Beneath the Wraps

  After church we returned to the house to change and drove toward Casa Grande as it is the halfway between Kevin’s house and Tucson where Richard’s sister is.   We met them for dinner at Cracker Barrel.   Met Sue’s new husband and her therapy dog, Pita.   Conner finally had the opportunity of opening all of his presents.     On Monday morning Kevin and Richard left the house as Kevin had arranged for Richard to have a job interview.   A second interview was set up for later that afternoon.   We said our good-byes and left for the second interview.   I was to wait in the car but managed to pop in and out as it was rather warm and the interview went for an hour and a half.   I don’t know if we’ll be moving to Arizona or not.   But need to keep in mind the message of Tracy Browning’s talk and how it made me feel.   I am ready to take that leap of faith. We chose to go back through California as it provided more places to st...

           I like having people look me in the eye when we’re talking.   It annoys me when the person I’m talking to seems more focused on a toy, tablet, or another device.   For years I just thought of it as rude.   Yet over the years, I have learned that some people pay better attention when they seem focused on whatever they may have in their hands.             Jenna is one of those people who pay better attention when it appears that she doesn't seem to be focused at all.   She gets annoyed with people who don’t realize that she’s paying attention when she is.   I have already created a post about her ability to talk and listen at the same time.   It boggles my mind that she is able to do that.             Nobody ever learns at the same level – though it didn’t seem so obvious when I was a youth as it does now. ...