Tidbits for the day

So..just some random stories and thoughts for the day.

I added another family focus case to my caseload today. This should be VERRRY interesting. The dad is fairly non compliant, or at least wants us to believe he is. we all sat in his house for nearly 2 hours today for a meeting. I about went off the deep end then, I'm not sure how i'm going to spend several hours a week there.

In my other family focus case, me and the female resident went to her home to work on cleaning her room. While in her room, the following things occurred: i was attacked, twice. by her crazy cat with no claws. I have two big bite marks in my arm. I'm a little worried about the possibility of disease. I'll let you know how that turns out. Next, while going through her purse, the girl managed to empty out the remaining marijuana that was leftover from her last escapade out. sweet. thirdly, she pulled something out of her purse that looked like a tube of lip gloss but said "liquid love" on it. I aksed her what it was and she told me I probably didn't want to know. I agreed. sick.

We have received 5 new kids in the past 2 days. Lucky for me, since i have the family focus cases, I didn't have to take any of them.

It is Feb 28 yet right now it is thundering and lightening outside. They are also calling for the possibility of tornadoes tonight. HMM. translation: Sam will get minimal sleep and will be up half the night checking the weather and looking out her window, all the while calling Dan several times and waking him up because I'm scared of the weather.

They are finally laying Anna Nicole Smith's body to rest. Thank you and now let's move on.

So far this week I have worked 31.5 hours. I still have two more days of work left.

This about sums up my day. :)

List for the day

1. I have been trying to buy more organic crap, suppressing the thoughts that spending 3.00 on a carton of eggs is ridiculous. But does anyone know why all the organic eggs i have boughten are brown, not white? and can anyone answer me why they don't taste as good as hormone injeceted eggs?
2. I waxed my legs for the first time today.
3. I waxed my legs for the last time today.
4. That was probably the most excruciating pain I have endured in my 25 years of life. Granted, I have been blessed to not have much physical pain in my life but dang.
5. This could be the end of Dan and I, seeing how he wants his wife to wax her legs on a monthly basis.
6.Has anyone ever done it professionally? Is it any better?
7.Why can't it get warmer?
8. I ate at a vegetarian restaurant the other night in Columbia. It's one of Dan's favorite places to eat. I will admit it was actually pretty good even though I'm not really into that stuff. I kind of imagined it was like where Meg is living right now and encountering every day.
9. I have decided that I should maybe work in a zoo of some sort.
10. I was watching the animal planet tonight and this zookeeper was working with tazmanian devils. I think it might be cool to work with animals all the time.
11. We have a "teambuilding" training on Tues with other agencies in town, such as the Children's Division, the schools, counseling centers, etc.
12. It's basically because the juvenile office and the Children's Division can't get along and everyone gets dragged into their crap.
13. You would think two agencies working for the betterment of children and their families would get over their ego's and really work together.
14. I guarantee this training is not going to make a difference and will only serve as a waste of time to do retarded activities like throwing a ball around a circle and being forced to say nice things about everyone.
15. Is that a pessimistic attitude to have?
16. My weekend on call is almost over, thank goodness.
17. I did not get called into work but they called me about 8 times yesterday to ask me questions.
18. I hate being on call.
19. My sister-in-law is having a baby in less than 2 weeks.
20. We have a lot of March Bdays in my family. Mine, my mom's, my grandma's, my sister-in-law, and my soon to be niece.
21. I'm ready for spring so i can take my dog on a walk. He gets very tired of being trapped inside all the time and runs around like a crazy man err dog, whenever he goes out to go to the bathroom.
22. And now I'm ready for bed.

The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce

Hmm, it seems I have been neglecting this site in favor of networking sites such as Myspace or Facebook(yes I will be 26 in two weeks and yes, i fully acknowledge that I am a loser) so am not sure anyone will still continue to read this so this may be a little social experiment. Anyways, I digress.
Dan and I have started reading some books on Adult Children of Divorce. We are especially enjoying "The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce", which is a book written after a 25 year study on the effects of divorce on children, which followed them into their adult lives. This was the first study that really looked at the effect of divorce on kids as they got older and grew into adults. We've only made it through the introduction and started the first chapter but already it has began impacting us and our thoughts.

Both of us come from divorced families, neither of us had many, if any, healthy marriages in our life to model for us what a Godly marriage looks like. This has presented problematic as we get older and look towards embarking on a marital journey, whether with each other or someone one else. I think that it's interesting to examine the full effects that divorce has on a society, the way it alters the idea of marriage. Divorce has weakened the institution of marriage in our society(I know, duh) but i think it has weakened it in ways people never imagined 25 years ago when divorce became acceptable. I learned that there used to be no such thing as a "no fault divorce", that there needed to be a darn good reason to dissolve your marriage, such as infidelity, or the courts would not grant you a divorce. Just not being happy wasn't good enough. I guess I'm wondering when did people begin to think that it was ok to bail when things weren't going great? I know we are selfish creatures by nature but I thought entering into marriage was another step in laying that selfishness down?

Like I said, we have barely got started on the book, but so far it's great, pinpoints our thoughts and feelings exactly and has been beneficial to us, to know we aren't the only ones out there with similar thoughts and emotions regarding this subject. Who knows, maybe this will drive us further and further away from any thoughts of marriage or maybe it will bring us closer in our pursuit of lifetime love, either way it's going to be interesting.

In other random news:
1. We are going to Hawaii again at the end of March to visit my friend Katie. Love that place
2. Work is going all right. We've revamped an old program, which I am the person working directly with the families. Now, I am not only a Juvenile Officer II/case manager but I am also a Family Focus Specialist. sweet.
3. I am ready for Spring
4. I am addicted to "The Office"
5.I am going to try posting on a more regular basis.