AuburnChick's Adventures

Happy Wednesday!

I’m so thankful for Joyce and her fun link up each week.

I apologize for not getting back to many of you last week. Work has been crazy, and when I get home each day, I’m exhausted. I’ll try to do better this week.

Alrighty – let’s get to the questions now.

1. August is National Golf month…do you play? Do you enjoy following golf? Have you ever been to a professional tournament? 

I can play putt putt. I’ve also been to Top Golf. Do these count?

I’ve never played a round of “real” golf though. It will never be in my wheelhouse. I doubt I have the strength, eyesight, or accuracy to get anything off of a tee.

I don’t really follow golf, but I don’t mind watching the big tournaments. I’ve also never been to a professional tournament.

2. Astronaut Jim Lovell of Apollo 13 fame passed away this past Thursday. Are you interested in outer space and what’s happening today in terms of space exploration? If space travel became common in your lifetime would you go? How do you personally relate to the idea of exploring something vast and mysterious…does the idea excite you, intimidate you, or something else? 

I have always been fascinated with space. One of my favorite field trips was to a planetarium when I was in elementary school.

As a Christian, the discoveries that are made increase my awe of God and how He ordered the universe. What beauty and creativity, not to mention sheer power, are in His mighty hands.

Despite my love for all things space-related, I’ll keep my feet firmly planted on Earth except for the occasional airline flight to see my grand babies.

I see nothing wrong with exploring vast and mysterious things, but we need to be mindful of Who created everything. We are not owed answers. It is my belief that many mysteries are intended to remain undiscovered and unknown until the day the Lord chooses to reveal them to us, which He may never do.

3. Describe your communication style in three words. 

Verbose

Flowery

Mindful

4. Do you have a favorite cookbook? A favorite celebrity chef? Do you watch any cooking shows on TV? 

Although I prepare a lot of recipes from Instagram posts I come across, my go-to recipe book is this one.

I’ve been following Megan Gilmore for almost ten years. She has three or four cookbooks. All of them are fantastic.

I don’t have a favorite celebrity chef, nor do I follow any cooking shows. I used to, but life got busy, so I curtailed what I was watching.

5. As a child did you have any back to school traditions? If so, did you carry on those same traditions with your own children? Do you have any back to school traditions you’ve started on your own? 

I can’t remember any back-to-school traditions from when I was growing up. I attended a small private school in a tiny country town. I don’t remember going shopping for clothes or school supplies. Was that even a thing back in the 80’s?

When my children were younger, we did go shopping for clothes and supplies. It seemed as though they’d outgrown everything by the time August rolled around.

Backpacks always needed replacing, and the kids certainly couldn’t start off a new year with old crayons and pencils.

Funny story.

I was a stay at home mom for eight years, and money was tight, so I shopped sales and often maxed out my savings by submitting store rebates. One year, I bought drug store brand crayons (Walgreens, I think) when it was time to get school supplies. My kids were in elementary school, so they went through a lot of crayons and markers.

My kids were okay’ish when I told them I was buying the off brand; however, this decision became an epic parent fail when my kiddos discovered that these crayons were horrible. They did not color well at all, let me tell you, and I finally caved and bought them good old Crayola brand from that point forward. I think they were a little traumatized. 🤣

We talked about this for years. Bless it.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Last week, I asked one of our student workers who stayed in town during the summer to make a copy for me.

I got a blank stare in return.

Y’all, she didn’t know how to make a copy.

She’s used the copier to scan documents and email them to us, but she had no idea how to actually make a copy.

Despite the fact that every generation since mine (Gen X) has grown up with computers and other fancy tech gizmos, the up and coming kiddos don’t know how to complete basic tasks, like make a copy or edit a PDF.

Back when I was a classroom teacher, I remember my students not knowing that Ctrl C was for copy and Ctrl V was for paste.

It’s not just those kinds of skills that are lacking.

The ability to answer a call professionally, take a message, ask someone how to spell a name, and even repeat a phone number are soft skills that have to be taught.

I enjoy working with the students in our office because these are skills that will set them apart when looking for employment in the future.

Y’all have a fantastic week!

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