First Free Friday
I went to Andrea's party and closed it down. I sure kicked back and relaxed except I'm pretty sure I dominated the conversations most of the time. I vied for Gabby Abby's position. Guess I'll ask Andrea how many people left due to my conversational takeover. Hehe.
This ornament was what I constructed with an antique Christmas postcard and my sticks of mock orange bush. We have an ornament exchange and stealing is a fundamental part of the game. And John, I couldn't invite you because it's an all girl's thing. So sorry. We'll schedule something with men as well next time for you, k?
Ah, taking care of my car and Slim's Jeep today. Fingers crossed it will be minor. Got to get the oil changed too. It would be nice to have a car service guy that would do all that crap for me. I pride myself on not backing off handling what I need to in any area of my life but man, taking care of my car isn't one of my favs.
The following is a partial of an email from one of the gals at the party last night - a former teacher of E and J's I love. I thought it was good to hear.
-Did you hear about my phone call yesterday from a clerk at Macy's. Well this morning I went in and she gave me back my package with the simply wool socks I had purchased for my kids and gals stockings($16-18 a pair!). She had remembered my name because it is unusual, and written it down on my package. When I did not return for it, she started calling the (her last name) in the phone book, getting Craig's Mother. So I took her a Christmas card with thanks and put a $20 inside. I gave it to her, thanked her, took my package and left. When I was returning after doing more shopping I met her and her husband. She thanked me so much, I mentioned maybe she could go out to dinner, and she said she was taking her son who is returning home from Iraq for Christmas out to dinner. I said it would not take them all our, but maybe help, she said it would buy her son's dinner. So sometime over Christmas I am buying dinner for a GI that I do not know home from Iraq for the holidays. Now Christmas is really here. (I tear up every time I think about this, I don't know why I am reacting so) Also her husband left his watch in a fitting room yesterday, and it was not returned. So our saga left us both feeling a bit better about the human race. I can't imaging working the holidays and surviving with much faith in the human race at all. I also wrote a letter to the company and told the personnel department about the incident and how much I appreciated her. You know, so many clerks would have taken the socks home and given them out as presents or worn them. There are honest people left, in fact a large number of them, but we so often just hear about the others.-
Hope everyone is trying to relax and have a good time with the many projects and responsibilities they have. I am paring down my list instead of forcing myself to get everything done. I can't see getting in a tizzy. I'm not nice when I'm in a tizzy.
Ah, taking care of my car and Slim's Jeep today. Fingers crossed it will be minor. Got to get the oil changed too. It would be nice to have a car service guy that would do all that crap for me. I pride myself on not backing off handling what I need to in any area of my life but man, taking care of my car isn't one of my favs.
The following is a partial of an email from one of the gals at the party last night - a former teacher of E and J's I love. I thought it was good to hear.
-Did you hear about my phone call yesterday from a clerk at Macy's. Well this morning I went in and she gave me back my package with the simply wool socks I had purchased for my kids and gals stockings($16-18 a pair!). She had remembered my name because it is unusual, and written it down on my package. When I did not return for it, she started calling the (her last name) in the phone book, getting Craig's Mother. So I took her a Christmas card with thanks and put a $20 inside. I gave it to her, thanked her, took my package and left. When I was returning after doing more shopping I met her and her husband. She thanked me so much, I mentioned maybe she could go out to dinner, and she said she was taking her son who is returning home from Iraq for Christmas out to dinner. I said it would not take them all our, but maybe help, she said it would buy her son's dinner. So sometime over Christmas I am buying dinner for a GI that I do not know home from Iraq for the holidays. Now Christmas is really here. (I tear up every time I think about this, I don't know why I am reacting so) Also her husband left his watch in a fitting room yesterday, and it was not returned. So our saga left us both feeling a bit better about the human race. I can't imaging working the holidays and surviving with much faith in the human race at all. I also wrote a letter to the company and told the personnel department about the incident and how much I appreciated her. You know, so many clerks would have taken the socks home and given them out as presents or worn them. There are honest people left, in fact a large number of them, but we so often just hear about the others.-
Hope everyone is trying to relax and have a good time with the many projects and responsibilities they have. I am paring down my list instead of forcing myself to get everything done. I can't see getting in a tizzy. I'm not nice when I'm in a tizzy.
And by the way, yesterday's lock down was lifted by 2nd hour although the police remained in the school and checked everyone out well before they left school as well. The administration is viewing the surveillance tapes and narrowed it down to a certain time span. The folks that did the deed are going to be caught and it will be proven.
posted by Unknown at 11:34 AM
2 Comments:
I can't be bothered to "tizzy" anymore. Takes too much energy.
I agree. No tizziness for me either. What's done is done and what's not? Too bad.. maybe next year:)
I like your ornament!
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