In my blog - it is suddenly 2012!

It has been YEARS since I've posted here in my blog. I guess I would have to say that Face Book took me away from Blogger. Well, that and changing jobs, moving back to South Dakota, travelling daily for my work, and so much more.

So much has happened since the last post that I can't even begin to catch my readers up with all the changes. In a nutshell, I left my college teaching position in Wisconsin and took an itinerant school psychologist job working for tribal K-12 schools in South Dakota. We moved, we struggled with selling our modest WI house, nearly had it go to foreclosure, and then it sold in April/May 2011 just days before there would have been the foreclosure sherrifs sale.

We now have a beautiful 1 acre lot in a small town. The land is a joy, the house is not. It is a 1921 vintage small house in rough condition, and I miss that WI house every day. Repairing our finances has been the focus, and hopefully we'll soon be at a point to do something about our crummy house. The redemption is the yard, the fruit trees, the shade, the huge vegetable gardens I can grow. As spring arrives and summer nears, I start getting excited about the possibilities and the fresh foods that will come from my efforts.

My work? I love it. I love working in SD Indian Country. I'm in my 3rd year, and I've hardly noticed. I really like the people, the kids, the travel, etc. I've learned so much, and made some good friends. I miss my work when the summer comes, because then I'm faced with trying to live in a super small town with folks that haven't had the broad experiences I have had.

So...now that I've rediscovered my old blog, I will hopefully post from time to time to keep my online diary again. I'll let you all peek into my interesting world, and experience the 2012 summer garden journey. .....Later