....it's been a month?

Wow.... So... it's been about a month now.... I guess I should update....

In the end of June I helped my brother move into his new house, and it is a really nice place. It's in a great neighborhood with a lot of families in it, so his dogs are getting a lot of attention from all the neighboring kids.

For the 4 of July weekend, I went to my uncle's farm, where a bunch of the family got together and lit off fireworks and had a big pot-luck and such and so on. It was fun to see some of the family again (I don't see them much in the summer months). Then on the Fourth itself I went to the concert at the bandshell (as usual) and then watched the town fireworks with my friend Rae.

Earlier this month I went to the tech school's acedemic services department and took some tests to see where my skill level is at. Now I am working on re-learning certain skills (math) and also learning some computer skills. Most of the computer stuff I've gone through so far has been simply review of what I've taught myself, but a few things are new to me, and kinda interesting. I also took a survey thing that helps you figure out what your interests are and such. After thinking over my results, and comparing them to certain hobbies and habits, and such, I think I might want to go into accounting or something like it. I realized that I really like numbers and figuring and such, and will even do such things when I am bored. I have a pretty good head for math (though after being out of school for four years, I'm a bit rusty in some areas). When I go back in again I'll talk to them about how to enroll for some actual classes.

This past week we released our dear friend Harley back into the woods. He has grown quite a bit since we first caught him, and I'm certain that he should be able to make it quite well on his own from here on out. My mom still wants food left out for him, and the food does seem to be eaten, though I'm not sure if it's him or something else (like one of the neighborhood cats) eating it. I shall miss having him around. I still have to get some pictures posted of him.

Work is going fairly well. We have been getting in a good number of our fall shoes, and have been busy clearancing our summer stock and reorganizing everything into the fall layout. It really seems strange speaking of fall in July... Anyway, it has been going well. In a couple weeks I am going to be getting a lot of hours, as the lead associate will be going on vacation. Also sometime very soon the other associate will be quiting, and I will be getting her hours. That will be very nice. Also, as it gets closer to the holidays I'll be gaining even more hours. This all makes me very happy, mostly because...

...my car decided to stop working. The other day I tried to start it, and all it would do was turn over. My step-dad checked it out and said it was probably some cap or gasket or some such that was malfunctioning. So we loaded the car onto a trailer and took it to the garage. As far as I know, it'll cost somewhere between 200 and 400 to get it fixed. This means that I'll most likely be riding bike for a while, which isn't really a bad thing.

Well, I think that's about it for the major events in my life for the past month.