Greetings from the heat and bad trips in Fresno, CA!
Stacey, Will, Forrest, and myself (oh yeah, and the puppy) drove to Fresno on Saturday evening - to attend my Aunt's funeral. Day 1 was pretty uneventful. Between my mother grilling me about how I will take care of Gracyn when she comes home and Stacey's impatience, the trip left some to be desired. Day 2 we joined Katie Decker at her parent's house, took all the kids so they could swim in the pool, and then BBQ'd. Even the puppy had a good time! Day 3 was sort of a blur of "visiting" with friends. Angel came to the house with her two boys and we had dinner at my parents - Katie, Michael, and Jadyn joined us. Today is Day 4. We got up this morning, had a leisurely morning and were off to my Aunt's funeral service. Not much of a turnout. Maybe 50 people at the most. It was sort of sad, my mother said she didn't think "she had many friends". It was very nice to see some of the cousins I hadn't seen in some time. We exchanged email addresses and phone numbers - I'm promising myself that I'll do my best to keep in touch.
Now we're home, Will is going to stay behind in Fresno because he has a funeral to attend, but...I'm back to Sacramento to "handle biz" (as usual). I'm beginning to think really resent the alone state I seem to be in sometimes, as a married woman. There are times when I feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders and my husband sits around to watch to see how things are going to work out. Does this get better after awhile? I hope so...I'm approaching 12 years of wondering.
Anyhow, kids are back to school next week Monday (8/18) and I can't wait to get them busy, to take their mind off of being in a new area, and not having our own home. I plan on going to the Kingdom Hall in Citrus Heights for the first time on Sunday. I need all the help I can get.
After such a long few days of really peering at my family, I wonder if my REAL mother is white? My mother certainly treats me as if she sometimes is in the mood to tolerate my presence, but I've decided that being the "black sheep" is almost an honor.

Hey group!!
Well, it's been a week since I went to my first job interview and I didn't get the job. (I'd have posted on my blog right away if I did) So...I'm trying not to get too discouraged, seeing as how this is the first interview I've been on since I've been on my job hunt. I'm still applying for most ANY job, except the ones that pay $9/hr. Even looked at house to rent - it was old, dirty, and needed alot of work, too much for me to take on right now.
Stacey came today, she's gonna visit Jerome this afternoon and tomorrow, then we'll leave for Fresno tomorrow afternoon. My aunt's funeral is Tuesday. I'm anxious to see all of my Fresno friends, so this should be a good visit. Miss my Dad, too. Haven't seen him since June 4 and I feel like it's been a year.
Well, this is all for now, I'm sure you can tell by the tone of my email that I'm a little frustrated that I haven't found the "perfect job". But Imma keep tryin.
Happy Friday!