The Ups and Downs of all thats new.

What's new;

Town: Pinedale - a small country town populated by lifers, oil bums, halfers and wildlife.

a lifer- someone who was born, raised since childhood or been here for more then 8 years.

oil bums - workers for the 3 big oil companies, some stay all year and some for a season to make the green, return home and come back once it's run out.

halfers - here for the nice weather flee at the first sign of snow.

wildlife - beavers, antelope, deer, rabbits and other small creatures.

Jobs: Waitress - meeting the locals, serving up comfort food and pie, part time.

Babysitter - a 4 year old boy and 6 month old girl, easy peasie.

In-laws: wonderfully helpful, full of love and concern. (just like mine!)

Husband: loving and taking in the adjustments of married life with kids.

The Ups of a new town have always been good. I have had plenty of moves in my life that adjusting to small town life wasn't very hard. It's been enjoyable and I'm slowly getting into the low down, easy going lifestyle. I'm not a country girl yet, with no plans to become one either. But country music no longer irritates me. Im ok with not having a lot of shopping options. Keeps the spending to a minimum, always helpful.

The Downs are simple but noticeable. Mainly friendships, they take a long time to build and some times just don't come fast enough. Like today I could really use a friend to talk to or be with. Another down, it's easy to get stranded. Well for me anyways. I'm still working on getting all the details down to get my license then a car. It's coming along fine just the waiting is hard.

The Ups of a new job are the experiences. I get to learn new talents, improve upon old ones and interact with people with a variety of personalities.

The Downs are mainly personal. I can't be as reliable as I would like to be in efforts to keep the family balanced and lack of my own transportation.

The Ups of a husband, for many of you I don't really need to explain these. Their the same in almost any relationship. The hugs, private time, support and love is fabulous to have in life.

The Downs are the same too, adjusting, learning how to live with differences of attitudes, lifestyles, opinions and mood swings. It's a never ending learning experience that takes a lot of patience, love and forgiveness.

Over all I have no complaints. I have been blessed greatly in my life. I have a roof over our heads, food on our plates, clothing on our backs and love to fill our hearts. For me that's enough. Every thing else is just bonus.