enjoy the second quarter of 2008 by having one new and fulfilling experience in April, May, and June. Woo Hoo!

My experiences were new and I think I a waiting on the fulfilling part.

April: I had suffered from a staph infection since January. I got a kidney infection and had a fever of 102 degrees. Therefore I earned Cipro. This was my first experience with this drug. WOW! In 24 hours all the staph was gone. I felt so amazing. What a powerful medication. I consider this new and fulfilling because it gave me my life back.

May: I had the loss of a friendship that mattered more to me than I could ever know. This was new to me. I was the most vulnerable in this realtionship and learned how important this was by it’s loss. I’m waiting on the fulfillment part and yet I do see it on the horizon. I also experienced living in the forest during frightening fires. Fulfilling, no…but I have a much different perspective on life. Life is fragile, hand with care.

June: I started engaging in long conversations with strangers in the local bookstore. I have continued to do this. There are so many interesting stories. I have always enjoyed impromptu conversations with people, but this is different, I search them out. One a week.

June was a busy busy busy month, filled with preparations for July and August. My “new and fulfilling” experience, in particular, came about half-way through the month. I took extended leave from work in anticipation of my July travels, but I took the leave about two weeks early. I spent that time truly enjoying my summer, no strings attached. I saved up some of my money so that I could really enjoy the summer as I pleased, and it was so much fun! Long, lingering days with my love; exciting, laughter filled days with my friends; relaxing and exciting memories, just of my summer. It was wonderful.

My dearheart broke up with me in the middle of May and I have been struggling with it, but on time will heal my wounds.

Sigh

pretty sure i accomplished this, in spite of recent unpleasantness, but not really up to searching back through memories for details…

I went on the Hokulea, swam in Kona bay, and tried some other new stuff that was really great. Yeah. It was good.

got my temps(: and did really well at summer basketball stuff.

and probably some other awesome crap, but i dont remember. :P

i suppose that’s what i get for being away for so long(: it’s good to be back.

April, I did some roadside surveys for the Huron River Watershed Council (I did want to be a surveyor at one point.) Not as much fun as the River Rouge Cleanup I did before.

May, finished my first semester of college!

June, turned 24 (and wasn’t completely bummed about it :)

Ok July morning totally made the whole June better, after all the term tests and exams I needed this night with friends, the sea. It was cold, but everything is OK when you got somebody to keep you warm… I totally enjoyed the second quarter of 2008 and especially the end of June.

This June was a really odd one. A lot of cool new experiences. A couple of concerts, last two weeks in highschool, the graduation prom, six exams in two weeks. And here’s July and, finally, summer holiday. And a ton of plans. So, I’d better get admitted where I want to, or else it’s gonna be kinda tough to get money for all those things I wanna do. Life’s green, for now, and I hope it stays that way.

First of all, this whole last quarter has seen my granddaughter go from just starting to sit up unassisted to high speed crawling. She is now able to pull herself up and I suspect she’ll be standing by herself and even taking her first real steps in a matter of weeks. Her acid reflux, though not completely gone, has been reduced substantially.
June was full of new and fulfilling experiences. We attended the Bear Creek Blues Fest June 28 and it was the best one yet. Yes, I know I attended it last year but it keeps getting better and better. I can’t wait until next year.
Our grandson Nick was enrolled in swimming lessons and went from level 1 to level 4 in one week. He had never had lessons before but apparently is a quick study.
We got a lot moved to the house in Slater. Mostly our collectibles and stuff we don’t use often. It still isn’t quite ready for us to move in, but it won’t be long. I organized our basement and got rid of a lot of junk we don’t need. Some things actually wound up going to the curb and I took some clothes to The Lighthouse store. They sell the donations to help victims of domestic abuse.