OK it has been a few weeks, I apologize. For me it has been a vey exciting few weeks. We are all adjusting to the new baby, job and life in Georgia.
The baby is doing great! Every once in a while he will sleep consecutive hours during the night, that makes momma very happy. Makenna loves her little brother, most of the time. She is a pro at giving him his pacifier and she has started to imitate mommy in hushing the baby... it's adorable!
Socially we are doing ok, it's nice to be close to my sister, but we definitely miss our old friends and church family. We are making new ones to replace all the ones we lost... very hard process;~)
The job is keeping me on my toes. I love it so far. I have a couple of weeks left in training, then I'll be out on my own... scary thought! I have to say that the most surprising thing I have found so far is the amount people lie! I suppose it shouldn't be a surprise... but I am befuddled by the deceitfulness we encounter. The thing that really gets me is people lie about things that the police already know the answer to. Example scenario:
Have you had anything to drink tonight...(I ask the question though the flammability of their breath makes it obvious)
They answer
I'm going to tell you the truth ( I have learned in my limited experience that the preceding phrase is code for "I am about to lie to you) I haven't had anything
I say are you sure (opportunity to come clean)
They say OK I'm not going to lie (although they just did by claiming none) I think I had one. (I think I had one... listen if you really can't remember, you have to think the answer is at least 6)
Then my favorite... they will say I will prove it to you. ( I think that they think that I will say that's OK you must be fine because despite your glazed over eyes, breath that is more flammable than a Christmas tree in February and your inability to stand { something my 2 year old has mastered} your willingness must mean your innocent, go ahead and drive!)
But my actual response is something like, great take a deep breath, blow out until I tell you to stop.... good, that's enough.... oooo look the little box says that greater than 10% of your blood is alcohol.
And the response comes....ok I had 2 beers!

Makes me think of this verse
The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. Proverbs 12:22
I say to God why do they do this, lie to me when I know the answer already. I get disgusted and then God reminds me
I do this to Him. I try to conceal things I have thought, said or done. All the while God knows. I am reminded by Paul of who I am
26Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29so that no one may boast before him. 30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
1 Cor 1
The only difference should be is that I know who I am and what God has done for me, therefore I strive to please him by my thoughts, words and actions.