Quick update from last time:

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So, Sue hasn't passed away yet. I misunderstood Brad's away message. As far as I know she's still in a coma but getting better. They've been talking about taking her into surgery to fix some of the problems the accident caused. So-- keep praying for her and her friends or family... especially her fiance!

2.
Things for the Dinner Auction are going well. My office is a complete and total mess. So much so that every time I walk in it feels like I'm getting a migraine. So in an effort to better that situation I'm attempting to organize it. The kids are coming in on Tuesday to help. I'm gonna put them to work entering the items into the computer and deciding which items should be put up for live auction and which are for silent auction. Which reminds me, I need to get an auctioneer... crap...

3.
Personal life is alright. I'm not suffering the lonliness I thought I might be at this point in the year. Though it goes without saying that I miss my friends dearly! BUT- only 12 more weeks until I get to see my girls and the other interns so that's pretty exciting.

Oh! I get to go home for Thanksgiving so I'm pretty excited about that. We have a silly tradition in the Jennemann household-- we're those crazy folk who are up and out of the house at 5:30am the day after Thanksgiving banging on the doors to get in for the Early Bird Sales :) It really is a lot of fun. Plus we get all of our Christmas shopping done that day-- who could ask for more?! I have been nearly beat-up several times but that just makes the day more fun.

One more thing- my University Supervisor, Paul Schoepp, is coming up to visit Nov 10-12 so pray for me!

4.
Other than that, things are going well. If you'd like to hear more please call or email or write me! I'd love to hear from you!

SIDE STORY: Just to prove to y'all how much I enjoy getting mail... I got a postcard from my friend Mike Clair ("Tex" from camp) who's in Rochester, NY and I literally did a little dance at the mail box. Yeah. Embarrassing but true. So, if you want to make me do a little dance, SEND ME MAIL!

Okay that's it. I'll update later :)

~Jamie

It's been two weeks and things are still going well. My first official confirmation lesson is tomorrow so we'll see how that goes with the 30-some-odd children I have in my class.

Other than that, things in the Great Land are going well. I truly am enjoying myself. Right now we're in the midst of an amazingly busy two weeks. I'm busy every night this week with church things (home visits, meetings, bible study, youth activities) not to mention the piles of things entering my office on a daily basis for the Auction to occur on November 6th. It's a good thing but you know how I am about clutter... EEK!

I got some bad news yesterday about my friend Sue from back home in St Louis. She passed away yesterday as a result of a bad car accident in which she failed to wear her seat belt. Pray for her family and friends. (PLEASE WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS!! I DON'T WANT MORE BAD NEWS!!)

Personal life is going well. My prayers for a cure from my loneliness have been answered and I couldn't be happier. My friend April is coming home this weekend from Montana so maybe I could squeeze-in seeing her sometime on Saturday.

If you want to know anything else about my oh-so-exciting existence in Alaska, call or email me.

~Jamie

Count down to Confirmation 2004-2005: 1 hour!!

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

Okay, now that that's out. Confirmation starts here at 2:30. Kids start arriving a little after two. The good thing about today is that I don't technically have to teach. We're doing joint classes today (8th-7th-6th grades together) because the 7th grade teacher is outside*(see below for meaning) AND next week Pastor Rockey and I will both be gone so it'll be a riveting day of watching an old school Luther movie :)

Teaching for me offically starts on October 20th. Right now I have 22 kids on my roster and we're expecting more... PLUS I have no volunteers helping me right now... so it's me and 22 6th graders locked in a small confined space... whew! not sure I can handle that! :-/

Other than that things are going well. Say a quick prayer for me today so I survive confirmation. Also, pray for guidance in the personal realm too. Things outside of church are turning out to be a bit more complicated than planned.

Off to prep for confirmation!

~Jamie

definition: OUTSIDE: n. (slang) Alaskan word for lower 48; outside of Alaska