The Most Exciting Game of Pool Ever

Me
Elliot
The mini pool table
8 balls
one cue

The battle insued... many were lost on both sides. Numbers accumulated in the high 3's and 4's. The Elliot lost 4 balls; but was only able to steal 3. Therefor, due to the diparate loss of balls, the Waha was the champion. All lost balls were burried in the table...never to be seen again. It has been speculated that certain religious scriptures tell of the "return of the balls" and an all ending pool match...only time and faith with tell.

Put It In Your Pocket,

Sarah
~special contributions made by Elliot

Shh... Its quiet time

So, I had an awesome weekend! My best friend from home came to visit me, and we had fabulous fun walking downtown, shopping, and eating potbelly's (a personal favorite).
This is us under the bean at Millenium Park...


Then I went home for the week! I've been missing my family soo much; Its so nice to be home and see them. I live out of Chicago about 90miles southwest. It seems so quiet here... And everything and everyone is so calm. There is no hurry to get things done or pressure to be productive. Its such a nice pace... I really miss it. I love Chicago, but there's nothing like coming home.

Embrace silence,
Waha

PositivIITy

So, if positivity isn't a word already... it is now! I had a fabulous experience yesterday because someone made an effort to say something nice. I was making my daily walks for work--I deliver things and communicate with people all over campus--and one of the women I work with in the housing office is new. She has had a load of work put on her and not necessarily the proper training for her job. Everyday we sit down together and connect up the offices. Yesterday, she said to me, "I cant tell you what a life saver you've been these past few months." I take my work seriously, but I don't ever think of what I do as having a major impact on anyone specific. When she said this though I started to think about it...I realised not only that I do have an impact, but more importantly how good it felt to have someone tell me something positive. I returned my appreciation for her hard work, and later that day made an effort to share my appreciation for someone else.

My mother has a motto: Tell people if they need to improve, but also tell them when they do are doing well. She carries this concept to the work place, the store, and everywhere she works with people. What she's found is most of the time people are unaware if they are doing something unsatisfactory and are interested in constructive criticism, and they feel great when you tell them you appreciate them. I like this. I think it works, and I make an effort to do so. Yesterday's positivity was an excellent reminder of just how important this is!

Peace out cub scouts,
Waha

ps. spell check as confirmed that positivity is already a word...guess I'm too slow on that word creation. Its funny how some words you can just tack on the "ity" and its a word already, but others...no one ever bothered to make into real words, so we have to do it ourselves.