LOOKING AHEAD

This Saturday Sunrise illumintaes my soul and I look forward to my weekend. I have no work related activities scheduled!

From where I sit I see pieces of my family, including my awesome cat, sleeping on the patio. The morning dew dances in the amber hue of morning light, the calming sounds of music sing to my soul and I am lost in peaceful gratitude to God.

This day begins in a perfect sort of way...

EVERYTHIING WAS QUIET

I was staring at my blog, listening to my playlist trying to decide if I had something fabulous to say...and then the boys came home.

I definitely have some intriguing thoughts...I'll just leave it at that.

Normally tomorrow would be a radio day but my radio days are over. Fun on the Fox does not exist anymore and my Tuesday and Thursday mornings are free. Well, not actually, I just arrive to work at the usual time on those days.

Work, oh my gosh, it's so exhausting. I have never been so busy in my life! KCSG recently affiliated with MyNetworkTV. This means our logo changes and that means everything that brands KCSG changes. Advice from me - never change your logo!

We have also picked up a whole new line of programming. This means promotions for every show and for our news broadcasts. And you thought I just had one station to promote...I do just have one station to promote...one station with 15+ shows, monthly events and an overwhelming amount of sponsorships.

Work consumes my life...

BUSY TIMES

It's been more than 2 weeks since my last post...a reflection of how much free time I don't seem to have.

Life in the world of media never slows down. There is always an event and KCSG TV makes every effort to cover whats happening. My most recent event..

The St. George Lions Dixie Round Up Rodeo! Cowboys are the funnest people...or maybe it's just the memories they stir. I grew up with a cowboy dad. Well, he was a part time cowboy. The other part of the time he was polynesian. Can the combination be any better?

But I'm getting off topic...

After the Dixie Round Up parade and after cleaning up my display at the Ultimate Home Expo, I arrived home, chinese take out in hand, around 8:00. I think I slept through my food, cleaned up the mess and went directly to bed. What an exhausting week.

Looking forward to doing it all over again as the St. George Marathon and Hunstman World Senior Games are just around the corner. And we'll be squeezing in a little bit of WWE Smackdown just to liven things up.

Betcha wish you were me...not.

But wait - the best part of all is that it was homecoming weekend and Ammon's first date. Good thing I have Karamea to pull up the slack. She took over as mom and made sure her brothers looked "sweet" right down to the flowers. Thank you Karamea and thanks to the rest of my family for supporting my crazy schedule...

REVERSED ROLES

Friday September 5 was mom's birthday. She is 82. I expect not to be around next year when she reaches 83 so I thought I would drive up and spend the weekend with her. Since this was opening weekend for soccer season I went on my own and enjoyed a quiet weekend with my parents. Friday afternoon I sat listening as dad spoke of his aging aches and pains. A flood of memories filled my mind.

I was home again, a child to my parents and I rememebered...

snowball fights

hide and go seek

late nights on the front porch

climbing the tree

picking raspberries

weeding the garden

Raymond

Cardston

Medicine Hat

reading scriptures

driving the car

grocery shopping

going to church

cowboys at the Calgary Stampede

As I sat there watching my parents in their old age a tear moistened my cheek and I realized how much they now rely on their children to care for them - reversed roles.

In celebration of mom's birthday we watched a DVD then went to dinner. My brother Mark was by earlier in the day. We sat and watched video of his most recent trip to the Canadian Rockies.

I miss my home...and my childhood.

PLEASANTLY SURPRISED

Today was not a good day. A little more stress than I would like and not enough positive energy. So tonight after the usual domestic duties were completed I took my book and went out on the patio to exhale. Not long after I had settled into my comfort zone, I heard the slide of the patio door. Hamilton came out with his book and sat nearby. We read.

It was a pleasant surprise and one that would not have occured if there was a television in our house that actually did more than transmit from the DVD player.

It's just too easy to loose yourself in the mindless entertainment of television. You don't have to think and you don't have to imagine. It's all done for you. I know. I spend all day creating the visuals that come at you from your television.

So next time you want to exhale look for a book instead of the remote or...check out these ideas...