Seriously? This is what we hire now.

So, Dad wanted Kroger chicken tonight for dinner and it just happened to be on sale this week 8 pieces for $5.99. And guess who just happened to have a coupon for $1.50 off? Yep, me! I had a meeting tonight at the ballpark for 11-12 year old All-Star teams at 6:30 so that meant we had to eat early or eat late. They opted for eating late. The meeting ended finally after some heated discussions at 7:30 and I flew to Kroger. There were 3 things of chicken sitting there 2 were 1 hour old and 1 had been sitting there since 2pm. Seriously? Over 5 1/2 hours and noone has marked it down or removed it, bet it taste nice and fresh...rubber maybe. So anyway, I grab one of the 1 hr old ones and off I go to pick up butter, cheese and ice cream. I see that deli cookies and candy bars (Dad's favorite Almond Joy) are on sale so I pick up some of them, maybe they will cheer Dad up(see prior post). I check out and hurry home. I call Jake when I am a couple of blocks away to let him know I will be there and to have everything else ready, meet me at the door.
I get home, Jake is outside waiting, he gets the bag with the chicken to take in. When I get inside, I open up the chicken to find 7 pieces. Seriously? I look and I have 6 thighs and 1 wing. Seriously? It is supposed to be 2 breast, 2 thighs, 2 wings, and 2 legs. I left the receipt in the car, so out I fly, grab it, come back in and call Kroger. "Deli please...um yes, can you tell me what comes in your 8 piece chicken."
" 8 pieces of chicken ma'am" Is the answer I hear back.
Uhhh you think. Well that makes sense to me...So, lets try this"Can you tell me what pieces you get in that 8 pieces please?"
"Well you get 2 breast, 2 wings, 2 thighs, and 2 legs" She replies back.
"I just left there a few minutes ago and picked up an 8 piece dinner, there were only 7 pieces...." I politely say.
To which she interrupts "7 pieces?"
"Yes, 7 pieces. And 6 of them were thighs and there was 1 wing"

Silence

"Umm did you say 7 pieces and 6 of them are thighs?" She questions me back.
"Yes, that's correct."
"Can you hold on, while I look at our chicken?"
Seriously? You need to look at your chicken? How is that going to help my chicken situation and the fact that is way after 8 and you have made me miss the beginning of The Hills, we need to eat dinner and Jake needs to take a shower. "Ok" was all I could say. I told Dad and Jake I was leaving to take the chicken back. Jake had since explained to Dad what had happened. I grabbed the chicken and headed to the car.
She came back on the phone an asked if I would like to come get another 8 piece chicken. Would I hold on while she looked to see if they had any more." Yes, if you have more I would like it please" was my response.
She came back on the phone and said she had one and would be putting it in the "deli hotcase" for me and that she had checked all the right 8 pieces were there and she was sorry. They had a new guy in the deli that day and he had probably done it. I just asked her to make sure it wasn't the chicken marked with the 2pm time. She said it wasn't and that she had pulled that one also since it was so old.

I got to Kroger and she saw me coming with my bag in hand. She exchanged out my chicken and apologized again. Thinking that maybe a customer might have decided they wanted all white meat I said, to her "You know I was thinking maybe a customer had switched chicken pieces out of some of them."

"No I asked him, he said there were only 7 pieces of chicken left so he just put them in there and figured it would be ok someone would just buy them and not care or notice."

Seriously?

Jake always says I am going deaf

I just graduated 1 short week ago, but have already gotten use to going back to sleep after Jake's leaves for school in the morning. I'm not use to getting up this early :)

This morning after my shower I was listening to the news from the bathroom when a commercial came on. I heard them say, " A great place for dropping off and getting rid of all your used children." What? So I walked in the room to see what it was, and they repeated it again at the end of the commercial," "A great place for dropping off and getting rid of all your used junk." Ummm what was I thinking about subconsciously this morning?

Have you ever?

Bold Items are Things I've done

1. Started your own blog - um this one!
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo - does in the shower or car count?
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea- I stood on the the beach and saw it and have flown over the ocean and watched one
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse - of the moon
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant-at Mc'Donald's he was getting old food out of the garbage can
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check-unfortunately but it was years ago
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy-Ms Beasley and my lifesize Barbie
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life - I helped a small child who was choking on a life saver. Ironic name for candy huh?
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Poor Dad

I needed a drink a water at around 2am yesterday, so I got up to go downstairs to the kitchen to refill my Polar Pop cup. As I made it to the middle floor, and walked passed the downstairs, my Dad called me and said he needed to talk to me. 2am? I knew something was wrong. I quickly went all the way downstairs and saw by the look on his face something was wrong. Heart attack, stroke? Oh my God, what is wrong? He started to sit up (good sign) and said he would talk to me upstairs. Then Jake woke up. Dad quickly told him to go back to sleep that everything was ok.
Dad and I then went up to the kitchen where I filled up my cup and sat at the table. Dad then asked me to please call our Dr in the morning. He couldn't take it anymore. He was having, what he felt like was anxiety attacks that were continually happening. Since, I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks over the last 15 years, I completely understood where he was coming from. I hadn't had an attack in 3 years until this past winter. We talked about a lot of what had been happening, things I had noticed and Dad admitted to a lot of different changes in his life. Depression and anxiety have definitely set in for him. He turns 60 in just a few weeks, he has outlived most of the men in his family except his brother. I think that scares him too. In the end he seemed calmer after we talked. I am glad we have the relationship we do and that he knew he could come to me. He told me that he came to me because he knew I understood what he was going through and could relate and help him overcome it. (I will save that for another blog)
So, I called our Dr today and made an appointment to for him to go next Monday. Of course, he wants me to go with him. As a little girl, I always wanted him to go with me, nice to know it works the other way :)

Jackie, Jason and George

There is a little"Yummy" Chinese place that I love to go get take out from. It has been a Chinese Restaurant for a long as I can remember. Then it closed. No warning that I know of. Good news was, another Chinese takeout opened even closer and I loved it. The food, the prices and the people. I found myself going several times a week for lunch or dinner for Jake and I.

There I was one day going to get Jake Rally's and I discovered the old "Yummy" placed has re opened sometime under a new name. Dad had gone to get us dinner a few times at the closer place and they treated him poorly, charging him extra for things, that I never paid extra for and after I had placed the order on the phone, messing the order up. It was very strange. I had never had those problems, but with Dad it happened every time. Was it discrimination because he was older and never said or questioned it? He just settled and paid? I tested it out a couple of times. Every time, the same thing. Hmmm, makes you wonder.

Well, sometime during all of that Dad had tried out the new place.He raved about it, loved the prices and the amount of food you got. I One day, craving Chinese, Dad didn't want the closer place so I decided to try the new named/owned place. Oh my, the people were so friendly, the amount of food was HUGE. You can get 3 meals off of what they give you for $6.58....yes that is correct $6.58 You get a combination platter which includes chicken fried rice and egg roll and your entree. And there is tons packed in a plastic container, which you can wash in the dishwasher and reuse over again. Forget buying storage containers.

Now, I haven't even told you the best part. Jackie, Jason and George. Let me tell you about George first. He is a bent over, white haired elderly gentleman that greets you with a cocked face an a grin. His reddish face looks almost windburned, and the spark in his eyes makes you look deeper into his soul, knowing something is there...but missing. I fell in love with George the first day he said "Can I take your order?" He has known the owners for about 5 years, he has mentioned a daughter an a son, both graduating around the same time I did. It turns out his son and wife have passed on. And he loves to show you pictures of them all. They are worn and torn, stuck to the plastic in his wallet. He helps out in the restaurant and with taking care of Jackie and Jason.

Jackie and Jason are two of the cutest little Chinese boys I have laid eyes on. Jackie is around 7, Jason about 4. ( I am guessing) Jason speaks no English. And Jackie, has forgotten how to speak a lot of Chinese since being in school, but he understands it. They have a play area at the restaurant and George keeps up with them. Although, let me tell you, I don't see how. Those boys are always on the move. Since I have now become a loyal frequent customer, we have all gotten to be buddies. As soon as the boys hear my voice, they come running from wherever they are in the place out to great me.

What a nice feeling. I think we often forget how innocent children are and how much they can make you warm up from the inside out. Now, I went to see my favorite 3 last night. I walked in and said" Hey good looking!" To which George just beamed. Jason came flying from the side room. Mom came out from the kitchen to shout for Jackie and Dad that I was here. I got hello's and smiles from all around. Jason came and took my hand, he wanted to show me something. So off we went (after I placed my order) into the other room. Where he proudly showed me a toy rocket that he took out of a cabinet. Then ran off to get a big bouncy ball to throw to me. So, I bounced the ball to him for a bit before he ran off to his next venture.

As I was the only person in the place. It was around 9pm. I sat in a chair when the ball came bouncing along my way. I caught it and tossed it back to Jackie. Which made Jason want to get in the action. Jackie wanted to play keep away from Jason, but I couldn't do that, so I intentionally threw it to Jason until he got tired of playing. Then it was just Jackie an I again.

Jackie threw the ball up high, which caused me to stretch, which caused my shirt to rise up a bit and show some stomach to which Jackie commented...."How come your belly is like that?"
"From all your Dad's cooking!" was my quick comeback.
To which an even quicker Jackie said" My Mom eats my Dad's cooking and it doesn't look like that!"

Point taken. Jackie's mom is about 4'10 and weighs about 90lbs

The lights are off or Why I love Walgreen's

So, I have read a lot of blogs saying how great the shopping and savings can be at CVS, so I looked online at the ad and decided I would give it a try. I have always been a Walgreens shopper. It is closer and my Grandfather got me always stopping there for him years ago to pick up items for him. Anyway, I looked over the add, saw some great savings and decided I would go after Jake's concert. I signed up online for their Extra Care savings card (trademarked by CVS) so that I would be able to get the $ rewards when I went shopping.
After Jake's concert I headed out to the closest CVS store, got there at 8:25, which only left me about 35 minutes to quickly go through the store, but I knew what I wanted and planned on making a second trip later in the week to use the extra bucks on some buy 1 get 1 free items. 35 minutes allowed me plenty of time to walk the store and pick up the flier items I wanted plus figure out where the clearance or Clarance, as Jake and I like to call it, section was. When I got there, they were already vaccuuming which made it very loud. The lady did stop long enough to ask the next person who walked in the door (who l0oked like a customer, but I guess she personally knew her), "I am glad you are here, you got a cigarette?" I continued to walk down the aisle and didn't hear the remainder of the conversation and the vaccuuming continued shortly thereafter. After I have been browsing in the finger nail polish section for several minutes the vaccuum lady says, it a not so pleasant voice" Do you need help picking that out?" " " No, I am fine, but can you tell me where the band-aids are?" was all I could reply. I mean what do you say to that? " Lady, I have over 200 bottles of polish at home, sorry I have to look to see which shade is not already sitting in my bag at home, just go back to vaccuuming or smoke a cigarette and chill!" Is what I felt like saying.
She did and off I went to the grab some band-aids and then I would go back to look at polish, I decided. One quick look at my watch and I see it I still have 17 minutes to get band-aids and go grab polish then check out. The band-aid section looks rough, with the nice sale, most of the items are gone, but there is a box sitting sideways that appears to be.......
CLICK, CLICK,CLICK,CLICK,CLICK
There go the lights all turning off. I look to the left of me and there is a lonely light on in the pharmacy, I look to theright of me, there is a light on in the very front by the register. Now, I know I just looked at my watch, so I look at my phone thinking something is wrong with my watch. Nope, 8:45, there is still 15 minutes. Ok, maybe they closed at 8:30 and were being nice letting me in and stay? So, I ask the vaccuum lady, who is 2 aisles over " Are you closed?" " We close at 9, you have 15 minutes"
To which I reply " Then why are the lights off?"
Her reply......."We're closing!"
Am I missing something here?
You don't close for 15 minutes, so shouldn't the lights be on then?
I mean come on those 5 clicks took less than 10 seconds, surely you aren't in that big of a hurry. I can't see in the dark, in the back of a store with no lights to try to read polish labels. I let her have my cart and say sorry, I can't shop any longer, here is my cart. She snubs me. :)

I head up towards the exit, there is a gentleman checking out and I ask him if he is the manager on duty. He lets me know he is the supervisor on duty. I express to him how unhappy I am at being in the back corner of the store and having all the lights turned off. All he can say is, you have 10 minutes to shop we are closing.

"No thanks, I can't see in the dark, I will just continue to shop at Walgreens where they have lights on and stay open 24 hours a day."
I miss the Easy Saver Rebates, but they have the new Register Rewards

CPAP-Sleep Apnea Machine

Well, I have been using it for 2 nights and I have to say, I don't notice a difference like everyone said I would. I still wake up tired. An even more so, I wake up ticked off and feeling trapped and claustrophobic. Oh an did I mention the big red sore spot on the bridge of my nose, when the strap has to be pulled so tight and the bridge thingy has to be turned so tight to keep the air from leaking. Or what about waking up to water sputtering in my face last night from inside the mask at 3:30am. Then when I woke up again at 6:30 to take the machine off it was filled with water and I got soaked. Something has to give. I set the dial for the humidifier down to 2, so we will see what happens tonight. If not, I am calling them tomorrow about this machine. I need sleep! So, now to hook myself up and try to get some.

My words this week on Twitter

http://www.wordle.net/

Tony Hawk's Worldwide Easter "Egg" Hunt

So, Tony Hawk decided to do a Easter Egg Hunt and hide skate decks instead of eggs around the world. Places like Ireland, Australia, and of course the USA. New York, California, Texas, Arizona, Tenn, and so many others. Kentucky was also picked and Louisville with its Extreme Park was a great city to hide 2 "eggs" in. On Saturday night the first clue came out on his twitter page

It seems someone started early in KY, so this one is for the skaters in Louisville: Next to the southernmost hubba at the Cinema Hubbas10:35 PM Apr 11th from web

I got on the web and saw it was up just as I was ready to crawl into bed after being at the ballpark all day. But, what a great easter basket item to find the next morning. I couldn't do it. So off I went in search of the "cinema hubbas" Now, I am a mom, not up to my skateboard lingo, so I started searching the web, for what a hubba was, and where to go. I went to Stoneybrook and The theaters on Preston and searched everywhere I could. Let me tell you, those are big theater with large lots, lots of bushes and places to skate. The police I spoke to to let them know I wasn't crazy..thought I was crazy. But, hey my IPOD touch showed Tony's clue and they weren't going to stop me.

My ex-husband was on the phone, googling away from wherever he was trying to help me come up with ideas. We found nothing. At 4am I came home, no skateboard, and very tired. I googled some more and found a video on myspace about the "cinema hubbas". Problem was there were so many "hubba" which one was the "cinema hubbas" Hmm, that place looks familiar and so did a lot of the rest of them in the video. I am almost 39, lived here all my life, I know I have seen it them but where? Forget it, it was probably at the Extreme Park I thought, and some random kid, who has no twitter clue found it and it just isn't going to be posted as being found. I am going to bed, there is always the hope of another "egg" tomorrow.
I woke up the next morning at 9:33 and checked Twitter, there were no updates so off I went to the bathroom. Came back and there it was
KY#2 (heehee) - Louisville, KY: Under the stairs behind Home Skateshop9:38 AM Apr 12th from web

I flew in to get wake Jake up, he was laying in bed eyes open. I just yelled" Get your clothes on, grab my keys, get in the car! Tony Hawk has a skateboard hidden an I know where it is." I ran back in my room, grabbed dirty (yes dirty) clothes from yesterday, off the floor, put them on and down the stairs I went, out the door to the car. We drove as fast as we could to Home Skate Shop. Taking the back roads, avoiding Bardstown Road as long as we could. It took 11 minutes to get dressed and drive the 7 miles to there. Stopping at 2 red lights, that took forever. Jake ran from my car to be stopped by a woman shutting her car door, holding up some sort of paper, shaking her head. I knew as his head dropped. They had beat us by a stop light and found it. He walked the distance back to the car, head hung. I was waiting for the tears to flow. Even at 13, to be that close to finding one of his biggest hero's autographed decks was a little to emotional for this teen to handle. He got in the car and said, can you please see if they will sell it to us. I had to tell him know. I didn't see any kids in their car and I couldn't even imagine the price someone would put on it.

I let Jake know, the chances of him finding one that day were probably less than 1%, at that moment, he had raised his chance to 50%. He got beat by a stop light. He held his head up and said,"Next time, just run the stupid thing!" with a smile on his face. I knew Jake was still upset but it was ok. I started thinking, wait, there is still 1 left unless someone found it and just never posted. But, heck we are up lets look around Louisville.

We called one of Jake's oldest friends Matt and asked him if he knew what the "Cinema hubbas" were. Matt was with some other skateboard friends and they suggested looking at old closed down movie theaters since I had looked at the open ones. Showcase Cinemas instantly came to mind. Right up Bardstown Road, a couple of miles away from us. Made sense to me. So off we went. Jake searched every bit of concrete around there he could. We found nothing but a piece of wax on the concrete ledge in the front behind the old sign. A little discouraged we decided to go get my nephew and check in on twitter for any updates.

Nothing reported on twitter. Off to get Chance (my nephew) and to decide, go to the Extreme Park look around an see if Chris at Adrenaline Zone is in an ask him if he knows what the "Cinema hubbas" are or drive to Tinseltown, the last movie theater to check in Louisville for us. Jake decided to head to the Extreme Park but to drive by Showcase and look again. So off we went. Nothing at the Showcase this time either. Jake check some of the bushes around there but didn't see anything.
Not ready to give up, we headed downtown, stopping in Adrenaline Zone (go in there for all your skating and biking needs) We talked to them afor a bit and one of the guys (sorry forgot your name) was nice enough to get out the Mac and google Showcase Cinemas, telling us a couple of to places look at. Third times a charm? Off we went again.
Jake and Chance began there search looking in every nook and cranny they could. Chance searched mostly the concrete area and Jake decided he was going to crawl in the bushes and check. I drove up to the front and they were almost done looking for the 3rd time. The only part left to search was the area we found the wax at earlier in the morning. I parked by the old sign and began reading Tony Hawk's twitter updates. There it was
RT (via @nighthawk182) pic of KY #1! http://twitpic.com/37ww81:57 PM Apr 12th from web

Oh no! It has been found. I have to tell Jake I thought. I looked at the picture and thought

"MOM!!!MOM!! OH MY OH MY! I FOUND IT! I FOUND IT!" Came the yelling in the car.


Turns out that picture was from the people we saw earlier in the morning at home skate shop. Sure enough, Jake had found it. After almost 13 hours of looking we had trully found it.

We took some pictures, made some phone calls to family to let them now and drove home to upoad the pix and post to Tony Hawk

RT (via @Shannon112470) Thanks so much @tonyhawk you have made our Easter http://twitpic.com/381dp what you have done goes beyond.2:50 PM Apr 12th from web



perseverance! RT (via @Shannon112470) FOUND KY#2 after 14 hours of looking and tank of gas http://twitpic.com/381dp http://twitpic.com/381ij2:52 PM Apr 12th from web



Thanks Tony Hawk for making it a great Easter "Egg" Hunt. One of the best we have ever been on. ~S&J

Where I'm From

I am from warm beds, from Crisco Shortening and ball parks.

I am from the back of Shallow Creek, surrounded by the woods, where the creek got dammed every summer.

I am from the persimmon tree and the weeping willow that could be used for a switch.

I am from Sunday fried chicken dinner and premature gray hair, from Grandma, Dad, Uncle Bob and Aunt Donna too.

I am from my "Because I said so" and "Yes, dear that's right."

From no you can't and yes you can.

I am from Mass with class during the week, youth group on Sunday nights and always at 5:30 on Saturday or Sunday morning with family.

I'm from Louisville, Kentucky with a lot of German in me, a bit of Irish, a bit of American Indian an other bits as well.

Derby pies and au gratin potatoes were Mom's specialty but don't ask for much else. But from Dad, whatever you want.

From Christmas Eve when Santa comes to fill the floor with so many presents you can hardly walk in the room. From Christmas Day filled with family, love, roast beef, Aunt Audrey and Dad and a shot or 2 in the kitchen. Pop singing Santa Claus is coming to Town while you sit on his lap. An if you are so very lucky, a soft snow will have fallen and a walk around the block after dinner will take place, with the "men" and children while Christmas carols are sung.

I am from Dad's top drawer, filled with old cards from Father's Day to Birthdays, homemade, then store bought, but never thrown away. From Mom's hatbox overflowing with old pictures, cards, Polaroids, and report cards.

I am surrounded by family found in books and boxes on walls and in frames in many homes.

The Science of Love

Shannon..., you are a

You tend to be traditional. Home, family, job and community are all central to you. You like being firmly embedded in your social and business groups and you feel deeply responsible for just about everyone around you. You can be fiercely protective of those you love.

You are skilled at managing people. You are sympathetic and cooperative; you are also hard working and display a good deal of caution and common sense. And you can be very patient. So you can complete detailed, painstaking jobs more easily than most people.

You enjoy building social relationships. You have excellent verbal and people skills. You are talented at achieving solutions to complex problems so that all involved feel fulfilled. You have a hard headed too. You tend to respect rules, schedules and routines.

You also see the big picture, have a fine imagination and can be remarkably intuitive. You like to play with ideas and examine the meaning of life. And because you have a genuine sense of community, you seek projects that enable you to contribute to a more stable world.

• Traditional
• Social
• Loyal
• Dependable
• Patient
• Community oriented
• Orderly

• Sees the big picture
• Imaginative
• Intuitive
• Verbal skills
• Empathetic
• Trusting
• Introspective

You are relaxed and easy to be with, so you attract a range of friends and admirers. But you are picky. You are attracted to those who share your values; moral fiber in a partner is important to you. You also admire those who respect rules, schedules, and traditions. And you particularly admire those who have a sense of social responsibility--who spend their time and money on events that are charitable or strengthen family, business or the community ties. You see the big picture and see way down the road; so you like to prepare for the future. And although you enjoy people who play with ideas, your "true love" must complement you. You admire those who are direct, analytical, authentic and assertive and can enjoy your orderly and compassionate nature.

You are somewhat stoical. You believe that difficulties are inevitable. With this practical attitude, coupled with your dependable, cooperative and "can-do" spirit, you often become a central and effective player in your social and business networks. You are generally calm and entertaining, too, and always dedicated and reliable. And with your imagination and people skills, just about everybody likes you.

• You can be so modest and self effacing that some are likely to regard you as a door mat. Speak up and defend yourself.
• You can be overly critical of others.
• Your caution can jeopardize your curiosity.

You tend to naturally gravitate to the BUILDER/directors.

trustworthy

caring

respect

honesty

trust

Family

values

loving

loyal

moral/morals

empathetic/empathy

read/reader

learning/learn

passion/passionate

sensitive

kind/kindness

sweet

random

heart

real

Sprinng Break is Over

That's right, spring break is over. The weather was nice and warm this past weekend and I am glad Jake got to enjoy the outside weather. Today is going to just get colder as the day goes by. It is Monday. No school for me! So, I am going back to bed. Did I mention I hate mornings?

My words of the week

And Jake is still my biggest word, meaning he is the most important in my life!


http://www.wordle.net/

So I have it

Sleep Apnea that is. I got my test results back today in the mail from my study. Evidently my oxygen levels go down to 75% while I sleep and my RDI(Respiratory Disturbance Index, the average times per hour my breathing is interrupted causing me to wake to a light level of sleep or wake completely) is 38.5. The norm for these is, oxygen above 90% and RDI of 5 or less. I am going back for another test in 10 days to be fitted for a CPAP(Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machine. Now when I go to sleep I get to have a nice mask on my face to look like an alien from another planet, but hey...at least I won't sound like one anymore.....Hopefully

What words matter on Twitter

http://www.wordle.net/

Earth Hour

Well, we participated in Earth hour here at home in Louisville. I have to say, I was very disappointed when I looked outside and saw how many neighbors had their lights on. Of course, when I looked at the Courier Journal at around 8:15pm, there was no mention of Earth Hour there. Looking at the website http://www.earthhour.org/home/ I can't believe how few cities from Kentucky participated. We should be ashamed. I can't make up for all of Kentucky, but I did decide at our house, we would participate in Earth Hour for all the time zones. So, no lights or candles here for 4 hours. Needless to say, it has been a very pleasant evening at home. Now, why do we only do this once a year? I think we are going to start having Earth Hour every night at our house.

1 more hour and we have done 4 hours here. If the lights continue to stay out and we go to sleep for 8 hours, we will have cut out the lights for 12 hours. Now how nice would that be to do everyday!

I stink at Blogging

I realized tonight, I have had this for over 2 years, the only thing I have to show for it is Happy New Year. Needless to say, I don't think I am a good blogger. You can follow me on twitter though where I tend to have mindless jabber that flows from my fingertips .

It's a New Year

Happy New Year