I'm Grateful That My Plans Didn't Work Out
I had made contact with different family members about my plans of sending Jenna to Utah by herself to visit family and we would pick her up in August. It had been a thought is all. It's not that I was trying to get rid of her during the summer. I just know that she's been homesick for her brothers and cousins and probably a week would not be enough for her. She did want to march in the parade at the end of last month and this month - only this month didn't work out for anybody in the group except for Jenna. We manned the booth instead. Jenna and I had been assigned for the very first shift, and then she got recruited to stay (see here ). Her actions certainly helped with funds but even better (in my opinion) was that it gave her a confidence that she has somehow kept hidden for many years. She enjoyed doing it, and she en...