European History Week

I bet you all didnt know it was European History Week. Weel, Frito lay has dubbed it thusly. for a few reasons, I have decided to do my part to fake a history. I really dontknow if it is faked, but its not my history as far as I know. Thats another story all together. So here is a pic of the board i put together. I also listed my sources at the bottom of the board. I gave the Bash full credit fore the pics and facts in the floating thought bubbles. I think I want to spatkle it up with some glitter placed in small areas and also have the rest of the pics i so blatently stole displayed somehow. I have an idea about that also. I have no idea what the other folks at work are doing, but this is my entry. it needs to be turned in by next weekend, so Im sure I will figure out where or what i need to do to it by then. I know it is pretty busy, but I still think it is missing something. Its lacking something that makes your eyes want to stay there. I will figure it out, and when i do, i will take another pic and that will be it. That is what I did today.

Last night we went to the sock hop. All the money raised alst night is being donated to help rebuild the Vets hall that was burned down on August 11. We found out Friday is was not electricle, but arson. It was bad until, but when we found out it was arson, it really broke our hearts. Yes, even mine even though i dont belong, and never can. You have to be a vet of foriegn wars to belong. There are a lot of really nice people there though. And they are doing all they can to accumulate cash to make up for what the insurance wont cover. It will take a while to rebuild, but it will be better when it is finished.

OK, that is what I have for today. have a good week.

No more Dilema

I did it. I put in the bid for first shift. I dont know when i will go to first, but I am going. I will have to deal with a few differences, But I will get used to it. I just hope I dont have to work saturdays for too long. From what I have heard though, a lot of people like having sunday and monday off cus on Monday, the time is theirs to do what they want. I will learn to sleep at night again. I will learn to be a daytime person again. Wow, its been 8 years. this is a big change for me. Oh well, life goes on and we change. its my time to make a change.

I have actually sold the Faux Zebra throw from my Etsy page. I actually exchanged the cash and the throw. I am happy about that. That is just mad money for me. I cant wait to sell the big quilt and get some really pissed off cash. lol

Ok, its the weekend. I have nothing planned for today. I may take a nap if I can. Tomorrow the VFW is having a sock hop as a fundraiser for the building that burned down in august. John is going ot help in the set up and what ever they need. I dont think I will be dressing the part, cus I just dont have the right clothes for the part. I will go though, and maybe dance if someone asks me. Other than that, I think I will work on the pillow covers my sister wants me to make for her. She is totally into the faux fur thing. I hope she stops soon. It will start to look funny if she continues. Oh well, its what she likes, so what does it hurt. Nothing. So I will make them for her. And what ever else she wants.

ok, that is it for now. I think I may try to take that nap now, at least for a few hours. I need to revitalise myself. It makes the night time better. have a great weekend.

I have a dilema

There are two bids up for first shift. They are Tuesday thru Saturday, 8 to 4. I currently work midnight to 8 am, sunday thru Thursday. I am currently at the top of seniority and can have what ever vacation time I want pretty much. If I want a day off, I can usually get it. If I go to first, there are so many people with a lot more seniority than me and they will get the days off before me. But, I will get to sleep at night and if there is a Monday thru Friday opening in the future, I will be the first to get it. Sometimes I just have to write things down to see the sense in it. I can see I need to get to first and have a somewhat normal life again. Up to this point, I had no intention of going to first. Now I am having second thoughts. I will probably go, now that I think about it and write it down. I like having the freedom I have on third though. I keep thinking I will loose more than I will gain. If i put in the bid, and get it, then decide I dont want it, I will be on bid restriction for three months. If I dont put a bid in and loose this opportunity, I will be sorry, I just know it. Ok, i will put in the bid. The first shift thing wont change till next year, so I will have time to think about it. See, I talked myself into this. I just need to do this sometimes. thanks for listening, or reading in this case.

Next. I was in talking to a lady in the office this morning. It was about the European Heritage thing coming up for Frito Lay that I spoke of earlier in a blog. When i told her what I wanted to do, she said i must me crafty. I just said not really, but I do make quilts. this perked her attention. I showed her my etsy page, and she likes the Faux zebra. She likes it so much, she wants to buy it. Yippee. I didnt even have to work for that sale. I am really doing better with word of mouth I think. I will have to put the link back in my blast now that Em has reached her goal. By the way, Congrats to Em for that.

OK, I think that is all I have for now. Hope you all are having a great week. My week is almost over. Is everyone happy the new TV season has finally started. I sure am. Lots of new shows, and I hear some of them are really good. Thats another post though. See ya all later.

What I did on my weekend

This past weekend was ourt company picnic. I know, its late in the year, but we have to schedule it according to the busy season on snack foods. I bet you would have never guseed ther was a busy season on snack foods but there is. So all summer it has been hot. We had a few really too hot days, but it really has been a mild summer. But this week it gotr cold. It snowed in the mountains, unseasonably early for this area. and on saturday it rained. We still went to the picnic though, cus I had a fourty doller deposit at stake that would not be returned to me if I didnt attend. We brought the umbrella and figured we could leave after I signed in if we wanted to.

So our picnic was at Great America.

The weather turned out to be nice, it did stop raining. I had to wear a light jacket, but it wasnt so bad. there wasnt a whole lot of people there so it was easy to get on the rides. I did take a few pics of some of the people at the park. I know a lot of you think we are really spazzy about our weight here, but I think we look prety normal. These two were really nice and let me take their pics. I think the lady has a little on her hips to loose, what do you think?

So while we were there, we went on a few water rides, got all wet, and talked to a few people I saw that I work with. As we were strolling towards the park exit and the last water ride, we passed a booth that was selling Henna Tattoos. These are not permanent. i dont want a permanent tat, i dont like needles, at all. After i looked for something simple and not too expensive, I settled on a heart shaped design. these go on thick, and when they dry they look like dried poop on you. I treally is sorta gross. You let it dry and fall off on its own, and it staines your skin. It only lasts for around two weeks, so if you have any regrets, its no big deal. So here is my henna tat.

When we got home, we got the mail and there was a large envelope from my neice in Florida. My sister and her own a pet supply store called Paws and Woof Avenue. I had ordered some bling for my grandpuppies collar. It finally arrived along with this extra little surprise for me. I think this is just so cute. It is a pink bracelet with my name and a bling heart on each side.

Ok, that is the end of my weekend. it really turned out to be a nice weekend. No stress, nothing bad happened, in fact it was sorta fun. I think our weather is gonna stay cool though. I tusually doesnt get cold till early October.

Finally another Chapter

Nine

I must have dozed off. This is the first time I have been in Junes room. She has a sitting area in the corner for reading or just relaxing I guess. I have been sitting in the chair since we brought her here. The shades are closed, but I can see the sun is out and shining. June still looks the same way she did last night, troubled in her sleep. I forgot Laura was here for a moment, until I smelled the coffee. I was about to go get a cup, when Laura appeared at the door with a cup of hot black coffee. “June told me you liked it strong and dark, no stuff in it. I hope you don’t mind, I brought you a cup, in case you were awake.” Laura said as she handed me the hot cup.

“No. Thanks so much. This is very hard to do, waiting for her to wake up and find out what happened to her. For some reason, I just feel like I am somehow responsible. I know that makes no sense, but I do. I will wait here till she wakes up. “ Laura and I did the small talk, chat thing for a while. I don’t even know what I said to her actually. I could have told her anything, just to hear another voice right now.

I had been staring at nothing for I don’t know how long, when a I heard a sound. My body jerked at the surprise of it, it had been so quiet in here, aside from the sounds of Laura in the other room. When did Laura go into the other room, I don’t even know. I looked at June, laying in her bed with that same troubled look on her face. Then I heard it again. It was June trying to say something. Was she talking in here sleep, having a bad dream or trying to wake up.

I ran into the living room and called for Laura. Please hurry. I didn't’t want June to wake up and not see her best friend there. I wanted to make sure she felt safe if she opened her eyes. I knew she would recognize Laura first, and this would make her less frightened when she woke up.

Laura came running into the room and went straight to Junes bedside. She calmly sat on the edge of the bed and held Junes hand. She was talking to her, so softly I couldn't’t hear. I knew what she was saying though, that she was safe and at home. I could see June responding to this as her eyes moved back and forth under her closed lids. Was she still reliving her experience?

Then I saw it. Ever so slightly. Her hand tightened around Laura’s. Then her eyes tried to open. They would open for a second, then close again. Laura is again talking softly to June, the way best friends do. I wish I could be the one holding Junes hand right now. I wish I could be the one she see’s when she finally opens here eyes. I just sat there, though, watching this best friend thing happen. They were like one at this moment and Laura was not going to move.

Then, just like that, June opened her eyes. She didn't’t startle or act scared. She just looked at Laura and quietly started to cry. Laura gently wiped away her tears and told her she was safe. Then she told her I was here, and had been all night. She told her I sat in the chair in the corner and never got up. This made June look in my direction. She finally knew I was here for her. She just kept staring at me, as If to try and tell me something. What could I do to help her at this time.

I sat there, waiting for June to do something. I wanted her to show some sign of recognizing me. She just held Laura’s hand tightly and looked in my direction. Again, it seemed like time had stopped. Did she know who I was? Should I leave, go to her, say something? That is when I heard myself say her name. “June, do you know what happened to you? Can you tell us who did this to you?”

Oh great, that had to be the first thing that fell out of my mouth. Not, how are you feeling, are you thirsty, or great to see you. Right off the bat I ask the hard questions. I could see June looking at me, no, it was more like staring at me. She wouldn't’t take her eyes off me. Laura was trying to get her to take a sip of water, but she wouldn't’t move her eyes. I got up and went over to the side of the bed. June put her hand out to me and I took it. I could feel she was shaking, and still quietly tears were rolling from her eyes.

Then she started to talk. Rambling on and on about the gate, head stones, fog, grass. I heard her say something about names on the headstones and dates. Small children, very young children. She said she could’t leave. No shoes. Cuts on her feet. Stepping on a metal sign. I wondered as she spoke if she even knew she was talking. It was partially incoherent, but she kept talking. Laura looked at me with a puzzled look on her face, and I’m sure I had the same look. Then, almost as soon as she opened her eyes, June stopped talking and closed her eyes again.

We both sat there for a few minutes, not saying a word. We didn't’t know what to say about what just happened. Laura covered June, wiped some small beads of sweat from her face, got up and went into the living room. At the door, she motioned me to follow her. I got up to leave the room. I had not really left Junes side since we put her to bed last night. She had a very nice little place, little signs of her personality placed here and there.

Laura confided in me something I wondered about myself. She told me she had driven the path that Junes walks to work each day. She told me she then walked the path, but she had no idea where this gate is that June keeps talking about. Laura said she even told June she hadn't’t seen the gate, and June explained exactly where the gate was. Laura wanted me to walk the path and find this gate. It has to be there, maybe it is on another side of the fence. Maybe it is covered with Ivy, but if it is,, then how does June see it every day and say it is open. This is the mystery of the gate June has been talking about. I had not seen it either, but I had not confided this to anyone until now. I figured I had just missed it. We both were confused about this gate that June keeps talking about.

I told Laura I was going to go find this gate and find out what happened to June. I turned to leave, but stopped to give Laura my cell number in case June woke up one more time. Call me, no matter what. Until then, please sit in there with her and make sure she doesn't wake up by herself.

Entry for September 19, 2007

Well, talk about turning the tables. I have been told by Careless, of all people to write a new blog. She used to only update us every two or three weeks, and that would be after much prodding. I have recently in ther last few weeks just run out of stuff to get on here and blab about. I will give it my best shot though. Here goes.

I really made a sale on my placemats from my Etsy page. One of the ladies at work bought the Christmas placemats for her mother in law. I was happy. I happened to turn on the Carol Duvalle show on HGTV one morning. She has a craft show every morning. Anyway, a lady was on there and showed how to cover a shoe box in fabric. I just happened to have some extra Christmas fabric. so I covered a box in fabric, tied a ribbon around it and presented it to her like that. She was pleased, and I did my job I feel.

Speaking of work, kinda. Last week I worked days. I slept nights. Sunday night I went back to nights, and i am now having a problem sleeping again. I was getting so good at sleeping for eight hours too. Well, gimme a few weeks and the zzzzz's will return, Im sure.

And also from work, it dominates a lot of our time, doesnt it. There is a tendency to celebrate not only our American heritage there, but also Mexicos. No other countries seem to exist, until recently. They have decided to include the rest of the world in our celebrations. DUH! So now there was a European heritage thing set up in the lobby area. All the European countries were listed, well, 30 of them with blank spaces for people to sign up to do a display on each country. I signed up for the UK. Im not UK'ish at all as far as I know, but what the hell. I have a few really great ideas rolling around in my head. This should be fun.

Ok, I sat here for a while trying to think of something else to talk about. Thanks to Amber, I now have a page on Mash. I think I like it. Everything is on one page, you just scroll up and down. you can even see your conversations with different people, in case you forgot what you said to who, or would that be whom. I dont know. I dont know waht the link is off the top of my head, or i would put it here.

Ok, so that is it for today. I am now as current as i am going to get for a while. see ya all later.

My week on first

this is Friday of the week on first. tomorrow will be my last day on first, and I really hope I get called off. That means they call me and tell me I dont have to come in. I have made up my mind, I dont want to go to first. Most of the people on first now have four weeks vacation. they all have seniority, and lots of it. If i ever wanted a week off, when I wanted it, I would have to pray and beg. to get a three day weekend might just be near impossible. On third, I am high senior. I can pretty much choose what week I want. I can have christmas week if I want, and I do. If John and I want ot go on a vacation, we can. That is important to me now. I am just not ready to go back to the bottom in seniority and have to work a bunch of ot again. So, if the bid comes up, Iwill be passing it up and stay on third. I have to do what is best for me. right now, first would not be what is best for me. sad to say.

Have you ever done something, thinking you know what you are doing. then, you find out you completely missed a step you forgot about and what yu were trying to do, now wasnt right. Well, I did this. I spent monday cutting and sewing fabric. sure, it was scraps, but I still had an intent. When I layed the finished pieces out so i coutl sew them together, it was all wrong. I completely missed a step. now I had to figure out what I was going to do. I am going to use those pieces, and now, after thinking about it for a week, I have figured it out. I will show a picture of the finished product when I get it done. Im sure it will go on my etsy page.

Latley, I have been having a hard time writing here. I dont know what is going on with me, but that is why I havent been here very much. I havent even stopped by too many pages. really, I just wish i could remotivate myself. Im sure it will happen again. this might be why some people get on here and say they are taking a blog break. maybe that is what is going on here. I dont know. Anyway, if you decide to read this, please dont desert me. one day I will recover from this what ever it is.

Ok, have a great weekend. If I can think of some other ground breaking news i just have to burst my gut about, beleive me, you all will be the first to know.

Entry for September 09, 2007

Im going to first shift. For a week. I switched with someone on first shift, because she needed the weekend off. She is Tuesday thru Saturday, which is what I will be if I ever really get to go. So, this will be a good test to see if I really want to do it. I will have to be there at by at least 730 to start at 8. It is the same job, but I am just switching shifts for a week. this should be interesting. I know all the people on first, but they seem to have a different attitude from the other shifts. They all turned the first shovel of dirt from when the place was built, or so they seem to think. Its a senioritything. OH well. I just hope I will be able to sleep at night.

If you have read my blast, you can see I am trying to help get The Divine One to reach her goal of 125.00. She is walking in the Komen walk for trhe cure. This is to help fund Breast cancer researsh. I walked in a cancer walk earlier this year, and you all came through for me. This experience was life changeing for me. What I saw on that day was so humbling. I saw how close cancer can come to each of us, and how hard it is for not only the patient, but for everyone connected to them. We had a board up at work and if you had a friend or family member that was a cancer survivor or someone who lost the battle, you put up a picture on the board. Each day the board filled up. Shortly after that, I had my own small scare with this demon. I dont want to go into all the reasons I am in such support of this effort, but if you would like to help her reach her goal, please click the link in my blast. If you are not currently a reader of Ems page, you should be. She is fun to read, and for the most part, you will learn something you didnt know prior to going there. This may be the last time I refer you to another page. I just felt it was important.

Our air here is getting better. The fires are still burning, but the wind is blowing a little and moving it out of the valley. Right now the south of us is being hit with the smoke we had a few days ago. It was recommended that high school football games be cancelled on Friday night because the air was so bad. Most of them played anyway.

I think that is all I have to say today. Hope you had a great weekend.

Strangly long blog

HI to whoever happens to stop by and read this page. I havent been on here a whole lot latley. I just dont have a whole lot to say, and to tell the truth, I just havent felt like it. There are a few things going on. But for some reason, I am just not getting excited about writing, i had to talk myself into writing this. I do have a few things i need to get off my brain though, so here goes.

First off, for those of ust that work outside the home, you may be able to understand this. Heck, for those of you working inside the home, you may understand this. WHAT THE HECK HAS HAPPENED TO THE WORK ETHIC IN PEOPLE THESE DAYS! I have always gone to work, whether I like it or not, and did the job i was being paid to do. I work at or above what i should, just to keep my brain from going stir crazy half the time. OK, this is my standerd and i dont expect anyone else to work like me. I do expect you to come to work and do what you agreed to do when you were hired. That is it. That does not mean you come to work and do as little as you can get away with. I have to work with people like this, and it drives me nuts. Its almost as if these people think they are too good to be there or maybe we all owe them something, so they dont have to work like the rest of us. I keep asking why these people are still hired here, but I cant seem to get an answer. Maybe I am not asking the right people. I just try to not have to work by these people. That way, I dont have to watch them, or clean up the messes they leave behind as they move to another line. (that is a work thing, too long to go into, its rotating so we dotnt pack the same thing all day)Ok, so much for that topic.

Next. Most of the country works first shift, daytime, normal hours. I would say about 80 to 90 percent works these hours. some of us work third shift, like me, midnight to 8 am. The rest of the world is sleeping, i would assume. but there are people that are on their phones at every break and lunch. Who is up at that hour, or why are these people calling people and waking them up at all hours of the night. if I call someone before 8 am or after 9 pm I am feeling all guilty. I dont know, maybe it really is none of my business, and I should just mind my own. I just wonder about this.

Ok, one last thing. Alex got in another accident the other day. He and the girl that hit him are both ok. His car took most of the hit though and has some damage. He hasnt been able to have it checked out yet. I sure hope its not too bad. We dont even know who is at fault yet, it looks like it might be alex, but we arnt claiming anything yet.

I dont know if you have heard, but California is burning again. Not Modesto, but a bunch of areas around us. Modedsto is in a constant state of haze for a while here. The smoke is rolling into our valley, and it cant get out. It really is bad, and if anyone has breathing problems, they are being warned to stay inside. Pretty bad.

OK, that is really all I have. Its Friday, so have a great time this weekend.