Busy Bee

Hi all, I've been a busy bee lately--some good stuff, others not so good and just stressful through and through. So I guess you could say this week has been bittersweet. The good thing is my job is still coming along very well, and I did make a small dent in my Latin course. But some personal stuff has had me on edge and also my car did a crazy thing with my boss in the car so I have to take it in to the garage early tomorrow morning. If my car dies, it takes the job with it! But I can't worry about that right now. Once again, O helped me through an insane day by sending me a thoughtful email and then allowing me to vent. Priceless! This is one of those blog entries where I'm basically brain dead and can't think of one neat thing to say. This week will continue to be busy, but in a couple weeks things should die down. By the end of this month I SHOULD be a certified basic catechist which means I can teach kids up to grade 5. I can go on to get more training for older people but I don't know when that happens yet. Being certified isn't the most important thing in the world--let's face it, if I'm ever in a poor mission field (like I was last summer), the people don't ask for a certificate before letting you teach. You just show you know the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Seven Sacraments and they put you to work. But once I get certified, I'll feel stronger about my knowledge and I'm sure my students will learn a LOT more. (Case in point: One kid asked me last year: "Mary is Jesus' Mother, right? And the Holy Spirit is His Father? And to make a baby they have to be married?" I don't think I ever convinced the boy I knew what I was talking about when I assured him they were NOT married, but indeed they were each a "Parent" of Christ. Sigh.) I spoke to FC for a while today and he is still looking into missionary options for the USA. So am I but I need to get my stuff together here first and make sure I'd be able to fulfill an obligation like that.