Guess What Time of Year It Is!!??

I'm SO excited for football season to get underway!!! But shhhh, don't tell my husband that!! :) I love watching football, but what I think is ridiculous are these "fantasy football" leagues they do online, Bryan spends more time online "trading his players" and "adding up his points" than he actually does watching the games!!! I like college football better than the NFL.....I'm sure you all can guess who I'm rooting for!!!! GO SOONERS!!!!!!

I GOTTA JOB!!!!!

I'm gonna be working at Claire's Boutique as a store manager starting August 31st. Thanks to everyone who was positive and rooting me on through my job hunt...but I will probably need you all again on August 31st....because I'm sure that after 4 1/2 years of being home with my kiddos I will bawl half the day!!! :)

I Was Born To Be A.....

So I've been thinking a lot lately about going back to school. The most important thing I have to do is decide what it's for so I'm not wasting money at my age. I've put a lot of thought into it and I thought my decision was going to be a teacher so my schedule and the kids would match!! However, when I decided to make Austin's birthday cake I went to a cake decorating store to buy the stuff to do it, and I was hooked!! They had so much stuff and they even offered basic cake decorating classes, and I got to thinking....do I really want to teach!!! Now I'm back tracking, I would LOVE to own my own business (who wouldn't) and if I went to culinary school I could become a master baker/cook, and do just that!!! These cakes are beautiful, I would love to be creative and have the ability to do this!! Guess I really have to continue pondering my life path!! I'd better hurry up though since I'm not getting any younger!! :)

I'm Part of The "Angry Mob"

So I haven't written in a few days, not alot has happened...we had a lazy weekend, my mom's birthday was Monday and mine was yesterday. Not a big deal to me anymore since I'm 34 (not much to get excited about! LOL), but as my ever so loving sister-in-law pointed out "4 more years and I get an 'over-the-hill' party!!" (Insert evil laugh after that comment)!! Thanks Ash!!!
So yesterday on my birthday my bestest Nikki took me to lunch (child free I might add) for my day! On the way there I was listening to talk radio...92.3 KTAR, here in Phoenix. I can't remember the name of the talk show, but naturally it was politically based and the main topic---Health Care!!! What I've noticed lately is that people are passionate about this bill no matter what side of it they are on!! I personally am against it to a point. I believe everyone should have health care, but not in the form of the government running it!! Anyways, the radio show host was talking about a headline in the Chicago Sun Times about an 18 year old Mexican kid named Omar Castillo, who needs a kidney transplant. The problem....Omar is here illegally. He came to America with his brother, sister and parents in 2005, his parents were deported in 2007, but he and his siblings stayed behind to try and get him a kidney. Last Friday (8/7/09) after being turned down by the hospital for a year, the Governor of Illinois called the hospital and presto, Omar is getting a kidney!!! So I listened to the radio host yesterday talk about all the people the protested for and against Omar getting his kidney, and naturally they made the people that were against it out to be monsters!! The stance of the people that were for it was "he's a child" and "it's the human thing to do"!! Apparently Illinois has a law called the All Kids Health Care Program, which states that all citizens of Illinois under the age of 18 will receive care regardless of private insurance good or bad!! Here's the problem, well let me premise this by saying that I feel bad that this kid Omar is sick, no one should have to suffer. But with that said.....Omar is not a child, he is 18, almost 19, and the law clearly states (I looked it up), once a child turns 18 they are considered an adult and are no longer eligible under the law!! Secondly, the word CITIZEN says it all!!! Omar is not a citizen, his job is pushing a food cart around downtown Chicago, which equals cash money!!! Do you really think that someone who is here illegally and doesn't have a SS# for the government to track him down really does the "right thing" and pay taxes on the cash he makes!!?? I understand that he "deserves a chance to live", but if he doesn't pay taxes why should I pay to give him a kidney with my taxes!!! (well Bryan's taxes since I'm not working:)) This is the argument of the proponents of him getting the treatment, not that they think he should die, they/we (and most people I know) think that he should have to go back to HIS home country and HIS government should be protested to give him a kidney, not MY government!!!
So back to the radio show....the host took many callers that were upset at the headlines, which read, "The New Face Of Health Care", the face of health care in AMERICA is an 18 yr old illegal immigrant from MEXICO!!!! Does anyone else see the problem with that headline!!?? My favorite part of the radio show was when "Louis from Queen Creek" called in. He said that he doesn't mind paying higher taxes to give illegal immigrants health care because (and I quote) "it's the humane thing to do!!"!!! Well the host of the show and Louis bickered back and forth a little bit, and as I listened I got all kinds of fired up!!! Never in my adult life have I spoken out on anything political, but yesterday for some reason I picked up the phone and called the radio show!!! What I said cracked up the radio host as well as myself.....I said, "the reason Louis doesn't have a problem with higher taxes is because he either doesn't work or he's here illegally and doesn't pay them anyways!!" Then I said (and again I quote) "Louis, Go Back to Mexico"!!
Hopefully in the coming days I'm not protested, but I tell ya, people are getting fired up over health care, and all the name calling and screaming isn't gonna get anybody anywhere!! We as Americans have the right to protest and stand up for what we believe in, and I for one, for the 1st time in my life, am gonna exercise that right. Watch out Phoenix!!

Friends Are Like a Good Pair of High $$ Shoes!!

Like I said in an earlier post...I have some of the best friends a girl could ask for!! I came across this poem the other day, and though not very deep, it defiantly gets to the point that real friends, true friends are a gift from god!! Love to all my friends!! ((((HUGS)))) The Gift Of Friends
by Karin Schaefer
There are days when bubbling from us comes the innocent child within,who giggles at the little things and wears a silly grin.There are days when melancholy comes to visit for a while;the mind feels tired, the body weak;we have no strength to smile.There are days when joy abundant grabs a hold of you and me;wraps us up in all it's splendor,lifts us up and sets us free.There are days when sorrow wraps us in its cloak of grief and fear,'till our hearts ache to the breaking,'till our eyes can't shed a tear.There are days when love bestows us with its wonderment and light;with its beauty and its mystery,its power and its might.And there are days when life rewards us and seems to make amends by granting us a marvelous gift,the precious gift of Friends.

Florence Crittenton Foundation

Yesterday, after I dropped Austin off for his 1st day of full-time pre-school, and after I cried for about 10 minutes, I dropped off some of the kids old clothes, shoes, and toys to a place called Flo's on 7th. This is a great cause to donate to!! It is operated by the Florence Crittenton Foundation of AZ. Florence Crittenton started this foundation with the mission to help communities around the nation help young women in need! This is a non-profit organization that has served AZ youth and their families for well over a century!! They offer continuum care for girls ages 12-21 to over come issues of abuse, neglect, teen pregnancy, teen parenting and mental/behavioral problems. They also have a charter school for grades 9-12, Youth Academy, and Independent Living/Life skills that extends to boys of the same ages as well!! This is a wonderful organization that I am going to pursue to be a part of (remember giving back!!). I will keep everyone posted of my progress, and I encourage all to donate to charities that give back to the communities, not one's that are in it for a profit!!

Today...Not Good!!

So today was not a good day!! I'm not sure if it was the lack of sleep, or knowing that Austin starts school tomorrow, or the fact that I got rejected by 3 jobs via e-mail today...but it sucked!! Abbi was in a cranky mood, mommy was in a cranky mood, Austin talked non-stop, and daddy avoided mommy to not get his head bit off!! Oh happy day!!! So with all my rambling yesterday about patience, and what I need to do/fix, today I defiantly took a step back!! Maybe with Austin starting school, having the 7 hour break of 1 child will help..but at the same time, how sad is that!!! I think I might need a shrink for this patience thing! :)

Let's move onto something a little more up my alley today, crankiness!!! Aren't we all allowed to have an off day every once in awhile? My problem is they seem to be getting more frequent!! The stress of not getting a job, and the aggravation of all the bull snot in Washington, I believe is enough to drive any person (even if they have some patience) to have a bad day!! Seriously....what qualifies a person to be a congressman or a senator?? I think I might run for office, certainly I can do a better job than half those bozos I see on TV. But, according to most places I've applied, I'm not qualified!!! OK people, if I'm not qualified to run a freaking cash register at Target, then what the hell does a community organizer/lawyer/author qualified to do?? I'll tell ya.....run this country apparently!!! The one thing that's really getting my goat right now is this "cash for clunkers" deal! Come on, that's what our tax payer $$ are going to...for someone to take their 1983 Nissan Sentra in for a Prius, give me a f*in break!! Why can't we vote for what we want our tax dollars to go to!? As far as I know, no stimulus $ has been spent in AZ on jobs, for christ sake isn't our capital building for sale?? This is a bunch of bull snot (like I said earlier)!! I believe Americans are blinded by Obama's celebrity status, it's time to blast him out of the water and expose him as the non-qualified puppet he is!!

There my rant is over for today, hopefully I'm a little more positive tomorrow!! :)

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Patience

Ok, so far not off to a great start on writing everyday!! :) In my defense, we had a busy day yesterday!! It was our laundry/clean the house day, and on top of that, we had Rita (a friend of Bryan's from work) over for dinner! It was the 1st time I had ever met her, he started hanging out with her while I was in TX living. It was nice to know that Bryan had someone, other than family, that he could rely on in my absence! Anywho....yesterday I started think about my patience, or lack there of! I CAN NOT stand something to be put off, when I want it done NOW!! I know alot of people like this, but remember, I want to change that about myself (hopefully)!
Bryan defiantly is a great "partner", he helps with with the kids when he's home, he helps me clean and do laundry, and he'll even watch the kids so I can do the grocery shopping, banking ect..! But what Bryan doesn't do, (and here's where patience comes in) is have the desire to complete a project before taking a break. For example, yesterday he was doing the laundry, while I was cleaning (fantastic, like I said!), but, as he would take clothes out of the dryer he would just put them in the bedroom and then go sit down on the couch and watch TV. Now before I go any further I HAVE to put a disclaimer in here...mainly for my mother.....I USED to do that!!! And it USED to drive my mom crazy, but since I've been back in AZ I have not done that, I've put it away as I go, and mom, you are right, it does make it go faster!!! Ok, now that we got that out of the way....anyways, so Bryan would dump and sit!! So since we had company coming over and I wanted to complete all our chores before she got here I asked him if he would do it "my way for today". Long story short, he continued to sit on the couch watching TV. Well it pissed me off and I went to the bedroom to put away laundry as he continued to sit there and ignore me!! I cursed his name through about 30 hangers, and when I was done I was just infuriated that he sat there and did not help me!! I mean come on, I was trying to put together a nice homemade meal for "his" friend, clean "his" house, feed "his" kids....see where I'm going with this!! So after about 5 minutes of the silent treatment (another down fall of no patience, I don't take the time to cool off 1st) I let him have it!!! His response to me was that he had every intentions of putting away the laundry, just not when I DEMANDED him to do it!!! I thought, demanded him, yeah right, I did no such thing!!! But I did...what I thought of as a suggestion, was defiantly a demand on my part!! So see, I have no patience!!
As I reflect on this I've realized and wondered, how many people could I or have I hurt over the years because of this!! I know for certain I had no patience when I worked at BBW, if I asked on of my employees to do something and it didn't get done, I did it myself instead of asking why the project was not completed!! When I ask Austin to pick up his toys, I maybe give him 30 seconds and if he doesn't jump into action I start threatening to take those toys away!! And when Abbi whines (because she can't talk yet) for something and I don't know what it is, I take her to her room and let her whine in there!!! I have ZERO patience!! I'm not proud of it, but how do I change it!!?? Really what harm comes of a few toys being in the living room before Austin naps?? NOTHING!!!!! And yesterday, if the laundry wouldn't have gotten put away till 10pm, what harm would it have done? I mean Rita didn't hang out in our bedroom!!
So this is my new thought today.....medication!! Can I medicate myself into having patience!!?? :) I know that's not how it should be done, but how long will this take? I might burst at the seems trying to fix this about myself, but I will!! I owe to my wonderful husband, precious children and possible future employees to give this my attention!!

Why The New Blog?

Hello all,
It has been 2 months now since the kids and I arrived back in Phoenix. Which also makes it 2 months since I have been actively looking and NOT finding a job!! The economy is rough, I'm sure we all are feeling it, but I have to be honest...I'm starting to feel a little sorry for myself!! Bryan and I have cut WAY back from the way we used to spend, and operate our household. For instance; before the economy bust, if I wanted something I went and bought it, now if I want something I tell myself "no you can't buy those shoes, the kids need milk"! It's a bit depressing but also eye opening, I mean we as a culture falsely spend money, and when I say falsely I mean PLASTIC, NON-EXISTENT $$!! Oh yes, the dreaded credit cards, haven't we all fallen into that rut at on point of our lives, but for us no more!! Which leads me to my new blog. My other blog (The Myers Family) is about just that, my family.....but this blog is my revelation!!
My Ten Commandments is going to be my daily (hopefully) diary chronicling my new attitude on everything from life to politics. I am going to share My Opinions with my friends, whether your ready or not!! :)
So with my new outlook on life, here are My 10 Commandments that I am in route to fulfilling (once again, hopefully)!

#1: Tell my husband everyday how much he means to me and our children!
I have made a realization that what we had when we 1st were married is gone....I'm not talking about sex, I'm talking about admiration and love. Not that I/we don't love each other, but our life had turned into a machine. Repetitive and mundane...time to spice it back up a little!!

#2: Learn patience!
I don't have them, and I'm not really sure I ever have!!

#3: Get back to church!
We haven't gone since we got married, it's time! Not only for our sakes, but to teach our children. I want to find a new church that will give us as a family, a community of peers that want the same for their own families, as we do for ours!

#4: Education!
I want to go back to school and finish my degree, so I've gotta figure out how to do this!! Not only will it benefit me...but then when my children get older and I preach to them about college I won't look hypocritical in their eyes!

#5: Give back!
I want to volunteer, I want to make a difference in some one's life!! And I want my children to want to do the same when they get older!!

#6: Forget!
I forgive and I don't hold grudges, but I don't forget!!! It's possibly my worse trait!! If someone I care about and I scuffle, and I don't work it out, I can't let it go till it's dealt with!! It's a horrible feeling to hold resentment and anger and I've got to get it out of my life. I'm too old to deal with it the way I used to!! I used to scream and yell, and I still do but I cry through it all!!! It's stressful and I hate it!! I need to learn to be a "sweep it under the rug" kind of girl!!

#7: Save!
This is important!! My father is the biggest advocate of this, and Bryan and I used to save, but ever since the economy got bad we haven't been able to. I know that the circumstances surrounding it isn't our fault, but our actions are!! Time to tighten up our ship, so we don't sink!

#8: Family!
If you ain't got it you've got nothing....and I truly believe that!! I have a wonderful family, they are supportive and loving, everything a family should be, but am I?? I'm bold and opinionated! I'm judgemental and non-supportive at times!! Is that really how my fantastic family should be treated?? I vow to work on that!!

#9: Friends!
I have some of the best friends a person could ask for!! And as we've gotten older and our own individual lives have taken different paths, we've fallen out of touch!! Not to the point of not talking, just not as close as we used to be!! A girl needs girlfriends like she needs air, water, shoes and handbags!!:) I want to let all my friends know how much their friendships mean to me, and not just on holidays and birthdays, but all year long!

and finally......and this one might be a little controversial...

#10: Politics!
I've never in my life felt so inspired to lend my voice to this nation, as I have in the past year or so!! This has NOTHING to do with political parties!! I am a registered independent, I didn't vote for Bush, McCain or Obama!! I want AMERICA to succeed, not necessarily one party!! This country is not in a good place and we Americans have to rise up and fix it, not the bozos in Washington!! Our voices must be heard, and right now from what I've seen, heard and read, their not!! So I vow to call my local representatives office and let them know what I expect of them as a voter, and I will settle for nothing less!! One voice can turn into many...isn't that one of the things that make America great!?



So this is what my new blog will be about...feel free to read, comment, rebuttal, or do nothing!! This is my journey through my new outlook that I'm going to attempt to bring into my life!!!