New Job

Well I have been at the job for a week. I have some thoughts and observations...I look mean when I am concentrating; the people part will be the hardest part of this job; I don't think like other people; I am going to be working long hours; I wish everyone could just get along; I wish I could say what I think to everyone and not have them get offended, since I think that is what I was really hired to do; I am excited; I am afraid of how bad my house is going to get while I am never there; I am tired thinking about it; I hope it is not as many hours as it looks like it is going to be; I hope I have time to do my calling justice; I like work; I am good at it; I am glad I can finally say that without being embarrassed.

What I have been hired to do: I am the Training and Procedures Manager for the ACES Project. ACES stands for Accounting and Compliance Enterprise System. It is essentially the replacement of the Tax Accounting System. Tax Branch has 1700 employees and I am part of the Organizational Change Management Team and will work to develop the training plan for the Branch and the development of any procedures associated with the change. I can't get any more detailed than that because I don't know any more detail than that. Right now I know that I am working with the vendor who has a training manager and a trainer on board...what they will do as opposed to what I will do I have yet to discover.

Dillon Beach 2009

Dillon Beach 2009 - 15th year or so....hard to keep track. The same: good friends, good food, a little sun, a little fog.

Thursday night is always the night we plan on most people traveling in so we set up a simple kitchen and bring some soupy dish from home to heat up with...

Dillon Beach biscuits. Yum. We go through dozens and dozens of these. Thursday night crowd digging in. Todd, Greg, Bryn, Lennie (back) Brandon, Kurt (Back) Barrett and Colin.

Friday morning...beautiful day. Cecilia, Brandon with Rainbow's baby boy, yes in a pink hat, and Greg.

Fog stayed at bay.

Owen holding his whittling clinic for Nick, Spencer, Tanner and Bridger.

We stayed close to one of the camping areas we used to stay at when the group was small. I love this place because we just have to go over one dune to get to the beach.

Todd's crab catch. It was a good year. It was really great having Todd back after four years.

Saturday around the camp fire...fog was back.

Saturday's gang.

Ward Campout at Camp Nauvoo

Placerville Ward potluck and campout at Camp Nauvoo. We drove up and had to get a picture of the missionaries playing volleyball in their shirts and ties.

Seth and Hannah came over to talk.

Bishop giving the group instructions on dinner and sign ups for something. There were quite a few people there. We have a quirky ward but I gain more appreciation for the quirkiness every year. I am grateful for these people.