June 10

Well my first day without a boss went pretty well. I went to the church at 9:30, and spent an hour on the phone with Dell… I’ll leave it at that… After that little expedition (ok… I guess technically I’ll leave it at that…) I went to lunch with Mrs. Pauline. We went out to Pinehurst, a little place about 15 miles out of Riggins, where the Hacklers, who I mentioned in my post on May 18^th, run a trading post and restaurant. It’s a cool little place, and it was nice to see the Hacklers and where they work. It was also really good to get to know Mrs. Pauline a little bit better. After lunch I went back to the church and did some pressure washing. One of the things Pastor Jim wants me to do while he’s away is get the church parking lot pressure washed. I did that for about an hour when Bruce Bovey and Carl Smid drove up and unloaded a bunch of gear. It turned out that they were going to be hanging the house monitors from the ceiling. I spent the next 4 hours climbing around in the church rafters helping them to get that job completed. They look great, and having the monitor stands out of the way really keeps the stage looking less cluttered. Once that was done I headed home to grab a shower before the Jr. High game and movie night. There were three kids who came, and it was a good time. We played Wii then watched “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. I actually feel a lot more comfortable having the Jr. High youth night, because I am enough older than them to be an authority figure instead of just a friend. It makes it a lot easier to guide the night where it needs to go when I’m not just one of the teens at the event… and I still have a lot of fun. Afterward I cleaned up, then came home. I’ll probably make the volleyball court my project tomorrow, unless it’s raining, in which case… I don’t know. Pray for guidance, peace of mind, and a fun Sr. High Youth Night on Sunday evening. That’s when I’ll be telling people about all of the other events that will go on this summer. Pray it goes over well. Thanks for reading, and praying.