"Dock that chink a day's pay for napping on the job!" - Blazing Saddles

This summer is proving to be rather interesting....

The plan was NO school, but to work, pay off some stuff that gets neglected when my focus is on biology and not bills.

However.....sparing you the details....wait....when do I do that?

Ok....first my "school year" job that was supposed to end at the end of May got moved out to the middle of June....and then it was going to go to the end of June.....but that fell through.

So a week into June, I started looking for a summer job. That took about a week and I got a job as an "on-call" nannie. I told them BEFORE the interview that I couldn't work past August 15th (leaving for Alaska...and then school starts along with my school job). I was assured that was no problem....went to the interview and and was offered the job.

DAYS later I am told that they need someone who can work through the fall....so NO job.....so now here it is the end of June.....I STILL don't have a job and now I get to interview and say "Yes, I am the perfect candidate....since as soon as you finish training me, I WILL quit!"

AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

So now I have no job....no money.....and not even McDonalds would hire me....

College has REALLY paid off so far!

The plus side....I have an AMAZING tan...since sun bathing is all I can afford!

"You aint fooling me girly girl. I know who you are!" - Fried Green Tomatoes

You'll have to excuse the new colors....I am having a girly moment and I wanted my blog to match my toe nails....

Doesn't it just say..."YAY Summer!!!!"

"Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops!" - Arsenic and Old Lace

Summer is here....my job is over (I tutor and the demand for that slows down quite drastically when there is no school).....and there is a stream of endless possibilities as to how I should spend my summer....unfortunately they all seem to be working a mindless job for minimum wage and minimum enjoyment....

Summer really is not all it's cracked up to be sometimes :(

I am, however, somewhat making the most of this time....I am working on the family cookbook and memory book.

Basically it is just a random compilations of stories and traditions tied together with the one thing we all love....food!

However, I do feel incredibly honored to be the one to be able to do this! I am getting stories, notes, and historical data about my family that I never knew....

As I get to know this family more and more, I become immersed in a feeling of awe that stems from the knowledge that I am come from people that not only did extraordinary thing that changed the course of this country, they also did small things on a daily basis that carried into the lives of all those around them!

It is daunting at times, and feels rather intimidating....but at least I know from them....the potential is there to make things happen! (and I know the secret to a seafood gumbo that will make you slap your mammy)