Friday, January 23, 2009

Gentle Giant

Once there was a little blond girl that had pig tails and sad eyes.
The twelve years that had been her life,so far, were filled with lots of tears and many, many fears.
All of the fear, left one day.
Replacing the fear was no direction, no guidance.
Most days she was wobbly through the growing times. Her teenage years were unguided, loose and insecure.

A constant thing in her life, was an Uncle that always cared for her. He lived across town and had his own troubles and heartaches of past times. As the years went by, he would always come by just to talk... to ask how her week at school was...ask about her boyfriend, just a talk in general. A talk that let her know she was loved and important to him.

The blond pigged tailed girl, turned into a young lady, ready to get married, she asked this special uncle to walk her down the isle to her new life with the man she chose for her husband.

The big and little events in her life, she always had the uncle there to hold her new babies and to applaud her life.

He's a simple man, but always ready to laugh and enjoy a good visit.
His strong arms, and his consistent, laid back style was a stabilizer for her.

As time passes she has more insight into the true character of her uncle and she truly sees a Gentle Giant.
The best kind of man.

Tonight, she received a phone call from the Gentle Giant. His body is weakening but his mind and wit is strong.

The love between them is evident, and expressed with words.

How blessed she is to have the Gentle Giant...

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Telemarketers....GGGRRRR!

The phone rings.
I try to quickly get out of my new reclining couch (a comical sight even when I'm not in a hurry):)
I hit my knee on the door facing as I try to get there before they hang up.
"Hello" puff puff #%@#%@*(a few choice words)

"Mr. N. N?"

"He's not here" as my knee throbs, my temper is rising.

"When will he be reachable?"

"What is this pertaining to?"

"Ma'am?"

"WHY DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO MR. N.N."

"Are you Mrs. N.N.?"

"LISTEN, YOU DIALED MY NUMBER, I ASKED YOU WHAT THIS IS PERTAINING TO, YOU CALL MY HOUSE EVERY NIGHT WITH THIS NUMBER SHOWING UP ON MY CALLER ID; WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH MY HUSBAND THAT YOU CAN NOT DISCUSS WITH ME????

"It's about renewing his Redbook magazine subscription, he's on his final month,should he want to renew it"

"He doesn't even know that magazine comes to the house,I'm the one that reads it, but you have just LOST my subscription for now and in the future"

"So are you Mr. N.N.?"

"WHAT????? TAKE ME OFF OFF OFF YOUR CALLING LIST! THAT MEANS DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER EVER AGAIN!
I hang up, wondering for the hundredth time why I didn't just hang up to start with...

My Friends!

Today was nothing out of the ordinary, yet each person I came in contact with was so special!
Where I work there are such fun, caring people.

Every thirty minutes my classes change and that means I have a new teacher and 20 new students. In a days time, I have worked with 9 grown ups and 140 children that doesn't include before school(star room), or carrider duty with more. I've done this work for 18 years. I'd like to think that I've helped many children throughout those years,
but I know they have taught me so much more than I've taught them.

One adorable student constantly calls her headphones---earrings!

I hear happy stories, and I hear sad stories, but I always hear hope in their voices.
My constant prayer is for God to open my eyes to what I need to see and my ears to what I need to hear. Five year olds do not always have the vocabulary to express what they need.
Those sweet little spirits are our future.

My days are constantly entertaining and eye opening!
Five year olds see the world in a whole new way!

Monday, January 19, 2009

Let's Talk About TV Shows...

Monday is one of the BEST nights for TV, in my opinion. If you enjoy mindless shows that require very little intellect and concentrating....my kind of night!

I start out with The Big Bang Theory at 7pm. These nerds are soooo funny! I don't understand what they are talking about all the time but I adore how they say those smart things!!!! Sheldon is a hoot!!!!

The next show I watch is How I Met Your Mother. This group on this show ,remind me of Friends. The writers don't seem to be as funny and quick as the ones for Friends, but still funny just the same. If I still had small kids at home this couldn't be watched. It has way too much sex talk in it.

True Beauty is on at 9pm. Talk about a show that really hits all the good points!
A group of people all chosen because they are pretty, but are being chosen for the beauty they have inside. They are watched on hidden cameras and chosen to stay if they do the right thing. This is a reality show and I like it a lot. This would be a good show for teenagers to watch in my opinion. Totally entertaining!

Ok, here's the last one...Momma's Boy's....another reality show of mom's helping their boys pick out a girl. Really a dumb show, but it hooked me....the moms are unbelievable....also on at 9 pm.

I record all these and FF all commercials and it doesn't take long to watch them...
I've always wanted to give reports on movies or shows. Whether it was fun for you to read I don't know, but it sure was fun for me to report...more later.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Sunbeams

Oh my Goodness, the sun has made an appearance! As the days in January go, the sun is a distant cousin, but today it's here!
I enjoy the sunbeams that shine through windows in my house. In the years I had small children and worked at home, I would only clean the rooms of my house as the sunbeams were shining in. When my babies had diaper rashes I'd take their diapers off and lay them in a sunbeam shining through the window. It really seemed to help the rash. I would only iron clothes at dark(or on cloudy days) so I wouldn't waste any sun time....
I love for the sun to dance across the room, perhaps because home is my most favorite place on earth and the sun makes me happy too.
Take dogs and sunbeams too..... it's a slice of heaven, to see a dog laying in the sun all stretched out, and he barely raises his head to look at you and his eyes are squinted almost shut and a hint of a dog smile, on their lips.
Sometimes, at night when things feel bleak, lonesome, worrisome, all that seems to ebb away when the sun comes up. It all seems to be lighter than the night before.
If I was a flower child from the 60's I probably would've wanted to name my daughter, Sunbeam.
Seems to me, sunshine is like God smiling straight at me.
I love sunbeams!

Saturday, January 17, 2009

What a wonderful day!

I love Saturdays! I had big plans to get so much done, but I did very little. I'm new to blogging and I need to embelish the facts of my life because I'm rather boring. So, you'll never quiet know if it's fact or fiction that I write. I love to have the total floor to express myself...perhaps this will be cool.