Audra Jennings

Don't get me wrong. I love these kids. However, sometimes I cannot wait for the bell to ring. I really do think it's because some of the lessons are way over their heads. Way. Over. Their. Heads. Knowing this train of thought was too much, I said that the priests in the Old Testament were from the tribe of Levi. Did anyone know what tribe Jesus was a descendant of? Let's just say the answers led me to say, "Jesus was not an Indian Outlaw. He was not part Cherokee and Choctaw." Of course, that part of Tim McGraw's career was over their heads too. I told them the best behaved child - the obvious one, and then one boy and one girl got to pick a song for the video. I didn't care which one, how many parts, or if we had done it for the video before. The boys lost out on their choice. Then, I had to beg the two girls to hurry up and pick a song. We didn't know the second choice too well. I just can't keep children under control. That's w...

Parts of Tim McGraw's "Next Thirty Years" have been going through my head lately. Thirty years from now, I will be 65, the age people hope to retire. What am I going to do for the next thirty? "Lord, have mercy on my next thirty years." So, what I have I done on my first jobless day? I slept late.  I finished the last 20 or so pages of a book. I helped my dad deliver food to three older couples from church. Went looking around Office Depot. Dad and I spent time at Home Depot buying supplies to build me a table to extend some work space in my home office since it looks like that might be a starting place for me. I tried sweet potato tots at Sonic. I hit my finger with a hammer while putting together the table. I had a phone call with a potential employer. I went back to my parents house and strangely watched the last half of Ghost Dad with Bill Cosby.  I came home to answer a couple of emails related to the job hunt.  I went through my Facebook con...