News

I am sorry for the long hiatus. I have been very busy and preoccupied with school and the job search. This week is going to be crazy as well, as I have to finish a paper for a conference on Saturday.

On Monday I went up to the dale and interviewed for the serials position at the college library. The current serials librarian will be retiring in June, and I applied for the position. The interview went very well, though the weather was crazy. There was a really bad ice storm that took out branches and power lines and phone lines, and the library was without power for the first half of the interview. It was kind of an adventure, and I was pretty relaxed. I was unable to meet with the provost, as he was unable to make it to campus due to the ice, but I received a call from him later in the week and he offered me the position. So, I will be back in the dale starting in June! I am very excited to be going back. The Lord is so good! I am still very busy, but that is one less stressor. (I was going to say, one less thing to worry about, but Sunday school was about worry, so I'm trying not to worry.)

I need to go, as I have a lot to do in a very short span of time. But, I will update more often. I just had to wait until my news was official. :-)

Encamped Along the Hills of Light

I have finished the second run through of my data for my paper. I am in crunch mode, and it is too early in the semester for this. Hopefully the end of the semester will be more relaxed. I have 2 big things that need to be done in the next few weeks, and yesterday I was in complete panic/stress/freak out mode. It was not fun. I am feeling better, but I am still frustrated with myself, as I should be more together than I am. I can't wait until I have a real job and no homework. I know life will still be life: complicated, but hopefully in a different way. I really enjoyed having a real job and a life. It was easier. Now, I have school, work, and life, and it is hard to balance it all.

Last week, work was crazy, due to the ice storm. The library was closed Tues. and Wed., and Monday and Thursday were insane, as people were preparing for the storm and then eager to get out of the house after the storm. The storm was worst Tuesday night. I was a bit nervous. We basically had a zombie attack, but we were safe in the apartment. There were popping noises outside that sounded almost like gunshots, and the wind was blowing branches and ice around and knocking on my bedroom window. The next morning when we walked to the bus, it looked like icicle pieces were all over the ground. Zombie fingers. But we survived. (And no, I do not actually believe in zombies. Just some joking to ease the nerves.)

I am leading Sunday school for the next 5 weeks or so, and I'm kind of excited. Logistics with the prayers requests and such still need to be ironed out, but hopefully it will all get squared away.

I would appreciate prayers for the next few weeks, as they will be rather crazy, but I hope it will all go well and get done.

TTFN