Love this one!

A change

Like the song Sheryl Crow sings..."A change will do you good!"

I am going to start a new way of thinking about work and the 2 boys. I have had problems in the past with boss 1 yes I have and I will admit however we always seem to work things out. We have even gone to therapy for our work issues. My issue is now working with boss 2. I have tried many things with him (don’t ask what!) and I always find myself angry. I am learning from boss 1 and how he is dealing with boss 2 and this is by not dealing with him. I am going to go along my merry way and do what I need to do. Sounds easy enough doesn’t it? Why I didn’t figure this out sooner is beyond me. Just this morning, I found myself getting very mad at boss 2 and I just thought to myself just ignore him and I felt much better! My anger went away!! The major issue I have with boss 2 is him not going out and working in the field like he needs to. He needs to bring in new sales to the company and if you aren’t going out then you aren’t seeing new faces thus he is not bringing in new business. I have decided not to get angry at him every morning when I came in seeing him sit there in front of his computer, reading the paper or magazine or talking on personal calls. I figure it is only a matter of time when boss 1 will have to deal with it so why should I waste my time and energy being angry.

Michael

This is for one of my past employees. He is now living in California and is having a difficult time. He hasn't been married a year, and he and his wife is separated. This saddens me a great deal. Working with Michael, you knew how much he truly loved this girl. It is very sad for me as it seems they aren't going to reconcile. She has moved back here to Indy. So, I remembered his birthday and thought I would surprise him with a card. I love surprises. Well, really I don't because I like to know what is going on but I love giving surprises.

Speaking of surprises....I have a few for a certain friend who just landed on the US soil this week. Just as soon as you feel up to it, we can get together...maybe one day next week for lunch??

*Wisdom of Larry the Cable Guy*

1. A day without sunshine is like night.
2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.
3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5. Remember, half the people you know are below average.
6. He who laughs last thinks slowest.
7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
9. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
13. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand.
14. OK, so what's the speed of dark?
15. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
16. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
17. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
18. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines!
19. What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
20. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
21. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, 'What the hell happened?'
22. Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.
23. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
24. Life isn't like a box of chocolates; it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow.

Thanks to Ariel! Loved these!!

Tuesday

Not much fun news to report.

Right now it is difficult to type because my fingers are numb. Yes, my neck is giving me fits and I seem to have a pinched nerve, which is causing numbness in my fingers. Today I went to CVS and purchased a shoulder heat pad. It heats up and stays heated for 8 hours. It is a throw away kind but I didn't have a choice today. I forgot to ice my pack last night so I didn't sleep on my ice pack and I was pretty feeling lousy this morning so I found this to use to get through the day. So far so good...except for the finger tip part....

Boss 2 has been away for 2 days. It has been heaven. He is out with a factory person. Tomorrow, well, I bet he is here. My only issue is that he will most likely be here for the rest of the month. Oh bother....he needs to get out and sell more...

I have to send my computer in for repair again to Dell. I just can't wait to be without my computer at home....

I can't think of much else to complain about so I guess I will get off now.

Hope your corner of the world is doing okay!

Manic Day

Manic Monday
Manic Depression

The Beach

Isn’t this the sweetest picture? A couple weeks ago, I purchased story writing paper. You are supposed to draw a picture and then tell a story about the drawing. I was sitting next to Maggie when she drew this picture of the beach. I didn’t tell her what to draw. I didn’t tell her what to write. I was actually sitting working on my laptop. She ripped the paper out of the pad and said the picture was for me. I was stunned. Not because of her drawing me a picture, that is for sure as we all have many pictures colored by her. I was stunned at the picture. I was stunned at the details and more than ever I was stunned at how she wrote out the words “The Beach.” The picture is now being displayed on our refrigerate door. Open hours of the gallery are unpredictable so if you would like to see this or any other masterpieces in person, you may want to call first.

Math Trick

Grab a calculator. (You won't be able to do this one in your head)

1. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)

2. Multiply by 80

3. Add 1

4. Multiply by 250

5. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number

6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.

7. Subtract 250

8. Divide number by 2

Do you recognize the answer??

Thanks to Ariel for passing this one on!

I knit! I'm a knitter!

This kit was purchased for me from SIL! I have always wanted to knit and I even took a knitting class but couldn’t get the hang of things. SIL found a kit and made a scarf and I decided I wanted to try a kit. SIL then purchased me a kit to try and I was quite HAPPY to be the receiver of the kit! I now am almost finished with the scarf. I tell you, the scarf really isn’t much to look at and if you happen to look closely you will see how the rows aren’t straight and even but never less it will be my first finished piece.

SIL talks about the needles in the kit being made by Fisher Price! When you look at them, you can see why because they are huge and one has a blue ball and the other one a red! It does look like something the toy company would have made. I have purchased my next smaller set of needles as well as another skein of yarn. They both were on sale at Hobby Lobby this week!

Don’t be surprised if a homemade, child-like looking scarf ends up on your doorstep! I don’t know what else I am supposed to be doing with all these scarves so I am going to pawn them off to family and friends! HAHA!

Birthday

For Judy's husband

Forget the vitamin just give me the darn cupcake!

I found this on one of my favorite playful artist website. Thought it was SO Fraubyers! I just may, when I get rich, purchase her a T-shirt! Go and take a look at her stuff! It is fab and fun.

http://www.nataliedee.com/

Seriously?

I read where Richard Gere kissed Shilpa Shettty (a film star in India) on the cheek while he was there promoting health issues and AIDS awareness and now they both are facing jail terms and fines for vulgarity and the tendency to corrupt society. Huh?

I remember a friend of mine in high school got grounded for a month from seeing or talking to her boyfriend because he kissed her on the cheek in public. I was a little shocked she got into so much trouble and that was during the 80’s.

Since the 80’s I believe our society has become too casual with moral issues but how do you reverse what has been done? Should we start imposing jail sentences on anyone caught cuddling in public? Where do you draw the line? What one person sees as vulgar isn’t what the next person believes.

What do you think? Is showing a little love by giving a peck on the cheek dangerous for society?

Passing this class with an A+

If you have been reading on my blog lately then you know I have been having problems with pain in my left shoulder region. Last night I wasn't feeling well so I went to bed with pain when I got home from work. During this time I dreamed. I know you are supposed to dream every night but I don't normally remember....I remembered this time! The Byers children were in my dreams and they were hurting me. They weren't hurting me on purpose of course but because they were happy to see me and were jumping on me. I keep yelling NO! NO! PLEASE STOP you are hurting me. I remember wrecking my car because Griffin jumped through my window and I ended up smashing my head and falling in an open basket. I knew I couldn't get out and Griffin keep jumping on me. Then both Griffin and Erin were on my knees jumping and my knees were bleeding. The next thing I remember is barely walking because my shoulder was in such pain and I looked up to see Fraubyers and husband. I had glasses on, which were broken and they were shocked to see me like that. They had no idea the children were so happy to see me. MAN! Was that a crazy dream or what?! I got up around 8:30 and stayed awake for a couple hours and then went back to bed. I remember dreaming again. This time I was in a school but I was in charge of feeding a child from the school. We were given a letter and number and I was supposed to find the corresponding line. It was such a weird dream too! I know I have had crazy dreams in the past when I don't feel well but this was some crazy stuff! My teacher was teaching a language class. The class was on how to talk with a southern accent.

Miss Violet

She is still doing very well! I had to give her a haircut today and take off some dead but she is still blooming! I just can't believe she is still alive. I am so very happy that I haven't killed her off. This is big news for me. I normally do not do well with houseplants. They die at my hands. She is such a special plant. She is telling me..."You can do it! YES, you CAN take care of me without killing me!" And I am so happy that I have done this well with her!!

RX Needed

I have diagnosed myself with having a bone spur in my shoulder/back area. This comes from me doing research on the internet. All I can say is that I haven’t been sleeping for about 2 weeks and the pain comes and goes. It is sharp pain. It is very sharp pain. It is killer pain. If you don’t get the message, it hurts really, really badly. I go back to see the doctor on Wednesday. I may ask for an x-ray to see if there are any deposits on the bone. I am thinking this is the shoulder, which I fell on when I was about 20 years old. It was extremely painful when I had the accident and I am wondering if arthritis has set in. Pray this isn’t the case. I haven’t finished paying off my January doctor bills yet. I want to find out what the cause of the pain is from so I can fix this and move on. It isn’t fun to walk around with pain.

Cute

Mags arranged her toys like this to make sure she could see them and they could see her!

You are under my powers!

I saw something and it made me remember that you can’t control how others are going to act but you can control how you react. I need to remember this and when my buttons are being pushed at work I need to stop. Sometimes I feel my blood boiling and I get so tied up in emotions that I don’t react like I would like. So I am really going to work on, remember and focus on words being said are just words. I want to choose not to be OR get angry and stay in the moment. This will be a hard thing for me to do but I know I will feel a lot better if I can do it.

I am high on D

High D Personalities: Results orientated and gets results, in control, decisive, direct, accept challenges, impatient, strong willed, quick, starts the action.

High D Patterns: Develop new systems, result oriented, inspirational and creative

High I Personalities: People oriented, optimistic, needs recognition and entertaining, expressive, outgoing, enthusiastic and energizing

High I Patterns: Promoter, persuader, counselor, Appraiser

High S Personalities: Stable, cooperative, predictable, deliberate, work in background, diplomatic, consistent, good listener and sympathetic

High S Patterns: Investigator, achiever, specialist

High C Personalities: Analytical, concerned, accurate, orderly, deliberate, correct, quality conscious, symptomatic, plan ahead

High C Patterns: Objective thinker, perfectionist, practical


I am like; tell me the problem without to many details and walk away. I will figure out what needs to be done and I will get the problem resolved. If you are not direct and are wishy washy then I do not have time for you because I am busy. Get out of my face. This is how I work…not how I play.

The Clock Is Broken!

I am really going to have to watch my attitude. I am finding myself less and less patience with boss 2. Him going over and over the same crap with me is getting old. Today I stated, “I don’t need to go over this again as I completely understand.” I have told this anal man that if I have questions, I will not hesitate to ask. He should know this as I do ask questions!

I was in training and the trainer said to me one time.....”Does he want to know how to make the clock or does he want to know what time it is.” This was pertaining to boss 1. I never knew if he wanted great detail or just highlights of a particular situation. It worked. I guess our next meeting I am going to have to tell boss 2 that I NEVER want to know how to make the damn clock UNLESS I ask how to make the damn clock because this shit is getting old. Just tell me the damn time and move along!

This does show I am a high D personality. I can apologize for it but it won't change...it is how I am wired. As soon as boss 2 realizes this, the better we all will be!

Dinner

Paul was happy. We made it to the Red Onion and had fried foods. Paul was planning on painting when we returned home and I told him he would be in a food coma. Boy was I right! He gave Mags a bath, sat down and started snoring!!!

Speaking of eating fried foods...Paul made the announcement that he wouldn't be able to "eat like this when I start training." I asked what he would be training for and he said to be an astronaut. He then asked Mags if she knew what astronauts did and she said, "They float!"

Where is that boo boo anyway??

This morning my niece had to show me where she hurt herself on her little arm. She raised both sleeves of her shirt and looked and looked. Having trouble locating the scratch, she turned the light on. She still couldn’t see anything so she went right up to the light. Once she finally found the boo boo, she ran to me and asked me to kiss it. I kissed the little scrap, which obviously didn’t hurt or it would have been easily found, and asked her if that helped it feel better. She said it felt better. I couldn’t help but smiling and thinking about this on my way to work. Very precious!

It is EVIL

My niece wanted much of my attention today. I was telling her I had to figure my evil taxes. She was asking all kinds of questions. Finally after I was finished she asked me if I had finished my evil taxes. It almost made me laugh...I say almost because I am quite depressed. I owe almost $700 BUCKS, which I will have to put onto my credit card, which is/will be maxed. I just can't get a break and I am sick of it. Just totally sick of it.

Playing Webkins

OCB

Over ate at OCB!

Government Blues

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One from New Jersey, another from Tennessee and the third from Florida. They go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Florida contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me." The Tennessee contractor does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me." The New Jersey contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700." The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?" The New Jersey contractor whispers back, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."
The government official replies, "Done!"

Unanswered Questions

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards: NAIVE

Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one enjoys it?

There are three religious truths: (This one is just bad!)
a. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
b. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian faith.
c. Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store or at Hooters.

If people from Poland are called Poles, then why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?

Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?

Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, then doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?

Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?

What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?

I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use. Toothpicks?

Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?

If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?

You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?

If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?

Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?

As income tax time approaches, did you ever notice: When you put the two words "The" and "IRS" together, it spells "THEIRS"?

Thanks mom for sending this one to me!

Sanjaya Malakar - Besame Mucho

It wasn't horrible but will he win? It will be very interesting to see what happens if he does win. I guess that is what I am wanting.

Dreamed up phone number leads man to a bride

I found this on the web this morning!

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man has met and married a 22-year-old woman after, by his own account, dreaming of her phone number and then sending her a text message.

David Brown, 24, says he woke up one morning after a night out with friends with a telephone number constantly running through his head. He decided to contact it, sending a message saying "Did I meet you last night?."

Random recipient Michelle Kitson was confused and wary at first but decided to reply and the two began exchanging messages. Eventually they met and fell in love.

"It was really weird but I was absolutely hooked," Kitson told the Daily Mail newspaper. "My mum and dad kept saying 'But he could be an axe murderer', but I knew there was something special about it."

After a long courtship, the oddly matched couple -- he's six foot seven inches tall and she's five foot four -- have just returned from their honeymoon in the Indian resort of Goa.

A love-struck Brown said: "I've no idea how I ended up with her number in my head -- it's only a few digits different from mine."

I had a close friend who needed to get carpet repaired. She went to the phone and dialed a number and it was a carpet repair place! Amazing what the universe will bring to you if you desire it.

What to do?

I have been thing about what to do with my friend Beth and her daughter who is coming in to see me. Even though we speak to each other a couple times a week, it has been YEARS since I have seen them. In fact, it may be close to 10 years!! I know, sitting and talking is always an option but it would be fun to physically do something too! I asked SIL if she had any suggestions. Here is the list I found on my bathroom sink this morning.

-Go fishing in neighborhood pond
-Go skateboarding
-Go to Old County Buffet and camp out for hours eating all you can eat
-Make corks pop off bottles by putting baking soda and vinegar in bottle right before capping
-Go to the grocery store and throw cans from one aisle over to the next aisle...sit back and wait for screams
-Hunt for meat for dinner tonight - in the wild, not the grocery store...be sure to wear your brothers hat with the fur ear flaps
-Got to each McDonald's in area and ask (beg) for a free hamburger...don't stop until your full
-Play on the jungle gym while at McDonald's
-Dress up like cowboys and Indians and play
-Go square dancing
-Dust every surface in our house
-Perform an outdoor concert on the steps of Monument Circle downtown Indy at lunch time
-Have a seance
-Visit cosmetic surgery center and ask for brochures on sex reassignment operations
-Go get pedicures (this is a very silly idea!)
-Make a giant rubber band ball

Thanks for the great suggestions!!

Judy's Going Away Party

Please mark on your schedule a party on Saturday night (after Fraubyers gets off work!) for Judy's going away party! For those of you who do not know....She is going to AFRICA! Location will be some place, which serves alcohol...Not that we are drinkers but a drink would be nice for a toast! Gifts, cards and/or good cheer are all welcomed! (Smiles!!)

Easter Blessings To You!

Here is a picture, which my mom took after she made her Easter cake. I know the picture did not do the cake justice and the picture is beautiful!!

Everyone came to our house for Easter, plus one of SIL friends from Kokomo. We had 2 kinds of turkey, veggies, bread, 2 salads (not to mention a home-made cake my mom made!) and lots of other goodies! A couple (the same few each year) decorated the eggs while the others watched golf! It was a very nice relaxing day.

I got an Easter basket (See below) from an awesome friend!!! I also got a pail of goodies from SIL and Easter Lillies and tea from SIL mother! I couldn't believe all the goodies I received! I would post pictures but haven't gotten my camera with me but I am blessed with all the love given to me!

Speaking of giving love....my mom made Fraubyers and family a dozen cupcakes! Isn't that the greatest! My mom wanted to make sure those babies got some cake for themselves! They are very cute and my mom is the best!!

Easter and All Year Blessings to you and yours!

Easter

Mags basket

Easter Sunday

You would think she would smile after having the bunny leave some great gifts!

Judybunny

What a wonderful surprise I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT! Judybunny was good to me!

Craft Time

It is my month to host the craft night! Thursday's work well for everyone?? Let's wait to see when Christine's craft night is this month and then I will schedule for the following week.

Guess where?

Forget that last 2 posts about "Guess"

I have deleted the picture from my phone in error!! But I am sending to the blog a current "Guess where!" If you are the first to guess, you get a prize!

Guess (See Below)

I posted the WRONG picture!!! I will try to repost the correct picture later.

Guess

Guess what this is and win a prize!

Hello Monday!

Sad! Sad! Sad Day!!! I had to go make another March payment on my car at the bank because of an error somewhere. The first time, the bank wrote down the wrong account number so it looked as if I never made my payment. Now I am getting calls out the whazoo from the collection agency stating I never paid. They said my check bounced. When looking at my statement online it couldn’t have and it didn’t. So the (car) bank was crappy with me and told me to make contact with my bank. So I called and they said no that my check wasn’t returned and it never has even gone through to them yet. I don’t know what happened so the bank who holds my loan for a car called yet again (3rd time today! Can you say harassment?!) and I asked them for a copy of the bounced check, which they will send to me. In the meantime, they wanted the March payment AND the April payment. The April payment isn’t due until the 19th. I was like, are you nuts? Anyway, they wanted me to pay by phone to them and charge me an additional fee to do so (19 bucks or something ridicules like that!). I said, “NO, I will go to the bank here next to my work and pay there.” So that is what I did. On my way back, more sad news was received as I went into my FAVORITE Java spot, Java Junction, and found the owner has to sell. He isn’t making any money and HAS to sell. I am heartbroken. If you ever had this coffee and compared it to Starbucks coffee you would pick Java’s coffee. It is so sad for him. He looked like he might cry when he told me. I was sad for his luck and for mine.

Be Politically Correct

1 She is not a "BABE" or a "CHICK" - She is a "BREASTED AMERICAN."

2. She is not "EASY" - She is "HORIZONTALLY ACCESSIBLE."

3. She is not a "DUMB BLONDE" - She is a "LIGHT-HAIRED DETOUR OFF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY."

4. She has not "BEEN AROUND" - She is a "PREVIOUSLY-ENJOYED COMPANION."

5 She does not "NAG" you - She becomes "VERBALLY REPETITIVE."

6. She is not a "TWO-BIT HOOKER" - She is a "LOW COST PROVIDER."

7. He does not have a "BEER GUT" - He has developed a "LIQUID GRAIN STORAGE FACILITY."

8. He is not a "BAD DANCER" - He is "OVERLY CAUCASIAN."

9. He does not "GET LOST ALL THE TIME" - He "INVESTIGATES ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS."

10. He is not "BALDING" - He is in "FOLLICLE REGRESSION."

11. He does not act like a "TOTAL ASS" - He develops a case of RECTAL-CRANIAL INVERSION."

12. It's not his "CRACK" you see hanging out of his pants - It's "REAR CLEAVAGE."

Thanks Beth for sharing!

Sign

It reads "Child of God on board". I thought, as opposed to what? Child of Satan? Come on people!

Aren't We Supposed To Be The Intelligent Species?

1. WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP? AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it's not Walter who's lacking intelligence.
2. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: Police in Oakland, CA spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman who had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered that the man was standing beside them in the police line, shouting, "Please come out and give yourself up."
3. WHAT WAS PLAN B??? An Illinois man, pretending to have a gun, kidnapped a motorist and forced him to drive to two different automated teller machines, wherein the kidnapper proceeded to withdraw money from his own bank accounts.
4. THE GETAWAY! A man walked into a Topeka, Kansas Kwik Stop and asked for all the money in the cash drawer. Apparently, the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and worked the counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him.
5. DID I SAY THAT??? Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words: "Give me all your money or I'll shoot", the man shouted, "that's not what I said!" .
6. ARE WE COMMUNICATING??? A man spoke frantically into the phone: "My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart". "Is this her first child?" the doctor asked "No!" the man shouted, "This is her husband!"
7. NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED! In Modesto, CA, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun. Unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket. (hellooooooo)!
8. THE GRAND FINALE!!! Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, CA, some folks, new to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get their brand new 22 foot boat, going. It was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power they applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted into a nearby marina, thinking someone there may be able to tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working condition The engine ran fine, the out-drive went up and down, and the propeller was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard.
NOW REMEMBER...THIS IS TRUE.
Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer!

Thanks mom for sending this one to me!

Napoleon Hill Taught Me A Lesson Today

I was reading about Napoleon Hill today. One of his most “copied’ writings was a short writing on tolerance. It isn’t just about race it is about day to day living with others. Instead of getting annoyed about what someone is doing, step in their shoes and see why they may be doing what they are doing. Or, better yet, let it go. Life is too short to concentrate on the opposites of someone. Look for what brings them into your world and even if you don’t agree with what it is which annoys you perhaps just not focusing on that will help you get through your day a little better.

Why am I bringing all this up? Well Boss 2 paces when he is on his phone. He paces here and there and back there again. It aggravates me. Then I thought about Napoleon Hill and wondered if Boss 2 does this because of something negative from his childhood and it is how he copes. I am just throwing that out. It probably isn’t true but let’s just say it is for example only. I would then think hurray for him for learning pacing as a coping skill. With me thinking like this, I have empathy instead of hostility towards him. Wouldn’t Napoleon be proud? I am.

Monday, March 19

I woke up late this morning. Normally I am the first one up because I have to leave before anyone. This morning, I woke up to the sound of my brother leaving. Not a good sign. When I looked at the alarm clock I noticed the clock was set on PM instead of AM. I have no idea how this got changed. It worked last week…maybe I was setting the alarm to get up correctly, which would have been incorrect. I just don’t know. So I hurried and showered and got ready to go. I text boss 1 to advise. No response. So I text boss 1 again as this is what I am supposed to do until he responds. No response. So when I get into the car, I decided to call in and speak with boss 2. I was physically in my car and I told him, “Grouchy momma bear on the road.” He said to put on a happy face because we were having guests come in this morning. ARGH! I had to go back into house and change!! So I have basically taken my lunch hour before my day has started!!

The picture below is a Webkinz animal. It is a stuffed animal, which comes with an adoption tag. This tag has numbers you use on the computer to “play” with your animal. It is kind of like the game SIMS but for smaller children. My Maggie LOVES it! She named the dog Georgia. She sleeps with her and plays with her and it is very cute to watch her! Maggie also loves playing online with the animated Georgia. She takes her to the vet, gives her a bath and feeds her, among other things. My brother and I have been playing a lot with the quizzes and games so that she can get points. The points are used to purchase just about anything you could think of needing or wanting. It is a really cute idea. To bad I didn’t come up with it. If Maggie continues to like and play with Webkinz, I will see about getting her a kitty so that Georgia will have a friend to play with.

Newest addition

It's sleepy time!

I am having a hard time concentrating and especially keeping my eyes open. I am not sure why, it isn’t like I had a heavy lunch or anything. If anything, I am starving! I had some tuna, which was pretty bland and dry with a piece of wheat bread and then I ate a piece of fruit. I haven’t had any cokes….HA HA! That is why I am so tired! I am sure of it! I must go and get a drink right this moment!

How is your day going?

Spiritual Sunday

I went on a retreat today with a friend. WOW is the best way I could describe what happened today. I got so much out of hearing the speaker/leader of the group. I really can't describe what I learned because it is still running through my head. Everyone had one on one time as well as group time with the leader. This was one of the best days I have had in a long time. I didn't know anyone and yet I felt at ease. One of ladies I met today said my eye sparkled and danced. I loved hearing that!!! It was just a great day. The speaker lives in Arizona and has been on several tv shows including OPRAH! I sure hope she can come back again soon very soon!

Happy B day Nana

Honey and Cinnamon Cures

I may try a few of these and if they work, you will be the first to know!

HEART DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, spread on bread and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries, reduces loss of breath, strengthens the heart beat and revitalizes the arteries and veins.

ARTHRITIS:
Take daily, morning and night, 1 cup of hot water with 2 spoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder.

BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take 2 tablespoons of cinnamon powder and 1 teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

TOOTHACHE:
Make a paste of 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and 5 teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.

BAD BREATH:
Gargle with 1 teaspoon each of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning. The breath stays fresh throughout the day.

CHOLESTEROL:
Mix 2 tablespoons of honey and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon powder in 16 ounces of warm water and take 3 times a day to reduce the level of cholesterol.

COLDS:
Mix 1 tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This will cure most coughs, colds and clear the sinuses


INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on 2 tablespoons of honey and taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.


UPSET STOMACH:
Honey and cinnamon powder can relieve stomach aches and help clear stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS:
Honey and cinnamon powder can help relieve stomach gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

PIMPLES:
Mix 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply on pimples before sleeping and wash off in the morning with warm water. If done daily for 2 weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:
Mix honey and cinnamon powder in 1 cup of boiled water and drink daily 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping. Drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER:
Patients suffering from cancer of the stomach and bones should daily take 1 tablespoon of honey with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder for 1 month 3 times a day.

FATIGUE:
Mix 1/2 tablespoon honey in a glass of water sprinkled with cinnamon powder, take daily in the morning and in the afternoon about 3:00pm when the body's vitality starts to decrease. This increases vitality within a week. This helps seniors to be more alert and agile.


LONGEVITY:
Mix 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil.. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft, arrests old age and increases life span.

Fab Friday

1. Boss 1 is out.

2. Boss 2 is out.

3. I have gotten much done (work and play wise).

4. I woke up with a headache but it seems to be gone now!

5. Joined Curves this week and I LOVE it! If you decide to join, give them my name so I can get a t-shirt!

6. It is COLD in here. I would rather be cold than hot…see Number 1 of Monday Headaches post.

7. It’s Friday, must I say more?

How is your day?

Bright light

Oh Auntie that light is to bright!

Relax

Tonight we turned the lights off, turned Mozart on and burned a candle. It would have been perfect except Maggie kept talking and moving from person to person! LOL

Number two

I kid you not!

Two houses still have lights on!

Monday Headaches

1. Boss 2 was in all day. He had the heat blasting and I bet it was 90 degrees.

2. I was starving most of the day.

3. I drank a diet coke and ended up with a terrible headache...one which I still have right now.

4. Boss 1 snapped at me and I forgot to snap back.

5. I can't reach my friend Dawn...she is the one who's husband isn't what I call "husband material."

6. The plumber came and fixed my rental plumbing problem. It cost me $600.00 and he only takes cash or check...NO CREDIT.

How was your day?

Taking a bath

To cute

My Griffin

I walk into his house and he announces, ';Oh it's just Becca!" To cute!

Another year gone

Rental

My renter will be all paid up if he pays me today. I can't even believe it. I have gotten so used to him not paying me. I must continue to think positive thoughts that money will flow not only to me but to him as well! Now I have to have someone come in and look at the plumbing situation in the house. Renter is stating the pipes are clogged. I called one plumber and he is booked out for a week. An entire week!! What would happen if you had an emergency? UGH! I prefer not to think about that.

That twitch is my head

I am really trying to change my attitude for the positive right now. I am really feeling a little bit stressed. We just found out yesterday that a motor line was being offered in this territory. We jumped at the chance only to find out this week, they offered the line to someone other than us. On top of this, I can’t seem to win or influence customers to use any of our lines. They would if we were price competitive but in most cases, no where close.

I also am very frustrated because an inquiry came in approximately 2 weeks ago. Boss 2 wanted to handle it all. It was something I could have done but even though I didn’t want to,I gave it to him. I emailed him last Friday where the quote was so I could follow up. Well, there wasn’t a quote ever done. I realize he is overwhelmed and overstressed but by goodness give me the darn work! He stated today he wanted to do it because he needs to learn the product line. I get it. I get it. What I don’t get is why couldn’t I crossed and do the work and then give the inquiry back to him so he could get a grasp on what it was, which needed to be done. I am drowning in debt here! I need these sales and I am more than willing to do what I can…I wanted to B*itch slap him. Of course, I held my tongue and my back hand swing.

Attitude

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood." Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life." I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live." Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. He continued, "..the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. “Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said John. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath a nd yelled, 'Gravity'." Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude... I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34.

After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.


Thanks Carl for sending this to me!

Lost and FOUND! Welton Girls!!!!!

I am so very excited! I found my girls! I found my long lost (3 years) girls! The Welton girls moved to Bloomington and I lost them. I have been internet searching for their mother and other family members and I even went to what I thought would be their schools website. Last night I hit the jackpot!! I thought to myself those girls are “cool” I bet they have a myspace account. I did some creative searching and low and behold I FOUND THEM!!! I actually got to email back and forth to them too! I am so very happy right now. It really has made my day and even my week!

Let's Go Shopping! NOT!!

No, I am not stress about anything. I just decided to pay myself everyone’s payroll for the month. Yes, you read that right. I direct deposited everyone in my company’s paycheck into my checking account. The good news is that the checks went into the account today and I found the error today. I got everything straightened out and everyone is taken care of. I am working with a new payroll software. I either didn’t put the numbers in and the software automatically copied mine or I put my checking account number into the software under everyone’s name. I just can’t believe I would have entered my numbers under other people’s names in error. But the fact of the matter was, it was done…Mrs. Boss 1 was worried that her taxes would be wrong and etc…I was like, Mrs. Boss 1; the only thing affected was the money was deposited to me and not you. The numbers are recorded correctly under the SSN. I could tell she didn’t believe me but I told her not to worry. I mean come on; would you be worried about it? Me the payroll person in charge of money and all the numbers…..Hell yes I would be worried! What else do you suppose I could be doing and not catch? I don’t even want to think about it!

Miss Violet

She is doing very well! Hurray for Miss Violet!

hair bows

She wanted hair bows put in! Not the freebies given to you when you get your hair cut but the pretty red ones. I was very happy to see that she wanted them and picked them and then wore them!

Bear and the Atheist

An atheist was walking through the woods.
"What majestic trees!
"What powerful rivers!
"What beautiful animals!"
he said to himself.

As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.

He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him. At that instant the Atheist cried out, "Oh my God!"

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. "You deny My existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident." Do you expect Me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer"?

The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps You could make the BEAR a Christian"?

"Very well," said the voice.

The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:

"Lord, bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord, Amen."

What do you think?

I have a friend who has been married for 20+ years. She married this man straight out of high school. I used to like him. I thought he was so very funny. I don’t think he is funny any longer. I know I have spoke about this friend before. The only way she can reach me now is via email. She uses the My Space account to email me. Husband found out and deleted her account. Weeks later, he said she could sign up again so she did only to have it disabled less than a month later. Yesterday she asked me if I would sign her up under my name. She mainly uses this “my space” to track what her 15 year old daughter does and she emails me. I agreed to do this for her. Am I a bad girl?

Miss Violet

Isn't she lovely?

Monday Monday

Last night I could not sleep. I tossed and turned and tossed and turned. I am not sure why I could not sleep but I could not even get tired! So I got up and took 2 sleep aids. Now this morning, I don’t want to wake up! I have had 2 glasses of tea and a large cup of coffee and yet still, I want to lie down under my desk. I am sure wanting to lie under my desk has NOTHING to do with both partners being in the office this morning. It is such a warm welcome for me to come in first thing Monday morning, especially when I am so tired and have to answer a million questions right off the bat, even before I get my coat off. I am such a lucky girl! Lucky, lucky girl!

Collin

I asked Stephanie Byers if I could take a picture and scrapbook it for her. She allowed me to take this picture of Collin. I have been thinking for over a week or so how I wanted to scrapbook the picture and even sketched out what I wanted to do with the page. This page ISN'T WHAT I sketched. I cut the paper incorrectly and then had to totally re-think and re due what I originally wanted to do. I was VERY DISAPPOINTED but here it is.

Rah!

I got a bonus today and it turns out to be around $350.00. Now don’t get too excited about this amount. Even through it is $350.00 I am still down in my pay $1,500.00 a month. I will say it was a nice thing to get but it still sucks to see my check each month. This will pay off 1 medical bill and I only have 4 hugh ones left. Rah! Go Me!

Friday Morning

Today is our "Come to Jesus" day at work. The last Friday of each month, I have to put together financial reports for the partners to see who and what is getting paid. Just as you can imagine, it is a really fun exercise for me to have to do.

I am supposed to be going to a baby shower tomorrow. I really don't want to go but I know it will be good for me to go out and mingle....I don't like to mingle....Thus the reason why I don't want to go. Baby present already purchased. I had work pay for 95% of the gift.

That is it for now. Happy Friday everyone!

CRS

I am totally losing it! I have CRS syndrome! Today I was looking at my calendar and I have down the words “96th Street 11:00 am – 1:30 pm” on the 31st. I kept wondering and thinking what it was I was supposed to be doing on this date. I went from one thought to another and I just couldn’t think of what it was. After about 15 minutes I decided to forget it and thought maybe it would either come to me later or that I would have to miss whatever I was supposed to be doing on that particular date.

Update: I was looking at the month of January. OMG!

Why didn't I think of this?

FINALLY, someone has come out with a 100% bipartisan political bumper sticker. The hottest selling bumper sticker comes from New York state.

"RUN HILLARY RUN"
Democrats put it on the rear bumper.
Republicans put it on the front bumper.

I could have sold millions!

Attention or Breakdown?

Britney Spears shaved her head. I'm not feeling it personally. This could be a good thing for her....Picture all of the bad vibes and weaves her hair had entangled in it.... The divorce drama....The child neglect...The vomit...The partying...Hanging with Paris Hilton...Going out and wearing no panties and then getting her picture taken showing it all...Sleeping with both men and women. Let's hope all that negativity is now shaved away. Let's all hope it's a fresh start. Let's hope she hunkers down, hires back her assistant and stylist and then listens to them. Let's hope she goes shopping for some decent outfits....Works on her album...And rediscovers herself. Let's hope this new streamlined Britney is how she's going to stop masking the pain, and work through it and come out the other side pretty, and fun, and shiny, and making hot pop tracks the world is waiting for. I guess she could have gotten drunk and/or high and during this time had a complete meltdown and this was the result. I don't know...but I sure hope she gets her act together not only for her children but for herself.

Monkey Man

Aaron is a crazy monkey man.

T G I F

I have a bad headache today. I am freezing and I just want to lie down and go home! I am not enjoying this thing called work. I just don’t want to be here right now. I just don’t.

I found out boss 1 gave me the candy. No one is for sure where the flowers came from. I didn’t ask boss 2 because, well, frankly he isn’t the type. I am thinking I know who sent them but don’t want to ask.....just in case.

This just in! The person who I thought may have sent the flowers did indeed! It is a continual thank you present. It is the never ending thank you present. It is nice and I love it. Of course, it may be the cause of my headache…..double edge sword I guess.

More lights

And this

Came in to this

But I am still feeling like a pirate. ARGH!

SNOW

I can't believe how much snow we had! It took hours upon hours to get our cars out of the driveway and I have missed 2 days of work. The person who is in charge of plowing our subdivision did a crappy job! He didn't plow approx 10 feet of show from our driveway so we had to shovel the road to get our cars out....!!! I am working tomorrow and then get to wait and see what Friday and Saturday brings. It is supposed to snow.....

P.s. I don't know if you can see this, but the snow is covering my hood of my car. We had to also DIG underneath the car as it was packed as well.

Look Listen and Take Heed

This video is pretty funny. It reminded me of a friend who had to "sit and play dumb" when she was out with a MANLY MAN. Her date and another gentleman were talking about plumbing and she piped in and they both looked at her like she was from another planet. She was basically told to sit in her chair and look pretty. She didn't date him very long....thank goodness!

If you get a chance, take a look by clicking HERE.

Thanks mom for sending this to me.

Burnt my breakfast

This reminded me of a book my friend Beth told me about, which is pictured above. The book asked a question....What kind of a person are you? One who would scrap the toast and eat it or throw it away and toast another piece.

My answer: Throw the burnt one away!

Only in the midwest

Reservations anyone?

Time to Clean

I have an urge or impulse to clean out my desks today. I have wanted to do this for quite sometime but never found the time to do it. Today, I got to the point where I just started pitching and throwing. Boss 2 wife called me today and asked what I was doing and I told her I was cleaning out my desk. She didn’t seem concerned nor do I really at this point but I think I am starting to be prepared if something happens to my position. I don’t want my legacy to be known as someone who has old ketchup packets in her desk (among other things!)

I am pretty depressed too.

President Hillary

One sunny day in 2008, an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue , where he'd been sitting on a park bench.

He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President Hillary Clinton."

The Marine replied, "Sir, Mrs. Clinton is not President and doesn't reside here."

The old man said, "Okay," and walked away.

The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President Hillary Clinton".

The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mrs. Clinton is not President and doesn't reside here."

The man thanked him and again walked away . .

The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with President Hillary Clinton."

The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mrs. Clinton. I've told you already several times that Mrs. Clinton is not the President and doesn't reside here. Don't you understand?"

The old man answered, "Oh, I understand you fine, I just love hearing your answer!"

The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow!"

This drink

I am so sad. This is my favorite drink...maybe of all time. This morning I was looking at my brake light on my car to see if I could fix it. (The brake light is not working.) I found this drink in my car! Of course with the weather being as it is, it is frozen like a piece of fish stick! I have taken it in to my office and I am hoping I will be able to see it thaw into a nice cold beverage for me to drink. I just hope the lid doesn't pop from the pressure and the contents spew all over my desk. I just looked and bubbles are coming from the bottom of the bottle to the top. It is kind of pretty when you think about it. Oh Well! Happy day!

It's snowing!

And snowing and snowing!

Dear Mrs. (Kindergarten Teacher):

I don’t like your attitude either! You are the most unwise woman and there has been an injustice done with not picking my niece as the little red hen. Stupid! Stupid! Woman! How did you get through college? Kindergarten must be a farce and children must not learn anything in your class. Any sensible person can see my niece is a genius. I don’t think the rest of the children in this class have the ability to pull off a role of this caliber but no…You must do it you way don’t you? You must think you know it all. I know this child. I see more of her than you do! What makes you the expert and have the ability to know what is right for her? You are just her kindergarten teacher and I am her Auntie! She is my flesh!

I am very unhappy and most displeased. I sure hope you are not going to want any help anytime soon from me.

Auntie

Dear Mrs. (Kindergarten Teacher):

What do you mean my niece didn’t get chosen for the part of the Little Red Hen? Apparently I have misjudged your ability to teach as well as having the skills to see obvious talent. My niece has flair and could perform this lame, stupid play in her sleep. Jesus! It is my hope you weren’t the unintelligent person who decided not to place my niece in the main role of this daft and foolish play.


Thank you.
Auntie

Dear Mrs. (Kindergarten Teacher):

I was looking over paperwork, which you sent home regarding the Little Red Hen performance and I did not see my niece’s name listed as the Little Red Hen. I am sure this must be an oversight and wanted to point this out right away so that you could correct your error.

Again, please let me know if I can help in anyway.

Thank you.
Auntie

Little Red Hen Letter

Dear Mrs. (Kindergarten Teacher):

I was so happy to hear students in your class would be performing a play of the Little Red Hen. This story was one of my favorites when I was a child. I am so pleased to hear you are teaching my niece a story with moral in school. I can tell by the story chosen, you must be a positive person with good values.

Please let me know if I can help in anyway.

Respectfully yours,
Auntie

Spinning Around

Today, after what….7 years….I find out that maybe I shouldn’t take total blame for the spinning. I received a text message from boss 1 this morning. Boss 1 said he would be in at 9:30 a.m. The office had factory training on one of our lines we sell today at 9:30 so that made sense. What didn’t make sense was he just came in at 3 p.m. He made an announcement that they just got back in from Florida. Boss 1 wife told me they watched the game at a friend’s house and made it sound like they were in Indy. I was lead to believe they were in Indy….deliberately. Why? Why would someone deliberately cover something as trivial as that? If she covers something this small up, what else has she covered up? Am I supposed to believe these people any longer?? Is this what I am supposed to learn here? I got it. I got it. Also, Boss 2 wasn’t very happy about not knowing what was going on with boss 1. He didn’t sound pleased that we didn’t have training either. I believe a big blow up is going to come soon. Man, I hope I am not here to have to listen to it or have to be a part of it.

Sunday

My girl Maggie was so very cute yesterday! She asked me several times if the game was on yet. She wanted to watch the Colts play. This would be her very first game she had ever seen. Knowing she didn’t have a clue, it was very cute to see her want to watch the game.

“Have the Colts played yet Auntie?”

“No, not yet, they don’t play until 6:30.”

“It is past 6:30 yet?”

“Not yet, but I will let you know.”

When the game started, she sat on the coffee table in front of the big screen. In her right hand she had her Colts puppet on. (Picture below) I just wanted to cry when I couldn’t find my memory stick for my camera. That would have been such a cute picture!

Maggie watched, I would say, a good hour of the game. At one point, she asked to “pause” the game so she could get up to get something and that really made me laugh. She isn’t used to watching T.V. We normally watch things off the myth box (like a TiVo) or we watch a movie. Then she grew tired and wanted to play a game with us. I played waitress and customer with her so that I could continue to watch but play with her at the same time.

How do you play waitress and customer? Well, she is the waitress and comes to me and I tell her what I would like to eat and/or drink. She then goes to her play kitchen and stove and makes what I asked. I am not allowed to call her anything but the word “waitress”. I am not saying being a waitress is a bad thing, I just hope for her she doesn’t end up one for real. That is a very hard job!

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Ms Violet

I am happy to report Ms Violet is growing and blooming!

Go Colts!

Maggie made this Colts puppet.

Life getting in the way

My mother told me this week that I needed to update my blog. I have been so busy that I just haven't had the chance but looking back I wonder what it was, which kept me from writing. I can only assume it is life getting in the way.

I have started a new chapter in the sales training class I am taking. It is all about journaling. The teacher wants us to journal first thing in the morning. Heck, I have trouble finding the shower in the morning before work let alone getting up and physically put pencil to paper so instead I find myself writing at odd times. For example I wrote about 4 pages the other day waiting in the lobby of my doctors office. I wrote about my fears of having to see a new doctor and the dreaded question if I would have to have a scope on my neck. (Yes to the last question.) It was good to write but now I admit I haven't written a single word since then. It has been a couple days. This isn't a good thing. I promised to give my all to this class yet I haven't followed even the basic rule, which is to journal every day. I am reminded every day by my conscious but yet I say to myself, "I will do it in a little while", which in my mind is a cop out. In a little while becomes days. I must ask myself why I keep doing it and then buck up and write. I just promised myself I would do write today but "in a little while".

I started on making a Christmas gift (2007) the other day for my friend Fraubyers. I am about to take scissors to it and rip it into shreds. I keep messing it up, over and over. It is frustrating and I want to understand why I can't get it right. Getting it right doesn't mean I don't think it looks good, it is a pattern so getting it right means getting the pattern correct. Nothing more on this subject! I don't want to give the surprise away.

Well that is it for now. I must take my journal and write in it now. In a little while has come.

Learn to Phone Phony: Tape 2

Very funny!

Learn to Speak Body

I love this one!