It is Sunday night...again. It was another busy weekend around here. I love all the activity but sometimes I would love to just stay in bed all weekend! Friday after work I met Chelsie at Oliver Ford. She traded our current Escape in for one with about 100,000 less miles. This will be her first "bank financed" vehicle. She was very excited. After the car purchase, we went to THE ROCK for the basketball game. WOW! What a game. The JV team only won by one point...great game. The varsity game was probably the roughest, least-fouls-called game I have ever seen. I was sure that there was going to be bloodshed at some point. The Pilgrims ended up winning by double digits. Saturday morning was an early start. We, my kids and my folks, went to South Bend to watch my cousin bowl in a collegiate tournament. If you ever get the opportunity to go to one of these, do it! It was so cool! There were teams from all over the US there...Florida, Texas, North Dakota, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio. 64 teams participated. I was amazed. We got to watch 3 different kids score perfect games. Very exciting for them! Saturday evening I had the opportunity to speak to the Young Democrats of Marshall County at Opie's. It was great to be able to pass on information about the Heminger House to another group of people. They were very generous with their donations of money and items for the Shelter. I enjoyed some of the looks I got...I was asked a couple of times if I was lost. They need to remember, domestic violence is bi-partisan. Sunday morning was spent getting Chelsie on the road back to Indianapolis. She did a great job timing the football game traffic. I had a great lunch with my mom and then picked Cole and Joey up and we went back to the Chippewa to watch more of the bowling tournament. Now...after all that...here is what I came to realize this weekend...
1. The weekends go WAY too fast.
2. Spending time with family is truly the best.
3. I still have the passion for HH and look forward to speaking to more groups in the future.
4. I think a bowling tournament would be an awesome fundraiser for the Heminger House.
5. And lastly...It sure would of been nice to have a "someone special" with me this weekend.
Oh well....
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Wow...I am officially a "blogger"!
Well...here I am...embarking on a new adventure. I love adventures. Trying new things. Meeting new people. Seeing new things. I find them all very alluring. Let's see what I think of this new world of blogging!
What does one write in their first blog ever? Do they talk about themselves? What makes them tick? Who they REALLY are, not just who the outside world THINKS they are? Wow...that is a blog in and of itself for me. Do I talk about my children? My job? My quirks? My pet peeves? Gee...so many topics. I guess I should just pick one and go with it...how about "Who is Laura Mann"
The basics...I am a 44 year old, divorced mother of two AMAZING children. I am an only child...but not the stereotypical kind, really. I didn't get everything I wanted...I have always had at least one job. My parents have been married for almost 45 years...with an 18 month break at about the 30 year mark. I was married to my high school sweetheart for 13 years. We are much better friends now. Helping people that feel hopeless is my passion. I love to try and fix other people's problems. I am not so great at fixing my own. I have a great job and a great boss. I have a goal of returning to college...but no timeline for that goal. Thinking about it actually scares the crap out of me. I try to be honest all the time...sometimes when I should probably keep my thoughts to myself. I hate injustice. My jobs have included EMT, 911 dispatcher/jail matron, victim assistance director, major event planner/fundraiser, and now Mayor's Assistant. Up until this job, it seems I have been an adrenaline junkie. Do I miss those other crazy jobs? Some days. But not most days. Now my adrenaline rush comes from my children...their amazing accomplishments...watching them grow and mature into productive young adults. I really don't think there is any bigger rush than that.
Let's see....what else. I don't smoke and hate the smell of cigarette smoke. I very, very rarely drink. Probably due to watching what alcohol can do to a family. I love reality-type TV. I don't drink coffee...but love the aroma of it. If I could find a way to live on Diet Pepsi and Chips & Dip, I would be a happy camper.
Okay...I am stuck for now. I have come up with some ideas for my next entries though....my kids, my parents, why I am still single (I will be looking for input from everyone on this one), and what am I gonna be when I grow up.
Thanks for reading my rambling.
What does one write in their first blog ever? Do they talk about themselves? What makes them tick? Who they REALLY are, not just who the outside world THINKS they are? Wow...that is a blog in and of itself for me. Do I talk about my children? My job? My quirks? My pet peeves? Gee...so many topics. I guess I should just pick one and go with it...how about "Who is Laura Mann"
The basics...I am a 44 year old, divorced mother of two AMAZING children. I am an only child...but not the stereotypical kind, really. I didn't get everything I wanted...I have always had at least one job. My parents have been married for almost 45 years...with an 18 month break at about the 30 year mark. I was married to my high school sweetheart for 13 years. We are much better friends now. Helping people that feel hopeless is my passion. I love to try and fix other people's problems. I am not so great at fixing my own. I have a great job and a great boss. I have a goal of returning to college...but no timeline for that goal. Thinking about it actually scares the crap out of me. I try to be honest all the time...sometimes when I should probably keep my thoughts to myself. I hate injustice. My jobs have included EMT, 911 dispatcher/jail matron, victim assistance director, major event planner/fundraiser, and now Mayor's Assistant. Up until this job, it seems I have been an adrenaline junkie. Do I miss those other crazy jobs? Some days. But not most days. Now my adrenaline rush comes from my children...their amazing accomplishments...watching them grow and mature into productive young adults. I really don't think there is any bigger rush than that.
Let's see....what else. I don't smoke and hate the smell of cigarette smoke. I very, very rarely drink. Probably due to watching what alcohol can do to a family. I love reality-type TV. I don't drink coffee...but love the aroma of it. If I could find a way to live on Diet Pepsi and Chips & Dip, I would be a happy camper.
Okay...I am stuck for now. I have come up with some ideas for my next entries though....my kids, my parents, why I am still single (I will be looking for input from everyone on this one), and what am I gonna be when I grow up.
Thanks for reading my rambling.
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