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Hi everyone,

How's it going in your parts of the world? Things are steadily busy here at work with our big software conversion in progress. Next month should be thoroughly confusing; I anticipate frequently not knowing which system to use for different tasks. Today I ran through a bunch of conference material to figure out which seminars I want to attend. I'm excited to go to a conference because a) there's one seminar that is my big hope for revolutionizing what I'm currently working on, and b) I'll get to stay in a hotel that costs about $100 more a night than I would usually spend on my own vacation.

So, short Fridays are all over, but I still manage to keep my weekends packed. Friday night my sister and Ric and I all went to see Crazy Heart at the theater. I'll try and post a review this week in case any of you are considering seeing it (it's still in Brea right now).

Saturday I got to sleep in and popped straight out of the house for a couple of miles on the track and one in the park. I ran some errands, grabbed a smoothie, and headed home. Since I rarely go to my mail box, I had to sort through tens and tens of letters. For once, instead of being upset by bills and HOA notices, we actually got a couple of refund checks for overpayments! Sweet! I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a Kings game with Ric and prepping for a night out in LA. My mom and my sister and I went to see Mary Poppins at the Ahmanson. The show was great. I loved how they made "magic" happen on the stage, especially the feat of Mary flying out above the entire audience - even up to the balconies. The audience response was crazy.

Saturday we made it to church, and as soon as I got home I turned around and headed to Disneyland with my sister. We made a point of doing several things we had never done at the parks. We caught the shows inside and outside the Golden Horseshoe (awesome music inside!), climbed through Tarzan's tree house, sat through the Pixar parade, got Sam Andreas Shakers, and learned how to draw Mickey Mouse at the animation studio (mine actually looked pretty good!). I came home with every intention of staying up late to watch Lost with Ric once he was done playing video games, but he played for longer than I thought, so I fell asleep. That means today we've got a mini-marathon to complete. We have about four episodes left to re-watch of season five so we can feel refreshed with the storyline.

Up this week: Like I said, a marathon tonight! I might also make some cupcakes for work to celebrate a happy Lost Day. Tomorrow we're going to Ric's parents' house to watch the show's premiere. Wednesday we've got a movie night. Thursday I'm pretty sure we'll be at home watching the Kings vs. the Ducks, and then it's on to another busy weekend.

Health updates: Since I last wrote about praying for my health, I actually have seen some improvement. Maybe I just needed to feel like I was fully giving up any control of my health. At the very least, I feel really at peace with my current status, despite the aches and pains that still hang around. I have been really blessed to be jogging again.

Hope you all have a good week. If you think about it, pray for my own focus and productivity. :)