Rollercoasters

Here goes a work rollercoaster. Starting today I work on week on one week off. So as far as the blogging goes it might be sparerack.

This last weekend due to the holiday I had to work until Saturday. Then had Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday off. Don't get me wrong it is time off, but what can you do in 3 days. Well on Sunday we went and took my grandma on a picknick. Monday came and went and all I did was laundry. With laundry done that left not a whole lot of Tuesday so I defrosted the freezer for my mom and cleaned it. Oh, I went shopping with my mom too. And today is Wednesday which starts my work week (I know crazy). Once again I am in the UP. Fun Fun I am already board thought.

Well not a whole lot going on here so I will let you go read something more intresting.

Thirteen Things I Love about The Beach 1. Waves hitting the beach. 2. The water 3. The sun shining brightly 4. Feeling like I am in paridise 5. The tan that I get from going to the beach 6. Watching people 7. Not having a care in the world 8. The sand between my toes 9. Hanging out with friends 10. The beach itself 11. Vasking in the sun rays 12. The sound of children playing 13. Getting ice cream after a hot day on the beach Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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The crazy things you see

This was the picture that my co-worker and saw as we were driving down the road today. We were trying to decide if the car in front of us meant to have their hatch up or even if they realized it. Then each of the doors came open and then shut. We were guessing that the "door agar" light was on and they were trying to figure out what door it was. So I honked my honor at them and we singled that the rear hatch was open. They finally pulled over. We pulled over behind them to let them know that they didn't losing anything. After we pulled back out on the road we couldn't help but laugh so hard. You would have figured that they would have noticed something different. Then to top it off they were very ungreatful that we even cared. People these days. That is what you get I guess for helping someone from Illinois.

Let this be a lesson to you that there are still nice people out there.

Single and Saved

Today while sitting in the car with a co-worker waiting for a train to go by (I know it is crazy) we talked about relationship and guys. As I was checking my email just now I came across an email from a friend that conveys the conclusion we came to. So I decide to share it with you.



What makes you think that just because I aman attractive woman of Godly intelligence
That I'm incomplete without a mate?
Who told you that without a mansomething's missing from my life?
And if so, what would that be?Love?
I love myself and more importantly I love the Lord. He told me that when I delight in Him,He will give me the desires of my heartSecurity? I have everything I need according to His riches in glory. Intimacy? Now, how's a man going to get to know me when he doesn't even know who he is in the Lord. See my Father told me I'm above a ruby's worthAnd a gem does not seek, it is sought. I'm single and that's all right with me. See, it's not that I oppose relationships, it's that I detest co-dependency. As a woman I know it is not my role to chase after any man.Esther 2:14 reads that I am to wait on my king and when he's delighted in me. He willcall me by my name. My Lord does not intend for me to be needy or desperate. I am to be Cherished, Relished, Valued, and Honored. It's not my job to convince him or convict him of that,my mate will already know it and consistently show it. And he will stay on his knees daily,not just to adore me, but to praise the Lord For the virtuous woman he has found. So, when you see me by myself, I'm not alone.I know what I have coming to me. I'm single and saved, and right now that's all I need to be!
-Anonymous

Whats next???????

When your have just come from a hotel and your waiting for a train to pass so that you can work what do you do? Well this morning I took the newspaper with me. While waiting and waiting for the train to come I started reading the paper. An article titled "Tag! More schools ban games at recess." Which brings me to the title of my blog "WHATS NEXT????"

First parent, teachers, and staff at schools complain that children need more recess or time to get rid of the energy they bottle up from sitting in the classrooms. Not only does physcial activity increase students consentration but it helps them perform better when they do have to sit down. Physical activity also helps with that obesity problem that our nation is so concerned with.

So what do we do?... take away their opportunities to interact with peers and run around and excrise. All because accidents happen. When will our children learn that you have to be tough. Bazar (author of article) consults an expert about children interacting in activities such as soccer, tag, touch football, etc. shes says that it is a safty concern, because tag turns in to hitting, pushing, and people running into each other. But then another expert says that children need to have the physcial activities to stimulate their minds. So what do you do?

Well one of the suggests is to play tag, soccer, and touch football in gym classes. Like accidents aren't going to happen there. If anything you will have an increase in injuries due to the confined areas.

Wow, I am not even a parent and I know that physical activities are what children need to develop physically, mentally, and socially. Children can learn so much for sports (teamwork, problem solving, spatial awarness, and how to stay healthier are just a few of the lessons that can be learned).

Below you will find a link to the article so you can read it for yourselves. I also encourage any comments about what you think. Maybe I am off in left field by myself.

USA Today
By Emily Bazar
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-06-26-recess-bans_x.htm

(2nd post) Pics from Florida finally here..

Not even in Florida for 24hours and we had hit the stores. We all tried on outfits. This is one of them and it fit as all. You will be happy to hear I am the only one who kept it.

Aunt Pam, Mom and I went to Sea World for the day. They made me stand in line with all the little kids and get my picture taken with Shamu.

We are at the Shamu show. Just one of the many shows we saw.

This is my Aunt, Uncle, Cousin (The Grad) and his Girlfriend.

I thought this flower is very pretty and I just had to have picture of it. Besides it works good for a computer scene background.

In the middle of no where this week...

Well after what should have been a 12 hour drive, but only took us 11 hours we finally arrived at our work cite for this week. We are working in Ironwood, which is in the middle of no where. I will let you know later weather or not I will recommand visiting Ironwood any time soon.

This weekend was pretty uneventful. I packed up stuff and got it organized for this coming weekend. On Saturday I went shopping to get my dad his fathers day gift. Yeah, I know nothing like waiting til last minute. I do have to say the I got the best card ever for my dad. It went something like this Dad you deserve only the very best for father's day (then you opened it up) and that is why you got me. Then on Sunday we celebrated Father's day and my Birthday, which is not until Tuesday, but because I am going to be gone we had it on Sunday.

That is all for now. Hopefully more to come.

Thirteen Clues toTo Help You Figure Out Where I Was This Week 1. It is in Michigan. 2. It is next to Lake Michigan. 3. It has a lighthouse. 4. You can play miniture golf at Pirates Cove. 5. Some call it the "Land of sun, sand, & water. 6. It has an air port (which I worked in). 7. This place has an Opera House. 8. In August you can attend the 2nd annual film festival. 9. It is home to the Beach Bum Baseball team. 10. You can go scuba diving to shipwrecks. 11. This place has more Tall Ships then any other port in Michigan. 12. It is 20 miles from the Sleeping Bear Dunes. 13. It is also known for the Nation Cherry Festival in July. Where was I?????????? TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Here goes my summer

After spending the last few weeks on vacation, it was time to start working. At 8am I started my MDOT (Michigan Department of Transportation) job. This week I am driving back and forth to Lansing to complete training of a job I have done for what is going to be my 3rd summer. Yeah I know it sounds crazy, but that is usually how the state works.

I am sure that you are wondering what I actually do. Well the last to summers I have done O&D studies (Orgin & Destination) and turning movements (you set at an intersection and push buttons for the direction that the vechicle moves in). Yeah it is as easy as it sounds. But this year because of it being an election year we are not doing O&DS so instead we are interviewing travlers at rest stops and airports (WARNING: If you are traveling any of these this summer it is painless). Along with doing rest stops and airports we will be having to work weekends, boooooo!

I have to keep in mind that the job pays very well with many hours. That means I will be rolling in the dough this summer...... Yeah baby!!!!!!! I hopefully I will be able to bring you on some of my trips this summer.

A sad :( day in the Wiseman house

You never know how attached you are until they are gone. She became a large part of our family and now after 10 years she is gone. At 6:30 this morning mom came in to my room and said Kali can you get up for a minute. After asking why I did. Once she got my brother up she told us that Pebbles (our dog) had passed away in her sleep. Very fastly I had ran into a wall of emotions. I am not completely sure what to say so I am going to leave you with that for now.

Back to reality

Some of you might be wondering if I am still alive. Well I am. I just have been in Florida for the last 10 days. My cousin graduated from High School, so my mom and I went down to celebrate with him. There were only 40 graduates, he also recieve a scholarship in the memory of a past student at his school that passed away suddenly. This award was not expected. The staff, junior, and senior classes all voted on the recipient of the award. So as you can see it was a hugh honor.

We also spent a few days shopping. If you ever get to Florida to go shopping I would recommand going to Beals which is a large department store with great sale prices. In fact we found it so great that we visited Beals at least 3 times while in Florida. Below is a picture of my Aunt, my mom, and I all in the same outfit (yeah I never thought I would say that). The freaky part is that it looked nice on all of us. The good news is that I am the only one who still owns it.

While in Florida we also went to Sea World. I have never been before and if you don't like all the rides I would recommand it to all. Some shows were funnier than others, but over all it was a wonderful trip. We had hot weather but it could have been a lot hotter. Below there will also be pictures of Sea World.

The weather was very, very nice while we were down there. So between shopping, graduation, and Sea World we enjoyed the pool at my Aunts house. Even though I didn't get a dark tan I was very proud of the fact that I did not get burnt.

So that is were I have been.

****** Sorry dial up and it is taking to long so I will try to post pics. at a later date:(

Birthday's

If any of you know my friend Noelle at "Noelle's Life" today is her birthday, and I wanted to send her a birthday wish from sunny Florida (were I am for 10 days), but she said not to tell her how nice it is. So I am not going to (the weather is extremely nice) opps that was a slip Noelle. Anyways have a VERY VERY Happy Birthday!!!!! See ya when I get back.

Happy Mother's Day...

To all who are mothers, are going to be mothers, or just wish they were a mother!!!



This is a book that my mom loves so much. It is one of those books that is written more for the mother then for the child... the reason I say that is because when I was younger I never understood why she liked it so much, but now that I have grown up I can understand why she likes this book.

So this goes out to her:

"I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always
As long as I'm living
My mother you'll be."

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOM!!!!!!

Thirteen Things about going home for the summer 1. Get to spend time with my family 2. Go to my home church 3. See my dog (Pebbles) 4. See my cat (Chloe) 5. Relax 6. No homework 7. Catch up with old friends 8. Nature (woods, lake, and a backyard) 9. Work begins soon 10.Camping trips 11. Means I am one year closer to Graduation 12. Time to scrapbook and make cards 13. Time to exercise :( Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Uneventful week so far...

This week has been pretty uneventful. Do you ever get that feeling like you should be doing something, but there is nothing to do? Well since I finished this school year I have had that feeling a lot. I don't like that feeling. I am one who needs to stay busy. So on Monday I started to unpack most of my stuff. I am finding that I have to much stuff. In fact unpacking became spring cleaning. The worst part of it all is that I have more to go. Which is what tomorrow is going to be all about.

Today I went grocery shopping for my mom. She is really busy this week with staff appreciation party, and getting things done before we leave for Florida. I found that the stores are empty on Tuesday afternoons making it the best time to go shopping (just a word to the wise).

I guess that the highlight of this week might be that I have to go Thursday for my physical and drug screen so that MDOT will hire me. I will let you know later how that goes.

Well I think that is about all. Not much happening in the small town.

Long Time No Hear...

Sorry everyone that I have not gotten around to post anything in awhile, but this is what my week has been like. Monday I had one exam, Bible Club, had to study, and pack; Tuesday I had two exams, Bible Club, had to study, pack, and rearrange the room; Wednesday I had one exam, had to finish packing, clean, put up with my picky RA (I am being nice), and move out of my dorm. Yes! It is final over! The semester has ended.

What to do with myself now...
In two weeks I am going to Florida to celebrate my cousin's graduation and get a SUNTAN!!
Then hopefully it is off to work shortly after that.

Well I have to go for now, but I will be back soon.

Friday Night ...

Friday night Kassy stayed the night at my place. We watched movies and eat pizza. Oh, ok I tried to watch a movie and she just tried to get into everything. Kassy and I took a walk down the hall and a few of the girls saw her. One of them thought she need a Care Bear that was the same size as her. Over all it was a great night and I would do it again any time :)

*** I know this is a long time in coming but was having problems getting my pics to upload.

The K-House Banquet

We are closer to the end of my first year at Cornerstone. Tonight my roommate and I attended the K-House Banquet. It was a fun way to draw the year to an end. Ami and I had lots of fun dressing up to look like princess. This first picture is of Ami my roommate in her dress that she bought just to go to this and then is returning it. Isn't she the bomb-diggity:)


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This is my roomate and I.

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Even though our sweetmate did not go she is the best sweetmate ever so we wanted our picture with her.





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This is me. I am wear the dress that I was suppose to wear in a friends wedding that never happened.

Monday Nights Since January

Every Monday night from 4:00 to 9:00 I drove a 16 passenger van. I went down into the "hood" and picked up kids to bring them out to Cornerstone to meet with their LJ group. Some nights were better then others, but I will still miss spending my Monday nights with 60 cool kids. This Monday was our last night and here are some pictures of the kids' last night on campus.

This is all 60 (give or take a few) plus the LJ leaders.

Big Bob painting the "stone".

Look at the monkeys I work with :)