What I Am Doing Now - 1999

Another New Year's Day has come and gone. What better time to update this page? A lot has happened this past year...some good, some bad and I'm not too sure which catagory the rest fits into. For the most part, this past year has been good and the bad...well, lets just say I have learned from it and leave it at that.

I have come a little futher on the journey to find myself, I found a dream and then had to step back to allow someone else to find theirs, I have gained a daughter in law and a grandson all in one day. My son has married a very nice girl he met on AOL and she has brought a beautiful little boy into our family. I wish them happiness as they begin their life together.

I am learning alot about the programs used to construct some of those really awesome web pages you see out there...mostly the grapics programs. Playing with graphics has always been a main interest for me anyway. Something about taking a bunch of different colors and mixing them together to come up with an end product that makes you feel good.

And remember when I said I didn't want to be the one that makes the programs, well...I'm going to try to do some self taught visual basic and see what that is all about. From there I may go on to other things, depends on how it goes. So much to do...so little time to do it in.

There is a poem going around in e-mail now called 'Things I Have Learned' and it is a good one. I have given it some thought and here are some things I have learned.

I have learned that I am stronger then I thought I was and that my strength did not really come from the walls I built around me.

I have learned that there is a lot to be learned from the kids out here, if we only take the time to let them teach us. It always amazes me what they know and are willing to share.....with more patience then they sometimes receive.

I have learned that facing the future does not mean never looking back.

I have learned that you can put a Band-Aid on a broken heart and that, with the passing of time, even the most painful memories have good in them and are to be treasured. With the help of a good friend, troubles shared really are troubles halved. I am fortunate to have a friend like that, one who put aside troubles of her own to listen to mine, even though hers were greater. Thanks for being there!

I have learned that I still have a lot to learn.