A quiet end to a long afternoon. Got to sleep in this morning like a teenager....climbed out of bed when Kyle came back to bed at nearly noon! lol Had some errands to do before getting Sammy for the day, though, so I had to get up and get moving. Got my errands done, picked Sammy up, dropped Spence and Wyatt off at Esther's house and home again, home again! Now Kyle's off to work for the night, Colin's been fighting with software on the laptop all night in his room and he's there now, Sammy's passed out cold in the playpen for the night. Joann is working until 7am, then off until 7pm, so I'll drop Sammy off there in the morning. Quinton will be there and she'll be there in bed. That works out well for me as Steph and I are going to the Parishville town wide garage sales tomorrow. Originally Kimmy was going to come with us and sit Sammy in the car, but turns out Shawn has to work so Kimmy is needed at home to watch her younger siblings. This new development saves me from having to deal with any of it at all. Mind you, Sam at almost 15 months is totally cool with going to garage sales. He's very well behaved and reasonably easy to take along with me. BUT going without him is always going to be easier! lol
Colin is remaking Zombie Apocalypse, the first one, and he just showed me the opening scene and it's AWESOME!!! Can't wait to see how he does with the rest of it! If you don't follow his movies you really should....go to my about.me/Saille page and follow it to my You Tube account...I'm subscribed to him. He's got a couple of accounts, actually, so here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/CrazycolinStudio
Anyway....wish me luck at the sales tomorrow!! Last year's sales in Parishville were really good, though I ended up going by myself. It'll be nice to have company tomorrow!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Blah Blah Blah
Had a good workout at the gym today. Margaret let me know as we were headed there that she was getting her hair done after the gym. I mentioned that I'd like to know these things prior to the time of departure....but I still got home in plenty of time to grab a quick shower and do what little tidying I wanted to get done before April got here with the boys.
We had to nix the fishing and swimming plans for the afternoon. There have been scattered thunder showers all day and into the evening and not only is everything fairly soaked, but I have no desire to sit in a giant metal boat on a river holding a large rod waiting for the lightning!!! lol If the rain stays away for the next hour we'll go light a nice fire in the back yard and they can play outside, toast marshmallows and that kind of thing. Matthew and Little Gordie are nice to have around. They're both very polite, well mannered boys and they come from homes with very similar rules as my own so that makes for a nice evening. They really all just shut themselves in the room and occasionally strange noises come out of there... bombs, guns, video game stuff....
Sounds like Becky is going to go to Dar's tomorrow for dinner and Jen and Crystal will meet her there and they'll have dinner and some drinks and stuff. It'd be nice to go, but I have absolutely zero dollars and get paid Friday. So I guess I'll have to sit this one out. Kind of depressing, but there are worse things.
We had to nix the fishing and swimming plans for the afternoon. There have been scattered thunder showers all day and into the evening and not only is everything fairly soaked, but I have no desire to sit in a giant metal boat on a river holding a large rod waiting for the lightning!!! lol If the rain stays away for the next hour we'll go light a nice fire in the back yard and they can play outside, toast marshmallows and that kind of thing. Matthew and Little Gordie are nice to have around. They're both very polite, well mannered boys and they come from homes with very similar rules as my own so that makes for a nice evening. They really all just shut themselves in the room and occasionally strange noises come out of there... bombs, guns, video game stuff....
Sounds like Becky is going to go to Dar's tomorrow for dinner and Jen and Crystal will meet her there and they'll have dinner and some drinks and stuff. It'd be nice to go, but I have absolutely zero dollars and get paid Friday. So I guess I'll have to sit this one out. Kind of depressing, but there are worse things.
Happy Hump Day!
Wow....so I got all that scrapbooking stuff organized. Everything fit into the three Creative Memories cases I got, so I'll use my blue dragonfly case that Mom got me years ago as my travel case. I'll stock it with basics and when I'm going to go somewhere to scrap I'll put what I will want to use that day into it.
Going through the pictures took HOURS!!! Wow....the 2005 and 2006 stacks were massive. I had a trunk full of pictures in the basement...thankfully I'd left them in the envelopes they all came in so sorting them by date wasn't that difficult. Colin didn't change much in those years so the few that were undated were tricky, but it's not like it's that big of a deal if it's not 100% accurate. After 2007 it drops right off because that's when I got the digital camera. Which only means now I need to go buy more ink so I can get some of THOSE pics printed up!!! LOL!!
Heading over to Margaret's (Hammill) in a few minutes to head to Heart to Heart. We've been doing this since March/April'ish. She really can't drive anymore...her right leg is too messed up. Christine LaShomb was taking her but couldn't do it all the time then got a job and couldn't do it at all. So the days I don't have Sammy I take her and the odd days Angela Tye (don't know her married name) takes her. Long stories there but really don't have time for it now. But I'm down to a size 14 and headed into a 12 -- my goal is to be a solid 12 by the holidays.
But...time to slug the last of that cuppa java and hit the road!!
Have a great day folks!!!
Going through the pictures took HOURS!!! Wow....the 2005 and 2006 stacks were massive. I had a trunk full of pictures in the basement...thankfully I'd left them in the envelopes they all came in so sorting them by date wasn't that difficult. Colin didn't change much in those years so the few that were undated were tricky, but it's not like it's that big of a deal if it's not 100% accurate. After 2007 it drops right off because that's when I got the digital camera. Which only means now I need to go buy more ink so I can get some of THOSE pics printed up!!! LOL!!
Heading over to Margaret's (Hammill) in a few minutes to head to Heart to Heart. We've been doing this since March/April'ish. She really can't drive anymore...her right leg is too messed up. Christine LaShomb was taking her but couldn't do it all the time then got a job and couldn't do it at all. So the days I don't have Sammy I take her and the odd days Angela Tye (don't know her married name) takes her. Long stories there but really don't have time for it now. But I'm down to a size 14 and headed into a 12 -- my goal is to be a solid 12 by the holidays.
But...time to slug the last of that cuppa java and hit the road!!
Have a great day folks!!!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Just Another Manic....oh, wait....
Pretty lazy day today...really. Joann texted me in the a.m. to let me know I wouldn't have the baby today as Robert would be home late morning. So I puttered around doing laundry and tidying stuff. Robert ended up bringing the baby to me for a few hours so he could take the other boys to the movies, so Colin, Sam and I hung out, had some lunch and giggled and played for a few hours. Kyle went to Brian Jenack's shop for a few hours, took a nap then headed to work. Colin and I are just hanging out now watching an episode of House in the DVR. Very, very quiet! lol
I got a set of the nice, black scrapping bags by Creative Memories like my demonstrator always had. Found them at a garage sale and got all three for $37. When this episode of House is over I'm going to head for the diningroom and start setting all my scrapping stuff up on the table....get it all out of the bags and boxes then organize it into those bags. WooHoo! I've decided that I'll do a scrapping night. I'm thinking every other Thursday from 6-8pm starting in September. The day will likely change because both Steph and Jen's kids will have various things going on. So once they all get that straight and get back to me I'll pick which day works the best for the most people the most often and go with that. It's helpful that Joann and I both have the same days off! lol
Kyle sold his V-Maxx recently. We got the car fixed, and used what was left as a bit of mad money. He got a little Dell Netbook used for a srsly low price. Colin got his old laptop to use for his editing which was very exciting for him. That and we bought him a new camcorder -- I found a very nice Vivitar on sale at RadioShack for only $200. It's super nice and he's very happy with it. He also wants one called a Go Pro which is what they use on the Deadliest Catch series to get all those srsly cool water shots -- it's waterproof and shock proof and all sorts of good things like that. My brother Matthew is checking it out and talking to some friends of his who know all about filming, etc.
Spent Saturday evening with the McGinns clan....had a tasty dinner, did some swimming, had an excellent campfire and hung out all night. Spent the next afternoon at Mom and Dad's with them and the Grass clan. A very relaxing day with yet more amazing food, the years first corn on the cob, hung out. The boys got hooked fishing so I ended up going home and getting some laundry done while the house was quiet.
The goodies from my latest Pampered Chef party should arrive tomorrow -- looking forward to that.
Saturday are the town wide garage sales in Parishville. I went alone last year but this year Steph and I will be going. Kimmy will come along and babysit Sam with us while we shop! :-) Hopefully I'll find some cool things!
Colin is taking piano lessons from Carrie (Dufresne) Kenney up the road at Breezy Maples. He wanted to then didn't want to, then I told him he could pick from piano, guitar and voice, all of which she offers. After talking to her he picked piano. I still have to make him keep at it, but I think he's got a real talent for it. And as I'm not biased or anything....! lol
Well, off to organize some of that scrapping stuff....I've got a big ole bottle of white zin I may open to go with it! lol
I got a set of the nice, black scrapping bags by Creative Memories like my demonstrator always had. Found them at a garage sale and got all three for $37. When this episode of House is over I'm going to head for the diningroom and start setting all my scrapping stuff up on the table....get it all out of the bags and boxes then organize it into those bags. WooHoo! I've decided that I'll do a scrapping night. I'm thinking every other Thursday from 6-8pm starting in September. The day will likely change because both Steph and Jen's kids will have various things going on. So once they all get that straight and get back to me I'll pick which day works the best for the most people the most often and go with that. It's helpful that Joann and I both have the same days off! lol
Kyle sold his V-Maxx recently. We got the car fixed, and used what was left as a bit of mad money. He got a little Dell Netbook used for a srsly low price. Colin got his old laptop to use for his editing which was very exciting for him. That and we bought him a new camcorder -- I found a very nice Vivitar on sale at RadioShack for only $200. It's super nice and he's very happy with it. He also wants one called a Go Pro which is what they use on the Deadliest Catch series to get all those srsly cool water shots -- it's waterproof and shock proof and all sorts of good things like that. My brother Matthew is checking it out and talking to some friends of his who know all about filming, etc.
Spent Saturday evening with the McGinns clan....had a tasty dinner, did some swimming, had an excellent campfire and hung out all night. Spent the next afternoon at Mom and Dad's with them and the Grass clan. A very relaxing day with yet more amazing food, the years first corn on the cob, hung out. The boys got hooked fishing so I ended up going home and getting some laundry done while the house was quiet.
The goodies from my latest Pampered Chef party should arrive tomorrow -- looking forward to that.
Saturday are the town wide garage sales in Parishville. I went alone last year but this year Steph and I will be going. Kimmy will come along and babysit Sam with us while we shop! :-) Hopefully I'll find some cool things!
Colin is taking piano lessons from Carrie (Dufresne) Kenney up the road at Breezy Maples. He wanted to then didn't want to, then I told him he could pick from piano, guitar and voice, all of which she offers. After talking to her he picked piano. I still have to make him keep at it, but I think he's got a real talent for it. And as I'm not biased or anything....! lol
Well, off to organize some of that scrapping stuff....I've got a big ole bottle of white zin I may open to go with it! lol
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
When did 'no' become insulting? When did we, as a culture, stop saying 'no' because it might hurt somebody's feelings? No IS an acceptable answer to almost any situation. If somebody asks you to do them a favor and you really don't want to, say "no". If somebody wants to impose on you in some way and it's going to cause problems and hard feelings, just say "no". Maybe if we started to say NO once in a while, right up front, people would toughen up a bit and learn to accept NO as an answer. We manage to use it in smaller situations....do you want coffee? No. Do you want dessert? No. Do you want some of Aunt Matilda's fruitcake? No. How about we start learning to use NO in even more areas? Do you want to be my personal babysitter? No. Do you want to do my taxes for me? No. Do you want to do my housework for me? No. Do you want to dog sit for me? No. Do you want to go to dinner with me? No. Do you want to.....NO.
It is frustrating to find out that you've asked somebody to do something and they only said Yes out of obligation and now they are frustrated and resentful that you took them up on the Yes! If you mean no, say NO. No IS an acceptable answer!!
Of course, there are times when despite what we want, you just can't say no. Sometimes we need to put others before ourselves....that's life. If you don't do this once in a while you'll have nobody around you who gives a crap about you. But there's a difference between helping people out and doing your best impression of a doormat. You can say yes on occasion without it becoming a habit. And it's totally okay, completely rational to say YES to person one and NO to person two. Just because you helped me learn to sew doesn't mean that now any time somebody asks you for a sewing lesson you're obligated to do it. Say NO and move on. One act of kindness does NOT obligate you to more, no matter what people try to make you feel.
NO also does not require an explanation. This is another great mystery of today's 'NO' problem. When we do manage to work ourselves up to being able to say NO we seem to follow it with a "because" and some explanation. I'm sorry Aunt Matilda that I can't eat your fruitcake....it's because I'm allergic to grapes. Why do you need to explain yourself? You don't. If Aunt Matilda really wants to know she can ask, I suppose, but she probably won't. She'll either try to force feed you or take your no and move on. Much of the time these explanations are complete lies made up on the spot in some attempt to cushion the no in case it might cause hurt feelings. Stop it. It really doesn't require an explanation. Just a simple, "No, thank you," will usually do. No is not rude. Saying no does not make you a bad person. No is just the other option when Yes isn't going to work for you. If somebody gets their feelers hurt because they were told no that's THEIR problem, that's THEIR insecurity, that's THEIR ego twitching. It's not your problem. Let it go. They'll learn to deal.
Even worse than the incessant explaining are the apologizers. "No....I'm sorry." No does not require an apology. You do not have to apologize for not being anybody's personal servant, their assistant or for just not being able to or wanting to do what they've asked of you. The answer can be NO without having to beg forgiveness. Unless you've done something which you'd like to be forgiven for then don't apologize. And you should NOT need to be forgiven for saying NO. You are EQUAL to the people around you. I don't care what the age differences are, or how the levels of experience differ, I don't care who makes more money, has more children, lives in a better neighborhood, drives a nicer car, has more schooling, etc. Each person is created equal....isn't that what we learned in school? Isn't that what we teach our children? Then stop apologizing as if somehow you have an obligation to live up to for the people around you. Save the apologies for when you've done something wrong....we all have plenty of that. Besides....if you stop throwing 'sorry' around like an everyday kind of word it'll mean more when you do have to use it appropriately.
So next time you mean no say NO. Don't explain yourself, don't apologize for having a backbone, a life, your own mind, thoughts, feelings, etc.....just say NO. No, thank you. Thank you, but no. I'm good, thanks. I don't want any, thanks. I'll have to pass this time. Or just a smile and a simple "No," will suffice.
It is frustrating to find out that you've asked somebody to do something and they only said Yes out of obligation and now they are frustrated and resentful that you took them up on the Yes! If you mean no, say NO. No IS an acceptable answer!!
Of course, there are times when despite what we want, you just can't say no. Sometimes we need to put others before ourselves....that's life. If you don't do this once in a while you'll have nobody around you who gives a crap about you. But there's a difference between helping people out and doing your best impression of a doormat. You can say yes on occasion without it becoming a habit. And it's totally okay, completely rational to say YES to person one and NO to person two. Just because you helped me learn to sew doesn't mean that now any time somebody asks you for a sewing lesson you're obligated to do it. Say NO and move on. One act of kindness does NOT obligate you to more, no matter what people try to make you feel.
NO also does not require an explanation. This is another great mystery of today's 'NO' problem. When we do manage to work ourselves up to being able to say NO we seem to follow it with a "because" and some explanation. I'm sorry Aunt Matilda that I can't eat your fruitcake....it's because I'm allergic to grapes. Why do you need to explain yourself? You don't. If Aunt Matilda really wants to know she can ask, I suppose, but she probably won't. She'll either try to force feed you or take your no and move on. Much of the time these explanations are complete lies made up on the spot in some attempt to cushion the no in case it might cause hurt feelings. Stop it. It really doesn't require an explanation. Just a simple, "No, thank you," will usually do. No is not rude. Saying no does not make you a bad person. No is just the other option when Yes isn't going to work for you. If somebody gets their feelers hurt because they were told no that's THEIR problem, that's THEIR insecurity, that's THEIR ego twitching. It's not your problem. Let it go. They'll learn to deal.
Even worse than the incessant explaining are the apologizers. "No....I'm sorry." No does not require an apology. You do not have to apologize for not being anybody's personal servant, their assistant or for just not being able to or wanting to do what they've asked of you. The answer can be NO without having to beg forgiveness. Unless you've done something which you'd like to be forgiven for then don't apologize. And you should NOT need to be forgiven for saying NO. You are EQUAL to the people around you. I don't care what the age differences are, or how the levels of experience differ, I don't care who makes more money, has more children, lives in a better neighborhood, drives a nicer car, has more schooling, etc. Each person is created equal....isn't that what we learned in school? Isn't that what we teach our children? Then stop apologizing as if somehow you have an obligation to live up to for the people around you. Save the apologies for when you've done something wrong....we all have plenty of that. Besides....if you stop throwing 'sorry' around like an everyday kind of word it'll mean more when you do have to use it appropriately.
So next time you mean no say NO. Don't explain yourself, don't apologize for having a backbone, a life, your own mind, thoughts, feelings, etc.....just say NO. No, thank you. Thank you, but no. I'm good, thanks. I don't want any, thanks. I'll have to pass this time. Or just a smile and a simple "No," will suffice.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
100 Truths
LAST:
-1. Last beverage: Coffee
-2. Last phone call: Crystal
-3. Last text message: Katie
-4. Last song you listened to: Figured You Out by Nickelback
-5. Last time you cried: Valentine's Day
HAVE YOU EVER:
-6. Dated someone twice: Yes
-7. Been cheated on: Yes
-8. Kissed someone & regretted it: No
-9. Lost someone special: Yes
-10. Been depressed: Yes
-11. Been drunk and threw up: Yes
LIST YOUR THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
-12. Red
-13. Blue
-14. Black
THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2010)
-15. Made a new friend?: Yes
-16. Fallen out of love?: No
-17. Laughed until you cried?: No
-18. Met someone who changed you: No
-19. Found out who your true friends were?: Already knew that
-20. Found out someone was talking about you?: Yes
-21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list?: Yes -- hubby is on my friends list! lol
-22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life?: Maybe 150
-23. How many kids do you want?: Wouldn't mind one or two more
-25. Do you want to change your name?: Nope -- it's perfect
-26. What did you do for your last birthday?: Hung out with my family
-28. What were you doing at midnight last night?: Sleeping
-29. Name something you CANNOT wait for?: Our tax return
-30. Last time you saw your Mother?: About a week ago
-31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life?: Nothing
-33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom?: Yes
-34. Who is getting on your nerves now?: The little dog
-35. Most visited web page?: Facebook
-36. Whats your real name?: Amy
-37. Nicknames: Saille
-40. Male or female?: Female
-41. Primary School?: St. Joseph's then Trinity Catholic
-42. Secondary School?: J.W. Leary Jr. High
-43. High school/tech school/college?: Massena Central HS
-44. Hair color: light brown
-45. Long or short: short
-46. Height: 5'4"
-47. Do you have a crush on someone?: No
-48: What do you like about yourself?: Ability to listen
-49. Piercings: Ears
-50: Tattoos: None
-51. Righty or lefty: Righty
FIRSTS :
-52. First surgery: c-section
-53. First piercing: ear
-54. First best friend: Crystal
-55. First sport you joined: None
-56. First vacation: Walt Disney World
-57. First nightmare: A witch in my bedroom stirring a cauldron
-58. First Love: Matt S.
RIGHT NOW:
-59. Watching: Nothing
-60. Texting: Nobody
-62. Talking: Nobody
-63. Listening to: My kiddo playing xbox in the next room
YOUR FUTURE :
-64. Want kids?: Got one
-65. Get married?: Already am
-66. Career: All set
EITHER/OR:
-67. Lips or eyes: Eyes
-68. Hugs or kisses?: hugs
-69. Shorter or taller: doesn't matter
-70. Older or Younger: right in the middle is fine
-71. Romantic or spontaneous: spontaneous
-72. Nice stomach or nice arms: arms!!
-73. Sensitive or loud: in the middle
-74. Hook-up or long term relationship: I'm happily married
HAVE YOU EVER :
-76. Kissed a stranger: Yes
-77. Drank hard liquor: Yes
-78. Lost glasses/contacts: Yes
-79. Sex on first date: Yes
-82. Been arrested: No
-83. Turned someone down: Yes
-84. Cried when someone died: Yes
-85. Fallen for a friend: Yes
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
-86. Yourself: Yes
-88. Love at first sight: Yes
-89. Heaven: Depends on your definition
-90. Santa Claus: Yes
-91. Kiss on the first date: Yes
-92. Angels: No
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
-94. Had more than 1 girlfriend/boyfriend at a time: No
-95. Did you sing today?: Not yet
-96. Ever cheated on somebody?: Yes
-97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go?: I wouldn't go at all.
-98. The moment you would choose to relive?: None
-99. Are you afraid of falling in love?: Never
-100. Are you afraid of posting this as 100 truths?: No. It's kind of lame now that I've done it. I'll post it anyway.
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