A Different Perspective
I am Marjorie's sister and her biggest fan. My name is Jane and I come complete with one fantabulous husband, one amazing daughter, one tiny baby who will be making a debut next winter! I am blessed with an incredible family (nuclear and extended) and I would go to the ends of the earth for them. My sister is headed to the ends of the earth where she currently does not have access to the web, hence, I am blogging tonight! I am a teacher turned domestic engineer so this whole idea of blogging is a little strange. What is the objective and how can I assess it?

What I learned about myself this week
I am not sixteen. Although it may seem obvious to the rest of the world, this came as a bit of a shock to me. I think I may be a bit depressed. I have just spent the week at Indiana Sunday School Camp in Fortville, IN. A few of my friends enticed me with girlfriend time. We all rallied at the campgrounds where our children were able to play, speed around on the golf cart, moonbounce, eat ice cream, dig in the dirt, and then have children's church every night. After children's church, we dressed the kiddos for bed, let them party till they dropped and then we started our evening conversation. I don't think any of us were blue in the face but we did a lot of talking. Our husbands will testify that the chatter didn't stop even while we were on our phones with them. This plan was great for about two days. Day three is when I began to learn my lesson. I am thirtysomething and pregnant. I just can't hang like I used too. I need sleep! By day four, I was walking into walls, literally! So our great girlfriend week ended with all of us sleeping in today, and all leaving the campgrounds before sunset. Alas, the days that are no more...

Just a simple lunch
On day four of camp week, we had a mini adventure. We took our children out to lunch at Subway, one of the two restaurants in Fortville. As illustrated in my last lesson, we were all a little groggy. After ordering, some discussion started about where we should sit. I conveniently chose the first available option. My choice was completely unsatisfactory to the children who wanted to sit at the "tall" tables. Naturally, I moved to be closer to everyone and in doing so, left my purse on chair#1. I finished my meal in chair #2. When it was time to go, I discovered no purse on chair #1 or chair #2. Some very helpful men had handed it into the manager.

Lessons in teamwork
It took an unusually long amount of time for the manager to recover my purse from the back. It would be helpful to know at this point that one of my friends is married to an Army intelligence officer and another is a news reporter turned domestic engineer. Almost at once a mission focused team developed. We discovered that my bag had been ransacked and ALL of my cash was missing. Our babysitter in residence (thank you Charity) got the kids out to the van and started a DVD. One friend got into her car and circled back through the parking lot to observe any comings or goings. The other friend began to interview the men who handed in the bag. It was very obvious that the employees had stolen the cash but were not going to admit to it. My friend in the parking lot was on the cell phone with the reporter friend and was very insistent that we call the police. Eventually a helpful officer arrived on the scene. This is when my friend, the reported really got it in gear. She kept asking if what the employees were saying was normal. Finally, the officer told them all he was going to give them each a lie detector test. To end this dreadful tale, the manager "called the owner" and said I should get money from the drawer for my trouble...Puhleeze! Regardless mission accomplished. They picked the wrong mamma's to mess with! In retrospect, it was an adventure and it was awesome to see how we all jumped to action. We may begin our own earth saving mission ala Kim Possible!

Auf Wiedersehen
This is the end of my blog. Please be kind! I have after all discovered that I am not so young, I am definitely sleep deprived, I am pregnant, I have just returned from a crime fighting spree with my friends, and for crying out loud-it's my first one ever! So until Marjorie finds another corner of the earth without internet, I bid you.... Auf Wiedersehen


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