My company is looking for teachers

Pinnacle Education is seeking online high school instructors. We are hiring certified teachers of science, math, and Spanish as well as all other subject areas. Instructors would be working from our new virtual learning center located in Tempe, AZ. If you are looking for a great opportunity, in a dynamic work environment, please contact Marcus Campisi, Director of Instructional Operations mcampisi@pin-ed.comwith your resume/cv.

PS -- If you know of any teachers, please send them my way. I will forward their resumes on to Marcus. I actually get credit for referring people. :) :) Thanks!!!

Positive Affirmations

I've been asked to take some photos as the wedding of a good family friend/cousin. In fact I used to babysitt little Tricia -- tomorrow she's getting married. I warned Tricia's mom, Andrea, that I was a TOTAL amateur and they would get what they paid for with me. Fortunately they have a professional taking the formal picture, so I'm not the ONLY source of tangible memories for this mementos day. Nevertheless, I'm a little concerned that I won't be any good.

So in an effort to remind myself , "I can do hard things!", I went back looking through some of the photos that I've taken this past year. I was reminded that for every 100 photos I take (and I'm not exaggerating there) I get one really good picture that I feel has "thick description" (see anthropologist Clifford Gertz).

I wanted to post a few of my photos that speak to me:

My cousin Troy's daughter, Claire

Caught this one weekend while out riding ATVs
My Grandpa Schaub playing cards.
My mother at her father's funeral.
Can you feel it?

A Refuge from the Storm

I've spent the morning preparing to teach Sunday School. The Lesson is "Building the Kingdom of God" and it focuses on the trials endured by the early saints as they established Nauvoo and the blessings they received as they faithfully endured to the end. Of course all the lessons they learned have direct application in our lives today.

Anyway, one of the topics to be covered is "The Lord Always Prepares a Place For His Saints". We will discuss how the Lord's Church is a refuge in the storm of life. I found this great quote from Elder David B. Haight (Ensign November 1990,59):

The moment we step into the house of the Lord, the atmosphere changes from the worldly to the heavenly, where respite from the normal activities of life is found, and where peace of mind and spirit is received. It is refuge from the ills of life and a protection from the temptations that are contrary to our spiritual well-being. We are told that 'he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world and eternal life in the world to come' (D&C 59:23).

This is why I go to church each Sunday. I need the peace and rejuvenation that find there.

May your Sabbath be filled with peace.

New recipes

I posted 1 of my very favorite recipes for my Aunt Jan's homemade Salsa and a new recipe I came up with this week for some fresh Raspberry Muffins (delicious). Check'em out on my food blog... Joy in Creating -- http://cre8toeat.blogspot.com/.

Megan's Reality Show

So if I had a t.v. crew following me around all day filming "Megan's Reality Show", this is what you would have seen:

• my eyes popping open at 3:59am, cuz for some weird reason I usually wake up about 1-2 minutes before my alarm goes off. I guess its a defense mechanism, cuz the sound of my obnoxious alarm really grates on my nerves and so I wake up before it goes off so I can turn it off before I have to hear it. I usually wake up every morning humming some crazy tune. This morning it was "Walking After You" by the Foo Fighters (don't ask).
  
• I throw on some clothes and head over to gym -- check out the eye-candy (yes, this is one of the reasons I go to the gym sooooo stickin' early) -- get on the treadmill and sweat my way through Week 3 of the "Couch Potato to 5K" podcast (it's great!). I'm too lazy to stay and do upper body strength training like I should, so I just cool down and then head home -- I'll make up for it tomorrow, *wink-wink-nudge-nudge*
• Go home, shower, get ready for work, spend too much time watching HGTV so I don't get to leave the house as early as I was shooting for (but decided I will NEVER do a room in burgandy -- what were they thinking!). I avoid using Southern, cuz they're doing construction. Instead it's stop-and-go along Baseline all the way to work. I spend most of my time in the car getting worked up while I listed to talk radio.
  
• Get to work by quarter after 7am. Spend the morning frantically trying to pull together an RFP response with a deadline of 2pm. Also had to get everyone to sign a birthday card for my boss, cuz his birthday is tomorrow; head over to the new office building and help surprise the boss with a small birthday party. Rush back to the main district office to finish submitting the RFP response, work on getting out a company newsletter to the students -- of course run into all kinds of snafuuuus. Have a crazy afternoon of answering emails, questions, complaints, "but-what-about-me"'s from employees after I sent out a few company wide emails about newly established protocols...WHY IS IT THAT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD THINGS THAT THEY ARE THE EXCEPTION? hmmmm!!!!
• Finally, after spending most of my day running back and forth between my office and my co-worker, Gabe's desk. I finally packed up my stuff and head home a little after 4pm.
• Fight my way through traffic in 104degrees weather. Thank my lucky stars for air conditioning as I sit at a traffic light looking at the poor women melting in the car next to me sitting with her windows down flapping her hands near her face. I don't feel too bad because I paid my dues...I drove "Clarence" my trusty 1988 Nissan Pick-up for 3 years without airconditioning.
• Once I got home, I did some laundry, some dishes, talked to my mom on the phone about her first-day as a new 3rd grade teacher.
• I made pork chops with chunky apple raisin savory glaze and a baked potato on the side -- I need a husband to make dinner for.
• And then I'm ending the day with some Facebook time, an update to my blog, and a little blog surfing for new craft stuff.
• The last scene of my day would be me getting ready for bed, reading some in preparation for my Sunday School lesson this Sunday, saying my prayers and then....my favorite time of the day...I crawl into my bed, turn off the lights, and go right to sleep.

I wonder what kind of sound track my day deserves? May be I'll wake up humming it tomorrow morning.
GOOD NIGHT!

Americans are not an angry mob

I'm sick to death of the President and Congress painting dissenting Americans with the brush of irrationality. They claim that if an American does not agree with their faulty health plan proposal, they are trying to insight riots and are fighting against the greater good. This is absolutely wrong!

The Bill of Right, Amendment I
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the fress exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

a⋅bridge -- verb (used with object), a⋅bridged, a⋅bridg⋅ing : to deprive; cut off.

Mr. President is now asking you to snitch on your neighbors...he wants you to report any "fishy" information that you may receive or see related to the health care reform he is proposing. The following is taken straight from the "The White House" blog, which is controlled by the White House:
" There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."


I'm sorry this sounds like someone is trying to "cut-off" someone else's freedom of speech -- it won't be long before we see some carefully propagandized new laws

This article, and the subsequent comments, really describe how frustrated I am by this travesty called "health-care reform".

Mr. President, Americans are not an 'angry mob' | Washington Examiner

Another great example of the truth behind the Democratic propaganda....



If you object to the government takeover of your health care, please write your legislative representatives. If you don't object, do nothing.

Schaub Family Campout this weekend

This weekend was a biannual Schaub Family Campout at Woods Canyon Lake atop the Mogollon Rim in AZ. It was really fun especially since my sister Kiki drove down with her kids to join us. I finally got to hold baby Karlie -- and she was worth the wait. Here are some of the photo highlights.