I babysat some wee ones today. It was a favor for a single dad who has to work all weekend. I am not a stranger to kids. My nieces and nephews now count as 42 nieces/nephews, this includes great and great great. So basically I know the ins and outs of the little buggers. I do love kids, but not all kids. I admit it. I don't love all kids who come in contact with me. Some kids do get on my nerves. I have a few young nieces and nephews who get on my nerves, so I avoid them. I wouldn't necessarily call them brats, because they aren't. Some kids just have an air about them that strikes me as irritating. I know that I am not alone in this.

*When my boys were young, I made mention in a PTA Meeting that I didn't like all kids. They were all aghast! Ooooh the looks they shot at me! You would have thought I had just killed everyone's parents by setting them on fire. I could tell a few felt the same way. They didn't speak up because they didn't want to be thought of as evil. So heads up, never say that to a room full of ninnies who don't understand....lol

The children I babysat today were toddlers. Man was it fun! We played with blocks, army men, looked for bugs in the back yard, enjoyed the coloring books and sang songs. The 4 yr old wanted to keep turning on the television and I kept saying no. He finally gave up because I kept them entertained with things outside and with games. Tomorrow I babysit him and his sister again. This time it will be water fun. Yay!

Lego Briefing.


Godfather Lego


Bring on on Cover!

One of the officers who attended the Suicide Interventionist Training stopped me today and thanked me. He told me that he used the intervention training a few nights ago. Even though his heart was pounding, he was nervous, scared and shaking....he was able to talk a woman out of killing herself. He was one of the trainees who had a hard time wanting to just come right out and ask a total stranger "Are you thinking about killing yourself?" He told me that once he asked that question, all of the training rushed to his head and he completed the task.

I asked him to please email all of the other instructors and thank them as well for their worthwhile and useful efforts. I told him that the teamwork within the department is what makes everyone successful. It feels good to know that the training we give works and helps. But the training does change with the times and we are always learning something new.

After such a busy day, it was nice to hear what he had to say.

Ladies? Can I get an "Amen"?
Guys, don't try to defend yourselves. You know this to be true.

This young woman knows how to be cute and an inspiration at the same time. Plus her taste in toys is awesome! The video is 5 minutes long, but it is cool to watch how she is enjoying herself.


But if you don't want to watch the video, here is the final outcome of her engineered masterpiece.






She rocks!!

It is time to send Sister M a creepy eye right before bed time. She will pay for the creepy cat she sent me.
Creepy eyes or touching your eyes creeps her out. Which one do I choose?

#1.


#2.


or #3.



Help me decide....lol. I love these sisterly paybacks!

We have such dirty minds, don't we? Can I get an ooo la la?
*snicker*

0645: Woke up and started the shower. Then stepped into the shower, looked down and discovered that I had forgotten that I slept in socks. Now in my defense, I do sleep naked, but last night my toes were a bit chilly...hence the socks. Now this could mean 1 of 2 things. I am a dolt or my socks were so comfy, they felt like my feet.
0700: Toasted my English Muffin and then dropped it jelly side down. Of course it was jelly side down! It's Murphy's Law. I picked it up only to drop it again.
0705: Proceed to slip in buttery jelly. Yes...go ahead....laugh.
0735: Out the door I go! Get down to the truck and discover I have on a dark blue shoe and a black shoe. In my defense they are identical shoes, just slightly different colors. I run back upstairs and change shoes.
0740: On the road to work. A squirrel is sitting on the curb. Once I get close to him, he dashes out and I run him over. I suspect squirrelcide.
0745: Still on the same road, there is a deer on the corner. Does he want to kill himself too? I don't want to take any chances so I slow down. He gives me this look as if he is thinking "Why are you going so slow, ya dumb fuck"
0750: I arrive at work. I get out of truck and drop my alarm and keys in a puddle of water. Then as I am bending over to pick up the keys..I drop my lunch into the very same water.
0755: I make it into my office! Safe and sound.

For the first 15 minutes in my office I was afraid to turn on the radio. I didn't want to run the risk of electrocution.

Life is good!

And sometimes you have to say no...many many many times.
One of my many nieces called. I knew she needed or wanted something because she opened the phone call by saying "Hi Auntie" I asked her how everything was and she mumbled "okay" I let her carry on with the chit chat and then she did it. She let loose with:
Niece: "Hey Auntie, can I come live w....
Me: Can't do it;
Niece: But you didn't let me.......
Me: No
Niece: But I.........
Me: Again, No.
Niece: But we....
Me: No
It went on with ...but there is........ No. We can........ No. But, No, But, No.
It became comical. Once she was done with the buts and I was done saying no, she ended with "Oh I tried but won't give up. I'll find a sucker somewhere" This particular niece is 40 years old and has no clue how to hold down even a minimum wage job. When she was struggling to find herself in her early 30's, I helped her go to a trade school. She didn't apply herself and dropped out. I was okay with the lesson I learned with her. I didn't help her anymore after that. She has learned to stop trying to make me feel guilty about not helping when she calls. I don't mind helping others, as long as they try to help themselves at the same time.

If you help me, help you....then it becomes a team effort. But if you sit back while someone else does all of the work, you become dead weight and unable to move. I doubt if she will ever get it. But that is not my problem. This is me, guilt free.

My walk about's mean the world to me. You never know what I will find or do! But you do need to sign a disclaimer and have medical insurance.

I am happy with who I am. Who I became. But I still grow through peaceful means.


This is me. I can stand tall but there is a mushie side to me. A goofie mushie side.


I have been mushie long enough...lol. I should patent these two words. I claim them in the name of NN!




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