Closer To Free

Archive for August 2007

Back in Class!

Posted by: beaner927 on: August 28, 2007

So I’ve been in class for the past 2 days, learning all about Leasing Agent “stuff” like the Civil Rights Acts, Fair Housing, etc. My brain is so full of job-specific knowledge! At the end of the day today, I had to take a 100 question exam. If I passed the course exam, THEN they would [...]

Closing Time

Posted by: beaner927 on: August 20, 2007

“Closing time, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” (Matchbox 20)
I am beginning a new chapter of my life. My life as a “Stay-At-Home Mom” ends this Thursday, as I begin at my NEW job. Granted, I worked a few hours for my friend at her store last year, but I didn’t have to [...]

Posted by: beaner927 on: August 16, 2007

Thanks for the kind comments from yesterday’s post. I try not to talk too much about the past so that I can ‘move on’, but sometimes things happen & the past is brought back to me. Dwight & I had a hard week. There were some BIG misunderstandings. Past doubts & fears were re-lived. Sometimes [...]

Protection

Posted by: beaner927 on: August 14, 2007

According to Wikipedia, the Witness Protection Program was established in 1970 to provide protection to witnesses before a trial & from retaliation afterwards. The Federal Government relocates & provides new identities to those who risk their lives by giving testimony in certain cases. To help avoid discovery, witnesses must sever ALL ties with former aquaintences.
Some [...]

What Time Is It?

Posted by: beaner927 on: August 9, 2007

An Ode to High School Musical 2 (watch it on Aug. 17th) and to Parents of school-age children:
What time is it?
School time
Goodbye vacation
What time is it?
Homework time
That’s right, say it loud
What time is it?
The time of our lives (parents)
Anticipation
What time is it?
School time
School’s in, scream and shout!
2 Weeks & Counting!!!!!!
 

Close Calls

Posted by: beaner927 on: August 3, 2007

My younger brother, Jimmy, lives in San Diego. He sells fruits & vegetables in a Farmer’s Market as his latest (and greatest) job. Yesterday, just after he finished setting up the stand, a 79-yr. old man plowed through the market, hitting my brother’s stand. Thankfully, Jimmy wasn’t hurt, but if the guy had gone through [...]

The County Fair

Posted by: beaner927 on: August 2, 2007

***Before I talk about going to the fair, I just want to say that one of my worst fears has always been crossing over water on a bridge in my car. The tragedy in Minneapolis really freaks me out. I feel awful for what all those people went through & for those who lost their [...]