Well, it's been 4 days since anyone here has heard from Jenny (my youngest) and over a week since she's been home. I just pray she's all right.

Patrick--who pays most of the expenses here--has been sleeping on the couch because he wanted us to have the rooms. (We are planning on walling off the bonus room, though, so we'll have another bedroom.)

Well, since Jenny hasn't been here for more than 5 days out of the last 30, we decided he should get the room. We've been cleaning the incredible mess she left and putting her things in the hall closet for now.

Today we'll move a bed into the room for Patrick.

Please pray for my Jenny. We don't know where she is or what she's doing. She's not answering her phone or text messages. Pretty soon her phone's battery will die because she left the charger here. She's just turned 18 and is definitely a confused young woman.

Today started out badly. I just couldn't seem to get motivated to do my workout. I always get depressed while looking for jobs.

I have a seasonal job that will restart in a couple of weeks but I still need to search for work in order to get unemployment. Depressing, because, even though I know I'll be back at work soon I can't help thinking of all those others who have no propects in sight. There are no jobs out there! Its getting harder and harder to find one to apply for, never mind 3 a week!

I'm hoping that this season I'll be able to save enough so I won't need unemployment next year. Its just so hard when the prices keep going up!

As for my workout--I did do A LOT of running (and I mean running!) up and down the stairs today while helping my son with some organizing.

I WILL do better tomorrow!    (Today, I mean!)