Purposeful Living

Why is it that some adults refuse to actually become adults? Why is it that doing your best is too good? Why in the world do we have to have discussions about what work is worth doing and what is worth ignoring? Isn't doing the best work always the best policy?

These are the questions I've been pondering lately because of what has been going on at work. Maybe it's because of what I was raised with and what I always believed that doing your best work was always the best policy. Not doing your best means copping out, being lazy and not working to your full potential. What I have been learning lately is that doing the best work is not what is important although that is what all the big-wig clients are expecting and it is what makes everyone elses job easier. Picking and choosing what is "worth" the best work is what is now wanted. Am I the only one that sees this as completely backwards or is this how corporations actually work?

As if life in the "real world" isn't hard enough, why do we constantly need to be wondering what the real purpose is? I've come to the conclusion lately that I don't think I'm really cut out for working.....anywhere. I've always known that my real purpose in life was to be a wife and a mother and I really wish I could focus just on that and only that. I really WISH I didn't have to work because I would never go back there again if I didn't have to.

Maybe I need to start playing the lottery.....

NKOTB

Yup, you read it right folks - my all time favorite boy band from when I was a crazed pre-teen were right here at MOA today. When I heard on the radio this morning on the way to work I seriously wanted to "accidentally" go the wrong way on 494 and end up at MOA for hours just so I could see the men that caused me to plaster my walls, my bed, and most importantly, my school supplies and all-important jean jacket. Ah, those were the days! Seriously though, they will be here Oct. 21 (that's the day after my birthday) for a concert.....how AWESOME would that be?????

They can still draw a crowd: The 'New Kids' rock the MOA
They're still 'hangin tough.'
Nearly 20 years after they first hit the big time, the New Kids on the Block rocked the Mall of America Friday night.
Nearly 10,000 screaming fans filled the Mall's Rotunda. The scene very similar to the craze the New Kids created in the early 90's
The big difference now, they're older and they're fans are too.
The ladies that were girls almost 20 years ago when the NKOTB were the heartthrobs of America, waited, in some cases for an entire day, to see them again.
When The Kids, now men, took the stage, these 30 somethings dialed it back two decades and screamed like 6th grade girls.
The idea of meeting a New Kid... well, some things just can't be put into words.
The Kids were in town promoting their new album 'The Block', which hits stores next month.
If you missed them Friday, don't fret, they'll be back at the Xcel Energy Center on October 21st.

Busy life update

A short recap of last month:
1. Went to ND for the 4th of July and attended Holzemer family reunion and 10th high school reunion
2. My parents came to visit us a couple of weeks later so they could attend the Neil Diamond concert. While they were here, we took them and Karsten to Underwater Adventures in MOA and we FINALLY got Karsten baptized.
3. Last week Brice's dad came over to help install the new a/c. Of course, we didn't realize that the plug that is on it's own circuit that the a/c should be using is a 210 volt plug but we bought a 110 volt a/c. So now, we have to call an electrician to change it out. For now, we have it plugged into another outlet.
4. Last week I finally started training for the new position I was supposed to start in months ago. So far that is going well.
5. 3 days after having the new a/c installed upstairs, the fan in the a/c downstairs decides it is going to die. Now we have to start the whole process over again!

New Karsten-isms:
1. unrolling toilet paper
2. flusing the toilet
3. cruising (he really likes pushing his high chair around)
4. 8 teeth means he can be more independant at meal times
5. He LOVES Gerber Puffs - He can go through a whole container of those in a few days.
6. falls asleep by himself when he gets put down for the night
7. starting to wake up in the morning without screaming bloody murder
8. he finally likes playing with his ball - he chases it all over the house
9. He'll have conversation with you either by slurburt or by buh buh buh
10. he loves going on the baby swing at the park. He also likes to play in the sand and grass.

Well, that's all for now. I will be back soon for a better update on our lives and hopefully some pictures. I will leave you with a picture of a visitor we had a couple of weeks ago.