My daughter is a brat. I love her dearly, but she is definitely going through a bratty stage. I had to take my son to the endocrinologist an hour and a half away, and I expected he'd have to have labs done. There was little chance I was taking both of them with the way she's been behaving lately. So Grandma & Granddad agreed to watch her. Or should I say, they agreed to let her stay at the lake house for the day.
I heard stories when I returned that were very disconcerting, but the one that makes me the most upset? How Grandma was sitting on the porch facing the road talking to a neighbor, and the neighbor asked Grandma if she had a little one for the day. Baby was peeking around the corner of the porch. She had come down stairs, out the door onto the porch FACING THE LAKE, and walked around the side of the house!
Granddad hadn't heard her, and Grandma was not where she COULD hear her. And there were a couple other stories of how Baby was able to go outside or inside without them knowing. So now I need to find a reliable babysitter, or I need to never go anywhere without my children again.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
He's got audacity, all right!
How dare any politician vote for a bill he or she did not read completely. I don't care if you have to have an aide help you understand some of the more technical, legal stuff! READ THE COTTON-PICKING BILL! (Pinhead!)
If you dare to vote for a bill you have not read, you should be kicked in the seat of the pants right down the front steps of the Capitol Building!
If you vote for a bill against the wishes of your constituents, BE PREPARED! Many of you are up for re-election next year!
How dare any politician accept a pay raise in this economy?!
How dare any politician write off any extravagance as a business expense in this economy?!
How dare the wife of the president of the United States of America hire 13 staff people to work FOR HER! I don't CARE how many people Laura Bush employed! We are supposed to be in the middle of an economic disaster!
If government officials would ACT like we're in a recession, people might not be so opposed to being asked or required to tighten OUR belts!
HOW DARE OUR PRESIDENT PUSH CONGRESS TO PASS A BILL IN LESS TIME THAN IT TOOK HIM TO PICK A DOG FOR HIS CHILDREN!!!!
If you dare to vote for a bill you have not read, you should be kicked in the seat of the pants right down the front steps of the Capitol Building!
If you vote for a bill against the wishes of your constituents, BE PREPARED! Many of you are up for re-election next year!
How dare any politician accept a pay raise in this economy?!
How dare any politician write off any extravagance as a business expense in this economy?!
How dare the wife of the president of the United States of America hire 13 staff people to work FOR HER! I don't CARE how many people Laura Bush employed! We are supposed to be in the middle of an economic disaster!
If government officials would ACT like we're in a recession, people might not be so opposed to being asked or required to tighten OUR belts!
HOW DARE OUR PRESIDENT PUSH CONGRESS TO PASS A BILL IN LESS TIME THAN IT TOOK HIM TO PICK A DOG FOR HIS CHILDREN!!!!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Delegating to Duds
Planning for VBS has been in the works for a couple months now. In the course of time, I have given up control of a number of things. I gave one of the ladies a list of the foods for each night. Another lady said she'd call some of the pizza places to see if they would donate pizza for one night. She also said she knew someone with puppets and she'd take care of borrowing some.
Another lady (new) said she'd buy the chicken nuggets at a discount place. All the teachers were asked to read the book of Jonah and look through their lessons. The director said he'd take care of organizing for the puppet shows each night. And the new lady took the worksheets, name tags, crafts, registration signs, etc.
Since VBS is for 3 days - T, W, TH - we figured Monday night would be a good time to meet and get things finalized.
I saw the "food lady" between SS and church, and asked her how we were doing on donated food items. "I have no idea. All I have is a list of the meals."
Today after the morning service, we met briefly to run through some last minute things.
Someone mentioned food, and again, the food lady said she had no idea, but listed the food items. She said that the one lady was supposed to line up the pizzas. Pizza lady said, "WHAT?" I must have hung my head or looked exasperated, b/c the pastor assured me it would be taken care of.
The new lady has the nuggets already, so we'll do that Tuesday night. She also has all the other things taken care of.
The puppets just got here this week. The director is just meeting tonight with the teens doing the puppet show. In 2 days. He's had the final script for 2 weeks now.
All the teachers have looked over their lessons and have read the book of Jonah. Except for one - the pastor.
The bulletin announced that people should meet at the church at 6 pm to go out handing out flyers. Flyers that were printed a month ago.
I could just scream. But I am putting my head down and plowing through my last minute responsibilities.
I think next year should be a one day VBS, and I will schedule my yearly gyn. exam, a dentist appointment and a mammogram that day if we can't run out of town.
Another lady (new) said she'd buy the chicken nuggets at a discount place. All the teachers were asked to read the book of Jonah and look through their lessons. The director said he'd take care of organizing for the puppet shows each night. And the new lady took the worksheets, name tags, crafts, registration signs, etc.
Since VBS is for 3 days - T, W, TH - we figured Monday night would be a good time to meet and get things finalized.
I saw the "food lady" between SS and church, and asked her how we were doing on donated food items. "I have no idea. All I have is a list of the meals."
Today after the morning service, we met briefly to run through some last minute things.
Someone mentioned food, and again, the food lady said she had no idea, but listed the food items. She said that the one lady was supposed to line up the pizzas. Pizza lady said, "WHAT?" I must have hung my head or looked exasperated, b/c the pastor assured me it would be taken care of.
The new lady has the nuggets already, so we'll do that Tuesday night. She also has all the other things taken care of.
The puppets just got here this week. The director is just meeting tonight with the teens doing the puppet show. In 2 days. He's had the final script for 2 weeks now.
All the teachers have looked over their lessons and have read the book of Jonah. Except for one - the pastor.
The bulletin announced that people should meet at the church at 6 pm to go out handing out flyers. Flyers that were printed a month ago.
I could just scream. But I am putting my head down and plowing through my last minute responsibilities.
I think next year should be a one day VBS, and I will schedule my yearly gyn. exam, a dentist appointment and a mammogram that day if we can't run out of town.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Judge not...
I know Scripture says, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." Matthew 7:1
I get so tired of people running around, telling people, "Judge not! Judge not!"
Finish the passage, people.
This is an exerpt of IVP New Testament Commentaries - it says what I think.
Even if we knew people's hearts, we could not evaluate degrees of personal guilt as if we understood all the genetic and social influences that combine with personal sinful choices in making some people more vulnerable to particular temptations (such as alcohol or spouse abuse) than others. Most important, Jesus warns us that even if we knew people's hearts, we would be in no position to judge unless we had lived sinless lives, never needing God's forgiveness (vv. 3-5; compare 6:12, 14-15).
Many people have ripped this passage out of context, however. Jesus warns us not to assume God's prerogative to condemn the guilty; he is not warning us not to discern truth from error (see 7:15-23). Further, Jesus does not oppose offering correction, but only offering correction in the wrong spirit (v. 5; compare 18:15-17; Gal 6:1-5).
When I see or point out an obvious problem (or even one that isn't so obvious) I am not judging - it's called discernment! If I try to fill in their motives or if I decide what their punishment should be - that is what I call judging.
I feel like smacking someone when I hear them saying, "Judge not..."
Ugh.
I get so tired of people running around, telling people, "Judge not! Judge not!"
Finish the passage, people.
This is an exerpt of IVP New Testament Commentaries - it says what I think.
Even if we knew people's hearts, we could not evaluate degrees of personal guilt as if we understood all the genetic and social influences that combine with personal sinful choices in making some people more vulnerable to particular temptations (such as alcohol or spouse abuse) than others. Most important, Jesus warns us that even if we knew people's hearts, we would be in no position to judge unless we had lived sinless lives, never needing God's forgiveness (vv. 3-5; compare 6:12, 14-15).
Many people have ripped this passage out of context, however. Jesus warns us not to assume God's prerogative to condemn the guilty; he is not warning us not to discern truth from error (see 7:15-23). Further, Jesus does not oppose offering correction, but only offering correction in the wrong spirit (v. 5; compare 18:15-17; Gal 6:1-5).
When I see or point out an obvious problem (or even one that isn't so obvious) I am not judging - it's called discernment! If I try to fill in their motives or if I decide what their punishment should be - that is what I call judging.
I feel like smacking someone when I hear them saying, "Judge not..."
Ugh.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Poor loser
Me. I'm a poor loser. I might not pout, I might not verbally complain, but inside I get pretty twisted up. If you know me well, and you look deep into my eyes, you'll recognize the smoldering that is going on way down deep.
I entered a writing contest, and told myself there was no real chance I'd win. But I guess in the back of my mind, I thought I did a pretty good job.
The speech that won. Hmm. It was VERBOSE. Verbose, ad nauseum. Over the top. Seriously?
Stink. If I had known they wanted something like THAT... And the honorable mention was just ok in my mind. But what do I know?
I get irritated with people who use the English language like that. Speak clearly, concisely, passionately. But don't use a thesaurus to look up some multi-syllable word for every other word in your essay. And don't reward dorks who do.
I entered a writing contest, and told myself there was no real chance I'd win. But I guess in the back of my mind, I thought I did a pretty good job.
The speech that won. Hmm. It was VERBOSE. Verbose, ad nauseum. Over the top. Seriously?
Stink. If I had known they wanted something like THAT... And the honorable mention was just ok in my mind. But what do I know?
I get irritated with people who use the English language like that. Speak clearly, concisely, passionately. But don't use a thesaurus to look up some multi-syllable word for every other word in your essay. And don't reward dorks who do.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Bi-partisan, my big fat batootie.
I watched about 10 minutes of President Obama's speech in the online townhall on Health Care Reform. And I had to turn off the TV. I wanted to find a huge pillow to scream into, but I was afraid my kids would "freak out" (in the words of my 3 1/2 year old daughter).
He went through his proposal, assuring everyone that he did not intend to take over the health care industry. Hmm. Where have we heard THOSE words before? OH YEAH. When he was talking about the automobile industry! And look how that turned out.
He promised that by taking away money the government pays to insurance companies, and by taking away certain tax exemptions to the top 2% of Americans, the cost of his proposals could be completely covered. He promised that changes would take place THIS YEAR.
And then it started. "Already the nay-sayers are lining up with every negative criticism in the book. Blah blah blah. But where are their solutions?"
I wanted to jump up and down, scream and pull out my hair! There are several valid proposals written by the Republicans that would not require the government to spend ANY money, but the Dems refuse to acknowledge them, much less read them, much less consider them!! But the general American public will never hear about them, because the president does not want to do anything that would make sense! Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!
I had to turn it off. I had to. I walked out of the room, and watched the Jetsons with my children. My blood pressure is slowly returning to normal. The throbbing in my head continues. How much longer can we take it? Everything is a crisis; everything must be addressed RIGHT NOW. We cannot take time to analyze, discuss, or debate the legislation. We cannot even take time to read the legislation. We must push it through before we go on vacation. We must do it now. Anyone who disagrees is a nay-sayer who needs to be steamrolled FOR HAVING A BRAIN!
He went through his proposal, assuring everyone that he did not intend to take over the health care industry. Hmm. Where have we heard THOSE words before? OH YEAH. When he was talking about the automobile industry! And look how that turned out.
He promised that by taking away money the government pays to insurance companies, and by taking away certain tax exemptions to the top 2% of Americans, the cost of his proposals could be completely covered. He promised that changes would take place THIS YEAR.
And then it started. "Already the nay-sayers are lining up with every negative criticism in the book. Blah blah blah. But where are their solutions?"
I wanted to jump up and down, scream and pull out my hair! There are several valid proposals written by the Republicans that would not require the government to spend ANY money, but the Dems refuse to acknowledge them, much less read them, much less consider them!! But the general American public will never hear about them, because the president does not want to do anything that would make sense! Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!
I had to turn it off. I had to. I walked out of the room, and watched the Jetsons with my children. My blood pressure is slowly returning to normal. The throbbing in my head continues. How much longer can we take it? Everything is a crisis; everything must be addressed RIGHT NOW. We cannot take time to analyze, discuss, or debate the legislation. We cannot even take time to read the legislation. We must push it through before we go on vacation. We must do it now. Anyone who disagrees is a nay-sayer who needs to be steamrolled FOR HAVING A BRAIN!
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