Monday, April 14, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
For the last time on Friday afternoon at 3:00, our office logged off from the only computer system we have known since 1989. It was the program that officially got us started down the electronic freeway and since that day we've never looked back. A few years ago the State introduced their 'own' system and slowly started getting other counties to join that system. Some counties had never been on a computer system at all, so this was a welcome sight to them! While others, (like ours) wasn't too sure and just wasn't ready to change. Why fix something that wasn't broken in the first place? Our system was meeting the courts needs as well as the needs of the public. Unfortunately the State Courts Administrator's Office did not agree.
After several years of fighting against joining the rest of the counties, our former clerk finally agreed to let the State have their way. We had been hearing horror stories from other counties about the inefficiency of the system; how hard it was to learn, etc. Why would we want to join them? I think our waiting paid off however, for most of those early 'bugs' have now been worked out. I'm sure it's still not perfect, but our system wasn't either.
Monday morning at approximately 8AM, we will all log on to this new adventure. I'm looking at it as that, just because I don't handle other people's stress very well!! Eventually our records will be available at a site called "CaseNet" along with all the other counties in Missouri. It will definitely look different, but we'll get used to it.
Last night was "Jazz Night" at the BSU and featured brothers Jacob and Kane Hiser. You can visit their website at: http://www.thehiserbrothers.com/home.htm
They are 2 very talented young men and we enjoyed almost 4hrs of very sweet jazz music. They were joined by Paul McKee who played the saxophone and tenor sax and drummer whose name I can't remember!! I have a feeling they will be famous one day. They know me, don't they??
After several years of fighting against joining the rest of the counties, our former clerk finally agreed to let the State have their way. We had been hearing horror stories from other counties about the inefficiency of the system; how hard it was to learn, etc. Why would we want to join them? I think our waiting paid off however, for most of those early 'bugs' have now been worked out. I'm sure it's still not perfect, but our system wasn't either.
Monday morning at approximately 8AM, we will all log on to this new adventure. I'm looking at it as that, just because I don't handle other people's stress very well!! Eventually our records will be available at a site called "CaseNet" along with all the other counties in Missouri. It will definitely look different, but we'll get used to it.
Last night was "Jazz Night" at the BSU and featured brothers Jacob and Kane Hiser. You can visit their website at: http://www.thehiserbrothers.com/home.htm
They are 2 very talented young men and we enjoyed almost 4hrs of very sweet jazz music. They were joined by Paul McKee who played the saxophone and tenor sax and drummer whose name I can't remember!! I have a feeling they will be famous one day. They know me, don't they??
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
April 8, 1990
Wow! 18 years ago our youngest child Christopher was born. And although at times it's been rocky, Billy & I continue to be very proud of the person Christopher has become.
As I write this he is at a concert featuring the Christian bands Skillet and Thousand Foot Crutch. He actually got in free because he was asked to help with set up during the day today, and then was asked to be a part of the concert 'staff'. So I hope he has had a great birthday so far.
In a month he will graduate, and then hopefully be working this summer before attending MSU this fall. You always look forward to the day when your kids graduate and move on to bigger and better things. But I think you also wish they were still that little boy just starting kindergarten.
HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY CHRISTOPHER!!!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
You know, I've had a headache all week. I tend to get rid of it overnight, only for it to reappear the next day. I think it's the weather, however, work has not been the funnest (is that even a word???) this week either. I won't elaborate only to say "....we are all adults here, peoples!!"
Okay...enough of that. Billy went to a meeting on Wednesday of all the campus ministers on the Missouri State University Campus. This includes the Methodists, Lutherans, Baptists, even the Catholics. They had agreed that officers should be elected for their Campus Minister's Association (or CMA for short...but not to be confused with the Country Music Awards). So for President, it was down to Billy and another guy; they sent them to another room while the others talked about them...er.....casts votes for them. "And the winner is.....BILLY!" So Billy is the new President of the CMA for MSU for the next 2 years.
In other family news....Christopher will turn 18 next Tuesday. Yes, I said 18. Can you believe it?? He's gone from this:
To this: 
Sigh....he's all grown up....sniff....just seems like yesterday he was learning how to climb stairs....wait....he STILL has trouble climbing stairs. Graduation is just around the corner. And just a few more years....and Billy and I will be ALONE!!! WAHOO!!! (sorry Chris....no offense.)
Okay...enough of that. Billy went to a meeting on Wednesday of all the campus ministers on the Missouri State University Campus. This includes the Methodists, Lutherans, Baptists, even the Catholics. They had agreed that officers should be elected for their Campus Minister's Association (or CMA for short...but not to be confused with the Country Music Awards). So for President, it was down to Billy and another guy; they sent them to another room while the others talked about them...er.....casts votes for them. "And the winner is.....BILLY!" So Billy is the new President of the CMA for MSU for the next 2 years.
In other family news....Christopher will turn 18 next Tuesday. Yes, I said 18. Can you believe it?? He's gone from this:
To this: 
Sigh....he's all grown up....sniff....just seems like yesterday he was learning how to climb stairs....wait....he STILL has trouble climbing stairs. Graduation is just around the corner. And just a few more years....and Billy and I will be ALONE!!! WAHOO!!! (sorry Chris....no offense.)
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