"bad words"

I find it interesting that "stupid" is now considered a "bad word."

Actually, more like pathetic. Not because I think it is appropriate to call a person stupid, but because there are so many other words that are not bad words and have an equally devistating effect on a person.

I had 2nd graders today, and one wrote another a note saying that the person is stupid. And the one receiving it, of course, had to come tell on the first.

I do not remember a single time a kid called me stupid in my entire life. Does that mean they didn't? By no means. I am sure I was called stupid to my face as well as behind my back many times. What I do remember: fat, ugly, white girl, slow, cochina (actually very common in elementary school!), as well as many other words not in English.

But these aren't considered bad words. Why is that? Because the only thing that's not okay to say is Stupid. Apparently.

Pathetic.

Carpet or Suit?

So today my dad says he's going to Sears to get a new suit or suit jacket for his trip to the pentagon this week because his is now too big. I say, why not Burlington Coat Factory? My parents forgot we had one now. So we go over there suit shopping for my dad. (I went to try to help his lack of fashion) That's where this story begins.

So we're there, looking at suits. My dad is only looking at jackets. The two he liked were corduroy and uh... this one that looks like a brown and gray carpet, but mellow. Hard to describe.. so take a look.

So I keep trying and trying different NICE looking suits... and he kept saying no. Finally found some separates he could get, not too expensive (ended up the same price as the carpet lookin jacket my mom said was more appropriate than corduroy)... And I succeeded in getting him to buy a dark charcoal suit! Pretty good huh? So then my mom and I were looking at the shirt/tie packs and saw a nice gray one with a purplish tie that would look great!

We show my dad and he says, "I'm not taking that suit with me this week anyway."

WHAT THE HECK??? He's taking the carpet jacket with who knows what pants... and leaving the NICE NEW SUIT BEHIND!!! But he's still getting it incase he needs a suit for something else in the future...


Is there any time MORE APPROPRIATE to war a NICE SUIT than a trip to the PENTAGON?????

I doubt that. My father is so stubborn!

Just when I thought I had nothing to say about me.

A pastor called me today from Rancho Cucamunga, saying they just finished their new (HUGE) facilities and now want to expand their staff. He saw my resume on churchstaffing.com and really liked it, so he wants to talk more about me being support staff to the Children's Pastor.. mainly working with early elementary kids.

I looked at the website. Their new auditorium seats 3500 to 4000 people and they have 3 weekend services every week. That is Huge! But a support staff position in that situation wouldn't be bad. The only thing I have any concern about is that their belief in tongues... I'm not against tongues as long as interpretation and all follows biblical guidelines, but I have personally never experienced it, so I don't know what to think about the way they state it. I'm sure that will come up when we talk more, so we'll see.

I had forgotten the resume was even there. I haven't even thought about applying to another church since I moved, mainly because I wasn't sure that's where God wanted me. My judgment in the matter has been so clouded, by myself and my desires, and by my friends and what they think I should do with my life. The part that is hardest for me is that had I gone to a less expensive school, with better social work or child psychology programs, I would have been in them and no where near a church. But that's not how it worked. God is leading me somewhere, I know, but it is very confusing to me which way that is. I know I am growing through it all, but it is still hard.

Lots there, but you can be praying for it all. I'd appreciate it. If you want to check out the church here's the web address: www.alfconline.com

What the heck.

I figure its time I start a real blog. Not really sure why, but eh, why not?

I found out this week that my father is even more intelligent and higher up in what he does for a living than I was aware.

People have often commented that my parents are rich because of where we have lived or what my dad does for a living. I've always found this interesting because while he should get paid very well for what he does, he is not interested in money, so he figures he has enough, why ask for more? I learned something interesting yesterday that emphasizes this while situation even more. My dad was requested by government officials to go to the Pentagon at the end of January to inform them how to make the regulations that will be implemented for all government airplanes in the future. They told my dad's boss that they consider him to be the number one expert in the country on EMT Testing, basically making sure airplanes are safe to fly and various other tests that he generally can't talk about. The craziest part about it all, is that he is self-taught. No one told him how these tests worked or anything, he just studied it and learned it.

It amazes me that such an ordinary guy could be looked at so highly by the Pentagon. He makes enough money to survive and be happy, but despite what everyone around me seems to believe, he does not make enough to pay for my college expenses like most parents of kids at a private christian colleges do. Why not? Because he is happy with what he has and sees no reason to ask for more. It has caused me to learn a work ethic that many of my friends in college lacked, so I can appreciate it in a way I hadn't imagined. My dad doesn't come off as a guy who would be that way, but I guess he is. Just interesting to me.

I know this was mostly about my dad, but oh well, some day I'll have something to say about myself I suppose. lol.