Yes, we still live in the 60's.....

OK, so I have a husband who "must" have top of the line electronics....Oh but wait; what about when it comes to this thing....yes our microwave that has a knob...........a blast from the past...take a look into our ancient gizmo's.....
I bet back in the day, it was probably a pretty "nice" microwave and oven, yet like I said that was BACK IN THE DAY. Sometimes I sit there and daydream about selling our home and imagining what would be said as the prospect buyers pass through the kitchen;
Woman: "What a nice red they have put on the walls."
Man: "Yeah, I like the new counter tops and sink, very nice."

As the young couple walk towards the dining area, you suddenly hear an abrupt gasp from the woman,

Woman: "Wohhh, what the HELL IS THAT!"
Realtor: "O that is the microwave and oven, they both work really well, they don't make em like they use too."
Man: "Aha, yeah they make them better and more energy efficient now."
Woman: "I bet that thing kicks off some MAJOR radiation!"

As they keep walking, both looking back over their shoulders as if the MAJOR microwave is going to come to life and swallow them, they decide that because of what they saw, it's just "not their style."

And I wake up from the nightmare........

You know it's bad when you have guest over and they say "how the heck do you use THIS THING." I usually ignore all the comments, because like most things, I become attached and accept them for what they are. Maybe someday, someone else will too.

Serving your Civic Duty...

So I got summoned for Federal Jury Duty, the joys of being an American! I don't mind except for the fact that if they want me to come down, it's in Detroit! YIKES I knew a girl at a former employer who had to serve and she was gone for a MONTH! You should have seen the pile of papers on her desk, it wasn't like her work was being taken care of!

I don't know what to expect, except I do know that if I'm called upon, I will do my best to serve this civic duty that I has been called upon me.

Great Conversations

I actually was able to leave the institution of which I work in and go have lunch with a good friend today. We try to meet up once in awhile at the coney island to catch up and gossip on things. I met her through work a few years ago and then had the privilege to work in her building when they were removing asbestos from ours (note to self: get tested for asbestos). She is one of those friends where we can sit and talk for a long time and the conversation never gets stale. I'm lucky to have a few close friends where this is the case, I just wish I had more time with them!
It's nice to have someone like her, she listens and will give great advice. It's important to surround yourself with good people who will have a positive impact on you (Tam are you reading this....if so take note.) It's nice to have people in your life where it's a two way street not a one way road. I look forward to meeting up with more of the friends that I have not been able to see for a long time....hopefully soon!

One of the hardest decisions of my life!

I go thorough life trying to pay attention to the things that are in front of me, maybe reading to much into them, but at least trying to understand what the pages (along with images, I'm a visual person) are saying to me.
Every now and then I run into a chapter in my life where there is a page or so that is more important than the last one. I have come across one of these pages!!!!

You see, being a working mother has it's some ups and some major downs! It's not always bad, because I do believe that it's good for children to be around other children and adults with other adults......yet there is a balance! So one of the biggest challenges in our life is finding the appropriate caregiver for our daughter. We have had the same sitter since she was 3 months old, but as life changes, so do the other people in our lives and with that being said, we have to say goodbye to her. I think it has been perfect timing on our end. Yet the difficult part now is finding that "best" place for her. As I lay awake at night dreaming of something so perfect, I'm let down at the places that I see on our mission. At this point there is one place that is fitting the bill and may be the "right" place "right" now for us. I'm putting on my reading glasses and trying to make sure that I read this chapter word for word and completely understand it!

Summer Daze...

It's been one of those weeks, yes I feel like a chicken with my head cut off! I don't know if it's because I took a couple days off last week and this has been my first full week in two weeks...or maybe because Bob has been in Washington for the week, enjoying yummy steak meals or eating at the Cheese Cake Factory while we eat frozen dinners? We can't wait for Sutton's restaurant to open again!

Whatever it may be I'm looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday and enjoying a couple days off of work.

I was watching the nightly news tonight and they did a segment on Mother's in America. The report was on how women in this country don't have a lot of opportunities to work part time and most work full time leaving them feeling drained and not having a lot of time for family. HELLO! Why didn't they interview me! The Chicken with her head in one hand and a pile of everything else in the other!!! Did they not see me running down the road with a sign that said, "will work part-time".....

I think if I was a working woman with no children, I would tune that story out and not even take a glance and unfortunately that is a huge problem. Why, you may ask? Well let me tell you, because there are a lot of women that are supervisor's out there that may not have kids who can not relate to the difficulties of handling both a career and family and well, maybe those women didn't even flinch at that story?

It has once again been left up to the mother's of this world to come together and fight for what is right. Boo hoo some may say, and I ask them.....do you have a child(ren) and work full time...no they would say and I would say, "well, let's talk when you do"! :-) And as I'm sure the conversation would go back and fourth.

And that's the way the cookie crumbles folks!

Until 2008...June!

Like a meteor shower, June has come and gone! O how this summer is going by so quickly. Well let's take a look back on June.....

The month started out pretty good, great weather and well, it was the beginning of summer...what more can you ask for.

Bob is in his new job working for SD6...enough said.






Ella has gotten bigger, I swear it's the hot summer weather that is making her grow faster than the weeds in my flower garden. She is now starting to remember things, ask for things in her own way and has gotten a lot more teeth. Yes, it looks like she not only inherited my blue eyes, but as well, the very large teeth! Yikes! O well, what can I do? She is saying more words and wow does she love those raisins. She has gone to the fireworks, out on the boat and now we have a bike seat that she seems to like riding in....she is having a blast!

Work is work right now. Period.




As for "Your Creative Media", I have the website looking semi OK, yet yesterday I started to think of all these crazy design elements for it and well, I think once I make some money I will have someone do it for me. I finally got the balls to send an email out to family and friends to let them know that I'm officially open for business. So far I have had three montage jobs, a couple transfer tape inquires (say they will be jobs, let's see) and well, that's about it right now. I have some things in the works for the winter that I would like to work on and well, I have a lot of ides stuck in this container inside my head and I can't seem to find the key to get them out. Well it's still in the works and I think of my goal every day (or every other day)....I'm busy these days!

Let's see the biggest thing about June was very scary to say the least. Dom (my brother in law) was in a bad sail boating accident that left us all realizing how precious life really is. With God on his side, he is OK and with that in mind, I'm working on the best prank phone call of all times, it's going to be the bomb...better stay on your toes Dom!!! Who else am I going to get EVERY TIME!!!

So that was it with June, in a "nutshell"....if I think of something else there is always the "edit posts" on this thing!