in which ANYBODY could participate.  I participated – and – yep – I whipped ‘em!  BAD!!

By the time I had finished the 8th grade, Dad had decided that we would move to Oklahoma.  We stayed there 2 years – and moved back.  I had enough credits from being out there – and taking Junior English the summer we moved back – that I graduated high school at age 16.  Lot of good THAT did.  I have a secretarial certificate from vocational school - have taken 3 different computer courses – been to Roane State for EMT class and also EMT-IV.  My first job was as a secretary for a lumber company – since then I have been a cashier at a locally owned gas station chain, a cashier in 2 different grocery stores, a produce manager, a grocery manager, a deli manager, a waitress/cook, an assistant in Special Education, a secretary to a V.P. in a locally owned company, a screen printer, an assistant at the high school, and NOW – I drive a bus 5 times a day and in between routes, I work for the School Health Coordinator. 

I also prepare the church bulletin each week.  During my “free” time – I go fishing, deer hunting, try to keep in touch with friends – who probably get kinda tired of how often we talk (not mentioning any names).

By now, everybody in my house is in bed – probably not sleeping, but in bed.  My son broke the big toe on his right foot today.  More about him and whomever/whatever later.  So as they say on tv – at the best part of any REALLY good show…

…to be continued.