Hey, guys!
Well, I am not going to Arizona. Actually, I am kindof breathing a sigh of relief. There was alot of planning in a very little timeframe that had to be done before I could go. Besides this- summer is coming on the Island and I wanna be here for it! It will be interesting to see summer school from the outside. What am I looking forward to most? When the students get drunk and run up and down the halls banging on doors, yelling and acting the fool at 2 am, I will be peacefully sleeping in my comfy bed in my nice house far away from them. What a thrill!
Some other things I am excited about: I will be volunteering at the fire department. The first meeting I am attending is this Monday at 7. I am bringing in my application then, and I will see what it is all about and if I want to do it.
Also, I might be taking joint custody of a stray dog that one of the other lab folks is trying to find a home for. None of us can keep the dog permenantly at this time, and none of us have the time to give it all of the attention it needs, but together we will be able to care for this little girl. I'll post pictures soon. And who knows? Maybe I will find a more permenant situation and get to keep her myself? Hmm, still wish I could take one of your puppies, Aunt Marsha- Desi, specifically.
So, why am I not going to Arizona? Well, the main reason is because I found out that I was supposed to be going out on boats at dusk and dawn on the Colorado River just North of the Mexico border alone. Well, if you read the news, there is alot of human trafficing, drug trafficing, murder, theft... on the Mexico border right now. Sooooo... I don't care what kind of gun you are packing (and I would have been carrying one or both of mine) you are still not in a good situation. Besides, going out on the water alone is just irresponsible anyway. This was not something I was told I would be doing. So, I decided it was best for me to stay. Josh was so gracious when I told him I wanted to stay. I am so grateful to him.
My coworkers threw me a surprise going away party, too! Except, when I told Josh that I was staying that morning, they changed it to a Loren is staying party! They even gave me presents! I got a gun cleaning mat, earplugs, (yes, Bart is still intregued that I own guns), a really nice pocket knife, and a beach chair. You guys are awesome!
I just got back from running on the beach. I had a great time, and I am getting better at running distances, though I am woefully slow and pathetic still. I smell terrible.
Tonight I am going to go out to the docks and throw my cast net to see what I pull up. I actually caught a sea horse once! I don't expect to get one of those, but who knows what I will bring up!
Hey, Bruce! You can comment on these posts if you want to. Lets me know when you have been on! Hope you are having fun and being carefull. I miss you. alot.