Shut Your Mouth You Don't Know What You're Talking About!

My mother is a narcissist!  She is a miserable mother and grandmother who only thinks of herself.  If she's ever nice to you, beware, she obviously wants something.  I've have had very limited contact with her, and that is only when she has called me, for a little over two years.  Many people, including my husband, tell me she's 84, she won't be around much longer and then you'll regret how it's turned out.  I do regret how it's turned out but it was and still is her choice to treat people like crap on the bottom of her shoe!  She verbally, emotionally and physically abused all of her children but no one seems to be able to understand us not wanting anything to do with her. What?  If my husband or boyfriend beat me or called me belittling names continuously I don't think anyone in their right mind would give me that advise.  But, because she's my mother I'm supposed to not only forgive her but continue a relationship with her.  If that's your stance, you suck!  You haven't walked in my shoes and you don't have an inkling who she is so don't tell me I'll regret it!  If she sat me on fire, never expressed and regret, even blamed me for letting her pour gasoline over me, would you still say "but she's your mother"!  You need to wake up and realize not every mother is loving or kind.  If yours was then yay for you.  Mine wasn't!

Bad veins or bad nurses?

I'm sitting in the doctors office waiting to have my blood drawn. I'm not looking forward to it. The last time I was here the nurse blew out my vein, gouged around, and finally got a vein. Then, of course, it was my fault, bad veins you see. The nurses where I used to go had no problem finding a vein, EVER!  Now I understand they drew blood all day, everyday, but they never complained about my bad veins. I can only come to the conclusion that its not my bad veins but the family practice doctors bad nurses!  Just sayin'

What? Another Profile Pic!

There are some people that just make me crazy changing their Facebook profile pics every other day or two.  The pics all look pretty much the same.  They hold their phone up so they are looking up into the camera and away they go.  I guess that is supposed to be a flattering angle for a close up camera phone pic!  They look like they're trying to look sexy or something.  One such "friend" is the mother of 7 or 8 kids and I'm wondering if she's looking for a new husband!
I imagine I may drive them a little batty because I hardly ever change mine, lol.  But really I haven't changed much in the last couple of months.  Just sayin'....

I Am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made!

Have you ever stopped and considered how amazing the human body is.  Our body has the ability, in many cases, to heal itself.   Sometimes I don't think we recognize that we are the cause of many of the diseases and illnesses we have.  Sometimes we judge others because they smoke or drink or take drugs and we say "look at the damage they are doing to themselves!"  And yes, it's true.  It is also true that I am not doing myself any favors.
One of my favorite verses in the bible is Psalms 139:14 "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."  We are wonderfully made!  But I haven't been treating my body with kindness.  I haven't loved and respected myself enough to give my body the best, most nutritious food available.  Even sadder, I haven't appreciated the wonderful gift God has given me.
He has given me an extremely complex body that, when working right, has the ability to fight illness and keep illness at bay.  In return, I have abused it. That is a sad thing to admit.  I have a sports car that requires premium gas to function at it's best.  I wouldn't dream of putting regular gas in it but I've put all kinds of junk food in my body!  Let me stand on the roof and shout that to myself J-U-N-K.  My car gets premium and I get junk!  What am I thinking?
In the past few years I have put on about eighty five pounds!  If that's not abuse, I don't know what is.  Think about how exhausting it would be to carry an average 12 year old around on your back all day.  Now carry that kid around every day for a year.  It's no wonder I'm exhausted.  My back hurts, my feet hurt, my butt hurts if I sit for long spells.  I can't sleep well because my back hurts.  My cholesterol is high and I have osteopenia. I get out of breath walking to the mailbox and back.  It's ridiculous!
I have decided to start eating a nutritarian diet.  This is a diet that focuses on eating whole foods.  Food that hasn't been processed.  The closer to the way it comes out of the grown the better.  Focusing on vegetables & fruits, nuts, seeds and grains.  In the beginning, when God created man He put him in the middle of a garden with all kinds of fruits and vegetables to eat, so I know it's good.  I am supposed to go to the doctor in May or June to get my annual blood work for my thyroid condition & cholesterol.  I am excited to see if three months of eating right will be reflected in my numbers.  Whee! Here we go.

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Wow! I can not believe this year is almost gone.  It's been a very bumpy ride.  Dealing with small business owners on a daily basis helps me keep my finger on the pulse of America.  They've all been crying this year and hoping for some relief following the elections.  I've been crying with them.  We have had one of the hardest years ever in our business.  Unfortunately, we did not get relief, just more of the same.  I can not believe there are still so many liberals supporting Obama.  It's shocking how gullible people can be.  I don't know if we can take four more years of Obama but it looks like we're going to find out.
I pray we survive and even thrive in spite of the current regime.  One thing I know for sure. God is in charge.  Taking our country down the toilet may be exactly what we need for Jesus to come back and take believers out of here.  If that's what happens then hallelujah! I'm ready, what about you?

Busy is in the eye of the beholder!

Sometimes I get a little annoyed with customers that think their "big order" of < than $100 should get bumped ahead of the $25,000 order that I have got to get out! I'm sure it's a big deal for you because things have been kind of slow & you're thrilled to have a "contract" that requires 2 pieces of foam per week but I hope you don't really think your business alone could keep me going. Come on man, get a grip!

Week 1 2012 So Blessed!

I had a great week! I got to keep my precious granddaughter for four days & we had so much fun.  She is so beautiful, smart & funny.  She loved playing with the cat, although he wasn't quite as thrilled.  She made piles of shredded paper in the office floor and he loved running & jumping in the piles then sliding across the floor.  She has quite an imagination and says the most amazing things.  She has an extensive vocabulary & understands things far beyond her four years.  She does NOT like to brush her long, curly hair, her teeth or to take a shower other than that she is quite agreeable and happy.  Very proud of my son for the love and patience he has with her.  He's a totally devoted daddy and they are so in love with each other.
I also got the keep Winston.  He's a long haired dachsund, he's very sweet but barks all the time which made things seem quite chaotic.  If he started barking then Sugar, my mini schnauzer, started barking & vice versa.  If he walked by the cat, the cat hissed, Winston started barking & chasing him then Sugar started barking & chasing Winston.  Uggg!

All in all it was fun & I'm glad I had the opportunity to make some cherished family memories!