  It was a busy weekend.  But first,  let me start with an article I read in the paper today.  urlLink Poor Martha Stewart The author makes some good points. nbsp;  The stats about child welfare are incredible and saddening.
nbsp;  He references a report by the Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota,  which is available urlLink here .  Need something to listen to while I ramble on? nbsp;  How about.
 urlLink an& nbsp; oldie ?  Now that you're jiving,  maybe you'll be more willing to listen to me.  So Friday and Saturday were fairly uneventful for me.
nbsp;  I did clean house and rearrange furniture on Saturday,  and managed to pick up a package at the urlLink Post Office ( containing a beautiful,  albeit hard to wear out of the house with just a t- shirt and jeans,
 urlLink bracelet/ ring thing ) nbsp;  Sunday was the big day though. nbsp;  I met the kids at 8:
00 in WBL to get ready for the worship service we were leading. nbsp;  All in all,  it went well,  but it took so much of my energy,  I was spent by 11:
00 am. nbsp;  Then it was off to urlLink Mervyn's to buy cheap furniture. nbsp;  They're closing,  you know,
 and that meant I could work on refinishing the youth room.  cheaply. nbsp;  I ended up with 6 round cafe tables and 2 rectangular ones. nbsp;  All are unfinished plywood/
pressboard,  and should present a great opportunity for individual creativity. nbsp;  urlLink Mosaics? nbsp;  Paintings?
nbsp;  Poetry?  & nbsp;  Who knows.  I got a quick nap when I returned home after eating some pasta,
 and then it was off to my first- ever shift at urlLink The Bridge . nbsp;  I had a really good time. nbsp;  For confidentiality reasons,
 I can't really tell stories,  but let me just say that the kids in my youth group now seem calm and might not get in trouble that much this fall. nbsp;  :  Work is boring today.  Oh!
 In other news that I forgot to tell you,  I've come out of my boy- induced psychotic episode ( see last Friday) nbsp;  I am,
 again,  calm and focused,  not stressed out about being 26 and not having a boyfriend in at least the last 4 years and having no prospects and when are you going to get married and have kids and buy a house in the suburbs? nbsp;  Really,  I'm ok.
nbsp;  I don't really feel my biological clock ticking (  urlLink I'm not really sure I even have one,  and if I do,  it's on life- support )
nbsp;  Sorry if that last link doesn't work ( my internet is acting really funny so I can't check it right now)  Latah!  Rockin' out to:  Sweet Silence Wisdom Source:
 1984 Today's Wisdom:  Don't rely on the internet. nbsp;  When you most need it,  it won't be there. nbsp;
 It's probably seeing other people,  too.  urlLink Read more!
