This past Holiday weekend was jam packed, so jam packed that yesterday I was too exhausted to write anything. Now, I am ready, and do I have a story to tell.
Yesterday evening I was so tired I decided that perhaps going to bed early would be in order as I had to wake at 3:30 a.m. so off to bed I go at 7:30 p.m. I fell asleep easily and soundly. I wake at 8:22, what I presume is a.m. the next morning, in a dead panic, because I have to be at work by 5:30, I called our attendance group, only to learn, yes, it was 8:22 p.m. the same evening. I was rather thoroughly embarrassed. Am happy to say I went back to sleep and woke to the alarm clock this morning at the appropriate time.
It must be a family trait; my grandmother did this exact thing once when I was staying with her and my great Aunt Effie. It was a Saturday evening, Grandma went to take a nap, and she slept for a long time. Great Aunt Effie and I went about our day, and into the evening, we were watching Love Boat, which tells you how long ago this was, when Grandma burst out of the bedroom, hair askew and says why are you two just sitting there? Get dressed we’re late for church! Well confusion abounded, we looked at each other and look at Grandma and said um it’s Saturday night, she just stared at us for the longest time, then my great aunt says Lela the Love Boat is on. Grandma shook it off and said well move over I like that show.
I hope this is the last time I do this, what a strange feeling, that you are late, that you missed your alarm clock going off.
I had way too much salt this weekend, so, back to my hot tea and cottage cheese today! Hope everyone has a great short work week!
Gift VS Talent
I know that today is the 4th of July but as I waxed on yesterday about the holiday and my ancestry today I am not so inclined to continue in that vein. No today I have something else on just dying to come out, so here goes.
I have a gift, I have had it my entire life, I can tell within the first five minutes of meeting someone if they are trustworthy or not. I can also tell when people are lying; I am like a walking lie detector. I have never really had to put the first gift to use much until I went to work for the large telecommunications corporation where I am currently employed. This gift is wonderful being a Union Steward, I can tell you who not to trust, who to believe, and who you can trust to keep their word. Some people do not believe in my gift and well let’s just say I have seen more than a few people burned.
I will admit sometimes my radar is off; sometimes I can be friends with someone for several years before their non-trustworthiness shows itself. And their proclivity for telling non-truths, so just beware if you are my friend and decide to lie to me; I will always know when you are lying. Even in text message, even in email, especially by voice and totally in person.
And no, I am not speaking to anyone in particular at this point and time; it was just something I was thinking about today. You see, God did not bestow an inordinate amount of gifts on me, I am not a great beauty, oh I am cute, don’t get me wrong, but supermodel beautiful, no, I am not a rocket scientist, smart yes, but genius level, no, I didn’t receive a beautiful singing voice and I can’t draw to save my life. But I can tell when people are lying and if they are trustworthy in a short amount of time. However, I do possess many talents though, I can read over a thousand words a minute, type 95 words a minute, I have a mind that absorbs everything I read, see and hear and I can tolerate high amounts of caffeine.
The difference between a gift and a talent is a gift is something God bestowed upon you at birth; a talent is something you work at. I work at my talents, oh maybe the caffeine thing should be re-categorized into gift…..
My Thoughts on our Nation’s Birthday
Tomorrow is the 4th of July, our nation’s official birthday. When I think of that day so many thoughts rush into my head, my first thoughts are of my childhood, specifically the bi-centennial, now that was a great 4th of July. Next are the thoughts of the years spent in Owasso, in the country with everyone at my parent’s house, amazing times.
But the prevailing thoughts are of my ancestors, specifically the one who originally came to the colonies to fight for the British. Yes, the British, he was a Hessian soldier for hire, that’s right, my ancestor, Thomas, was a soldier for hire. He was captured at Ticonderoga; while he was imprisoned he came to believe in what the American soldiers were fighting for. He switched sides and no, it wasn’t for money this time, it was loyalty and belief. I know that part of the story is true due to the Contental Congress had no money to pay their soldiers; those men were fighting for pure love of the country they wanted to govern themselves. See when you fight for a belief, for love of God and Country you always prevail. Which they did, after the war there was no money to pay the soldiers so they were given land instead; Thomas was given a valley in Virginia where he married and had three sons. One grew up and went to explore upper state New York, the other one, the oldest, stayed, the youngest went West. He wanted to explore this great land. He ended up in what is now Missouri. It is from him that my branch of the family comes.
I come from people who were Boomer Sooners, they came to Indian Territory (for those of you unfamiliar, that is now Oklahoma) in a covered wagon, a member of my family has fought for this country in every single war we have had, up to and including the current conflict. We have real cowboys in our lineage, who rode the range from Dodge City to Abilene; our ancestry also includes brave souls who came to Oklahoma via the Trail of Tears.
My children have so much to be proud of, the way their family helped shaped this country, were a part of the making of it. On their dad’s side, his grandparents came through Ellis Island, their great-grandfather was a Union Organizer in Chicago, their other great-grandfather lost a leg in service to this country in World War II. He was a great man, remained in service to this country, even after retirement, taking soldiers that could not drive to the VA Hospital. A great man, an amazing American.
I hope on the 4th of July that we all think back to the amazing men and women who shaped this country, who made it what it is, and we understand what we have to do as individuals and as a whole to get this country back on the right path, to once again realize not only our individual freedoms but our freedoms as a country.
Tessa Day!
Things are a little more back to normal now, perhaps not all the way but getting there. I have a new schedule at work which will begin July 18th, it is 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. this was my first choice. Monday through Friday I might add, I don’t know exactly how I got that schedule, I honestly thought there was not chance whatsoever that I would get it. But it will be nice during the summer and also during the holidays, as our schedules go for six months. When I get off in the afternoon on a weekday the malls will be less crowded hence quicker to get holiday shopping done.
Ok Jess I promise, no tooth decay today, well maybe a little, Tessa is spending the day and night with me! I am going to get her this morning and well let me just say this, let the fun begin! It is once again an action packed weekend, with Tessa here today and tomorrow, then Sunday will be with fiancé and his children at my friend Gladys’ new home celebrating the 4th of July and celebrating her and her husband’s new house. Very exciting! I am so happy for my friend Gladys and her family, they bought the home they have been wanting for quite a while, her daughter is sleeping all night, and her soccer team is doing fabulously. So yay Gladys!!
I have currently become re-addicted to Yoville, you can now do these jobs and make tons of money and win prizes, yes virtual prizes but still, like, are you ready for it… COFFEE!! Perfect game for me! It is sad, sad, sad that I am thinking about buying a Yoville game card from 7-11. I will resist the urge, I promise!
Happy Psuedo Friday!
So, I have the best fiancé in the world, no, don’t argue, it’s true. Yesterday he surprised me with a book that I have been wanting for a while. Now, I know what you are thinking, he probably got tired of hearing me talk about it, but no, I mentioned it one time. You see this is the way he is, thoughtful and generous, not just to me, it extends to the people around him.
There are many reasons why I love him so much, but the biggest reason is his thoughtfulness, the little gestures he makes. He sees them as no big deal, like the time he brought me my favorite candy, sour skittles, he stopped at two different convenience stores on the way to pick me up to find them. It was just a small gesture, but it meant the world to me. That he thought that much of me to bring me a bag of my favorite candy. He knew that I lost my headset to my Iphone; I was convinced it was in the apartment, refused to buy another one due to this delusion, one day out of the blue he shows up at work with a new headset.
It is not that he buys me things; it is that he is thoughtful; he always opens my car door, opens doors for me when we go into buildings, I don’t insist on these things, he just does them, and you can tell his parents raised him the right way.
Ok, now that I have made everyone slightly ill with my girly ramblings, I will go on to other things.
Jan, yes we need to get together for one of our lunch/dinner outings! I know we have so much to talk about!!
Better and Better
I would like to thank Jan; my day yesterday was filled with nice people on the other end of the line. I know it is due to prayer, nothing else explains it. I don’t know when I will be normal Angie again, well normal for me.
Things are going on at work that have me stressed that for obvious reasons I will not talk about here. Same for at home, just know it is not with the Irishman, he and I are good, better than good; it is not with Elizabeth or Jeffrey.
Ok, enough said. Today is Wednesday, my Thursday, I am debating on whether or not to take tomorrow as a vacation today. It was tough to get out of bed this morning, tomorrow will be even tougher! But Friday, well, Friday is Gigi and Tessa day, I am so excited! We are going to have so much fun, I have no idea what we are going to do yet, but it will be fun!
Tessa will be three on July 9th, I cannot believe it was three years ago when she was born, it seems like yesterday. She is an amazing little girl, smart, funny, inquisitive and just a joy to be around, I feel so blessed she belongs to all of us.
Well that is all I have for now, I am sure after the long weekend I will be more myself. Don’t worry Jan! No grey hairs for me, you know it will all be ok!
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Dear Readers,
I have nothing vapid or vain to say today, nothing random. I feel the world closing in on me, I thought parenting was supposed to get easier as they grew into adults and moved out of the house. If anyone has any kind of good thought for me today please pray that all of the people that call in for tech support are nice. These are typically not nice people, they scream and curse and say the vilest things, mostly women, but if they could all be nice today that would be great.
Thanks
Angie
Thoughts for a Monday
Anyone who knows me knows that I am pretty much a joyful person; I believe happiness is overrated and the term “do what makes you feel good” asinine. Being joyful and being obtuse the happenings of the world around you are two different issues. I am very well aware of what is going on in the world, no, I do not ignore it, I just do what I can to make my corner of the world a little bit better. I won’t go into detail on how I do that, my parents taught me that you should do your good works in private, not for the world to see. It dilutes them if everyone can see and if you are doing it for personal glory not heavenly glory.
Really I think you should do nice things for the people around you, helping our neighbor is not too old fashioned of an idea these days is it? If we help each other and the neighboring city helps each other and so on and so on, well eventually everyone will be helped. I firmly believe the United States of America cannot save every third world country from themselves. I believe we should help the people, especially the children that are in 3rd world conditions right here. The backwoods of Tennessee and Virginia come to mind as well as some areas of Louisiana. I am sure other states need help as well. Let’s help our own, then when we have solved our issues, move on to other countries.
I know I am on a soapbox today, and it being Monday is perhaps not appreciated, however, it is what is on my mind right now.
I have been called overly optimistic, annoyingly happy, and eternally joyful, I’ll take them all, I do not see any of those traits as an insult. However, I can be obstinate, purposely obtuse, and when provoked, ha, all I can say is watch out. I can argue with the best of them, thank you Dad and Grandma for teaching me two different ways to win an argument.
I hope everyone has a great Monday, I hope everyone finds something nice to do for someone in your life this week. Karma….
Way too early for a Sunday
It is Sunday morning and it is early, Tiffaney graciously agreed to trade days with me so I can be off this Friday without having to take a vacation day. So here I am awake at a very early time!
Yesterday was spent watching more soccer, very sad that the U.S.A. team lost, from what I could tell they played a good, hard game. But I admit to knowing nothing about the game. But it was a fun time, Jess did get to come out and spend time with us, Marcus even made it, as well as fiancées 1759 friends. Today is another soccer match, so after I leave here at 1:30 I will meet the Irishman back at the Fillmore in Plano. Then back home and to bed as I have to be back at work at 5:30 tomorrow morning. A very full weekend indeed, unusual for me, I know, but ya know sometimes it happens.
I didn’t realize that this early in the morning people would be driving, here is the question, are they driving to work like me, or is the drive of shame home? Or the clubs just closed down and they are on their way home from the club? This is the question for this very early Sunday morning.
Yay Paint Drying Party!
Well it is another Saturday and another round of watching paint dry! Today we are going back to the Fillmore in Plano to watch a soccer match. This time it is with people from fiancée’s 1759 club. I have met some of the people in this club and they were a lot of fun and made me feel instantly a part of the group. I am looking forward to meeting more of them. I have also invited Jess to come along, he has something to do this morning, I am hoping it won’t take forever and he can make it. I think he would enjoy meeting these folks as well. Well that and the beer…
It was special treat day for the pups, canned food mixed in with their dry food, no worries Jess it is all science diet! They loved it; they know it is a special treat so they gather around me as I mix the dry with the canned, as I do not want them to eat just the canned. Chewie talks to me the entire time and Nocona just has the crazy eye look.
Well I have had coffee, I have played games on facebook, I have to go now and pick out a fabulous outfit that will impress fiancee’s friends! TTFN!
