Bet He Won’t Fall For This One Again March 31, 2008

I told my 2 year old son I had to tuck in my daughter and I’d be right back. I still haven’t gone back. I want him to go to sleep. We let them stay up late to watch a new movie (A Bug’s Life) that he got for his birthday. He did NOT want to go to bed. Especially since the movie wasn’t over yet. Poor baby. So I sat on the floor next to his crib rubbing his tiny hands and soft cheeks. I thought it would be like 2 minutes and lights out. Not so. So I tricked him. I’ll bet he’s in la-la land by now, but I’m going to wait about 10 more minutes to be sure since he’s a light sleeper. Then I am going to la-la land myself.

Sleep well internet cyber friends. You all rocked my site again today. 100+ hits. Amazing! Thank you for checking it out. I’ll see you tomorrow for more chaos I call my life.

Until then…

(((((((((((hugs for all)))))))))))

US Postal Service Humor March 31, 2008

The US Postal Service is still one of the best deals around.
For 41 cents they’ll carry your letter around for weeks and weeks.

A woman took a package to the post office to mail
and was told it would cost $2.40 for fast delivery or
$1.30 for slower service.
“There is no hurry,” she told the clerk,
“just so the package is delivered in my lifetime.”
The postmaster glanced at her and said,
“That will be $2.40, please.”

 A woman went to the Post Office to buy stamps for her Christmas Cards. “What denomination?” asked the clerk. “Oh, good heavens! Have we come to this?” said the woman. “Well, give me 30 Catholic, 10 Baptist ones, 20 Lutheran, and 40 Presbyterian.”

I remember when the Postal workers started a slow-down strike
for a pay raise.
They had to call it off — nobody noticed.

Rejected Post Office Slogan Ideas

• We know where you live.
• You work hard so we don’t have to.
• Attitude shmattitude.  Shut up and get out.
• We do more by 10pm than most people do all day.
• Lick it, stick it and kiss it goodbye

Why am I frustrated with the Post Office again? Well, I hand delivered straight to their counter a change of address form. They have yet to forward my mail. That was March 17th. Uh - two weeks ago!

I sent my mom an original Wedgwood piece for her birthday. The box was marked “fragile” and “insured”. Uh - they broke it! Seriously, they had to have smashed it with a ball bat or a hammer or run over it with a semi truck. Idiots!

Definitions We Could All Use March 31, 2008

Just to be clear…

Sometimes I think we get things confused. I do. Like for example, I am almost 35 and this is the first time in my life I have known what irony really is. I learned it in my English 2 class this semester. So, even though I highly doubt I’ll need to know all about poetry and drama and anything about Ernest Hemingway later in life, at least I learned irony. Right?

stubborn = unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving

callous = insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic

humble = not proud or arrogant; modest; courteously respectful

apologetic = containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.; sorry; regretful.

peace = a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, esp. in personal relations; cessation of or freedom from any strife or dissension.

freedom = the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint; personal liberty, as opposed to bondage or slavery

forgiveness = act of forgiving; state of being forgiven; disposition or willingness to forgive.

immaturity = an immature action or attitude

hypocrit = a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs; a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.

judgemental = inclined to make judgments, especially moral or personal ones; tending to make moral judgments.

Oh and a definition of irony is this = an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.

The         End

My Sister March 30, 2008

My sister is about to get married.

She is beautiful.

She is compassionate.

She is understanding.

She is an awesome mom.

She is an awesome friend.

She’ll make an awesome wife. Her husband-to-be is oh-so-lucky.

She is the best.

She should give lessons.

I love her. I love her. I love her.

So Very Much!

I love her.

Stupid Book March 30, 2008

I hate this book. I have to do a research paper on this book. I have nothing nice to say about this book. I wonder if I’d get an “A” for writing 2000 times that I Hate This Book. This is what I’ll be doing today besides going to church…

reading      this      stupid      book

This is What Happens When I Get on the Phone March 29, 2008

And anyone who has ever talked to me while the kids are awake can totally back me up!

Too funny!! The video is not of my child. But mine learned from him. And BOTH of mine do this while I’m on the phone. I will literally walk all over the house and they will follow me doing this from room to room to room. Turds!!

This is How I Spent Friday Night March 28, 2008

Publix had king crab legs on sale. That is dinner.

This is my appetizer.

Why? Because it’s been a rough two weeks. Have a happy sunshiney weekend!

Bye.

Looking for the Meme? March 28, 2008

I got rid of it. It bothered me all night long if you can believe it. I did what I was suppose to do, then I tagged 4 friends and 1 guy I don’t even know. Then I realized why this bothered me.

1 of my friends is watching her father’s health slowly deteriorate to the point that he may not live for many more days, weeks, months

1 of my friends has lost so much and experienced incredible heartbreak over and over and over again in the past 6+ months

1 of my friends kids are sick and she is trying to start a community center in her small town

My sister is wrapped up in the election because it’s her job and she doesn’t have 2 seconds to spare

And, finally, Nathan is not even a true friend b/c I have never met him. He is busy with a premature baby and a wife who is fighting for her life and a double lung transplant.

And it tore at me because I also realized that a “meme” or whatever it is called is just a poor attempt at getting more blog traffic. That’s why the “rules” are set up as such — mention who tagged you with their link and who tagged them with their link. So, Ali, don’t be offended or feel sorry or guilty. But I had to delete the meme because it was wearing on my heart in a big way. First of all, I don’t know that many people who blog. Secondly, I don’t want to annoy anyone. Thirdly, I didn’t start this blog to get more internet traffic. That was never my intention. I write on my blog for my own entertainment and as an outlet of sorts. I use it as a journal and hope that someday as I look back over this time in my life I get a good laugh. I’m sure I will.

So the meme is gone and I promise I won’t tag anyone again. Accept my apology. I’m sorry.

Random Stuff March 27, 2008

I got mad at someone today. I mean really mad. Stupid mad. Mad over something that probably wasn’t meant to make me mad. But it did.

I lose my temper too fast. I get my feelings hurt too fast. Grrr!

Totally unrelated:

Ever hear a compliment thrown out about someone who is doing something wonderful?

Ever hear this compliment and been tempted to start chatting about how great and charitable you are too?

Ever hear this compliment, been tempted to glorify yourself, yet kept your mouth shut instead?

That’s hard. That is really freaking hard.

I passed that test though. Never in my life has it hurt so hard to bite my tongue (and I think I may have done it literally as well as figuratively).

But I kept quiet.

Man, that was hard.

A lesson in humility.

Off topic:

Jeremy had a wonderful birthday. What a sweet child he is. My blessing!!

Seven Things I Adore About Jeremy March 27, 2008

1. His laugh

2. How he lays his head on my lap, pats or rubs my leg, and tells me he loves me

3. His kisses and hugs

4. How ticklish he is

5. How incredibly smart he is (a genius)

6. His serious angry face and short screams when he’s mad

7. His desire to share, back down from conflict, and be generous every single day without throwing a tantrum. He is a peacemaker just like his daddy.

He’s an angel on earth and I love him.

Happy 2nd Birthday Jay-Jay!!

Here he is on his new tricycle.