Disabilities

Here is an update of the last month or so...
I did absolutely nothing for the whole month of January, it was awesome
I made banana bread, sugar cookies, and brownies all in one night
We discovered our favorite game, its called dominion
Jordan learned 4 new songs on the guitar
We've developed an addiction for pickles

Jordan continues to work hard at school

We had Indian food on Valentine's day

I got a job at a disability law firm
I can no longer button my jeans
The baby now can kick
I sewed some pillows
Yeah, I know, life hasn't been very eventful.  Don't get me wrong I've been loving every minute of being out of school and having time to spend with Jordan, but there just hasn't been anything exciting enough to blog about.  However, I thought I would share a little bit about my new job.  I spend all day talking to people who need help applying for social security disability.  Man have I talked to some strange people.  There are definitely those people who really need help and have legitimate disabilities, but then there are those who I just have to laugh at.  For example, the moms who call in wanting to get money from the government because their child has ADD. Or there are the ones who haven't had a job in 20 years and now want to go on disability because they are missing a finger or a toe.  I think the best one was the guy who claimed his disability was that he had been in jail for 20 years and also that he was a minority.  Being at this job has made me realize how hard people will try to get out of work.  Nonetheless, it  has also made me grateful for everything that I have...
supportive parents. an education. a loving husband.  a healthy mind.  and the gospel....these are all things that most of the people I talk to don't have.  I have most importantly realized how lucky I am to have completed high school and also been able to receive a bachelor's degree.  Education is really the gift that keeps on giving.   I've talked to many people who never completed high school, in fact I would say that 95% of the people I talk to haven't completed high school.  It is evident how their lack of education has negatively affected their lives.  My thought is that the government should take the chunks of money they are contributing to welfare and disability and put it towards programs to allow everyone to receive a proper education.