Unexpected surprise and Nashville date

Since our family (mom,dad, Austin, and I) are heading out to Gatlinburg tonight after I get home, I thought I better put this up now.

My dad called me up this morning inviting me to Hacienda (spelling??) Aaron and Chris, mom and dad, grandma M, and I got together for lunch today. I told Chris about the Nashville trip, and she can go on Monday, but not Wednesday (she works). So, it looks as though we're going Monday, May 8.

All we need to decide now is the when/where to meet. I could meet up with Chris, drive up to Frankfort, and meet Carrie somewhere.

Any ideas or suggestions??? I'm up to hearing them. ;)

A Little Puzzle for you.

A few years ago, I made copies of this, and had the youth group do it. Let's see if you can figure it out.....

Caring In The Workplace

Taken from "Chaplin's Corner" UAW Newsletter

When we read an article or a passage from the Bible sometimes there are hidden messages which we may need to read over and over to find more than what meets the eye.

The following paragraph has a different kind of hidden message. Read over the paragraph then try to find the names of sixteen (16) books of the Bible. Have fun with this little challenge.


I once made some remarks about hidden books of the Bible. It was a Lulu: kept some people looking so hard for facts and to others it was a revelation. Some were in a jam especially since the books were not capitalized. But the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. To others, it was a real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be some really easy ones to spot. Others might require judges to determine. We will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one, and there will be loud lamentations when you see how simple it is. A little lady says that if she brews tea she can concentrate better. See how well you can compete. Relax now, there are sixteen in this paragraph.

This Lent thing is HARD

As you know I gave up buying dvds and books for Lent. Aunt Carol, you only know a LITTLE of the dvd "junkie" I am. It's really HARD this year. Especially when I see movies I really want to buy. The bad thing is, if you don't buy them the day they come out, you end up spending $5 or so MORE after Tues.



Thanks to www.tvshowsondvd.com and the GO section of the Indy Star, I know what dvds are coming out the next Tues.

Dvds are always released on Tuesdays. Walmarts (24 hour ones) put them out every Monday/Tues at midnight.

I USED to get off work at 11, go to Walmart, and hang around till midnight. Now, since I get off work at Midnight, there's no "hanging around." Anyway, I'm pretty much on first name basis with the nightshift dvd shelf stocker. He sees me, and the first thing out his mouth is "what dvd are you looking for this week?" Sometimes I just want one, and others two or three. He usually knows exactly what box it's in. If he's busy, he lets me dig through the stacks of boxes to find the movie(s) I want. I'm pretty pathetic aren't I? (Note to self.... Check and see if there's a such thing as DA support group...Dvds Anonymous. LOL)

So, I go to Walmart and what do I see? The Little House on the Prairie mini series on dvd for $19.99. That's a really good deal considering it's a two disk set. Then next to it was "Loves Long Journey". I do have it on tape, but there's just something about dvds. It's like they'll last for "eternity." So, those are my two movies I'm going to buy as soon as Lent is over.

By the way, I've heard that Lent doesn't "count" on weekends. Got to find out if that's true. If so............ Then again....... It would totally defeat the purpose of "giving up" something you love.............. :/

Oops I made a mistake.

I'm going to be a "big girl" and admit I made a mistake. The mistake was mine Carrie, not yours. See??? *singing pull up jingle*---> I'm a big girl now. Okay............

Monday or Wens. May 8 or May 10. Nashville. Which day do you prefer? When? where? how? forget the what and why, we all know that.

Now to finalize the details. Boy, it feels great to be in charge. LOL. Just kidding.

Nashville Update

I haven't been able to get hold of Chris.

Since Carrie said a Tues. or Thurs. would be best, I'm looking at either May 8 or May 11. I know Chris works part time, but I don't know her hours and such, but if ends up being just the three of us, I guess that would be okay.

I'm not sure what time the stores down there open, so I'm GUESSING 10 am. I was also thinking meet up around 8ish, stop somewhere for breakfast, and head on down. How does that sound? To early?

Oh, and another thing, I don't mind driving, but as you know I don't have a trunk. If anyone's planning on doing any MAJOR shopping, a different vehicle might be better.

Just let me know what you ladies want to do, and we'll go from there.

CHICKEN POOP= Bird flu????????

My cell phone rang at 1:30 this afternoon (Tuesday). My mom said "Aunt Carol sent you something, do you have a min. to come over?" I said "Sure, be right there." So I was getting my shoes and my coat on wondering what in the world could my aunt be sending me.

I go over, and mom said and I quote; "Your aunt Carol read on your blog about the problem you have been having, and she thought this might help you a little." She handed me a small tube of what I THOUGHT was chapstick. It was "Chicken Poop". That's the name anyway. Mom and I laughed so hard I couldn't stop. I was hesitant on using it, and since there was a website, I told my mom that I was going to get online to see EXACTLY what was in it. So, I go home, get online, and checked out ilovechickenpoop.com. The ingredients are:soy, jojoba, sweet orange, lavender, and beeswax. It smells like a musky orange.

So, I called my mom up and told her there's no chicken poop in it after all, and take the tube to work. I showed it to all my coworkers who thought it was great. Well, I decided to put some on. BIG MISTAKE. I sneezed and sneezed and sneezed. I sneezed until it wore off. I even tried to wash it off BEFORE it wore off, but I was still sneezing.

My coworkers (who had witnessed my sneezing most the night) were literally doubled over laughing when I told them; "I think I got the bird flu from that chicken poop."

So, THANK YOU Aunt Carol for the chicken poop and the laugh. I haven't laughed that hard in a LONG time.

My vacation and days off. Let's go to Nashville!!! :)

Every Feb. we get our vacation papers to fill out for the next year. I filled it out marking the weeks I WANT, turned them in, and kept my fingers crossed that I get those weeks.

Last night my papers were returned with the weeks I get. I got 2 of the 3 weeks I wanted. I get May 8 - 14 (2006), July 31 - August 6 (Which is Family camp by the way.), and April 1 - 7 (2007) The week I wanted and didn't get was July 3 - 9. Oh well. They give us the weekend prior to the vacation also.

Also, I get a 4 day weekend in April (Easter weekend) and I USUALLY get a 3 day weekend Memorial day. So.... Aunt Carol, Carrie if you want to plan a little trip to Nashville, Any of those times good for me.

eBay Troubles

Ashley bought a MP3 player a while back, and it's really neat. I thought to myself "That would be really nice on vacations. Instead of dragging a cd player walkman and TONS of cds, I can put 500 or so songs on a MP3 and go." No more digging through cds. Just 1 player and nothing else.

Since Ashley is so much smarter than I am about electronic things. I asked her which kinds are the best, plays best, ect.. She told me there there was a MP3 just like hers on eBay for $50, and only had 1 bid. So, I bidded $79.99. Next thing I know this person with only 1 feedback comes on and bids $5.00 at a time until they outbid me.

So, I emailed Ashley and asked how much she spent on hers. I sure didn't want to pay more than a brand new one. Anyway, I put 150.99 TOP BID, which was approx. $100 cheaper than a new one.

Well, the 1 feedback person comes back and bid s $10.00 a time until I'm outbidded. Next thing I know this person contacts me and says... "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to do that. As you can see I'm new on ebay. My wallet can't afford this, so I'm signing out of ebay, so it's yours."

I replied "It doesn't matter if you sign out or not,you are still the highest bidder. If you are still the highest bidder at the end of the auction, you are obligated to pay it. I'm sorry, but I can't afford to go any higher. For your sake I hope someone comes along and outbids you."

I wish people would read the rules before bidding. ARGH........

I'm finally growing a backbone.

Sometimes I wonder where the bosses brains are. My regular boss wasn't at work, so the dayshift boss stayed over 4 hours, and the midnight boss came in 4 hours early.

The day shift boss is a really hard man to get along with. He was a cop. (If any of my coworkers are reading this... You KNOW who I'm talking about.) So, he has a big head as it is. Okay granted my normal boss does too. (He was a former Colts player.) However my regular boss isn't nearly as "pigheaded" as the day shift boss.

Okay, back to work last night. We ran out of parts an hour into the shift. I cleaned up and tried to find things to do. When I couldn't find anything else to do, I sat down and read. The boss comes in and this is our conversation:
Boss: "You're not being paid to read. FIND something to do."
Me:"I did everything that needs done, what should I do?"
Boss:I don't care. Just FIND something.
Me: Since I don't know what to do. Please tell me what you want done, and I'll do it.
Boss: I don't have time to babysit all night.
Me: Sure you do.That's what they're paying you for.

Yes, the days of letting bosses walk over me are starting to fade into the past.

He left at 7:30, but before he did he called 9 hours. I yelled "What for? There's nothing to do?" The next boss was really easygoing. I only saw him once the whole night. I asked him if we were still working to 1 AM. At first he said yes, but then he asked me exactly what my job was. When I told him, he said "Go home at 12, there's nothing to do."

So, technically I worked less than an hour and sat for little over 7. I got paid for reading a book. Crazy huh?