Monday, February 16
Thursday, December 11
Thanksgiving 2008
Thanksgiving was a really fun event with my family this year. I, of course, tried to screw it up with my own personal issues (after the fact). However, the good thing about that was that it cleared a lot of issues up for me, such as my oldest daughters are more patient than I have ever given them credit for.
We all went to T's (and Brandon's) home. All my kids were there: T, Steph, the Student, Travis, and Tristan. Well, T and Brandon's kids were there, too. :)
I didn't think it was possible to drink and eat as much as we did. The evidence as to how much we ate was, were you feeling a twinge of hunger? Time to eat again!
There was no break between hunger and satiation. You were either completely stuffed, or possibly feeling a twinge of hunger. Mind you, a very, very slight twinge.
We went out on the Friday night after Thanksgiving to play a game at a restaurant that I have played before but had forgotten about. What a fun game! What was especially fun was beating everyone every single game. I didn't mind. I felt a little bad for my kids and their spouses that they were all so retarded that they couldn't beat me, but then, I'm an attorney, and very smart, and they are all schmoes, and probably very fortunate that they did as well as they could.
:)))))
We all went to T's (and Brandon's) home. All my kids were there: T, Steph, the Student, Travis, and Tristan. Well, T and Brandon's kids were there, too. :)
I didn't think it was possible to drink and eat as much as we did. The evidence as to how much we ate was, were you feeling a twinge of hunger? Time to eat again!
There was no break between hunger and satiation. You were either completely stuffed, or possibly feeling a twinge of hunger. Mind you, a very, very slight twinge.
We went out on the Friday night after Thanksgiving to play a game at a restaurant that I have played before but had forgotten about. What a fun game! What was especially fun was beating everyone every single game. I didn't mind. I felt a little bad for my kids and their spouses that they were all so retarded that they couldn't beat me, but then, I'm an attorney, and very smart, and they are all schmoes, and probably very fortunate that they did as well as they could.
:)))))
Friday, November 21
Death Poem
I had to write a poem about death, dying, or old age for my CNA class. The idea is to help us understand what it is like for others who are grieving and when we need to step back because we are to close to the situation.
Now, in my mind, I have zero creativity. I don't have bullshit in my writing, it tends to be very blunt. So, I asked hubby to help me write it and this is what we came up with:
Rejected.
Feared.
The body decides to be done.
The brain wants to fight as the soul starts to move on.
Ultimate.
Final.
The body releases its last breath.
Death.
Like I said, I am not very creative ;). Hubby came up with a list of words that go with death, I did the rest. At least I get points for trying.
Now, in my mind, I have zero creativity. I don't have bullshit in my writing, it tends to be very blunt. So, I asked hubby to help me write it and this is what we came up with:
Rejected.
Feared.
The body decides to be done.
The brain wants to fight as the soul starts to move on.
Ultimate.
Final.
The body releases its last breath.
Death.
Like I said, I am not very creative ;). Hubby came up with a list of words that go with death, I did the rest. At least I get points for trying.
Wednesday, November 5
Bullying
Just a report/editorial paper I had to finish for school. I switched it up a little bit. It used to be directed towards teen audiences. Maybe you can relate to it. I'm sure everyone should be able to relate to it, unless you've never ever attended school in your life.
Have you ever seen bullying or harassment going on? Did you do anything to try and stop it? With many issues in the world today, important problems that are going on in schools are not receiving as much attention as they should be. One of these problems would be bullying. Today, more kids than ever before are getting bullied. Most of the bullying goes on at school; a place kids and teens have to attend everyday. Whether it’s going on behind the scenes or in public, it’s there, and it needs to be stopped. These days, not enough is being done to prevent bullying. With everyone so busy and caught up in their own lives, people do not realize that bullying is a more serious issue than it is taken for.
Besides being able to cause physical problems, bullying can cause long-term severe psychological and emotional problems, like anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or a need for complete control. According to ScienceDaily.com, about 9 percent of students have a video game addiction, as a result of not being able to handle real-life situations due to bullies. Mark Dombeck, a specialist in psychology who was also bullied as a kid, says “Being the repetitive target of bullying damages your ability to view yourself as a desirable, capable and effective individual.” Many long term affects of bullying are not easily identified, therefore people take the issue very lightly. If the affects of bullying were easier to see, perhaps there would be more realization of how serious the issue is.
Bullying affects the everyday lives of students. Many students are being controlled by their fear of not fitting in. In many cases, not fitting in means getting bullied. Statistics on 4TroubledTeens.com, a website that focuses on issues teens deal with, show that every seven minutes a student gets bullied. 85% of the time other students do not interfere, for fear of making themselves a target. Bullying also interferes with academics. 8% of students miss at least one day of school a month to avoid bullying. Not only are parents of bullies and peers not doing enough to prevent bullying, but schools aren’t either. Many parents have been reported to taking their children out of school for home schooling, as a result of the school board not recognizing bullying as a serious problem. Should such action have to be taken to escape this harassment? Why is this harassment going on to this extent in the first place? In order to effectively prevent this problem, more than one group of people need to make an effort. Parents, teachers, and even peers need to step up to the plate, or else we will get nowhere in stopping this.
Many do not realize that the outcomes of bullying can be very severe. Edartical.com states that between 1994 and 1999, over 128 students committed homicide or suicide relating to school events. 28 of these students committed suicide. When bullying takes place, not only is the victim harmed, but in some cases the bully is put in danger as well. There has been many incidents where a victim of bullying has gone out seeking revenge towards their aggressor, and sometimes the revenge they choose to use is very dangerous. Many people do, in fact, know that bullying is going on. It does not affect their own lives though, so therefore the do not recognize it as a problem. If bullying continues to go on like this, we will just see worse results.
More of a stand needs to be taken against bullying, before the situation intensifies. With students having withdrawals, missed school days, and suicide attempts, this problem needs to stop. The chances are very high that you know someone that is getting bullied. Students should be able to go to school without fear, and receive their education in peace. If you see a bullying going on, please step up and help. We need to do more to fix this issue. By ignoring and avoiding this problem, it only gets worse.
Have you ever seen bullying or harassment going on? Did you do anything to try and stop it? With many issues in the world today, important problems that are going on in schools are not receiving as much attention as they should be. One of these problems would be bullying. Today, more kids than ever before are getting bullied. Most of the bullying goes on at school; a place kids and teens have to attend everyday. Whether it’s going on behind the scenes or in public, it’s there, and it needs to be stopped. These days, not enough is being done to prevent bullying. With everyone so busy and caught up in their own lives, people do not realize that bullying is a more serious issue than it is taken for.
Besides being able to cause physical problems, bullying can cause long-term severe psychological and emotional problems, like anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or a need for complete control. According to ScienceDaily.com, about 9 percent of students have a video game addiction, as a result of not being able to handle real-life situations due to bullies. Mark Dombeck, a specialist in psychology who was also bullied as a kid, says “Being the repetitive target of bullying damages your ability to view yourself as a desirable, capable and effective individual.” Many long term affects of bullying are not easily identified, therefore people take the issue very lightly. If the affects of bullying were easier to see, perhaps there would be more realization of how serious the issue is.Bullying affects the everyday lives of students. Many students are being controlled by their fear of not fitting in. In many cases, not fitting in means getting bullied. Statistics on 4TroubledTeens.com, a website that focuses on issues teens deal with, show that every seven minutes a student gets bullied. 85% of the time other students do not interfere, for fear of making themselves a target. Bullying also interferes with academics. 8% of students miss at least one day of school a month to avoid bullying. Not only are parents of bullies and peers not doing enough to prevent bullying, but schools aren’t either. Many parents have been reported to taking their children out of school for home schooling, as a result of the school board not recognizing bullying as a serious problem. Should such action have to be taken to escape this harassment? Why is this harassment going on to this extent in the first place? In order to effectively prevent this problem, more than one group of people need to make an effort. Parents, teachers, and even peers need to step up to the plate, or else we will get nowhere in stopping this.
Many do not realize that the outcomes of bullying can be very severe. Edartical.com states that between 1994 and 1999, over 128 students committed homicide or suicide relating to school events. 28 of these students committed suicide. When bullying takes place, not only is the victim harmed, but in some cases the bully is put in danger as well. There has been many incidents where a victim of bullying has gone out seeking revenge towards their aggressor, and sometimes the revenge they choose to use is very dangerous. Many people do, in fact, know that bullying is going on. It does not affect their own lives though, so therefore the do not recognize it as a problem. If bullying continues to go on like this, we will just see worse results.
More of a stand needs to be taken against bullying, before the situation intensifies. With students having withdrawals, missed school days, and suicide attempts, this problem needs to stop. The chances are very high that you know someone that is getting bullied. Students should be able to go to school without fear, and receive their education in peace. If you see a bullying going on, please step up and help. We need to do more to fix this issue. By ignoring and avoiding this problem, it only gets worse.
Gas Prices...
...are definitely coming down!
For the first time in about 4 weeks, I filled up my Excursion with gas. I always take it to Costco to fill it up because they are the cheapest. The last time I filled it up, it cost me $160 to put almost 40 gallons in. I usually have to swipe the card twice because it will max out at $100.
Today, it cost me $94.58! I didn't have to swipe the card twice.... Wooo Hoooo!!
I was so excited, I called Hubby immediately and told him. Silly, I know. But, the way I look at it, I am that much closer to being able to afford to drive it again.
For the first time in about 4 weeks, I filled up my Excursion with gas. I always take it to Costco to fill it up because they are the cheapest. The last time I filled it up, it cost me $160 to put almost 40 gallons in. I usually have to swipe the card twice because it will max out at $100.
Today, it cost me $94.58! I didn't have to swipe the card twice.... Wooo Hoooo!!
I was so excited, I called Hubby immediately and told him. Silly, I know. But, the way I look at it, I am that much closer to being able to afford to drive it again.
Tuesday, November 4
Obama's Acceptance Speech
Well, it is over. We have a new President of the United States of America.
Here is a link to his acceptance speech:
I will admit, it was a good speech. He is a good speaker, which is why he ultimately won. I think that if people were really hearing/understanding what he has been saying, they wouldn't have voted for him. (Although, I have to admit, I felt the same way about Mc Cain). He worries me and I do hope that Obama turns out to be a better President than I think he will.
Here is a link to his acceptance speech:
I will admit, it was a good speech. He is a good speaker, which is why he ultimately won. I think that if people were really hearing/understanding what he has been saying, they wouldn't have voted for him. (Although, I have to admit, I felt the same way about Mc Cain). He worries me and I do hope that Obama turns out to be a better President than I think he will.
Friday, October 31
Wednesday, October 29
Monday, October 27
Wednesday, October 22
Reasonable? I Think Not!
A few weeks ago at school my cell phone was taken away. The bell rang, signalling the end of lunch, and I started walking to 3rd. Without really thinking, I took my cell out of my pocket and called my dad to ask him if he was picking me up from school.
I was still outside, and I wasn't really paying attention until I heard someone call "Hey!" ...Who was she talking to? "HEY!! HEY YOU!" she practically screamed. I turned around and this 50-year-old looking teacher was practically screaming at me from across the campus.
When we made eye contact she beckoned for me to come over to her. I quickly hung up on my dad, which I apologized for later, and walked up to her. Before I could say anything, she held out her hand to me, signaling for me to give up my phone. I wasn't going to give up my baby that easily.
"I was only talking to my dad," I tried.
"Doesn't matter," she answered in a very mean way that almost hurt my feelings. I still didn't want to give her my phone. She still had her hand held out towards me.
"Are you serious? Even if it was my dad?" I wanted to argue with her but I restrained myself. Barely. I thought about running away, but she had a golf cart.
"It doesn't matter, it's the rules." The rule was that cellphones had to be off and out of sight during school hours. Whatever. I wasn't ticked off. Not yet.
Not until I gave her the my name and the phone, and then she just WALKED AWAY. She didn't say something like "Come get this after school" or anything, she just TOOK it and walked away. She didn't say anything! I just stood there, this poor little freshman, dumbfounded and clueless. I felt as if someone had just robbed me.
I eventually found out that I had to have my dad go in and get it, our I wouldn't be able to get it until the next school day (just my luck, it was a Friday. I would have to get it on Monday). So my dad went in and retrieved it, and I was assigned my very first Saturday school. Saturday school is a four hour detention that you have to attend from 7:55a.m. on Saturday until 12 noon. And that really made me mad. I wasn't even in class yet. I mean, I could understand an hour after school, but four hours on a Saturday for being caught talking to my dad while walking to class?
So today I was in advisement and someone passed me this sheet with a list of people who already had four or more hours of detention (we're not even two months into school). There was only three people on that list, myself included. Besides being mad about having to eventually serve the detention, I felt this weird thrill. Now I know why bad kids are bad. That's besides the point, though.
Anyways, is it really reasonable for me to get a FOUR hour detention for being caught using my cellphone while walking to class talking to my DAD? Remember, I wasn't in class or talking to a friend. I was talking to my dad. Just sounds ridiculous to me. I'd serve a one hour detention for this, but four?
I was still outside, and I wasn't really paying attention until I heard someone call "Hey!" ...Who was she talking to? "HEY!! HEY YOU!" she practically screamed. I turned around and this 50-year-old looking teacher was practically screaming at me from across the campus.
When we made eye contact she beckoned for me to come over to her. I quickly hung up on my dad, which I apologized for later, and walked up to her. Before I could say anything, she held out her hand to me, signaling for me to give up my phone. I wasn't going to give up my baby that easily.
"I was only talking to my dad," I tried.
"Doesn't matter," she answered in a very mean way that almost hurt my feelings. I still didn't want to give her my phone. She still had her hand held out towards me.
"Are you serious? Even if it was my dad?" I wanted to argue with her but I restrained myself. Barely. I thought about running away, but she had a golf cart.
"It doesn't matter, it's the rules." The rule was that cellphones had to be off and out of sight during school hours. Whatever. I wasn't ticked off. Not yet.
Not until I gave her the my name and the phone, and then she just WALKED AWAY. She didn't say something like "Come get this after school" or anything, she just TOOK it and walked away. She didn't say anything! I just stood there, this poor little freshman, dumbfounded and clueless. I felt as if someone had just robbed me.
I eventually found out that I had to have my dad go in and get it, our I wouldn't be able to get it until the next school day (just my luck, it was a Friday. I would have to get it on Monday). So my dad went in and retrieved it, and I was assigned my very first Saturday school. Saturday school is a four hour detention that you have to attend from 7:55a.m. on Saturday until 12 noon. And that really made me mad. I wasn't even in class yet. I mean, I could understand an hour after school, but four hours on a Saturday for being caught talking to my dad while walking to class?
So today I was in advisement and someone passed me this sheet with a list of people who already had four or more hours of detention (we're not even two months into school). There was only three people on that list, myself included. Besides being mad about having to eventually serve the detention, I felt this weird thrill. Now I know why bad kids are bad. That's besides the point, though.
Anyways, is it really reasonable for me to get a FOUR hour detention for being caught using my cellphone while walking to class talking to my DAD? Remember, I wasn't in class or talking to a friend. I was talking to my dad. Just sounds ridiculous to me. I'd serve a one hour detention for this, but four?
Sitting in my underwear. Nothing, nothing...
I was in my office today, working on documents. No court, no clients, front door locked.
Good time to sit in just my nylons and a t-shirt. Don't ask.
I look up and see a client staring in through my front window. Mind you, my big huge window faces the street. There is no walk-way in front of it. The front door is on the side of the building. Because it was locked, he decided to come peer into my front window to see if I was here.
I could tell that he realized I was in nothing but nylons and a t-shirt because he peered in close to the window, started to wave, and then suddenly stopped waving and left the window. He obviously realized that I was not appropriately dressed for a client/attorney meeting at that very moment.
I have learned a huge lesson today. If I'm going to sit in my nylons and t-shirt, close my drapes.
Good time to sit in just my nylons and a t-shirt. Don't ask.
I look up and see a client staring in through my front window. Mind you, my big huge window faces the street. There is no walk-way in front of it. The front door is on the side of the building. Because it was locked, he decided to come peer into my front window to see if I was here.
I could tell that he realized I was in nothing but nylons and a t-shirt because he peered in close to the window, started to wave, and then suddenly stopped waving and left the window. He obviously realized that I was not appropriately dressed for a client/attorney meeting at that very moment.
I have learned a huge lesson today. If I'm going to sit in my nylons and t-shirt, close my drapes.
Monday, October 20
I could cry...
I just got my new schedule. It turns out that I get to work Halloween night from 5pm-9pm.
Remember, I haven't worked in thirteen years. This means I haven't missed one holiday with my kids, EVER!
Maybe someone will want to work for me. Or, maybe they will let me go early.
Now, I want to quit and I was just starting to like my job.
Remember, I haven't worked in thirteen years. This means I haven't missed one holiday with my kids, EVER!
Maybe someone will want to work for me. Or, maybe they will let me go early.
Now, I want to quit and I was just starting to like my job.
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