Some tough times

These past couple of weeks of been really tough for me. I have a great family and wonderful friends who are getting me through all these times.

The students at school are getting a little crazy lately. They seem to think the year is over and they do not have to work or follow any rules. They are driving me crazy!! For some reason or another, the kids are making their lives harder. There are things they still get to do at the end of the year, however, I wonder if they will make it.

Work is also becoming more difficult. With the school asking more and more of the teachers with little incentive, I wonder how many teachers are going to be willing to stick it out. I love teaching and it hurts me to think that I might not be in the schools much longer. I will be making the swich to law enforcement as soon as my leg is better.

I need to be able to run and pass the physical exams for the PD. This does not mean only the KFPD but also other PDs in Oregon. Alicia and I have also discussed briefly moving to the coast. I would like to start here at the PD and become trained by these officers. Every time I hear the sirens blow by me or see the cars fly, it makes my stomach turn wanting to be in there helping in any way I can. AAAHHHHH! Ohh well....it will happen sooner than later.

Wiard is also taking a toll on me. The project at Crest was suppose to be done a few weeks ago and it continues to be an ongoing project. It is very frustrating when we only have a few people working on it. I am putting in a lot of hours trying to finish moving dirt back into the trenches. I am losing valuable time with my family and missing them tremendously. My wife has been raising our kids by herself with little help from me. I go to Mills at 7:00 and get home about 8:00. Those are 13 hour days 5 days a week. That is to much. I also have been trying to do more work at the PD to get back into the swing of things. I wish Wiard was done so I didn't have to work so hard there and I can spend more time with the police department and my family. After Crest is done, I am going to let my boss know I will not be working except for closing duty on Thursday.

Things always get better. It is said that He does not give us more than we can handle. I think this is a great test!!! Hopefully I will be able write more. I would like to write daily or at least every other day. Talk to you later!