Holy cow did I write a bunch yesterday. I was on a roll. But, today is Monday and it's been a long day. So, no long-winded speeches today.
I'm having a PartyLite party in just over a week. I can't wait, it's been alot of years since I've been to one. I really dig burning candles, so I'm excited to see what kind of new stuff they have.
I'm watching the news and Air Force One did a fly by over New York today, low...and scared the hell out of a bunch of people. I guess it was a photo-op! I guess our government has alot of money to waste and they can spend it by flying a plane around New York at taxpayer expense. On the news people are running and scared! It's bullshit! They didn't even notify the city of New York that they were doing this.
I guess some tall buildings were evacuated, thinking that a 9/11 deal was happening again. Ridiculous!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday Again
We've had a busy weekend. Here it is after 10pm and I'm wide awake. As you know, we have an early riser in our house. It doesn't matter what day it is, little Miss Sami sunshine is up at the crack of dawn.....7 days a week. So, I had a plan. I told Scott that we could each pick a day of the weekend to sleep in.
Obviously since he works late on Friday night I figured he'd want Saturday morning. That means that I get to sleep in on Sunday and he get's up with the youngest two and get's them breakfast.
So Saturday morning I heard Sam in her room at about 6:45am. She's in there yelling, "DAD". Well, I got up and made her some toast and gave John some cereal. Scott got up a short time later and we went about our day.
This morning I heard Sam in her room yelling, "DAD". She went on like that for a while and I finally got up. Scott made some comment about how Saturday had been my day to sleep in.....well it didn't go over so great. He tried to get me to go back to bed but Sam just kept standing at our bedroom door knocking on it and crying. So, I got up.
So my plan, while great in theory, didn't work out so well. Maybe next weekend will work out better.
Friday was an incredible day, don't you think? I spent most of the day outside with the kids and it was so warm and sunny. Tina came over and we dranks some beer and sat on the back deck. It was breezy, a litle warm, but so nice after being cold for the last 9 months. We cooked on grill and I made my best hamburger ever. I'm not that great of a cook and I don't cook often, so you have to understand that this was quite an accomplishment for me.
Tina had the brilliant idea to put smoked gouda cheese on our hamburgers. Yummy! I love smoked gouda but wasn't sure how it would be on a burger, but it was deeeelish!
I felt so bad when Scott called and asked what we were doing. He was hoping that we'd still be out on the deck when he got home but the kids were so tired. Sami and John were filthy from being outside all day.....and tired. So after their baths they were out cold. By then, it was really late so we called it a night.
I was so excited about the nice weather that I decided we should have a cookout on Saturday. The weatherman had said all week that the weather would be nice on Saturday. They were calling for 80 degrees and sunny. Well, if you live in Michigan you know that wasn't the case. We had a bunch of people here and it rained off and on all day long.
We didn't let it ruin our fun. Scott made pulled pork and it cooks on the grill for about 7 hours. So, we were outside with him almost all day. Tina and I made a batch of homemade Sangria on Friday and it has to sit for 24 hours so we had that Saturday too. OMG, it was so good. She put thin sliced oranges, lemon, apples, and blackberries in it. Then it soaked in the Sangria overnight. I wasn't sure if I'd like Sangria, but I think it might be one of my favorites. We have decided it's a staple for the camper!
So, we had a great time. Tina and Dani were here, mom, Kathie and the kids, and us. We had a good time even though the weather didn't cooperate. We had planned on going camping at Sessions Lake but the water won't be on until May 1st. And, we're spoiled. It's not like we can go camping and rough it. Puleeze! If you've seen our "camper" you know that we don't rough it. I always say, it's nicer than our house.
Today, more rain. Is anyone else sick of the rain? For crying out loud, we go from how many months of freezing blizzard to constand clouds and rain. I'm sick to death of overcast weather. I'm ready for some sunshine. I'm sure it'll happen soon. I'm also sure that the sun will be shining the days I have to be at work. Never fails.
Along with the rain I feel like there is major humidity. I've been miserable warm all day long. Scott asked me to go for a walk, and we actually got to go without any kids. Sami was sleeping and John was playing with the neighbor kids. So, we decided to walk his jogging route. We took the GPS so we could see how far it is. We walked just over 2.7 miles in less than 45 minutes. Slow for him, but good for me. Regardless, it was better than coming in the house and laying in the recliner.
So we had a pretty good weekend. Now, tomorrow is already Monday. I'm not ready for Monday. I think it should be Friday again.
Obviously since he works late on Friday night I figured he'd want Saturday morning. That means that I get to sleep in on Sunday and he get's up with the youngest two and get's them breakfast.
So Saturday morning I heard Sam in her room at about 6:45am. She's in there yelling, "DAD". Well, I got up and made her some toast and gave John some cereal. Scott got up a short time later and we went about our day.
This morning I heard Sam in her room yelling, "DAD". She went on like that for a while and I finally got up. Scott made some comment about how Saturday had been my day to sleep in.....well it didn't go over so great. He tried to get me to go back to bed but Sam just kept standing at our bedroom door knocking on it and crying. So, I got up.
So my plan, while great in theory, didn't work out so well. Maybe next weekend will work out better.
Friday was an incredible day, don't you think? I spent most of the day outside with the kids and it was so warm and sunny. Tina came over and we dranks some beer and sat on the back deck. It was breezy, a litle warm, but so nice after being cold for the last 9 months. We cooked on grill and I made my best hamburger ever. I'm not that great of a cook and I don't cook often, so you have to understand that this was quite an accomplishment for me.
Tina had the brilliant idea to put smoked gouda cheese on our hamburgers. Yummy! I love smoked gouda but wasn't sure how it would be on a burger, but it was deeeelish!
I felt so bad when Scott called and asked what we were doing. He was hoping that we'd still be out on the deck when he got home but the kids were so tired. Sami and John were filthy from being outside all day.....and tired. So after their baths they were out cold. By then, it was really late so we called it a night.
I was so excited about the nice weather that I decided we should have a cookout on Saturday. The weatherman had said all week that the weather would be nice on Saturday. They were calling for 80 degrees and sunny. Well, if you live in Michigan you know that wasn't the case. We had a bunch of people here and it rained off and on all day long.
We didn't let it ruin our fun. Scott made pulled pork and it cooks on the grill for about 7 hours. So, we were outside with him almost all day. Tina and I made a batch of homemade Sangria on Friday and it has to sit for 24 hours so we had that Saturday too. OMG, it was so good. She put thin sliced oranges, lemon, apples, and blackberries in it. Then it soaked in the Sangria overnight. I wasn't sure if I'd like Sangria, but I think it might be one of my favorites. We have decided it's a staple for the camper!
So, we had a great time. Tina and Dani were here, mom, Kathie and the kids, and us. We had a good time even though the weather didn't cooperate. We had planned on going camping at Sessions Lake but the water won't be on until May 1st. And, we're spoiled. It's not like we can go camping and rough it. Puleeze! If you've seen our "camper" you know that we don't rough it. I always say, it's nicer than our house.
Today, more rain. Is anyone else sick of the rain? For crying out loud, we go from how many months of freezing blizzard to constand clouds and rain. I'm sick to death of overcast weather. I'm ready for some sunshine. I'm sure it'll happen soon. I'm also sure that the sun will be shining the days I have to be at work. Never fails.
Along with the rain I feel like there is major humidity. I've been miserable warm all day long. Scott asked me to go for a walk, and we actually got to go without any kids. Sami was sleeping and John was playing with the neighbor kids. So, we decided to walk his jogging route. We took the GPS so we could see how far it is. We walked just over 2.7 miles in less than 45 minutes. Slow for him, but good for me. Regardless, it was better than coming in the house and laying in the recliner.
So we had a pretty good weekend. Now, tomorrow is already Monday. I'm not ready for Monday. I think it should be Friday again.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Today
I was going to write something tonight, but I think my quote of the day sums up my day today. I'll just leave it at that.
Quote of The Day - April 22, 2009
It doesn't matter...............
how much money you spend
how much running you do
how much laundry you do
how many meals you cook
how many times you let them off the hook from being grounded
how many texts you allow them on their cell phone
It's never enough!
-Tracy Watkins (exhausted parent)
how much money you spend
how much running you do
how much laundry you do
how many meals you cook
how many times you let them off the hook from being grounded
how many texts you allow them on their cell phone
It's never enough!
-Tracy Watkins (exhausted parent)
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Quote of The Day - April 19, 2009
Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other two percent that get all the publicity. But then - we elected them.
- Lily Tomlin
- Lily Tomlin
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Quote of The Day - April 16, 2009
Congress:
If you worked for me I'd FIRE You!
Oh wait, You do work for me!
Friday, March 27, 2009 7:36:58 AM by Islander7
If you worked for me I'd FIRE You!
Oh wait, You do work for me!
Friday, March 27, 2009 7:36:58 AM by Islander7
Quote of The Day - April 15, 2009
In honor of all the Tea Party demonstrations yesterday, I wanted to quote a sign that I saw.
A visual:
A larger than life photo of Obama and next to it.....the word of promise from his campaign
"CHANGE"
Remember this?
The poster said,
"CHANGE.....is all you'll have left in your pocket."
Couldn't have said it better myself!
A visual:
A larger than life photo of Obama and next to it.....the word of promise from his campaign
"CHANGE"
Remember this?
The poster said,
"CHANGE.....is all you'll have left in your pocket."
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Is It PMS?
Ok, I've been sitting here watching Biggest Loser on the DVR. I'm crying my eyes out! It's makeover week at Biggest Loser and after they got to see their families. They are fifteen weeks into the show, I can't even imagine being gone for that long.
I wonder what these people do when it comes to their jobs?
Doesn't really matter!
At any rate, this has been a good episode! I don't get why I'm crying my eyes out, how silly. It has to be PMS!
It's been a tough couple of weeks. That reminds me, the post I wrote last night about work....I have one thing to say about it. Karma is alive and well in my office.
I wonder what these people do when it comes to their jobs?
Doesn't really matter!
At any rate, this has been a good episode! I don't get why I'm crying my eyes out, how silly. It has to be PMS!
It's been a tough couple of weeks. That reminds me, the post I wrote last night about work....I have one thing to say about it. Karma is alive and well in my office.
Monday, April 13, 2009
I've Had Better Days
I'm sitting here wondering if anyone is even reading my blog.
Who would blame you for not wanted to come back each day to see what I have to say when I've just been in a down-right pissy mood lately.
Today is no different.
Do you notice I'm in blue today. There's a reason for that.
I've been thinking about how it is in the real world when it comes to work and dealing with other employees, most of all an employer.
A person feels like they are busting their ass for their employer. They are going out of their way to do a good job, doing work that is above and beyond. They might find new ways to save the employer money. They may collect some old debts that the employer thought were uncollectable. They may find many costly errors made by past employees in their position. The posibilities are endless.
What do employees want when it comes to their job. They want to be noticed. They want to be acknowledged......and by acknowledged I mean they want to be noticed with compensation. But some employers don't seem to notice all employees equally when it comes to compensation.
Ultimately, employers are going to have their favorite employees. The employees who can do no wrong and in their opinion the sun rises and sets out of the employees ass.
Note to employer, if you're going to ask for the opinion of a loyal and true employee and then ignore that opinion.....don't ask in the first place. It's tough to put yourself out there when your boss asks for your opinion. It's tough when your boss counter argues your opinion. This means that he or she has already made up their mind about what they've just asked you. Is he just looking for someone to agree with him? I mean, why bother. Don't ask my opinion if you really don't want it....that's all I'm saying.
What I want is to be treated equal. I know that this will never happen, but throw me a bone for crying out loud. There is no consistency with employers today. You already know why. Look at the state of Michigan for example. Our unemployment rate is 12% for March. This is the highest of any state in America. Employers don't have to put up with you, they can move right on to the next Joe Smoe who is desperate to find a job.
When Scott and I owned our business I felt like we were very decent to our employees. We gave raises often....they weren't huge, but they were better than nothing. We were flexible on the work schedule, we weren't overly strict......maybe that was a bad thing. Being on both sides of the fence I felt like the respect was a two-way street with our employees.
Ok, I think I'm done complaining. I'm just upset over some things that have been going on at work. Scott keeps telling me to talk to my boss about it, but I'm really not comfortable doing that. I'm seriously non-confrontational (unless it's with Scott, lol) I'll confront him any day of the week. I'm just not one who likes to put myself out there to an employer when I need my job. I feel like I'm just holding it in, but today......I nearly burst into tears right in front of my boss. Not really a good thing. Seriously, not a good thing!
What's your opinion. Does anyone have the guts to talk money with their boss? (I mean besides Scott.) Let me know what you think.
Who would blame you for not wanted to come back each day to see what I have to say when I've just been in a down-right pissy mood lately.
Today is no different.
Do you notice I'm in blue today. There's a reason for that.
I've been thinking about how it is in the real world when it comes to work and dealing with other employees, most of all an employer.
A person feels like they are busting their ass for their employer. They are going out of their way to do a good job, doing work that is above and beyond. They might find new ways to save the employer money. They may collect some old debts that the employer thought were uncollectable. They may find many costly errors made by past employees in their position. The posibilities are endless.
What do employees want when it comes to their job. They want to be noticed. They want to be acknowledged......and by acknowledged I mean they want to be noticed with compensation. But some employers don't seem to notice all employees equally when it comes to compensation.
Ultimately, employers are going to have their favorite employees. The employees who can do no wrong and in their opinion the sun rises and sets out of the employees ass.
Note to employer, if you're going to ask for the opinion of a loyal and true employee and then ignore that opinion.....don't ask in the first place. It's tough to put yourself out there when your boss asks for your opinion. It's tough when your boss counter argues your opinion. This means that he or she has already made up their mind about what they've just asked you. Is he just looking for someone to agree with him? I mean, why bother. Don't ask my opinion if you really don't want it....that's all I'm saying.
What I want is to be treated equal. I know that this will never happen, but throw me a bone for crying out loud. There is no consistency with employers today. You already know why. Look at the state of Michigan for example. Our unemployment rate is 12% for March. This is the highest of any state in America. Employers don't have to put up with you, they can move right on to the next Joe Smoe who is desperate to find a job.
When Scott and I owned our business I felt like we were very decent to our employees. We gave raises often....they weren't huge, but they were better than nothing. We were flexible on the work schedule, we weren't overly strict......maybe that was a bad thing. Being on both sides of the fence I felt like the respect was a two-way street with our employees.
Ok, I think I'm done complaining. I'm just upset over some things that have been going on at work. Scott keeps telling me to talk to my boss about it, but I'm really not comfortable doing that. I'm seriously non-confrontational (unless it's with Scott, lol) I'll confront him any day of the week. I'm just not one who likes to put myself out there to an employer when I need my job. I feel like I'm just holding it in, but today......I nearly burst into tears right in front of my boss. Not really a good thing. Seriously, not a good thing!
What's your opinion. Does anyone have the guts to talk money with their boss? (I mean besides Scott.) Let me know what you think.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter
Another Easter holiday has come and gone.
The Easter Bunny worked very hard last night and was up very very late. I guess the kids were good this year because the Easter Bunny was very generous with the Easter baskets this year. He also left 84 filled Easter eggs in the back yard. Yes, I said 84! The kids were happy because they made out like bandits this year. (Well, I'm sure for Jason he was thinking "gas money" they whole time.)
When I woke up this morning at 7am I heard John squeeling with delight over his Easter basket. I was praying that Sami was still asleep because I was still sleepy. I admit, I did lay here in bed until after 8am. When I got up, the sun was shining and the kids were all happy and there was a cup of coffee next to my recliner in the living room. Life doesn't get much better than that.
So, we got around and went out back for the egg hunt. I bought these really cute gift bags with big daisy's on them for collecting eggs. I, of course, had to rip the daisy off Johns blue bag and Jason refused to use one at all.....but the girls really liked them. The kids collected their eggs in record time and we came back in to count their money!
We did stay home for dinner. Surprisingly, Scott didn't do much in the kitchen. The last time I wrote I was talking about him doing th cooking. Today, he was a slug! So, I cooked and dinner was still good. I have to say that my butterhorn rolls were my best ever. I was very careful in making them to ensure perfect rolls. And they were.
After we stuffed ourselves, Scott went back to being a slug in the recliner. Yeah, he took a nap while Jason and I cleaned up the kitchen. What a bum. I wanted a nap so bad all afternoon. When we are children we cry because we have to take a nap. As adults, we beg for the chance at a nap. Poor Scott, he still hasn't adjusted to working second shift and I think that he's just plain old tired.
So after his nap, Jourdan and Scott decided we needed to burn off our dinner by playing tennis. I had just changed Sami into some clean duds after her dinner and I was laying there on the floor desperately wanting 30 minutes to close my eyes. Scott hounded me and hounded me. He called me a slug and told me that he was going to go lose 3 pounds and that I was going to gain one by laying there on the floor.
Nice huh?
Well, I had told hin last week that when I say I'm tired or I don't feel like going for a walk or just getting off my dead ass.....he needed to force me. Well, he finally got me going and we walked over to the tennis courts and the middle school. I wasn't going to play but he made me. Creep.
Once we started playing, it was fun. John and Scott played against me and Jourdan. Sami just ran around chasing a tennis ball that Scott gave her. She loved it! We were the only ones there so it didn't matter. And, once I started playing, I felt better. I wasn't so tired and I didn't feel so crappy. So, I'm glad that he made me go. We had alot of fun.
We played for an hour and then came home and decided we better stay out of the recliners a little bit longer. We did a bunch of yard work, raking leaves and planting grass seed. Scott burned some logs and leaves. We were out back for about an hour and I realized that we were all out there except Jason. He was in the house, in Scott's recliner...asleep!
Silly silly Jason. Yeah, I woke him up and told him that he needed to come out and enjoy the fun.
So that was our day! I wasn't super warm out, but I think it was in the upper 50's and it was sunny....that was nice. It's been so breezy though and that's what makes it feel so cold. The kids don't care of course, but I'm old and it feels like 30 degrees to me. Now, I'm tired. It's been a busy day and it has been a long, busy and stressful week. And, since it's Sunday night I get to wake up in the morning and start it all over again.
The Easter Bunny worked very hard last night and was up very very late. I guess the kids were good this year because the Easter Bunny was very generous with the Easter baskets this year. He also left 84 filled Easter eggs in the back yard. Yes, I said 84! The kids were happy because they made out like bandits this year. (Well, I'm sure for Jason he was thinking "gas money" they whole time.)
When I woke up this morning at 7am I heard John squeeling with delight over his Easter basket. I was praying that Sami was still asleep because I was still sleepy. I admit, I did lay here in bed until after 8am. When I got up, the sun was shining and the kids were all happy and there was a cup of coffee next to my recliner in the living room. Life doesn't get much better than that.
So, we got around and went out back for the egg hunt. I bought these really cute gift bags with big daisy's on them for collecting eggs. I, of course, had to rip the daisy off Johns blue bag and Jason refused to use one at all.....but the girls really liked them. The kids collected their eggs in record time and we came back in to count their money!
We did stay home for dinner. Surprisingly, Scott didn't do much in the kitchen. The last time I wrote I was talking about him doing th cooking. Today, he was a slug! So, I cooked and dinner was still good. I have to say that my butterhorn rolls were my best ever. I was very careful in making them to ensure perfect rolls. And they were.
After we stuffed ourselves, Scott went back to being a slug in the recliner. Yeah, he took a nap while Jason and I cleaned up the kitchen. What a bum. I wanted a nap so bad all afternoon. When we are children we cry because we have to take a nap. As adults, we beg for the chance at a nap. Poor Scott, he still hasn't adjusted to working second shift and I think that he's just plain old tired.
So after his nap, Jourdan and Scott decided we needed to burn off our dinner by playing tennis. I had just changed Sami into some clean duds after her dinner and I was laying there on the floor desperately wanting 30 minutes to close my eyes. Scott hounded me and hounded me. He called me a slug and told me that he was going to go lose 3 pounds and that I was going to gain one by laying there on the floor.
Nice huh?
Well, I had told hin last week that when I say I'm tired or I don't feel like going for a walk or just getting off my dead ass.....he needed to force me. Well, he finally got me going and we walked over to the tennis courts and the middle school. I wasn't going to play but he made me. Creep.
Once we started playing, it was fun. John and Scott played against me and Jourdan. Sami just ran around chasing a tennis ball that Scott gave her. She loved it! We were the only ones there so it didn't matter. And, once I started playing, I felt better. I wasn't so tired and I didn't feel so crappy. So, I'm glad that he made me go. We had alot of fun.
We played for an hour and then came home and decided we better stay out of the recliners a little bit longer. We did a bunch of yard work, raking leaves and planting grass seed. Scott burned some logs and leaves. We were out back for about an hour and I realized that we were all out there except Jason. He was in the house, in Scott's recliner...asleep!
Silly silly Jason. Yeah, I woke him up and told him that he needed to come out and enjoy the fun.
So that was our day! I wasn't super warm out, but I think it was in the upper 50's and it was sunny....that was nice. It's been so breezy though and that's what makes it feel so cold. The kids don't care of course, but I'm old and it feels like 30 degrees to me. Now, I'm tired. It's been a busy day and it has been a long, busy and stressful week. And, since it's Sunday night I get to wake up in the morning and start it all over again.
Quote of The Day - April 12, 2009
"We've had a Congress that's spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop."
-Mike Huckabee
-Mike Huckabee
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Quote of The Day - April 11, 2009
When we were at peace, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war, so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there was a surplus, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now that there is a...recession, Democrats want to raise taxes.
-Ann Coulter
-Ann Coulter
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Tomorrow is Easter! John is so excited that the Easter Bunny is coming tonight that he is just beside himself. It was so easy to get him to bed tonight, only surpassed by the ease of getting him to bed on Christmas Eve.
John's been singing the Peter Cottontail song. "Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity, hoppity, Easter's on it's way."
He was so funny all week. He's been on the countdown to Easter Bunny. Then he realized that he gets to color Easter Eggs. Wow! Easter eggs. I boiled three dozen eggs for him to color. John and Jourdan made short work of the whole Easter egg task. Sami tried to help but all she really wanted to do was grab the white eggs and hand them to someone to dip in the color. I got some really cute pictures. Hmmm, I should do the same thing Nicki does and post my pictures right in my post. But, the camera is in the kitchen......and I'm in bed. So, sorry about your luck.
I'm just hearing Jason pull in. He parks in the back drive so I can hear his truck pull in. Since he got his truck, we rarely see him. He's been enjoying spring break and I'm sure he's sad to have it go so fast! Now that he's home I'll feel good about closing my eyes and going to sleep.....knowing that he's home safe and sound.
I didn't do much for Jason's Easter basket this year. Scott was surprised that I was getting one for him at all. HELLO.....did you just meet me? As long as he's under my roof, he's getting all the stuff for all the holidays. Matter of fact, he will continue to get stuff from me until he has children of his own....then I'll buy for them. That's how it works in my house.
At any rate, he's not much for the goodies, so I got him a couple of things.....that he probably won't even eat. Mostly I spent money on gift cards for him. ITunes and Meijer. I figure the kids is going to need gas money, right? So, he'll appreciate that more than a chocolate bunny.
This year is espcially important to me. Scott has been on this crazy weekend shift for over two and a half years and at the moment, he's on second shift. So, he wasn't home for the last couple Easter's. That meant me doing it all myself. It really sucked. I didn't want the kids to suffer so I continued our traditions, but it wasn't the same without Scott.
So, this year he is home and I'm thrilled. We'll get up in the morning and the kids will be going crazy over their Easter baskets. I always buy plastic eggs and fill them with money. Usually a couple of dollar bills and then quarters, dimes, and nickels. This year, I just got a bunch of ones and a roll of quarters....so they are making out like bandits.
Typically, the Easter bunny fills the eggs and leaves them around the living room for the kids to find in the morning. This year, we are going an egg hunt in the back yard. The weather has been decent and my mom always had good luck with it in past years. So, we're going to give it a shot. I've stuffed 84 plastic eggs so the kids will have fun with that. I know that Jason is going to say he doesn't want to do it and he's too old. But, if he wants what is inside the eggs he'll need to participate....and like it, lol.
Ok, I'm outta here. I need to find my Quote for the Day. It's nearly midnight and the kids will be up bright and early. We are staying home for dinner this year. I'm so excited that Scott will be home. He is the best cook. Alot of women might not like that a man can cook better than they can....but I'll be the first to admit that Scott is a much better cook than I am. So, I'm also excited that he's home to make part of our Easter dinner. I make the homemade butterhorn rolls, sweet potatoe puff, and dessert. Jourdan likes to make the stuffing and help with dessert. Scott makes the ham and the mashed potatoes. John, Jason and Sami eat! So, I guess what they make......is a turd!
John's been singing the Peter Cottontail song. "Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity, hoppity, Easter's on it's way."
He was so funny all week. He's been on the countdown to Easter Bunny. Then he realized that he gets to color Easter Eggs. Wow! Easter eggs. I boiled three dozen eggs for him to color. John and Jourdan made short work of the whole Easter egg task. Sami tried to help but all she really wanted to do was grab the white eggs and hand them to someone to dip in the color. I got some really cute pictures. Hmmm, I should do the same thing Nicki does and post my pictures right in my post. But, the camera is in the kitchen......and I'm in bed. So, sorry about your luck.
I'm just hearing Jason pull in. He parks in the back drive so I can hear his truck pull in. Since he got his truck, we rarely see him. He's been enjoying spring break and I'm sure he's sad to have it go so fast! Now that he's home I'll feel good about closing my eyes and going to sleep.....knowing that he's home safe and sound.
I didn't do much for Jason's Easter basket this year. Scott was surprised that I was getting one for him at all. HELLO.....did you just meet me? As long as he's under my roof, he's getting all the stuff for all the holidays. Matter of fact, he will continue to get stuff from me until he has children of his own....then I'll buy for them. That's how it works in my house.
At any rate, he's not much for the goodies, so I got him a couple of things.....that he probably won't even eat. Mostly I spent money on gift cards for him. ITunes and Meijer. I figure the kids is going to need gas money, right? So, he'll appreciate that more than a chocolate bunny.
This year is espcially important to me. Scott has been on this crazy weekend shift for over two and a half years and at the moment, he's on second shift. So, he wasn't home for the last couple Easter's. That meant me doing it all myself. It really sucked. I didn't want the kids to suffer so I continued our traditions, but it wasn't the same without Scott.
So, this year he is home and I'm thrilled. We'll get up in the morning and the kids will be going crazy over their Easter baskets. I always buy plastic eggs and fill them with money. Usually a couple of dollar bills and then quarters, dimes, and nickels. This year, I just got a bunch of ones and a roll of quarters....so they are making out like bandits.
Typically, the Easter bunny fills the eggs and leaves them around the living room for the kids to find in the morning. This year, we are going an egg hunt in the back yard. The weather has been decent and my mom always had good luck with it in past years. So, we're going to give it a shot. I've stuffed 84 plastic eggs so the kids will have fun with that. I know that Jason is going to say he doesn't want to do it and he's too old. But, if he wants what is inside the eggs he'll need to participate....and like it, lol.
Ok, I'm outta here. I need to find my Quote for the Day. It's nearly midnight and the kids will be up bright and early. We are staying home for dinner this year. I'm so excited that Scott will be home. He is the best cook. Alot of women might not like that a man can cook better than they can....but I'll be the first to admit that Scott is a much better cook than I am. So, I'm also excited that he's home to make part of our Easter dinner. I make the homemade butterhorn rolls, sweet potatoe puff, and dessert. Jourdan likes to make the stuffing and help with dessert. Scott makes the ham and the mashed potatoes. John, Jason and Sami eat! So, I guess what they make......is a turd!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Summer Seems So Far Away
Am I the only one who feels like summer will never get here? I can't be the only one!
When I was younger the seasons seemed to go faster. Maybe it was that I didn't mind winter as much? I was a kid, what did I know?
I think it all changed when I started having babies. Bundling them up and having to take them out into the deep freeze that we call Michigan during winter really changed how I looked at these cold months.
Honestly, I don't mind the cold and I even like snow....until Christmas. So, if we could just have it get cold around Thanksgiving and have some snow between then and Christmas...well that would be peachy.
You're wondering why I picked Thanksgiving right? Well, for alot of years we had a family tradition of going to the Christmas tree farm to pick out our Christmas tree. We always go on Thanksgiving weekend and we always have a snowball fight. The kids love it so much. I should re-phrase that, we walk around in the snow and Scott and Jason throw snowballs at Jourdan and I. (I know, they are both creeps.)
So, that's why I wouldn't mind the winter coming for that month. But now, I'm so ready for it to be spring. Sami wants to go outside so bad! She will hold her shoes and point at the back door and just cry and cry. She loves to be outside. Doesn't matter what she is doing, she just likes to be outside.
It was so cute yesterday. We were out doing yard work while Scott was at work. By "we" I mean "me". I finally got a couple of disgruntled teenagers to help me pick up the leaves around the house and out of the basement window wells. We were picking them up and putting them in the wheelbarrel and Sami was right there helping. It was so cute, she would grab a pile of leaves and put them in the wheelbarrel. I told her she was a good girl and thanks for helping mommy. She really loved that!
I didn't mind so much being outside and picking up leaves, but it was so darn cold. I'm just so sick of the cold.
It's funny because every year, when it get's to be about the end of March/beginning of April we start getting all summer crazy. We start talking about....camping......and we keep telling each other over and over, "I can't wait to go camping."
Well, you know that we don't rough it. We have a luxury liner that we take to the camp ground. That's part of why it's so enjoyable, we have all the comforts of home....and then some. But for weeks now we've been talking about it.
We'll go out to the camper and just sit in there and talk about how we can't wait to go camping. At the beginning of the season we'll go out to the trailer and spend the afternoon out there cleaning and making our necessity list. Then we go shopping, then we spend another afternoon in the trailer putting stuff away and making sure it's ready to go, and talking about where we are going to go this year.
We've made one afternoon trip out there so far this year. We took Sami with us and we didn't have the slides put out so it was a little cramped yet. I don't think she remembers camping from last year. We went several times, but she was walking around like she'd never been in there before. I'm praying that she'll sleep good in the portable crib like she did before.
So, now that Scott is off one the weekends I'm thinking we'll have a better chance of actually camping. It was tough once I started working last summer because he worked the days I was off. Made it tough for any family vacations. Hopefully this summer we'll have the chance to go more than last summer.
When I was younger the seasons seemed to go faster. Maybe it was that I didn't mind winter as much? I was a kid, what did I know?
I think it all changed when I started having babies. Bundling them up and having to take them out into the deep freeze that we call Michigan during winter really changed how I looked at these cold months.
Honestly, I don't mind the cold and I even like snow....until Christmas. So, if we could just have it get cold around Thanksgiving and have some snow between then and Christmas...well that would be peachy.
You're wondering why I picked Thanksgiving right? Well, for alot of years we had a family tradition of going to the Christmas tree farm to pick out our Christmas tree. We always go on Thanksgiving weekend and we always have a snowball fight. The kids love it so much. I should re-phrase that, we walk around in the snow and Scott and Jason throw snowballs at Jourdan and I. (I know, they are both creeps.)
So, that's why I wouldn't mind the winter coming for that month. But now, I'm so ready for it to be spring. Sami wants to go outside so bad! She will hold her shoes and point at the back door and just cry and cry. She loves to be outside. Doesn't matter what she is doing, she just likes to be outside.
It was so cute yesterday. We were out doing yard work while Scott was at work. By "we" I mean "me". I finally got a couple of disgruntled teenagers to help me pick up the leaves around the house and out of the basement window wells. We were picking them up and putting them in the wheelbarrel and Sami was right there helping. It was so cute, she would grab a pile of leaves and put them in the wheelbarrel. I told her she was a good girl and thanks for helping mommy. She really loved that!
I didn't mind so much being outside and picking up leaves, but it was so darn cold. I'm just so sick of the cold.
It's funny because every year, when it get's to be about the end of March/beginning of April we start getting all summer crazy. We start talking about....camping......and we keep telling each other over and over, "I can't wait to go camping."
Well, you know that we don't rough it. We have a luxury liner that we take to the camp ground. That's part of why it's so enjoyable, we have all the comforts of home....and then some. But for weeks now we've been talking about it.
We'll go out to the camper and just sit in there and talk about how we can't wait to go camping. At the beginning of the season we'll go out to the trailer and spend the afternoon out there cleaning and making our necessity list. Then we go shopping, then we spend another afternoon in the trailer putting stuff away and making sure it's ready to go, and talking about where we are going to go this year.
We've made one afternoon trip out there so far this year. We took Sami with us and we didn't have the slides put out so it was a little cramped yet. I don't think she remembers camping from last year. We went several times, but she was walking around like she'd never been in there before. I'm praying that she'll sleep good in the portable crib like she did before.
So, now that Scott is off one the weekends I'm thinking we'll have a better chance of actually camping. It was tough once I started working last summer because he worked the days I was off. Made it tough for any family vacations. Hopefully this summer we'll have the chance to go more than last summer.
Quote of The Day - April 10, 2009
We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down. Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic policies and benefitting from their success -- only then can societies remain economically alive, dynamic, progressive, and free. Trust the people. This is the one irrefutable lesson of the entire postwar period contradicting the notion that rigid government controls are essential to economic development.
President Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Quote of The Day - April 8, 2009
It's something in liberals' DNA: They think they can pass a law eliminating guns and nuclear weapons, but teenagers having sex is completely beyond our control.
The demand for more gun control in response to any crime involving a gun is exactly like Obama's response to North Korea's openly belligerent act of launching a long-range missile this week: Obama leapt to action by calling for worldwide nuclear disarmament.
If the SAT test were used to determine how stupid a liberal is, one question would be: "The best defense against lawless rogues who possess _______ is for law-abiding individuals to surrender their own _______________."
Correct answer: Guns. We would also have accepted nuclear weapons.
Ann Coulter, April 8, 2009
The demand for more gun control in response to any crime involving a gun is exactly like Obama's response to North Korea's openly belligerent act of launching a long-range missile this week: Obama leapt to action by calling for worldwide nuclear disarmament.
If the SAT test were used to determine how stupid a liberal is, one question would be: "The best defense against lawless rogues who possess _______ is for law-abiding individuals to surrender their own _______________."
Correct answer: Guns. We would also have accepted nuclear weapons.
Ann Coulter, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
What's Up
Ok, so I'm feeling better than I was a couple posts ago. A little dose of reality, know what I mean? Enough of that.
We had a busy weekend. We've been painting and getting the house around to list it with a realtor. Did I already talk about this? I can't remember, but it seems familiar. Hmmmmm Anywho, we painted the kitchen and downstairs, and the hall. Scott has been getting trim around the baseboards and caulking windows.
Isn't it amazing how you actually go through your house and do all the little odds and ends that have needed to be done.....and only do it because you are going to sell it? We've lived without trim and caulk for two years! Well, if we want to sell the house it has to be the brightest and shiniest penny in the piggy bank. I must say, the house is standing tall right now.
So, Scott is working 2nd shift now instead of the weekend shift. He had a rough week last week getting used to the new schedule. It's been so weird around the house at night. I'm so not used to being at home in the evening without Scott being here. I'm a single mom again and it sucks. Basically, Scott and I talk on the phone and that's about the only conversation we have during the week. It stinks!
I'm watching Fox News and they are talking about N. Korea. I guess they are stating that they had a successful launch of their rocket and that their satelite is now in orbit. Greta is saying that the rocket went up and then crashed into the Pacific ocean. Isn't it amazing what the N. Korean government is telling it's people? In reality the rocket went 2000 miles and went into the ocean. But in a country like this, the people believe what they are told by their government....no matter how ridiculous. Starting to sound familiar here in the United States.
All right, I'm not here about politics tonight. I'm just here to chat. Scott just got home and he's in the shower so I have about four more minutes of chatting....then he'll come in and try to read what I'm typing. Nosey Nellie!
I lost my train of thought. Well, I can share with you that I have had a crap week at work. Yeah, I think I already bitched about that too. So, I'll move on.
I think we're going to take a trip to Ohio in the next week or two. Scott has been bugging me to go to Ohio and get some Fat Jacks pizza. Traveling with Sami is less than appealing to me. I think about the five minutes it takes me to drive to Meijer....and multiply that by....I don't know...whatever equals 4 hours! The very thought makes my head pound. Well, I had this brilliant idea that we should have my friend Kathie come stay with the kids and Scott and I go away over night for our anniversary.
I was talking about going to dinner and then staying overnight in Grand Rapids. As soon as Scott caught wind of that he started bugging me about going to Ohio instead. Then, he talks me into taking the kids. So, I'm ok with that. He wants to go see Jim and Lisa and that is good. We haven't seen them in two years. So, he has me all talked into it and we realize that Easter is this Sunday. Duh!
So, I'm trying to talk him into taking next week Friday off to go. The last couple of times we visited we stayed in Findlay at the Holiday Inn Express. OMG! It is the best place. For $85 we get a two room suite! There is actually room for 6 people to stay, has a fridge, indoor pool and hot tub. They have breakfast! It really is a good time to stay there and it's cheap, as far as hotels go. I think I would feel bad going that far without the kids. Plus, Jim and Lisa haven't even met Sami yet. They are in for a real treat.
We'll see. Scott is known for having these great ideas and then backing out at the last minute because he won't feel like the drive. OK, gotta go and he's already trying to see what I'm writing. He thinks it's my journal, lol.
We had a busy weekend. We've been painting and getting the house around to list it with a realtor. Did I already talk about this? I can't remember, but it seems familiar. Hmmmmm Anywho, we painted the kitchen and downstairs, and the hall. Scott has been getting trim around the baseboards and caulking windows.
Isn't it amazing how you actually go through your house and do all the little odds and ends that have needed to be done.....and only do it because you are going to sell it? We've lived without trim and caulk for two years! Well, if we want to sell the house it has to be the brightest and shiniest penny in the piggy bank. I must say, the house is standing tall right now.
So, Scott is working 2nd shift now instead of the weekend shift. He had a rough week last week getting used to the new schedule. It's been so weird around the house at night. I'm so not used to being at home in the evening without Scott being here. I'm a single mom again and it sucks. Basically, Scott and I talk on the phone and that's about the only conversation we have during the week. It stinks!
I'm watching Fox News and they are talking about N. Korea. I guess they are stating that they had a successful launch of their rocket and that their satelite is now in orbit. Greta is saying that the rocket went up and then crashed into the Pacific ocean. Isn't it amazing what the N. Korean government is telling it's people? In reality the rocket went 2000 miles and went into the ocean. But in a country like this, the people believe what they are told by their government....no matter how ridiculous. Starting to sound familiar here in the United States.
All right, I'm not here about politics tonight. I'm just here to chat. Scott just got home and he's in the shower so I have about four more minutes of chatting....then he'll come in and try to read what I'm typing. Nosey Nellie!
I lost my train of thought. Well, I can share with you that I have had a crap week at work. Yeah, I think I already bitched about that too. So, I'll move on.
I think we're going to take a trip to Ohio in the next week or two. Scott has been bugging me to go to Ohio and get some Fat Jacks pizza. Traveling with Sami is less than appealing to me. I think about the five minutes it takes me to drive to Meijer....and multiply that by....I don't know...whatever equals 4 hours! The very thought makes my head pound. Well, I had this brilliant idea that we should have my friend Kathie come stay with the kids and Scott and I go away over night for our anniversary.
I was talking about going to dinner and then staying overnight in Grand Rapids. As soon as Scott caught wind of that he started bugging me about going to Ohio instead. Then, he talks me into taking the kids. So, I'm ok with that. He wants to go see Jim and Lisa and that is good. We haven't seen them in two years. So, he has me all talked into it and we realize that Easter is this Sunday. Duh!
So, I'm trying to talk him into taking next week Friday off to go. The last couple of times we visited we stayed in Findlay at the Holiday Inn Express. OMG! It is the best place. For $85 we get a two room suite! There is actually room for 6 people to stay, has a fridge, indoor pool and hot tub. They have breakfast! It really is a good time to stay there and it's cheap, as far as hotels go. I think I would feel bad going that far without the kids. Plus, Jim and Lisa haven't even met Sami yet. They are in for a real treat.
We'll see. Scott is known for having these great ideas and then backing out at the last minute because he won't feel like the drive. OK, gotta go and he's already trying to see what I'm writing. He thinks it's my journal, lol.
Monday, April 6, 2009
From My Friend Beth
Today I didn't Do It
A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.
The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.
He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside, he found wet towels, scummy soap andmore toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.
As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel.She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"
She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world did I do today?""Yes," was his incredulous reply.
She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."
A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.
The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.
He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside, he found wet towels, scummy soap andmore toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.
As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel.She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"
She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world did I do today?""Yes," was his incredulous reply.
She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Ann Coulter 4/01/09
Apparently, it's OK for Obama to fire the head of General Motors, but Bush can't fire his own U.S. attorneys. It is generally agreed that the Obama administration's demand that Rick Wagoner resign as chairman of General Motors is the price of GM's accepting government money. To promote the sales of GM vehicles, Obama says the government will stand by your GM car warranty. And all the taxpayers will get a lube job. The new GM owner's manual will come with a disclaimer: "Close enough for government work."
Now that we're all agreed that the government can make hiring and firing decisions based on infusions of taxpayer money, I can think of a lot more government beneficiaries who are badly in need of firing. Just off the top of my head, how about Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and everybody at the Department of Education?
How about firing all the former Weathermen, like Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn and Mark Rudd, whose university salaries are subsidized by the taxpayer?
Nearly every university in the country accepts government money. Is there any industry in America more in need of some "restructuring" than academia? What's Berkeley's "business plan" to stop turning out graduates who hate America?
And what is Obama's justification for keeping Shirley M. Tilghman as president of Princeton University as long as Princeton employs prominent crackpot Peter Singer?
Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton's Center for Human Values, believes parents should have the right to kill newborn babies with birth defects, such as Down syndrome and hemophilia, and says there is nothing morally wrong with parents conceiving children in order to harvest them for spare parts for an older child -- or even for society to breed children on a massive scale for spare parts.
His views on these issues are so extreme I'm surprised Singer hasn't been offered a position in the Obama cabinet yet. Perhaps he paid his taxes and was disqualified.
Singer compares the black liberation movement to the liberation of apes, saying we must "extend to other species the basic principle of equality that most of us recognize should be extended to all members of our own species." (Imagine if Rush Limbaugh had said that and then go lie down for 20 minutes.)
The esteemed professor Singer also believes sex with animals is acceptable and has no objections to necrophilia -- provided the deceased gave consent when still alive. We're still waiting to hear his views on sex with dead animals. Especially me, as I have no plans for next weekend. Doesn't a "new vision" for Princeton -- which benefits from massive taxpayer subsidies in the form of student loans and government grants -- require firing the president of Princeton? That university is clearly teetering on the brink of moral bankruptcy.
When is the government going to get around to firing 99 percent of public school superintendents? They're clearly turning out an inferior product -- i.e., America's public school graduates -- as compared to some of the foreign models now available.
In New York City, spending on public schools increased by more than 300 percent between 1982 and 2001, coming in at $11,474 per pupil annually -- compared to about $5,000 for private schools. But in 2003, a New York court ruled that graduates of New York City's public schools did not have the skills to be "capable of voting and serving on a jury." (Worse, some kids coming out of New York high schools are so stupid they don't even know how to get out of jury duty.)
If Obama can tell GM and Chrysler that their participation in NASCAR is an "unnecessary expenditure," isn't having public schools force students to follow Muslim rituals, recite Islamic prayers and plan "jihads" also an "unnecessary expenditure"? Are all those school condom purchases considered "necessary expenditures"?
Illegal aliens cost the American taxpayer more than $10 billion a year, net, in Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, free school lunches, prison, school and court costs. And yet cities, counties and states across the nation are openly refusing to enforce federal immigration law against illegal aliens -- all while accepting billions of dollars of stimulus money on top of a litany of other federal payouts.
Shouldn't somebody be fired over this? Like maybe Geraldo Rivera?
How about hauling San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom before a congressional committee and firing him? In fact, just being named "Gavin Newsom" should be grounds for dismissal. San Francisco is getting $18 million of stimulus money -- to say nothing of its residents who receive federal money in the form of Social Security payments, government grants, welfare payments, federal highway funds and on and on and on.
Doesn't PBS take federal funds? Obama should really ask Big Bird to step down. While we're at it, shouldn't Tim Geithner be fired?
Now that the government owns everything, there's no end to the dead wood that can be cleared out.
Except the problem is -- as this very partial list demonstrates -- most of the dead wood exists only because of the government in the first place. Capitalism has its own methods of clearing out dead wood, which the government keeps preventing by forcing the taxpayer to bail out capitalism's losers.
Now that we're all agreed that the government can make hiring and firing decisions based on infusions of taxpayer money, I can think of a lot more government beneficiaries who are badly in need of firing. Just off the top of my head, how about Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and everybody at the Department of Education?
How about firing all the former Weathermen, like Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn and Mark Rudd, whose university salaries are subsidized by the taxpayer?
Nearly every university in the country accepts government money. Is there any industry in America more in need of some "restructuring" than academia? What's Berkeley's "business plan" to stop turning out graduates who hate America?
And what is Obama's justification for keeping Shirley M. Tilghman as president of Princeton University as long as Princeton employs prominent crackpot Peter Singer?
Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton's Center for Human Values, believes parents should have the right to kill newborn babies with birth defects, such as Down syndrome and hemophilia, and says there is nothing morally wrong with parents conceiving children in order to harvest them for spare parts for an older child -- or even for society to breed children on a massive scale for spare parts.
His views on these issues are so extreme I'm surprised Singer hasn't been offered a position in the Obama cabinet yet. Perhaps he paid his taxes and was disqualified.
Singer compares the black liberation movement to the liberation of apes, saying we must "extend to other species the basic principle of equality that most of us recognize should be extended to all members of our own species." (Imagine if Rush Limbaugh had said that and then go lie down for 20 minutes.)
The esteemed professor Singer also believes sex with animals is acceptable and has no objections to necrophilia -- provided the deceased gave consent when still alive. We're still waiting to hear his views on sex with dead animals. Especially me, as I have no plans for next weekend. Doesn't a "new vision" for Princeton -- which benefits from massive taxpayer subsidies in the form of student loans and government grants -- require firing the president of Princeton? That university is clearly teetering on the brink of moral bankruptcy.
When is the government going to get around to firing 99 percent of public school superintendents? They're clearly turning out an inferior product -- i.e., America's public school graduates -- as compared to some of the foreign models now available.
In New York City, spending on public schools increased by more than 300 percent between 1982 and 2001, coming in at $11,474 per pupil annually -- compared to about $5,000 for private schools. But in 2003, a New York court ruled that graduates of New York City's public schools did not have the skills to be "capable of voting and serving on a jury." (Worse, some kids coming out of New York high schools are so stupid they don't even know how to get out of jury duty.)
If Obama can tell GM and Chrysler that their participation in NASCAR is an "unnecessary expenditure," isn't having public schools force students to follow Muslim rituals, recite Islamic prayers and plan "jihads" also an "unnecessary expenditure"? Are all those school condom purchases considered "necessary expenditures"?
Illegal aliens cost the American taxpayer more than $10 billion a year, net, in Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, free school lunches, prison, school and court costs. And yet cities, counties and states across the nation are openly refusing to enforce federal immigration law against illegal aliens -- all while accepting billions of dollars of stimulus money on top of a litany of other federal payouts.
Shouldn't somebody be fired over this? Like maybe Geraldo Rivera?
How about hauling San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom before a congressional committee and firing him? In fact, just being named "Gavin Newsom" should be grounds for dismissal. San Francisco is getting $18 million of stimulus money -- to say nothing of its residents who receive federal money in the form of Social Security payments, government grants, welfare payments, federal highway funds and on and on and on.
Doesn't PBS take federal funds? Obama should really ask Big Bird to step down. While we're at it, shouldn't Tim Geithner be fired?
Now that the government owns everything, there's no end to the dead wood that can be cleared out.
Except the problem is -- as this very partial list demonstrates -- most of the dead wood exists only because of the government in the first place. Capitalism has its own methods of clearing out dead wood, which the government keeps preventing by forcing the taxpayer to bail out capitalism's losers.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
My Photo Woes
I am in a funk tonight. I'm feeling crappy....so here I am.
It's been a long week. Seriously, the last few weeks seem to have had 14 days in them instead of 7. Scott is on second shift now and that has turned our life upside down. The complete and utter turn in the behavior and temperament of our children amazes me. Would they ever think of acting like this while Scott was home......are you kidding me?
It's been an eventful week. As you know, I had the flu last week. If you don't know that....scroll down a couple of posts to read about my near death experience. Ok, I've recovered from that. I went to work on Monday after being off for several days and I discover that one of my co-workers has gotten a very substantial raise and is making a considerable amount of money more than I am. She has only been there two months longer than I have so this was a serious kick in the teeth. I'm upset about it, but what does a girl do? It's not like jobs are just laying around for me to stumble over. So, as always, I suck it up and keep my mouth shut.
We re-listed our Expedition on craigs list...I think Sunday night. Well the damn phone has been ringing off the hook. Seriously. Monday night I was on the phone half the night and 3 or 4 people came and looked at it. Tuesday night, same deal. At the same time I had listed a ring on craigslist and I was getting calls for that too. Chaos? I wish it was that easy.
So, we ended up selling the truck and we just got together today with the guy at the bank and now it's gone. I came home, fed the kids and then drove to GR to meet someone to look at the ring. I sold that too! Thank goodness. I've been on the go all day and I'm beat.
Ya know, Sami woke me up at 6 am this morning. She was ready to get up and when I opened my eyes I had a headache. Maybe I should have started there because it nagged me all day. When I got to work it was pounding, when I went back home......pounding.....and still tonight.
Now, you know that I've been struggling with getting 45 pounds off....basically since I had John. I'm so beyond disgusted with myself that it's not even funny. Scott is jogging and eating healthier and he has lost 20 or so pounds. Me, I'm just at 6 pounds....and I've been dealing with this same six pounds for a long while. 6 lousy pounds. Obviously, I'm not active enough. I look at myself in the mirror and get so mad. I have a photo of myself, the one and only I have had taken in a long time....and I look at it to try to motivate myself. (Makes me want to puke, but I guess that can be motivating too.)
So, I already feel lousy about how I look. I hate running into someone I know at Meijer because it's just embarassing. I get on Facebook tonight to see what's going on and I happen to accidentally click on my "photo" tab and there are 4 or 5 ginormous photo's of fat me. WHAT? WHERE DID THESE COME FROM???? My heart is pounding! I'm clicking on them. I'm clicking and panicking about them being on my page. Then, I discover that a photo happy friend posted them on her facebook page and they appear on mine as well! OMG! You know who you are......take em off or you'll make me cry!
Goodness, I about passed out when I saw these pictures....right after I wanted to throw up.
Ok, so this has just been a shitty day. I shouldn't be bitching. I'm just completely exhausted, and I know Sami isn't going to let me sleep late. That won't happen anyhow, we are buying a truck for Jason tomorrow morning. I just didn't need to see my larger than life (or actual size photo) of myself out there for everyone to see what I've turned into. It topped off this day!
Now, I'm done.
It's been a long week. Seriously, the last few weeks seem to have had 14 days in them instead of 7. Scott is on second shift now and that has turned our life upside down. The complete and utter turn in the behavior and temperament of our children amazes me. Would they ever think of acting like this while Scott was home......are you kidding me?
It's been an eventful week. As you know, I had the flu last week. If you don't know that....scroll down a couple of posts to read about my near death experience. Ok, I've recovered from that. I went to work on Monday after being off for several days and I discover that one of my co-workers has gotten a very substantial raise and is making a considerable amount of money more than I am. She has only been there two months longer than I have so this was a serious kick in the teeth. I'm upset about it, but what does a girl do? It's not like jobs are just laying around for me to stumble over. So, as always, I suck it up and keep my mouth shut.
We re-listed our Expedition on craigs list...I think Sunday night. Well the damn phone has been ringing off the hook. Seriously. Monday night I was on the phone half the night and 3 or 4 people came and looked at it. Tuesday night, same deal. At the same time I had listed a ring on craigslist and I was getting calls for that too. Chaos? I wish it was that easy.
So, we ended up selling the truck and we just got together today with the guy at the bank and now it's gone. I came home, fed the kids and then drove to GR to meet someone to look at the ring. I sold that too! Thank goodness. I've been on the go all day and I'm beat.
Ya know, Sami woke me up at 6 am this morning. She was ready to get up and when I opened my eyes I had a headache. Maybe I should have started there because it nagged me all day. When I got to work it was pounding, when I went back home......pounding.....and still tonight.
Now, you know that I've been struggling with getting 45 pounds off....basically since I had John. I'm so beyond disgusted with myself that it's not even funny. Scott is jogging and eating healthier and he has lost 20 or so pounds. Me, I'm just at 6 pounds....and I've been dealing with this same six pounds for a long while. 6 lousy pounds. Obviously, I'm not active enough. I look at myself in the mirror and get so mad. I have a photo of myself, the one and only I have had taken in a long time....and I look at it to try to motivate myself. (Makes me want to puke, but I guess that can be motivating too.)
So, I already feel lousy about how I look. I hate running into someone I know at Meijer because it's just embarassing. I get on Facebook tonight to see what's going on and I happen to accidentally click on my "photo" tab and there are 4 or 5 ginormous photo's of fat me. WHAT? WHERE DID THESE COME FROM???? My heart is pounding! I'm clicking on them. I'm clicking and panicking about them being on my page. Then, I discover that a photo happy friend posted them on her facebook page and they appear on mine as well! OMG! You know who you are......take em off or you'll make me cry!
Goodness, I about passed out when I saw these pictures....right after I wanted to throw up.
Ok, so this has just been a shitty day. I shouldn't be bitching. I'm just completely exhausted, and I know Sami isn't going to let me sleep late. That won't happen anyhow, we are buying a truck for Jason tomorrow morning. I just didn't need to see my larger than life (or actual size photo) of myself out there for everyone to see what I've turned into. It topped off this day!
Now, I'm done.
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