Ok, I Am So Over It!
Well, I was depressed and now I am over it...kind of.
Enough over it that I want to get on with the season of giving!
This year we will be making up some shoe box gifts for those local families
who lost everything in the fires. A friend at our church is organizing it and
I received an e mail with ages of kids and adults that could use some Christmas Cheer. So Kaleigh and Cole will be giving up a couple of stuffed animals and Kaleigh has quite a few Barbies she is willing to part with. I may see if I can get some little extras for one of the Moms. She could probably use some lotions and fuzzy socks and maybe a home made scarf. I am also including a Christmas Scrapbook and a couple of disposable cameras, so they can have some new memories to start over with. I am hoping that will make things smoother for the holidays.
So now I am getting more in the mood for Christmas and the yucky tummy feeling I had will hopefully go away! I didn't have a headache today so that was good!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Friendships....then and now.
Ok, it is time for me to make a statement. As you can see by the headline, Friendship is the topic. Here is my statement: No matter who a new friend is they will never be as loyal as a friend you made when you were younger.
Case in point. I have had some really good friends in my life, #1 being my sister, Tina. We have always been friends and would most likely have been friends even if we weren't sisters. We are just built the same way, personality wise. About 6 years ago, when Kaleigh was in her first year of preschool, I met someone who seemed to be very much like me. Loved to laugh, joke around, liked the same things as I did and loved her kid to death! We got along and had playdates for the kids joking about how her son may some day marry my daughter and wouldn't it be lovely if that happened. Now I am not so sure. She would probably be late to the wedding, forget the rehearsal dinner, call and cancel for the showers and talk on her cell phone during the ceremony!
What I am trying to say is, when I say, "Hey let's meet somewhere for lunch" or "do you want to sit together for this seminar?" I mean it, I will be there and on time! This friend treats these questions as a "if I feel like it I will be there", or "sure, if nothing better comes up". Of course this is not what she says, she says something more like this (as I am waiting at the restaurant), "oh, you know we were up late last night and I just didn't sleep well, can we do this another time?" or "I am so sorry, I totally forgot about ******'s soccer game, I will have to pass this time." Or then there is always the nothingness. I expect her to be someplace, call her phone, no answer, I leave a message, no call back, no show and no explanation. I mean hey, I could be off the mark sometimes but not every time. She might have been in an accident, and I would feel bad if that happened. What I am trying to say is there have been too many non-accident excuses if you know what I mean. I don't think she purposely tries to be mean, I think she is too busy carting her child to different activities, she has so many shallow friends that she does stuff with that she can't make time for everyone. I don't think I am the only one she lets down either, and that should make me feel better, but it doesn't. I have other friends too that I have made in more recent years and it seems as though none seem to stick like those in the past did.
I still have friends from 20-25 years ago that I still have as much fun with and can rely on more than my newer friends, and here is the key, even though I see them only about 2 times a year!
Now, some of you may say, well there you are, you expect too much from these other friends, you only see your other friends 2 times a year! Well, that is only a distance problem. Every wedding, every bridal shower, baby shower, big birthday etc, I still invite the old friends and the new. Who do you think shows up every time? The new friends that I talk to all the time? No.
The old friends who care enough to take time out of their lives to make me and mine feel special.
There is something wrong with the new generation of friends, regardless of age. Too many people have "contacts" that they not only "network" with but have over just so they can say they had them over! True friendships are rare these days and I personally wish that those that have moved away from here, wouldn't have, because I miss them terribly and I don't seem to be able to recapture that bond that friends should have despite stupid cell phones and busy schedules! Ok, I really have made myself depressed. Oh well....such is life....for now.
Ok, it is time for me to make a statement. As you can see by the headline, Friendship is the topic. Here is my statement: No matter who a new friend is they will never be as loyal as a friend you made when you were younger.
Case in point. I have had some really good friends in my life, #1 being my sister, Tina. We have always been friends and would most likely have been friends even if we weren't sisters. We are just built the same way, personality wise. About 6 years ago, when Kaleigh was in her first year of preschool, I met someone who seemed to be very much like me. Loved to laugh, joke around, liked the same things as I did and loved her kid to death! We got along and had playdates for the kids joking about how her son may some day marry my daughter and wouldn't it be lovely if that happened. Now I am not so sure. She would probably be late to the wedding, forget the rehearsal dinner, call and cancel for the showers and talk on her cell phone during the ceremony!
What I am trying to say is, when I say, "Hey let's meet somewhere for lunch" or "do you want to sit together for this seminar?" I mean it, I will be there and on time! This friend treats these questions as a "if I feel like it I will be there", or "sure, if nothing better comes up". Of course this is not what she says, she says something more like this (as I am waiting at the restaurant), "oh, you know we were up late last night and I just didn't sleep well, can we do this another time?" or "I am so sorry, I totally forgot about ******'s soccer game, I will have to pass this time." Or then there is always the nothingness. I expect her to be someplace, call her phone, no answer, I leave a message, no call back, no show and no explanation. I mean hey, I could be off the mark sometimes but not every time. She might have been in an accident, and I would feel bad if that happened. What I am trying to say is there have been too many non-accident excuses if you know what I mean. I don't think she purposely tries to be mean, I think she is too busy carting her child to different activities, she has so many shallow friends that she does stuff with that she can't make time for everyone. I don't think I am the only one she lets down either, and that should make me feel better, but it doesn't. I have other friends too that I have made in more recent years and it seems as though none seem to stick like those in the past did.
I still have friends from 20-25 years ago that I still have as much fun with and can rely on more than my newer friends, and here is the key, even though I see them only about 2 times a year!
Now, some of you may say, well there you are, you expect too much from these other friends, you only see your other friends 2 times a year! Well, that is only a distance problem. Every wedding, every bridal shower, baby shower, big birthday etc, I still invite the old friends and the new. Who do you think shows up every time? The new friends that I talk to all the time? No.
The old friends who care enough to take time out of their lives to make me and mine feel special.
There is something wrong with the new generation of friends, regardless of age. Too many people have "contacts" that they not only "network" with but have over just so they can say they had them over! True friendships are rare these days and I personally wish that those that have moved away from here, wouldn't have, because I miss them terribly and I don't seem to be able to recapture that bond that friends should have despite stupid cell phones and busy schedules! Ok, I really have made myself depressed. Oh well....such is life....for now.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
11th Annual Charity Silent Auction November 17th 2007
Well, after all the fuss and preparation it is done.
This year was a little different, as I was sick to my stomach on Thursday and Friday Kaleigh was sick so we were basically home and resting, so I didn't get done what I usually do. I usually bring a good dessert to the auction and I was seriously wondering if I was going to make it this year! I organize the whole thing and I am the emcee for the evening as well. I haven't missed in 11 years and I wasn't about to miss this year. I would have, however, if I had a fever or was feeling so miserable that it wouldn't help for me to be there. But even though I started having a sore throat on Friday night (maybe catching what Kaleigh had) Saturday morning I woke up and didn't feel too bad. I decided to take a shower and see how it went from there. I wasn't feeling 100% but more like 65% at this point. I met my helpers at 10:30am at the church, we worked until the auction started at 1pm. Then it gets crazy and I don't have too much to say other than it was fun and everyone had a good time. Each year we raise a little more than the last year. Not once have we made less. I think that is pretty impressive considering mostly the same 45-50 people show up every year! Last year we raised $1,711.00. This year we raised $1,915.25, so over $200.00 more this year.
Goes to show you what a small group of ladies making homemade jams, jellies, soup mixes, scarves, wreaths, woodcrafts, etc. can do! I am very proud of everyone who donated crafts, money, effort and desserts, cause they make the whole thing happen! The recipients I'm sure would agree! They are an orphanage in Malawi, Africa, a broken family in the Phillipines, missionaries in Uruapan, Mexico, and a group of Christians in Burma where lately riots have broken out.
So, that is it for the Silent Auction! Until next year! Oh by the way you can see some of the items I made: On the orange table there is a black scarf and the vase with the blue flowers. I also finished some pendants from my dad, who was too ill to finish them.. I have to say the price of those pendants went up this year! Those suckers are way hard to do!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Spelling Bee!
So my 1st Grader made it into the Spelling Bee. He was one of 3 in his class and one of 12 in his grade at school. So yesterday was the 1st and 2nd grade spelling bee, where the parents and classmates are invited to watch. Man, I didn't realize how competitive some of the parents are!!
I sat there with Carl's mom and we watched the 2nd graders go first. It was very suspenseful!
Then out of the 3 classes (nine kids) they narrowed it down to 3 kids. They go on to the district Spelling Bee. Then it was the 1st Graders turn. They went up there (I was so proud of Cole! He was third in line to go. His friend Matthew (in photo to the far left of Cole), was first. Then they started. I think Coles first word was "ape", ok, not so bad. Some of his other words were "born, belt and care". Those were all on the list that we were given to practice. Then poor Matthew was the first to get a word not on the list, "airport". He got it wrong and then the next kid got something like "amaze" and he stayed in, then Cole got "apart" and he got that one, then his other friend Reese got "bacon" and of course it doesn't sound like it is spelled and he got out.
They went through just that one round and that was it! Cole made it! Wow, he is very proud of himself and I am full of mixed feelings. Yes, I am extremely proud and happy that he made it, but I know that from now until January 18th, we will have to study all 400 words on the spelling list! YIKES! I was kind of hoping he would get out, not first but near the end so we wouldn't have to deal with all of this! Sheesh, I know there were better spellers up there, but Cole had the luck of the word! Oh well, I am very proud of him, for even getting this far and who knows maybe this will help him to learn about competition and being a good sport!
So my 1st Grader made it into the Spelling Bee. He was one of 3 in his class and one of 12 in his grade at school. So yesterday was the 1st and 2nd grade spelling bee, where the parents and classmates are invited to watch. Man, I didn't realize how competitive some of the parents are!!
I sat there with Carl's mom and we watched the 2nd graders go first. It was very suspenseful!
Then out of the 3 classes (nine kids) they narrowed it down to 3 kids. They go on to the district Spelling Bee. Then it was the 1st Graders turn. They went up there (I was so proud of Cole! He was third in line to go. His friend Matthew (in photo to the far left of Cole), was first. Then they started. I think Coles first word was "ape", ok, not so bad. Some of his other words were "born, belt and care". Those were all on the list that we were given to practice. Then poor Matthew was the first to get a word not on the list, "airport". He got it wrong and then the next kid got something like "amaze" and he stayed in, then Cole got "apart" and he got that one, then his other friend Reese got "bacon" and of course it doesn't sound like it is spelled and he got out.
They went through just that one round and that was it! Cole made it! Wow, he is very proud of himself and I am full of mixed feelings. Yes, I am extremely proud and happy that he made it, but I know that from now until January 18th, we will have to study all 400 words on the spelling list! YIKES! I was kind of hoping he would get out, not first but near the end so we wouldn't have to deal with all of this! Sheesh, I know there were better spellers up there, but Cole had the luck of the word! Oh well, I am very proud of him, for even getting this far and who knows maybe this will help him to learn about competition and being a good sport!
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