Friends

I have to start the work week tomorrow without a friend of mine. She worked with me for six months and has become a great friend but she has decided to accept another position. I will miss our down to earth talks throughout the day. Lately, she has been the only person who truly understands where I have been, where I am at, and where I am going.

I am praying that all goes well for her and I wish her the best of luck. Truthfully, I wish she was not leaving but a true friend would wish well for her even though it meant that I would miss her terribly. I know she is reading this and as corny as it may seem, it seems as though I have lost another "sister". She has not gotten rid of me that easily, she is only a couple of miles away from her and I have already had to give in an call her because...well just because.

Good luck tomorrow K, I will miss you but wish you well. You have a smile that is contagious and an attitude that allow you to shine no matter where you are. Love you like the big sister that I never had! Thank you for being such a great friend.

A day of rest...

Today is Sunday and I would like to know what happened to Sunday being a day of rest?

This is a list of things that I accomplished today...as I am sure you will agree, I need to go back to work to get a little rest.

8:30 am -start laundry
9:00 am -clean up basement
9:30 am -switch laundry, fold the clean laundry, and clean up the dryer sheets that I swear come out of no where
10:00 am -decide what to have for dinner and take it out of the freezer to thaw, start cleaning up the kitchen, clean the bathroom, tidy of the computer room, and sweep the hallway
10:30 am -switch the laundry again
11:00 am -start a grocery list and try to get Zman motivated to get a shower without telling him that he is going to head out to get a haircut...he will be thrilled
11:30 am -switch the laundry...do you see a pattern here? Talked to my dad on the phone for about 45 minutes and then decided that I needed to get my butt in gear if I was going to finish all the chores on my list
12:30 pm -get Zman to get a shower, he knows about the haircut thing now and he is not happy. He has decided at 12 years (almost 13 years old) that he can say when he will be ready for a haircut. I must remind him that until he is 18 years old I have control over every aspect of his life and he might as well get over it because no matter how stubborn he can be, he is a product of me and I am much more stubborn than he is.
1:00 pm - switch the laundry again and then I realize that Zman is finally in the shower so I started the washer on hot water and gave him a dose of cold water showers to cool off his preteen attitude that he has going on.
1:30 pm -head to Famous Hair with guns blazing and one pissed off preteen and now one pissed off Mom (me) because the woman that works there has the nerve to say to me in front of a full store "Wow Kelly, you really need to do something with your hair, do you want me to write down your name too?" Got to love the people that can not appreciate someone who has been working her butt off all day.
2:00 pm -head to Walmart to pick up some groceries again with a pissed off preteen because he did not want to go shopping, and then even more pissed off because I would not let him dictate what was going into the cart and I would not let him get this huge Nerf gun that was seriously $70.00 because I owe him for making him get a haircut. He so needs to work on his negotiating skills.
3:00 pm -went to work, printed some reports, read some nasty emails from my supervisors, dropped off my work groceries, and cleaned up my desk so that I can start fresh tomorrow with a clean desktop.

It is now 5:30 pm and the laundry is done, dinner smells great, and I have a somewhat clean house. I am satisfied and can now relax until tomorrow when I have to enter the hectic world of work.

Have a great evening!

Family?!?!?!

Family...

What does that word really mean? I was raised to know that family means everything and that doing things for your family is top priority. Nowadays, it seems to me that there are family members that just don't believe that as much as they did. Don't get me wrong, I know that people change and so do their circumstances but come on what is wrong with these people? I have been thinking a lot about this maybe I am expecting too much of people, I don't know.

It saddens me to know that my family does not share in the values that they instilled in me as a child. I am thankful everyday for my family however it is becoming increasingly hard to forgive or forget. I am not a super religious person, I believe in God and all of his powers and I pray to God everyday that he will lead me in the right direction with this struggle that I am facing.

Lake Erie

We ventured out today to see the ice dunes and we happened to catch a spectacular sunset while we were there. Lake Erie is known for the beautiful sunsets and the pictures below will prove that. Enjoy!

The ice dunes were very impressive. We noticed that the dunes were very thin and very dangerous. Zman wanted to walk on them but my motherly instincts said no way! Just as we were walking away, there was a man and a woman that were standing on one of the dunes and they actually fell through the first layer of the dune. I am sure that it was very scary for them. There is a reason that they post signs all over the place that warn people about going out onto the dunes and the ice.

Ouch...that hurt!

Well the economic slow down has finally hit the company in which I work for. They have reduced our hours which in turn means that my pay will be reduced as well. I am exploring ideas and options to supplementing my income. I like to cook...should I get a job in the catering industry? I am a people person...should I get a job in customer service or retail?

Really, I am just venting...I figured that after being with the company for over 5 years that I would not have to face this. I am sure that there are a lot more people that have totally lost their jobs and I am glad that this is not the case. I am only blogging this because I do not want to take out my anger or frustrations on my hubby or Zman not to have people feel sorry for me.

Happy Thursday!

Tempermental Tuesday!

I have been wanting to update my blog but not sure what to blog about. I have a lot to talk about but not sure how to put it all into words and get it on here so it is understandable. It is less than 20 days until I get to see Suz again. I am excited to see Ron since I did not get to see him when he came home. Most people don't get too excited to see the in laws, I on the other hand love my brother in law. He has made my sister very happy, served our country, and given me one of the most beautiful nephews that anyone could ask for, brought two wonderful children into my life that I am proud to have as a niece and a nephew, and for that I am eternally grateful to him.

I am working on a menu for when they are home. I want to give them all the things to eat that they love. We are going to fry a turkey and I am thinking that we can cook a ham as well that weekend. Suz will love the mashed potatoes and ham gravy. I will even bet that she will start to salivate when reading this. I am so looking forward to this visit...can you tell?

I also wanted to comment on the various blogs that I have been reading and I must say that each and every one of them is so special in their own way. I do not usually comment on too many of them because I feel like just because I am reading them does not mean that I need to comment. I feel like I do not have the "right" to comment on some of them because I have not lost a child, spouse, or someone of that nature but the more I think about it I have lost a child, just not mine. My heart aches for those that have lost children. I do not know what that feeling is like and I thank God every day that my son is healthy and here on earth with me. But I do know the pain of losing a child as I have stated before, I have two angel nephews up in Heaven with God. I know that they are up there with my other relatives and they are watching over us. So if I comment on your blog, you are right, I don't know what you are going through but I have a heart and it does ache for you and the pain in which you are going through.

Well enough babbling for now. Have a great evening! Off to bowling I go! :)