• May. 13, 2007
Ooops...
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I actually have two big posts I'm working on, but they take time. So, I guess I'll just write a little bit about what life has been like.
I started working at a local organic farm on Friday, and planted quite a lot of lettuce. :) It's a fun job, and it's lovely getting out into the bright sunshine and clear air! The lady who is my boss, I guess is a lot nicer than the lady at the place I worked last year. Similar job, different place, nicer people. I also got a hanging basket from there for my Mom for Mother's Day! It has tumbling tomatos and lettuce and a marigold, and while it doesn't look particularly beautiful now, I think it will be quite nice when the plants grow. I asked how much she wanted for it, and she just gave it to me! Very sweet lady. She was also going to give me minimum wage ($8.50 per hour) for the first little while to 'see if I was good', but decided by the end of Friday (my first day there) that she liked me enough and I did a good enough job to get $10 an hour! So, I'm really happy with that. I won't work everyday, and I'll only work maybe 4-5 hours each time, but that's enough for me right now, and it's really awesome to have a bit of money to put away.
I also began my Assistant Water Safety Instructor (AWSI) course a week ago! It was for 5 Saturdays, and I've done two, so only 3 left! It's actually tons of fun, even though it's hard work. We got to assist with some lower level classes yesterday, and that was really neat. Little children are so sweet. Mostly watching, but sometimes helping the children, I learned a lot about teaching through that 3 hour experience! We will have 8 hours of assistant teaching experience by the end of the course, too! TAfter this course I do another first aid course, (pobably in the fall) and I've already done Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross, the first two lifesaving courses, and then once I turn 16 I can get my NLS (National Lifesaving Service award) and my WSI (Water Safety Instructor award), and then I'm all set to go to be a lifeguard and swim/water safety teacher for the Canadian Red Cross! Yessss!!!! It's very exciting! I love working with kids, and helping people, and being responsible for people's safety: leadership.
So, I think that's all the exciting news I can think of, except that my cousin cut her finger off on a meat-slicer at her job at a deli. They have sewn it back on though, and I think it's going to grow back. We have yet to see whether she will have any feeling in the end of her right ring finger though. Please pray for her, it must hurt incredibly, and they didn't perscribe any pain killer, and my Grandparents gave her some codeine and she is very allergic to it. I'm not sure what she is using now.
I hope I'll hear from everyone soon!
Sheila
[EDIT: PS. Make that three posts I'm working on! Oh yeah, I'm also making the RSS feed available. I didn't know what it was before. If you want it, there it is. :) ]
Comments
• May. 15, 2007
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Posted by melarooski
That's great, about the AWSI and your job at the organic farm! Your cousin on the other hand, well, that's not so great. :-0 I prayed for her.
I'm looking forward to your "big" posts. See ya' around!
-Melanie
• May. 15, 2007
Hi!
Posted by Mariah
I am glad your job and AWSI course are going well! I've been praying for your cousin.
I'm really looking forward to your next posts! I've missed them!
