1. Birthdays are days that everyone is given to feel extra special!
2. Summer is my favorite season because I love sun, long days, grilling and the pool.
3. I feel my best when 50 pounds lighter!
4. Mexican is my favorite food!
5. First impressions are usually right on.
6. The best piece of advice I ever received was Let go and Let God.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to dinner and a play with friends, tomorrow my plans include hanging with the boys and going out for a girls night and Sunday, I want to go to Mass and watch the Cubs!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Thursday Thirteen
13 Things I am afraid of:
1. Enclosed places - this has gotten worse for me with age. Don't ask me to crawl into a small tunnel, I hate covered water slides .... yuck, yuck, yuck.
2. Spiders - they are too creepy for my liking
3. Going Broke - I think we ALL feel this these days!
4. Losing my parents early - I DREAD this phone call and hope it won't happen for a VERY long time.
5.Staying Fat for the Rest of my Life - This has been a battle since I can remember knowing what the word "fat" meant. What if I spend the rest of my years battling this crap?????
6. Rats/Mice/Rodents - eeewwwwww
7. Getting a wax - Everyone says it is no big deal - but - come on! RIPPING your hair out of the root .... I cannot even begin to imagine the pain it causes!
8. Throwing Up - I always joked that I could have never been a bulimic because the mere THOUGHT of throwing up makes me cry. Not good on those days where one good heave and the world would be a better place!
9. The Economy - What of it really DOESN'T get any better??????
10. My husband and I never being truly happy after this deployment - What if this whole thing effs everything up??? Ugh. I cannot really think about it too much.
11. Losing my babies - I will not even go there.
12. Basements - always have been - always will. There are just too many scary things that could happen down there!!
13. Heights - AKA - Ferris wheels, tall rides at amusement parks ... um, yea, NO! I like my feet on solid ground!!!
1. Enclosed places - this has gotten worse for me with age. Don't ask me to crawl into a small tunnel, I hate covered water slides .... yuck, yuck, yuck.
2. Spiders - they are too creepy for my liking
3. Going Broke - I think we ALL feel this these days!
4. Losing my parents early - I DREAD this phone call and hope it won't happen for a VERY long time.
5.Staying Fat for the Rest of my Life - This has been a battle since I can remember knowing what the word "fat" meant. What if I spend the rest of my years battling this crap?????
6. Rats/Mice/Rodents - eeewwwwww
7. Getting a wax - Everyone says it is no big deal - but - come on! RIPPING your hair out of the root .... I cannot even begin to imagine the pain it causes!
8. Throwing Up - I always joked that I could have never been a bulimic because the mere THOUGHT of throwing up makes me cry. Not good on those days where one good heave and the world would be a better place!
9. The Economy - What of it really DOESN'T get any better??????
10. My husband and I never being truly happy after this deployment - What if this whole thing effs everything up??? Ugh. I cannot really think about it too much.
11. Losing my babies - I will not even go there.
12. Basements - always have been - always will. There are just too many scary things that could happen down there!!
13. Heights - AKA - Ferris wheels, tall rides at amusement parks ... um, yea, NO! I like my feet on solid ground!!!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!
WOO HOO! Its about time Ramirez got hot ... let's go for #2 tomorrow!
YES!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!
Friday Fill-In's
1. A smile is a sign of a Cubs win.
2. Euchre is my favorite board or card game.
3. I would love to have more time in my life and less responsibility.
4. When I think of the Summer Solstice, I think of the longest day of the year - time to picnic!
5. I just remembered I need to call a client.
6. One of my favorite song lyrics goes like this: I raise a glass to all of us who are breaking our backs every day, if wanting a good life is such a crime, Lord than take me away.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to tacos and putting my sick kids to bed, tomorrow my plans include getting little j's 3 month pictures taken, exchanging a Cubs T-shirt and Dick's for a different size, hopefully going to the pool and then a cookout at my Uncle's house, and Sunday I want to go to Mass, the pool, enjoy a cookout with girlfriends and then cheer on the Cubs!
2. Euchre is my favorite board or card game.
3. I would love to have more time in my life and less responsibility.
4. When I think of the Summer Solstice, I think of the longest day of the year - time to picnic!
5. I just remembered I need to call a client.
6. One of my favorite song lyrics goes like this: I raise a glass to all of us who are breaking our backs every day, if wanting a good life is such a crime, Lord than take me away.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to tacos and putting my sick kids to bed, tomorrow my plans include getting little j's 3 month pictures taken, exchanging a Cubs T-shirt and Dick's for a different size, hopefully going to the pool and then a cookout at my Uncle's house, and Sunday I want to go to Mass, the pool, enjoy a cookout with girlfriends and then cheer on the Cubs!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Thursday Thirteen
13 Reasons I have decided to start looking for a new career:
1. My kids. This is my main reason. I hate that I have to put them in day acre all the time. I hate that I am expected to work all kinds of funky hours and subject them to it. Oh what I wouldn't do to be a SAHM.
2. Gas prices. Even though my company considers me a "sales rep," they certainly do not treat me as such. I am expected to drive all over God's green earth for business, yet I am not even given a car, mileage, an expenses account - NOTHING. It all comes out of my pocket.
3. No more flexibility. When I first started at this job I was told, "we don't care how or when you get your job done, just get it done." It has now become a "Where the heck are you its 8:00 am/ its not 5:00pm?" job. Yippee.
4. Office Days. When I took this job eight years ago, I had basically just finished "padding" my resume in a call center for 2 1/2 years. I did my time on the phones. We have now gone from coming in once a month to cover the office phones, to every other week, to now, once a week - yet my goals for production have not changed. So, let me get this straight. I am STILL supposed to bring you over $1 million of production but I am now called away from the field ONCE every freaking week to answer the phone (because the customer service rep on the office doesn't????)? WTF ever.
5. The economy. This job has become a crap shoot. I am supposed to get people to put in more money to their retirement program ... but most of them can no longer afford to put gas in their cars. How can I talk them into anything with that argument? Then, on top of that, they hear that we are going thru inflation, recessions and the market is taking tumbles every day. Happy, happy. Joy, joy.
6. My home. I would do ANYTHING to find a job that kept me there all week ... shoot, I would settle for 2 times a week ..... less driving, less day care expenses, more time with the kids .... its a win-win situation!
7. Coworkers. We used to be this great team. People would help each other out of the numbers weren't great. We would cover for each other and hang out. Well, times have changed. A few scary people have been hired that just don't fit my "nice people" bill:
Coworker A - (we will call her "Queen Bee") Queen Bee is supposed to be on the phones all day long. The last time I was in the office she took a total of FIVE, yes, FIVE calls. When it is time for her lunch, she first, takes off her shoes and changes into walking shoes. Then, she goes to the bathroom for about ten minutes. Then, she chats with her office buddy for a few minutes about where she is going to go for lunch. THEN and ONLY THEN, she signs out for lunch. Only to take an additional half hour to reverse this process when she gets back.
Coworker B - (we will call him Pat) Pat started about 2 years ago. He has since become the top producer. Why? He is a poacher. He has been found in other people's territory - he steals, connives and lies his way to the top ... AND we wonder what it TRULY is that he has going on with the boss. Pat can do no wrong.
Coworker C- (we will call her Turncoat) Turncoat used to be a friend. Helped me out, told me how great this job is for raising kids. Used to tell me how to work only a few days and then make it look like I worked all week. Suddenly she has become best buds with the boss and I have been under the microscope ever since. And, oh yea ... I never did get a thank you for the gift I gave her at her wedding ......
8. Clientele. I think I am just OVER going and sitting in Streets and Sanitation departments, county hospitals, rodent control offices, etc. I need to feel professional again.
9. My salary. I used to think I was getting paid well. Until everyone else in this world got raises and COLA's ... and I stayed stagnant. I don't get paid enough to go chasing production at $4.50 per gallon five days a week!
10. Traffic. It seems that what used to take me an hour to get to, now takes and hour and a half ... no matter WHAT time of day it is. And could they EVER be done with construction?????
11. Complacency. I can honestly say that I just no longer give a shit. At all.
12. Jealousy. I see other people out there, making more, smiling more, getting the hours they want. I want to be that girl.
13. My Boss (we will call him Will). This is numero UNO. I think is he were gone I would think twice about leaving. He is just an all around ass. I have absolutely NO respect for him .. and no "like" for him either. He treats people like dirt and thinks he is the greatest. Working for a gay man, trying to get him to understand FAMILY situations is like asking a vegetarian to understand why I need a burger! And there are other things:
1. He is SO un-PC. He is consistently making comments about how he hates our President, church, government, etc. The other day I asked who was downtown since I saw Secret Service everywhere ... his comment? "Well, Shrub ( I guess this was supposed to be Bush) is out of the country, and the Vice-Asshole (I am not exaggerating) is somewhere else" WTF?????
2. He cannot stand that I have family obligations and makes it a point to make me feel bad about it. "I would have given this opportunity to you, but I knew you wouldn't want to put the effort in because you have a child." Ummmmmmmm - isn't that discrimination??????
3. He is the world's HUGEST, BIGGEST, LARGEST micro-manager anyone has ever had. He calls my cell phone literally 5 times a day, checking on me, telling me stupid shit that could wait until he saw me next, or asking me asinine questions. I had to pick up a guy from Corporate on Tuesday and take him to my locations to see what we do all day. I picked him up on time, we were where we needed to be. Will was at a golf outing. The man called me FOUR effing times to see if I picked this guy up. WTF? He then called later in the afternoon to make sure that I was taking care of him. Dude .... I take care of two kids all day, every day ... don't you think I can handle hanging out with a grown man? Get an effing life!!!!
4. He loves to micro-manage, but when it comes to HELPING. He sucks. I asked him OVER A YEAR AGO for contact information to help me get into one of my locations. HE has YET to give me an answer .... how am I supposed to get my numbers in when I cannot get into my territories .. and when I ask for help it goes unanswered?!?!??!?!?!
5. He has no clue what I do. He is a numbers guy. HE has NEVER been a sales rep and has no idea of the lifestyle of one. He should quit trying.
6. Everyone keeps telling me - hold off - he will be out of this position soon. They have been saying that for 4 years. Enough is enough already.
1. My kids. This is my main reason. I hate that I have to put them in day acre all the time. I hate that I am expected to work all kinds of funky hours and subject them to it. Oh what I wouldn't do to be a SAHM.
2. Gas prices. Even though my company considers me a "sales rep," they certainly do not treat me as such. I am expected to drive all over God's green earth for business, yet I am not even given a car, mileage, an expenses account - NOTHING. It all comes out of my pocket.
3. No more flexibility. When I first started at this job I was told, "we don't care how or when you get your job done, just get it done." It has now become a "Where the heck are you its 8:00 am/ its not 5:00pm?" job. Yippee.
4. Office Days. When I took this job eight years ago, I had basically just finished "padding" my resume in a call center for 2 1/2 years. I did my time on the phones. We have now gone from coming in once a month to cover the office phones, to every other week, to now, once a week - yet my goals for production have not changed. So, let me get this straight. I am STILL supposed to bring you over $1 million of production but I am now called away from the field ONCE every freaking week to answer the phone (because the customer service rep on the office doesn't????)? WTF ever.
5. The economy. This job has become a crap shoot. I am supposed to get people to put in more money to their retirement program ... but most of them can no longer afford to put gas in their cars. How can I talk them into anything with that argument? Then, on top of that, they hear that we are going thru inflation, recessions and the market is taking tumbles every day. Happy, happy. Joy, joy.
6. My home. I would do ANYTHING to find a job that kept me there all week ... shoot, I would settle for 2 times a week ..... less driving, less day care expenses, more time with the kids .... its a win-win situation!
7. Coworkers. We used to be this great team. People would help each other out of the numbers weren't great. We would cover for each other and hang out. Well, times have changed. A few scary people have been hired that just don't fit my "nice people" bill:
Coworker A - (we will call her "Queen Bee") Queen Bee is supposed to be on the phones all day long. The last time I was in the office she took a total of FIVE, yes, FIVE calls. When it is time for her lunch, she first, takes off her shoes and changes into walking shoes. Then, she goes to the bathroom for about ten minutes. Then, she chats with her office buddy for a few minutes about where she is going to go for lunch. THEN and ONLY THEN, she signs out for lunch. Only to take an additional half hour to reverse this process when she gets back.
Coworker B - (we will call him Pat) Pat started about 2 years ago. He has since become the top producer. Why? He is a poacher. He has been found in other people's territory - he steals, connives and lies his way to the top ... AND we wonder what it TRULY is that he has going on with the boss. Pat can do no wrong.
Coworker C- (we will call her Turncoat) Turncoat used to be a friend. Helped me out, told me how great this job is for raising kids. Used to tell me how to work only a few days and then make it look like I worked all week. Suddenly she has become best buds with the boss and I have been under the microscope ever since. And, oh yea ... I never did get a thank you for the gift I gave her at her wedding ......
8. Clientele. I think I am just OVER going and sitting in Streets and Sanitation departments, county hospitals, rodent control offices, etc. I need to feel professional again.
9. My salary. I used to think I was getting paid well. Until everyone else in this world got raises and COLA's ... and I stayed stagnant. I don't get paid enough to go chasing production at $4.50 per gallon five days a week!
10. Traffic. It seems that what used to take me an hour to get to, now takes and hour and a half ... no matter WHAT time of day it is. And could they EVER be done with construction?????
11. Complacency. I can honestly say that I just no longer give a shit. At all.
12. Jealousy. I see other people out there, making more, smiling more, getting the hours they want. I want to be that girl.
13. My Boss (we will call him Will). This is numero UNO. I think is he were gone I would think twice about leaving. He is just an all around ass. I have absolutely NO respect for him .. and no "like" for him either. He treats people like dirt and thinks he is the greatest. Working for a gay man, trying to get him to understand FAMILY situations is like asking a vegetarian to understand why I need a burger! And there are other things:
1. He is SO un-PC. He is consistently making comments about how he hates our President, church, government, etc. The other day I asked who was downtown since I saw Secret Service everywhere ... his comment? "Well, Shrub ( I guess this was supposed to be Bush) is out of the country, and the Vice-Asshole (I am not exaggerating) is somewhere else" WTF?????
2. He cannot stand that I have family obligations and makes it a point to make me feel bad about it. "I would have given this opportunity to you, but I knew you wouldn't want to put the effort in because you have a child." Ummmmmmmm - isn't that discrimination??????
3. He is the world's HUGEST, BIGGEST, LARGEST micro-manager anyone has ever had. He calls my cell phone literally 5 times a day, checking on me, telling me stupid shit that could wait until he saw me next, or asking me asinine questions. I had to pick up a guy from Corporate on Tuesday and take him to my locations to see what we do all day. I picked him up on time, we were where we needed to be. Will was at a golf outing. The man called me FOUR effing times to see if I picked this guy up. WTF? He then called later in the afternoon to make sure that I was taking care of him. Dude .... I take care of two kids all day, every day ... don't you think I can handle hanging out with a grown man? Get an effing life!!!!
4. He loves to micro-manage, but when it comes to HELPING. He sucks. I asked him OVER A YEAR AGO for contact information to help me get into one of my locations. HE has YET to give me an answer .... how am I supposed to get my numbers in when I cannot get into my territories .. and when I ask for help it goes unanswered?!?!??!?!?!
5. He has no clue what I do. He is a numbers guy. HE has NEVER been a sales rep and has no idea of the lifestyle of one. He should quit trying.
6. Everyone keeps telling me - hold off - he will be out of this position soon. They have been saying that for 4 years. Enough is enough already.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Germs Germs and more Germs
Well - both boys are sick. Runny nose, scratchy cough. And what am I doing? Getting ready for work because I have to pick some dude up from O'Hare to show him what we do all day. WTF?
I mean, if my life TRULY was prioritized, these boys would be staying home with Mommy today. I decided last night that yes, it is time I brush up my resume and look for other opportunities. This job that I once loved (and would have been PERFECT for raising a family) is suddenly no longer fun, no longer flexible .... plain old yucky.
What am I going to do? Well - for starters .... we will be washing our hands all day today (we need to get rude of those yucky germs!)... and I will be washing up the cobwebs in my brain so that I might think of where I could actually work (and leave those "germs" that I work for) AND take care of my kids.
Anyone have any ideas?????
I mean, if my life TRULY was prioritized, these boys would be staying home with Mommy today. I decided last night that yes, it is time I brush up my resume and look for other opportunities. This job that I once loved (and would have been PERFECT for raising a family) is suddenly no longer fun, no longer flexible .... plain old yucky.
What am I going to do? Well - for starters .... we will be washing our hands all day today (we need to get rude of those yucky germs!)... and I will be washing up the cobwebs in my brain so that I might think of where I could actually work (and leave those "germs" that I work for) AND take care of my kids.
Anyone have any ideas?????
Monday, June 16, 2008
Working for the Weekend
Another Monday here ... and I am wondering if I am going to get another 50 calls from work this week. Its like my boss cannot handle NOT talking with every hour of every day.
I just need some space ... space to figure out what the hell I am doing and how I am doing it!
Ugh!!!!
On a better note. The weekend was nice. I took the boys out to dinner at Durty Nellie's on Friday after work. We sat on the patio so Big J could watch the trains coming and going. We shared some nachos, Mommy had a beer (a MUCH needed beer after being downtown in an office all day long).
Saturday we played outside and got Big J a haircut.
Then we went to a friends birthday party. Lots of kids - Big J got his fill of running around and acting goofy.
We spent Fathers Day at home, grilling out and relaxing. The boys talked to Daddy and wished him well. We also got a chance to talk to Grandma and Grandpa on his new web cam - it was cool! Big J was a nut case.
Like I said .. now back to the gross reality that I have to work for a living ... isn't being a Mom work enough??????? This little guy thinks so:
Friday, June 13, 2008
Friday Fill-Ins
1. An evening on the patio with a good glass of wine makes me happy.
2. I would like a day to sleep in, please.
3. Junk food tastes SO good!
4. Saturday is my favorite day of the week because I don't have to get the boys ready for daycare and I can ignore my voicemail.
5. My boobs (???) are my best feature. (Not the best question to ask a woman who had a baby three months ago!)
6. We could learn so much from our parents, if we let them teach us.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to picking the boys up from day care and going out for dinner, tomorrow my plans include getting Big J's hair cut and taking the boys to a birthday party and Sunday, try to get to the pool, call E for Father's Day and prepare for another work week!
2. I would like a day to sleep in, please.
3. Junk food tastes SO good!
4. Saturday is my favorite day of the week because I don't have to get the boys ready for daycare and I can ignore my voicemail.
5. My boobs (???) are my best feature. (Not the best question to ask a woman who had a baby three months ago!)
6. We could learn so much from our parents, if we let them teach us.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to picking the boys up from day care and going out for dinner, tomorrow my plans include getting Big J's hair cut and taking the boys to a birthday party and Sunday, try to get to the pool, call E for Father's Day and prepare for another work week!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Thursday Thirteen
13 of my favorite Movies:
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Ferris Buehler's Day Off
3. The Outsiders
4. Rudy
5. Pocketful of Miracles
6. Penny Serenade
7. Signs
8. Sixth Sense
9. Wizard of Oz
10. Sound of Music
11. The Karate Kid
12. Hoosiers
13. Blues Brothers
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Ferris Buehler's Day Off
3. The Outsiders
4. Rudy
5. Pocketful of Miracles
6. Penny Serenade
7. Signs
8. Sixth Sense
9. Wizard of Oz
10. Sound of Music
11. The Karate Kid
12. Hoosiers
13. Blues Brothers
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
One day down
only 4 more to go until the weekend!
The first day wasn't horrible. Once I set foot in the office it felt like I had only been gone a few weeks ... these are the days that I wish I lived in Europe where they get a few MONTHS of maternity leave!
I still don't want to be back ... my heart is here, with my boys... but I have to do what I have to do.
Things are already busy and it is going to be hard to dive right back into the old routine!
The boys did well at school. Little j was pretty oblivious to it all. Big J didn't want to go back ... but when I got there to pick him up he was having a blast.
I even got myself back at the gym today... it felt great. This will be a MUST to fit in. Hopefully the MANY pounds I need to lose will start to disappear!
On to Tuesday.........................
The first day wasn't horrible. Once I set foot in the office it felt like I had only been gone a few weeks ... these are the days that I wish I lived in Europe where they get a few MONTHS of maternity leave!
I still don't want to be back ... my heart is here, with my boys... but I have to do what I have to do.
Things are already busy and it is going to be hard to dive right back into the old routine!
The boys did well at school. Little j was pretty oblivious to it all. Big J didn't want to go back ... but when I got there to pick him up he was having a blast.
I even got myself back at the gym today... it felt great. This will be a MUST to fit in. Hopefully the MANY pounds I need to lose will start to disappear!
On to Tuesday.........................
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Sunday Night Blues
Wow - I forgot what this feels like. I have been so used to planning our week ... what days I was going to do chores, when we would meet up with friends, when we would do our errand running .... Now, I am planning on how to pack up diapers, bottles, babies, computers, etc so that I can make the morning as seamless as possible!!!!!
Ugh ... I think the depression set in on Thursday. From missing E a LOT lately, to the anxiety that was kicking in about going back to work - I was not a fun person to be around this weekend!
Luckily a friend came by on Friday night for some beer and conversation ... and the sun ended up shining today so Big J, little j and I could go out for some ice cream and a walk.
I know it won't be THAT bad going back. Like everyone has told me - maybe getting away and getting into a routine will do me some good .... but I must tell you - the way I feel? I think I may seriously have to figure out "what color my parachute" really is!
Ugh ... I think the depression set in on Thursday. From missing E a LOT lately, to the anxiety that was kicking in about going back to work - I was not a fun person to be around this weekend!
Luckily a friend came by on Friday night for some beer and conversation ... and the sun ended up shining today so Big J, little j and I could go out for some ice cream and a walk.
I know it won't be THAT bad going back. Like everyone has told me - maybe getting away and getting into a routine will do me some good .... but I must tell you - the way I feel? I think I may seriously have to figure out "what color my parachute" really is!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Friday Fill-Ins
1. Idle hands are a sign that my kids are asleep.
2. I love taking my time (which I can rarely do anymore) in the shower.
3. My favorite time of day is when the boys are asleep and I can breathe for just a few seconds.
4. The last tea I drank was peppermint, when my parents and I had the flu.
5. I like to get tan, eat ice cream and loaf in the summer.
6. My Mother always said let go and let God.
7. As for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to ???? , tomorrow my plans include yard work and a graduation party and Sunday, I want to possibly go to the pool .
2. I love taking my time (which I can rarely do anymore) in the shower.
3. My favorite time of day is when the boys are asleep and I can breathe for just a few seconds.
4. The last tea I drank was peppermint, when my parents and I had the flu.
5. I like to get tan, eat ice cream and loaf in the summer.
6. My Mother always said let go and let God.
7. As for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to ???? , tomorrow my plans include yard work and a graduation party and Sunday, I want to possibly go to the pool .
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Having a hard time
I am so sad today. Just sad. No real reason, just sad.
I am sad that some people just don't get it. I know I shouldn't expect them to - who would? But I wish they did.
I am sad that another weekend is here and I cannot even get excited about a date or a dinner.
I am sad that certain people have completely let me down with their lack of support.
I am sad that my husband was in the middle of a freaking sandstorm today and he felt miserable.
I am sad that I go back to work on Monday and life is going to change all over again - this time getting even more hectic and crazy.
I am sad because I feel so completely alone.
I am sad that some people just don't get it. I know I shouldn't expect them to - who would? But I wish they did.
I am sad that another weekend is here and I cannot even get excited about a date or a dinner.
I am sad that certain people have completely let me down with their lack of support.
I am sad that my husband was in the middle of a freaking sandstorm today and he felt miserable.
I am sad that I go back to work on Monday and life is going to change all over again - this time getting even more hectic and crazy.
I am sad because I feel so completely alone.
Thursday Thirteen
Thirteen Songs I cannot Stand:
1. Tainted Love - Soft Cell: Ever since I heard they were singing about gay sex ... it just killed it for me.
2. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion: Just a bunch of whining if you ask me. And when a love sons becomes EVERYONE'S song ... it loses that special meaning, ya know?
3. Crocodile Rock - Elton John: Actually I really don't like much of ANYTHING by Elton John ... but this song??? La - la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ... It took a genius to write those lyrics??????
4. I Would do Anything for Love- Meatloaf - (or anything else for that matter) I think all of his songs are way over the top and I just never got into any of the Bat Out of Hell hype.
5. La Isla Bonita - Madonna: Ugh. I just hated it.
6. Mmmm Bop - Hansen: I loved New Kids in my day (don't go there) but these were boys who hadn't even hit puberty!!! Shoot - they were so young they just thought of mmm bop ? My two year old could come up with better words!
7. Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden: How many people used this as their wedding song this year? I hated it.It was just ... wimpy.
8. I Don't Wanna Wait (artist? Its that song that was the Dawson's Creek Theme) - AAAHHHH This song just sounded like the show - whiny and annoying.
9. Anything by Macy Gray: I HATE her voice. hate it hate it hate it .... it sounds like she rubbed sandpaper on her throat and then sings through a paper towel tube!!!!
10. Do they Know Its Christmas- Band Aid: Yes, it was touching when it first came out ... but GET over it! There are so many great Christmas songs out there and this one is played ad nauseum every Christmas season. ACH!
11. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmmm - Crash Test Dummies: I heard this song yesterday, which is what sparked this list. This guy's voice drove me nuts ... let alone the HORRIBLE melody and awful lyrics.
12. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston: So over played. So over the top. Yuck.
13. What if God was One of Us - I forget who sings this ... but the song became exceptionally annoying the SECOND (and 100th) time I heard it!
1. Tainted Love - Soft Cell: Ever since I heard they were singing about gay sex ... it just killed it for me.
2. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion: Just a bunch of whining if you ask me. And when a love sons becomes EVERYONE'S song ... it loses that special meaning, ya know?
3. Crocodile Rock - Elton John: Actually I really don't like much of ANYTHING by Elton John ... but this song??? La - la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ... It took a genius to write those lyrics??????
4. I Would do Anything for Love- Meatloaf - (or anything else for that matter) I think all of his songs are way over the top and I just never got into any of the Bat Out of Hell hype.
5. La Isla Bonita - Madonna: Ugh. I just hated it.
6. Mmmm Bop - Hansen: I loved New Kids in my day (don't go there) but these were boys who hadn't even hit puberty!!! Shoot - they were so young they just thought of mmm bop ? My two year old could come up with better words!
7. Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden: How many people used this as their wedding song this year? I hated it.It was just ... wimpy.
8. I Don't Wanna Wait (artist? Its that song that was the Dawson's Creek Theme) - AAAHHHH This song just sounded like the show - whiny and annoying.
9. Anything by Macy Gray: I HATE her voice. hate it hate it hate it .... it sounds like she rubbed sandpaper on her throat and then sings through a paper towel tube!!!!
10. Do they Know Its Christmas- Band Aid: Yes, it was touching when it first came out ... but GET over it! There are so many great Christmas songs out there and this one is played ad nauseum every Christmas season. ACH!
11. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmmm - Crash Test Dummies: I heard this song yesterday, which is what sparked this list. This guy's voice drove me nuts ... let alone the HORRIBLE melody and awful lyrics.
12. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston: So over played. So over the top. Yuck.
13. What if God was One of Us - I forget who sings this ... but the song became exceptionally annoying the SECOND (and 100th) time I heard it!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Government, God and other Thoughts
So, I normally don't like to express my political/religious views to all .... Lately we have all lost respect for one another and if my views differ from yours, the attacks start to fly.
BUT, I believe strongly about many issues and I guess I am tired of being the one who must be quiet while I listen to everyone else rant about what THEY believe (and usually my views are the ones they are ranting about or attacking).
I HATE abortion. I don't support gay marriage. I think prayer belongs BACK in school, and in our government and in our work place. I don't think it is fair that my sons have to take of their baseball hats and shoes in an airport, while a Muslim can leave his turban on his head because of his "religious" protection.
Where has our America gone?Where has RESPECT for one another gone? Do I truly want a man in office that his lead by a racist church with fundamentals that do even come CLOSE to what MY God would want to acknowledge????? Do I want a woman in office that won't allow a military uniform to be inside the White House, or that wants to respect gay marriage while countless babies are discarded and disrespected every day?
Do I think Bush is the greatest? No .. I don't. BUT, he is my President, and for that, he deserves respect. It is NOT his fault that my husband is away in Iraq. THINK people. Blame the TRUE evil doers. Bin Laden, Hussein .... weren't THEY the ones who used OUR people as weapons????? Should we STILL be there? I am not smart enough to say. But, what I do know is that sometimes I get so sad when I look around at America and think about how my Grandpas would feel when they see what our priorities are. This isn't the country that they fought for. It isn't the country that my husband is fighting for.
I hope that someday we start teaching our children where to place their values. Start making them WORK for a living. Start earning the respect of their elders, their teachers, their parents. Quit letting them think that the world OWES them something, just for being here. God gave us two hands ... let's use them for work and good!!!
I found this blog entry extremely interesting .. and I agree with almost all of it.
http://www.mancow.com/blog?categoryID=1
OK ... I will end my "out of the ordinary" rant. Guess I needed to vent (something I would normally do with Eric at the dinner table).
BUT, I believe strongly about many issues and I guess I am tired of being the one who must be quiet while I listen to everyone else rant about what THEY believe (and usually my views are the ones they are ranting about or attacking).
I HATE abortion. I don't support gay marriage. I think prayer belongs BACK in school, and in our government and in our work place. I don't think it is fair that my sons have to take of their baseball hats and shoes in an airport, while a Muslim can leave his turban on his head because of his "religious" protection.
Where has our America gone?Where has RESPECT for one another gone? Do I truly want a man in office that his lead by a racist church with fundamentals that do even come CLOSE to what MY God would want to acknowledge????? Do I want a woman in office that won't allow a military uniform to be inside the White House, or that wants to respect gay marriage while countless babies are discarded and disrespected every day?
Do I think Bush is the greatest? No .. I don't. BUT, he is my President, and for that, he deserves respect. It is NOT his fault that my husband is away in Iraq. THINK people. Blame the TRUE evil doers. Bin Laden, Hussein .... weren't THEY the ones who used OUR people as weapons????? Should we STILL be there? I am not smart enough to say. But, what I do know is that sometimes I get so sad when I look around at America and think about how my Grandpas would feel when they see what our priorities are. This isn't the country that they fought for. It isn't the country that my husband is fighting for.
I hope that someday we start teaching our children where to place their values. Start making them WORK for a living. Start earning the respect of their elders, their teachers, their parents. Quit letting them think that the world OWES them something, just for being here. God gave us two hands ... let's use them for work and good!!!
I found this blog entry extremely interesting .. and I agree with almost all of it.
http://www.mancow.com/blog?categoryID=1
OK ... I will end my "out of the ordinary" rant. Guess I needed to vent (something I would normally do with Eric at the dinner table).
Monday, June 2, 2008
Weekend and other stuff.....
Less than one week to "back to work" day. :(
The weekend flew by .... spent TONS of time outside. Even got a little sunburn on my shoulders! Let Big J run through the sprinklers on Saturday ... it was fun until he came running up on the deck and got a splinter in his foot. He went nuts! He kept yelling at me to "leave it in!" He felt better when we had our "picnic" that night, and we ate our grilled burgers with some chips and salsa.
Went to a grad party on Sunday with E's family. It was an enjoyable time ... Big J got to run around and play - it wore him out pretty well.
We walked to the park today ... Big J tripped on the sidewalk and skinned both of his knees... poor kid - cried like you wouldn't believe ... freaked out even more when I put patches on the scrapes! We had fun at the park, though.
Took him to dinner - his favorite: tacos - and he spilled his Orange pop ALL over himself - and me. Then he screamed like someone was ripping his arm off of his body. Lovely. It was such a calming experience (can you sense ANY sarcasm what so ever????).
I am tired. I had a dream about E last night. He had come home, just knocked on the door and said "I'm back." Waking up sucked. I miss him ..... I wonder if the "missing" part ever just subsides for a while .....
The weekend flew by .... spent TONS of time outside. Even got a little sunburn on my shoulders! Let Big J run through the sprinklers on Saturday ... it was fun until he came running up on the deck and got a splinter in his foot. He went nuts! He kept yelling at me to "leave it in!" He felt better when we had our "picnic" that night, and we ate our grilled burgers with some chips and salsa.
Went to a grad party on Sunday with E's family. It was an enjoyable time ... Big J got to run around and play - it wore him out pretty well.
We walked to the park today ... Big J tripped on the sidewalk and skinned both of his knees... poor kid - cried like you wouldn't believe ... freaked out even more when I put patches on the scrapes! We had fun at the park, though.
Took him to dinner - his favorite: tacos - and he spilled his Orange pop ALL over himself - and me. Then he screamed like someone was ripping his arm off of his body. Lovely. It was such a calming experience (can you sense ANY sarcasm what so ever????).
I am tired. I had a dream about E last night. He had come home, just knocked on the door and said "I'm back." Waking up sucked. I miss him ..... I wonder if the "missing" part ever just subsides for a while .....
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