Make Me Laugh!

It's Been a "Murphy's Law" Day . . . Week!!!

I just want to LAUGH!

Forget formatting. Ain't nobody got time for that! 

Correct grammar doesn't matter this is just me venting anyway. Capitalization . punctuation SPELLING, and every thing else is off the table today.

None of that matters. My brain is "FRIED"!!!

I just want to LAUGH!

In the famous/favorite words of Clint Eastwood in a favorite movie . . .

"Go 'hed, Make My Day!"

Go 'hed, Make Me LAUGH!

Ok, that's kinda cute. 

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About Me

 I’m An Odd-Ball!

At least, I Think I’m An Odd-Ball

I am not a telephone person. I don't like talking on the phone a lot. I never have been much of a phone person. I was never a big talker anyway, and even got labeled the quiet shy one. As a teenager growing up, I probably was considered an “odd ball”. But, nobody ever said it to my face, just behind my back.   

I especially don’t like talking to people (especially on the phone) who go on and on and on talking a mile a minute about nothing, like a broken record. They just keep on talking, talking, talking, about themselves, their problems, their lives and so forth and so on. Drives me crazy! I feel totally drained after talking to them. This is just my personal point of view. 

On the other hand though, there are a handful of people that I love talking to. They never complain about their lives or other junk. They don’t engage in idle gossip. They are good listeners, and they have positive things to say all the time. Even when they talk about unpleasant things, they are not energy suckers. I always feel happy, refreshed, and energized after talking to them.

There you have it, my rant about why I don’t like talking on the telephone. So, how do you feel about talking on the phone? Do you like talking on the phone or not? What are your thoughts about talking on the phone?


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Retirement: Why I Retired from Teaching

Retire or Go To Jail

  

I started working full time when my middle child and only daughter, Jordyn, went to college. I had pretty much been a full time housewife and mom until then, working when and where I wanted to if I wanted to.

When I first started teaching I was fortunate to get the 2nd grade GT (Gifted/Talented) class. It was like being in heaven!

I taught second grade (not GT the whole time though) from the beginning until the 2000-2001 school year when I was moved to 5th grade. That was an administrative decision made without consulting me.

I absolutely hated teaching 5th grade! I couldn’t get used to the bad attitudes and disrespect of preadolescence 5th graders. I especially missed the parental support that the parents of the younger kids had provided.

Needless to say, I retired from teaching in May of 2002. I couldn’t take it anymore. I HAD to get out before I ended up in trouble or in jail from dealing with sassy disrespectful 5th graders. I realized I didn’t have the temperament or the inclination to deal with mouthy preadolescent kids.  

Teaching 5th grade was so disheartening and stressful I gave notice of my retirement a year in advance.

Then God moved in and took the reins. Administration moved me back to 2nd grade, one of my favorite age groups for my last year. It was even the GT class … again. It was like being in hog-heaven is all I can say about it!

BUT, I had to go. I couldn’t hang around and let administration move me to the older kids again. I certainly didn’t want to end up in jail or in the National Spotlight News!

I learned from my daddy, “If you fool me once, shame on YOU! BUT, if you fool me twice . . . shame on ME”! I wasn’t about to let that happen!

Briefly, that’s why I retired from a profession I am so passionately in love with

. . . teaching.

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What did I come in here for?

What did I come in here for?

I just sat down with my tablet again, for the third time. I already made two trips to the bedroom to get something but forgot what it was by the time I got there.

The first time I went in the bedroom, I changed my shoes, emptied trash cans and, wiped off the top of my nightstand. As I finished taking the last bag of trash from its container and tying it shut, I glanced around the room to see what else I needed to do. Nothing!

That done, I start for the den.

Oh, wait! What did I come in here for in the first place?!

Ummm, I don’t remember. Oh, well.

Back in the den, I grab my tablet to take up where I left off. Click. I turn it on. OH DANG,

my battery is almost dead!

That’s what it was! I went to the bedroom to get the charger to charge my tablet’s battery.

Ok. Back to the bedroom! Durn battery!

As soon as I enter the bedroom, I hang up a couple of shirts. Then I…

What was it I came in here for?!!!

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Thank God, it's FRIDAY!

Another week just flew by, had me busy as a little beaver with its never-ending “to-do” lists. Sorting and compiling receipts for income taxes wasn’t something I’d planned to do. But, I thought I’d give the “Mister” a hand and do it anyway. Then, there were the usual things that just HAD to be done.

To top it all off, a few incidentals popped-up along the way. I got it all done though. Thank goodness.

Now the week is gone already. Well, thank God, it's FRIDAY (night) and I’m looking forward to a relaxing weekend…sorta. Mama’s here, she came yesterday for her week with me.

I look forward to a whole lot of quiet time doing as much nothing as possible whenever I can. Feeding and medicating Mama is the only “must-do” thing to do, so far. I hope it stays that way all weekend.

Oh! Oh! Oh! I almost forgot the best part. The absolute BEST part of the week was Thursday evening. Grandson Jace has been taking piano lessons in an after school arts program. Their recital was yesterday. Needless to say, my heart skipped several beats as I watched him sitting at that piano, playing a tune, and singing along. What a JOY to behold, my little miracle boy playing the piano!

I’ll share photos as soon as I upload and sort through them.

Okay, enough random ranting already. Happy Friday Night Everyone!

What about you, what fun things do you have planned for the weekend? Whatever you do, I hope you enjoy your weekend!

Anybody heard any funny jokes lately? I need a good laugh!   

May tomorrow bring happiness beyond belief, joy beyond comparison, and peace to sooth your soul.

Wishing you a blessed and serene weekend!

This is a Banana!

This is a banana! I’ve spent my whole life believing this was an apple. My mama was the first one to tell me it was an apple, and I believed her. Why wouldn’t I?

I finally learned the truth. This is a banana!

What do you think this is? Who told you what it is? Do you have any comments about this banana?

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Ventilating: Not Feeling Motivated Today

There’s so much going on at one time, so much to prepare for, too many things to do that most of the time I hardly know what day it is. Several days I have gone the entire day thinking it was one day when it was actually another day completely. (((Siiiiiigh)))

Mama was here for the weekend to give my brother and sister-in-law a much needed break. Everything went rather smoothly while she was here, but it was still very exhausting. Preparing and administering medications along with making special diet meals and getting it done in a timely manner are more demanding than I ever imagined. It takes a lot of mental concentration and focus.

Jace’s mommy took Mama back to my brother’s late Monday evening so she could be there for her physical therapy appointment early Tuesday morning. I spent yesterday (Tuesday) trying to re-group from the weekend of care giving duties.

With that said, I woke up this morning feeling just so-so, not great but not bad either. As the morning progressed I began thinking of all the things I NEED to do, that didn’t make for happy feelings. I trudged through the list of things to do that were really necessary, and finally reached a point where I could pop open my laptop. I need to update my blog, check my emails, post some photos to Zazzle, and a few other things.

The problem with that is I am not feeling motivated, not motivated at all. I am not feeling motivated to write, not motivated to think, not motivated to - -  to - - to anything. I definitely am not feeling motivated to think of something positive and uplifting to write about. I am just not feeling it.

That was earlier today, so I thought I would put that in writing to see if ventilating about it helps at all.