14 days of Blogging

Okay, so one of our Pastor's at our church is trying to Blog for 14 days in a row, he's trying to become more disciplined and a little more creative.... check out his blog.
http://www.jeffkerr.net/jeffkerr/2008/05/a-fortnight-of.html
If Pastor Jeff can do this so can I.

So, for my 1st blog, I'll talk about work. I love my job! For those of you who don't know, I work at Fish & Wildlife Service in the Engineering Department. This is a great fit for me since I'm married to an Engineer and we all know that Engineers can be a bit quirky?! I have learned so much in general but I really learned what my husband does as an Engineering Manager in the Government. I learned about construction contracts, acquisitions, payments, policies and procedures. But that isn't the best part of my job, its the people. Most people at Fish & Wildlife are here because they believe in our Motto, "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. " I love nature, I love being outside....I LOVE CAMPING!! I'm currently reading a booked called, "The last child in the woods" am amazing book about children today and their disconnect with nature. I was so inspired by this book, that I'm helping our daycare take a trip to one of our Refuges to learn a little bit more about nature and just go outside and play!! So, as you can imagine...this isn't your typical place of employment. In the Engineering Department we have a Moose, Caribou, a hawk and a few other animals up on the walls. The rest of the building is the same way. These are all animals that were seized for a verity of reasons and now they grace our walls. Put away your business suits, its jeans and flannel shirts in this office. I've been here for almost 2 years and I've only seen my boss in a suit 1 time. It took me about a year to learn to dress down.
I take so much pride in my job and do it to the best of my ability. Apparently is shows because this years, I have received $1000 performance award, then last week, I received $100 on the spot award for some work I did for our Safety department. Then just today, my office gave me a $50.00 gift card for doing such a great job. It nice to be appreciated for what I do.
I'm so sad that my husband's job will be taking us to Wisconsin. The HR department will help me get a job when I move but I really don't want to leave. This will be the 1st time in 8 years that I'm not looking forward to moving to a new duty station. I know things will work out and God will provide me with another job, I just pray it will be awesome as it is here at FWS!!